Damon Gitelman Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Assistance with research and writing for online project, Newsjunkie.net, a resource for news journalists. The site covers developments in news journalism worldwide and describes new business models and methods of reporting the news. The company's motto is: 'Who's Behind the News?'

Littleton, Colorado

Industrial supply company serving the hard-rock mining industry with sales to drilling companies.10/2013 – present• Copywriting for company website, print advertisements, global e-mail communications• Research on developments in new mining technologies and competitive intelligence• Research on software developments for the mining industry

Denver / Calgary / Abilene

Independent writer, editor:• Assistance with technical, marketing, news, and academic writing• Writing resumes and cover letters for job-seekers – a high degree of success

Boulder, Colorado

Raising an artist's lost legacy to international prominence • Assistance with press releases and professional correspondence - writing, editing, and distribution • Copyediting book proposals and documentary treatments for radio and film projects • Production assistant on ongoing video documentary project • Administration of official website • Graphic arts design and production

Centennial, Colorado

Consiliem Corporation LLC, Centennial, ColoradoSales and customer service training company, with global clients including Navistar International Trucks and Rush International Trucks, and area clients including Beacon Communications, LLC in Denver:• Evaluating and improving the sales and customer service skills of employees at two of the nation’s largest truck parts and service dealerships• Ensuring customer service personnel understand corporate guidelines for communicating with customers by telephone and in writing• Writing and editing sales training documents including sales training manuals and executive-level job descriptions

Littleton, Colorado

• Quality assurance expert for text, formatting, graphics, and stylistic consistency of more than 1,000 pages of software documentation• Responsible for online delivery of documentation in .PDF format; trained; Qwest personnel in use of Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0 software

Aurora, Colorado

• Edited and formatted engineering documents, converted files to Adobe .PDF format for archiving and web distribution• Assured adherence to company/industry-specific styles (technical terminology, abbreviations spreadsheets, and illustrations)

Aurora, Colorado

• Brand manager – Developed and implemented an international, multi-media plan to enhance Worldwide Partners’ corporate identity• Wrote and distributed WORLDWIDE, weekly online advertising site sent to a network of 4,100 employees at 80 agencies. Wrote content for numerous corporate websites. • Administered database of 1,200 international accounts• Supported ad agencies in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific region• Wrote monthly magazine article, “Worldwide Partners: The Entrepreneurial Way”, published in China’s leading advertising magazine. • Designed and produced corporate promotional materials; created brochures and online press kits for industry news publicationswww.dgitelman.com/worldwideswww.dgitelman.com/brandmgr

Aurora, Co

• Copywriter – Described city attractions in 14-state area; wrote direct mail copy; wrote promotional copy for Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics for publication in 4.2 million directories• Quality Assurance Editor – Responsible for adherence of text, maps, graphics, and design of Dex Community Pages to corporate style and publishing standards

Famagusta, North Cyprus

• Curriculum design / course development• Taught 15–40 students per course• Graduate thesis supervisor and graduate thesis committee membership

Calgary, Alberta

Developed curricula; taught 40-50 students per course; supervised teaching assistants; analytical editing of graduate dissertations and theses

Bowling Green, Ohio

• Developed curricula and computer-aided logic tutorials• Editorial Assistant for The Philosopher’s Index, reference guide to new books and articles

• Reporter – Wrote news about city and county government, law enforcement, and rural issues in 26-county circulation area serving 250,000 subscribers• Editor – Selected and edited submissions for two daily editions; maintained a communication network of 65 correspondents; compiled and edited weekly religion section

Ph.D., Philosophy

Instructor / Assistant Instructor, University of Calgary; Instructor, Mount Royal University, Calgary

M.A., Philosophy

Instructor / Assistant Instructor, Department of Philosophy; Editorial Assistant, The Philosopher's Index (reference guide to new.

B.A., Philosophy, English Literature

Graduated as a double major with high honors.