For 22 years, I was Director of Public Affairs of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, the oldest trade association in Louisiana exclusively representing all aspects of the oil and gas industry operating in Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.I am now retired. I write for Text Brokers, an Internet content mill. I am available to write research papers (not term papers for school), web content or other documents. We can negotiate a price, depending upon the length of the item requested, how much research is involved and how quickly it has to be completed. I have in the past written speeches, news releases, position papers and summary papers on proposed legislation as well as some fiction and articles about my three beagles, (they write, I just type for them.)I worked part-time for Sears in Baton Rouge during the 2012 Christmas season but decided to leave in February.I worked 22 years for Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association as Director of Public Affairs and prior to that worked 13 years as senior reporter and columnist for The Daily Review of Morgan City where I received Louisiana Press Association Awards for investigative reporting, depth reporting, coverage of government and feature writing.I have been published in various trade journals and websites.My specialties include: WritingResearchProject ManagementFinancial ManagementIT AdministrationGeneral Office ManagementComputer Skills--Microsoft Office Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Acrobat (advanced) web design, GroupWise Email and other various utility, anti-virus and related programs.