An award-winning writer, consultant, designer and developer with over 25 years professional experience in the entertainment industry, who has worked on high-profile properties including Star Wars, Doctor Who and Star Trek. Founder and director of Adamant Entertainment, which began as a game design studio before expanding into publishing and transmedia development. Special research consultant on projects from several Hollywood studios. Ghost writer for clients in the financial, publishing, marketing and entertainment industries. A multiple Origins Award and Ennie Award nominee and winner, and has been featured in articles on the growth of independent digital publishing appearing in the Washington Post, ABCNews.com, and CNNMoney.Specialties: Writing, Editing, Research, Publishing, Transmedia Development, Public Speaking, Game Design.
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WriterFreelance 2000 - PresentAvailable for ghost writing work on a freelance basis. Non-disclosure agreements signed for all clients. Past clients have included individuals and companies in the finance, marketing, publishing, business, self-help and entertainment fields.
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ConsultantGms Consulting Nov 2003 - PresentGMS Consulting offers personalized, one-on-one consulting services in various fields -- subject matter research to writers and production companies, step-by-step mentorship to authors and publishers on all topics related to digital publishing and distribution, and brand management consultation to creative professionals on the subject of making a living as a 21st-century creative.I am a 25-year entertainment industry veteran who has been at the forefront of independent production and distribution for creatives, offering innovation and standard-setting performance in that field. I was featured in an Associated Press article spotlighting the growth of the ePublishing industry, which was carried in publications ranging from the Washington Post to the South China Morning Post, and online via dozens of sites, including CNNMoney, and ABCNews.com. Additionally, I've provided subject-matter and location research for a number of Hollywood productions, most recently THE OLD GUARD from Netflix and Skydance Media.
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Director And OwnerAdamant Entertainment 2003 - PresentKansas City, Missouri AreaDay-to-day planning and operations for successful digital entertainment firm, producing tabletop role-playing games, fiction, graphic novels, music, interactive media and other merchandise as part of the overall entertainment experience centered on unique intellectual properties.Adamant Entertainment's expanding list of properties include the transmedia storyworld FAR WEST, which was chosen as a featured presentation at the StoryWorld Conference + Expo in 2011. The first release, an anthology titled TALES OF THE FAR WEST, features stories from New York Times Bestselling authors Scott Lynch, Chuck Wendig, Matt Forbeck and more.
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Adjunct InstructorKansas City Art Institute Jan 2014 - May 2016Kansas City, Missouri AreaStudio instructor for Game Design, where students form groups to create a thesis presentation and develop a deeper understanding of how their work functions in the contexts of contemporary game design, art, and culture. The Kansas City Art Institute is a four-year, independent, fully accredited college of art and design offering the bachelor of fine arts degree in a variety of disciplines. This great institution has a stellar history, dating back to its founding in 1885. -
Publisher LiaisonRpgnow.Com Mar 2003 - Oct 2006Day-to-day technical assistance and consultation for publisher clients of the top electronic-publishing website in the hobby games industry, including editorial assistance on publisher guides, marketing and more.
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Benefits WriterMellon Financial Apr 2002 - Jul 2003Technical writing and design/layout of client corporation’s benefits package documentation. Reading and familiarization with extensive technical and legal documents describing the benefits (health, retirement, profit-sharing), and translation of those documents into employee communications packages, including brochures, pamphlets, mailings, internet and interactive phone scripts. Clients included SBC, BASF, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). -
Managing EditorFisher House Foundation Feb 1998 - Sep 2000Greater New York City AreaRunning day to day operations of the internal publication of the Fisher Foundation, a non-profit which owns the Intrepid Sea*Air*Space Museum in New York City, the Fisher House comfort homes, and the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research. Extensive writing, editing and graphic design duties, as well as Internet research, grant writing and fundraising coordination and marketing.
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