Robert Harris Email & Phone Number

Geneva Area, Switzerland

My work consisted of developing business by documenting the value to customers of Oracle's Cloud solutions and extensive portfolio of products and solutions.It involved keeping the sales force and product specialists appraised of success in the market, showing how organizations benefit by moving their operations to the Cloud. I provided content in the form of articles and videos on a daily basis. At the same time, my work took me throughout EMEA to interview C-level executives for the customer reference program. I also documented Oracle corporate social responsibility activities, plus teambuilding, training and marketing events such as the major annual Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco.

Geneva, London, Houston

In this interlude I conducted interviews with oil & gas executives for the International Oil Letter published by IHS Energy; contributed to several other petroleum magazines and created feature articles on diverse topics for the Hors Ligne executive travel magazine. In addition I worked on web site content and construction and developed media penetration strategies for financial services companies including Bloomberg.

Geneva

From 1985-2001 I helped develop the petroleum information business through the marketing and selling of databases, maps and reports covering upstream oil & gas activity globally. My work involved helping oil & gas companies with their international strategy, as well as negotiating access to E&P data from around the world. The various roles held over 15 years included the build-up of business in Europe, Russia, Middle East, and Africa through direct sales, agents, trade shows, media activity and strategic relationships.

Mexico City

Reporting and writing articles on Mexico's industrial development, politics, economics and society. I travelled the country constantly, filing daily reports through the McGraw Hill World News Network to a large roster of magazines including Platt's Oilgram News, Business Week, Engineering & Construction News, Engineering & Mining Journal, Chemical Week, Nucleonics Week, Green Markets, Chemical Engineering, Electrical World and more.Full set of articles on demand.During this period I also worked freelance for several other publishing and broadcasting organizations: Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, D.C.; Fairchild Publications; Turner Broadcasting (CNN); FT Latin American Markets; The Mexico Report.

Mexico City

Reporter for The News, the Mexico City English language newspaper published by Novedades. Reporting included business, politics and general news for this daily newspaper. I finished as Financial Editor before moving to McGraw Hill Publications.During this time I was sub editor of the travel supplement - Vistas - reporting on the attractions of places including Quebec, Novia Scotia, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Chicago, London and New York City.

London

Two years in advertising and editorial production in London agencies including Brunnings (Shell, Austrian Airlines, Lauro Lines), Downton Pulford Compton (United Artists trade ads, posters and trailers), The Opthalmic Optician (British Optical Association trade magazine), The Law Society Gazette (publication of record to solicitors in England and Wales), The Daily Telegraph Magazine.In these companies I cut my teeth on the mechanics of getting ads into publications; basics of copywriting; magazine production; proof reading, editing and headline writing; and reporting.

Political Science Faculty

Latin American Studies

A Levels In English, French And German