Tom Parrett Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Dutchess County, New York

Mostly science features, such as a 7-part series on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Marcellus Shale region of the NE, global warming, a 3-part series on oil trains, sustainability, birdsong, ocean fisheries, colony-collapse disorder in North American honeybees, satellite mapping; also Sarah Sze's Venice Biennale exhibit, reviews of books by Verlyn.

Oversaw custom corporate magazines, books, websites, advertising and direct response to support a corporate or consumer brand. Strong emphasis on credible, engaging narrative and imaginative, memorable graphics.

With partner designer Carolyn Rie, managed and executed marketing communications projects for ABC Radio and ClearChannel.

New York City

Head of the online and offline marketing communications work for the user experience group. Supervised a staff of 20 people, reporting to the group's director and the company's managing partners. Clients included CIT, AIG, JP Morgan Chase, and the firm itself.

Managed a small, fluid group of designers and writers for various clients including the Harvard Business School's Executive Education, NFL Sunday Ticket, USF+G, and (briefly) the Travel Channel. Harvard fired us because we were too successful (they took the work in house); the Sunday Ticket logo (hats off, Steve!) is still on the air.

Assigned primarily to the Mercedes-Benz account. Started as editorial director, ultimately headed integrated communications including brochures, magazines, direct response, videos, all corporate communications, and contributed to national consumer advertising. Also, launched Macklowe Hotel and Conference Center and headed EarthShare account, both as.

New York City

Editorial duties; author of pieces about the financial prospects for membrane separation technologies and the Quadractor, an innovative four-wheel-drive woodlot tractor derived from aircraft components and designs.

Greater New York City Area

Articles on chartering in French Polynesia and the Windwards, Marina Apocalypse (NYC live-aboard marinas), cruising Lake Powell, Georgian Bay with Dad, the Moorings operation, a parody of Bill Buckley's transatlantic champagne-and-caviar crossing...

Bachelor Of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, English Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Editor of Tropos, the literary magazine, 1975; reporter and writer for The Laurentian, the campus newspaper.

Ba Summa Cum Laude, English Language And Literature/Letters