Gary Hilson Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto

I tell stories: Freelance editorial and communications services on a per-project or contract basis with a focus on enterprise networking and technology, cybersecurity, memory and storage, edge computing, autonomous vehicles, semiconductors, B2B, sustainable transportation, solar power, green energy, insurance, education and research, and entertainment.

Toronto, Canada Area

Regular contributing writer to EE Times, including Memory Designline, writing news, analysis and blog articles about various memory technologies, including DRAM, SRAM, NAND Flash, SSD and SD cards, as well as related technologies including embedded devices, Internet of Things, sensors and data storage. A major focus in recent years has been on interfaces.

Toronto, Canada Area

In addition to writing news, analysis and blog articles about various memory technologies, including DRAM, SRAM, NAND Flash, SSD and SD card, I published the weekly EE Times Memory Designline newsletter and manage contributing bloggers. Articles include new product news and trend pieces on how memory technologies are developed and used in a variety of.

Toronto, Canada Area

Regular contributing writer to EE Times Memory Designline writing news, analysis and blog articles about various memory technologies, including DRAM, SRAM, NAND Flash, SSD and SD cards. Articles include new product news and trend pieces on how memory technologies are developed and used in a variety of applications, including consumer devices, data centers.

Toronto, Canada Area

Contribute career advice articles for Canada’s marketplace for education with a focus on data science and cyber security. Course Compare prepares people for the future of work by connecting them to top-rated courses and training programs in business, technology and design across the country.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Write articles to guide consumers with their home and auto insurance decisions for rates.ca and insurancehotline.com.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contribute articles about issues affecting small business and independent contractors, with an emphasis on insurance coverage.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Write articles including event coverage to inform and guide managed service providers (MSPs), VARs and solution providers. The Channelist’s dedicated mission and charter is to provide the “how to” guide for technology providers to build their businesses in this new era of business and technology.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oversaw content marketing strategy and execution for Toronto's leading provider of managed IT services, as well as its sister companies PrinterLogix, a managed print services provider; BackupSilo, a cloud backup provider; and, FleetGain, a business process outsourcing provider. Reporting to the CEO, was responsible for conceptualizing, writing and.

Toronto, Canada Area

Contribute bylined short and long-form articles to HPE Infrastructure Insights, a HPE community blog that offers peer research, critical analysis and practical advice from leading hybrid IT, edge computing, data center transformation experts on new computing paradigms.

Toronto, Canada Area

Wrote for the weekly newsletter of the largest MEMS publication worldwide with 28,700+ subscribers as well as providing whitepaper writing services for its custom publishing clients.

Toronto, Canada Area

I contribute articles about collaboration, security, productivity, mobility, cultureand innovation for IT decision makers at all stages of their career. Stories to date have centered IT spending, Smart Cities, 3D printing and the Internet of Things (IoT). Assignments included on-site coverage of FWD50, an Ottawa area conference devoted to digital.

Toronto, Canada Area

Ghost-wrote 8 blogs per month for Vision Critical about trends, technology and best practices in customer intelligence, engagement and retention with an emphasis on bricks and mortar and online retail, as well as profiling customer successes with the Vision Critical platform.

Toronto, Canada Area

Wrote news, analysis and feature articles about the supply chain of the global electronics industry, including distribution, manufacturing and best practices.

Toronto, Canada Area

Regular contributing writer covering how companies are transforming using technology, whether it's marketing, operations, finance or operations.

Toronto, Canada Area

Wrote news and analysis articles covering products, technology, trends and issues affecting large Canadian organizations to help CIOs and IT managers make decisions that affect their enterprise. Topics span data storage, DevOps, Internet of Things, networking, CRM and HR.

Toronto, Canada Area

EBN debuted in 1971 to help answer the timeless questions of how the electronics industry should organize, manage its supply chain, and navigate its boom-and-bust cycles. Those cycles have become more unpredictable in recent years, as the supply chain has grown much more global. The industry must be all the more ready to nimbly and swiftly manage any.

Toronto, Canada Area

Wrote four customer case studies per month highlighting agile development projects for Pivotal Labs customers with a particular focus on mobile applications and big data solutions.

Toronto, Ontario

Regular contributing writer to online publication (www.networkcomputing.com) covering information and network technologies that impact enterprise organizations, such as cloud computing, software defined networking, BYOD, security, data storage / management, data center and network infrastructure.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Led marketing and promotion activities for online knowledge /collaboration hub aimed at Ontario researchers, educators and scholars using inbound marketing, content marketing and social media tools
• Supported more than 100 online private collaboration spaces for researchers, educators and scholars in Ontario as well as 3,000 individual users with product training and technical support
• Engaged research and educator community through event marketing and social media channels to promote collaboration service and ORION while gathering information about user issues and challenges
• Conducted on-site presentations across Ontario to demonstrate online collaboration tools to researchers and educators
• Responsible for initial development and strategic operations planning for ORION collaboration service
• Created, solicited content from the research and education community

• Identified the general and specific requirements of connected organizations and their users for enhancing their experience when using the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) to achieve their.
• Managed working group comprised of Ontario researchers and educators to develop online collaborative portal to facilitate cross-institutional, interdisciplinary interaction
• Kept current with developments within the research and educational communities to identify opportunities where ORION could collaborate with institutions or private sector enterprises
• Maintained current knowledge of technologies, applications and services in the marketplace that could be relevant to ORION and its connected users
• Engaged fellow research and education networks to share experiences around development and deployment of value-added services

Toronto, Canada Area

- Provided strategic counsel for clients in software, disaster recovery, networking, telecommunications, security and other niche B2B technology as well as consumer technology and professional services- Handled all aspects of media relations, analyst relations and marketing - Negotiated contracts- Researched business opportunities and developed proposals.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Assisted editor with all aspects of producing the magazine on a bi-weekly basis- Wrote breaking news and features for all sections; responsible for selecting and preparing news section- Assigned art and photography to support editorial content- Liaised with sales department regarding ad placement and page count

- Responsible for selecting and editing content for Enterprise Computing section, including columns and photography- Assisted in layout of news and other sections of the magazine- Wrote breaking news and feature articles

- Wrote breaking news and features for print magazine, sister publications and Web site ITBusiness.ca

Regular contributor of news articles for daily Web site update and e-newsletter.

Toronto, Canada Area

Computer Dealer News is Canada's premier source for news, features, product reviews and opinion relevant to solution providers and the IT channel.As a member of Transcontinental Media's IT Business group, I contributed news articles, features and profiles to the publication.

Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver And Toronto

Web site showcasing Canadian science fiction and fantasy authors, online resources and specialty merchants such as bookstores from across the country.Nominated for the prestigious Aurora Award in 1998

- In addition to BC Bureau Chief duties, edited and uploaded daily news content for www.siliconvalleynorth.com’s four regional sites – British Columbia, Alberta, Ottawa and Toronto- Condensed daily news items into monthly digests for inclusion in print editions of the newspaper in all four regions

- Wrote news, profiles, features, event listings and regular departments- Managed and edited freelance submissions and oversaw related budgets- Developed region-specific content covering high technology, including sections on companies and issues in the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island- Part of a two-person team to launch Silicon Valley NORTH in.

- Wrote news, profiles, features, event listings and regular departments- Developed Edmonton-specific content covering high technology- Established local business contacts as part of efforts to solidify presence in Alberta- Launched newspaper in Alberta in collaboration with regional head office in Calgary

- Wrote news, profiles, features, event listings and regular departments- Wrote and edited daily news content for www.siliconvalleynorth.com

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Staff writer covering Algonquin College's Board of Governors and Faculty Union as well as local entertainment and campus events- Covered board and union meetings with emphasis on budget issues during the Mike Harris era as well as the retirement of long-serving president Phil Killeen and the slightly controversial appointment of Robert Gillett- Shot.

Certificate, Project Management Essentials

Earned credits toward PMP Certification

Diploma, Journalism, Print

Activities and Societies: Algonquin Times- Graduated with Honours with a Diploma in Print Journalism - Curriculum covered news and feature.

Bronze I, Ballroom Dancing

Activities and Societies: Tango, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Swing, Fox Trot- Learned ballroom and Latin dancing, including Fox Trot, Waltz.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Concert band, jazz band, Canada Quiz, Peer Helpers, Environment Club- Concert Band (Trombone) - Jazz Band.