Tom Durkin - Multimedia Writer/Editor
| In a world of glitzy websites, slick marketing literature, and self-important white papers, one essential fact remains: content rules. A sharper image gets your clients' and customers' attention, but it's the content that actually sells your products, services, and ideas. Here at Words4Work, I specialize in professional writing and editorial services for business, government, high-tech industry - and anything else that requires excellence in words. If a picture is worth more than a thousand words (and it frequently is), a portfolio is certainly worth more than a thousand-word resume. Therefore, here's my portfolio:
people. One of my favorite profiles is one I did about one of my best guitar teachers. Hey, Paula, if you're out there, give me a call. I need more lessons. COTS DDR Reference Design - This technical article from Military Embedded Systems is just one of several different Web and print articles I've edited for the good people at Innovative Integration.
most admired and visionary CEOs in Silicon Valley. I ghost-wrote this column for Wim, which articulates his philosophy of corporate success strategies.
Teachers Association filed against the state of California was the most contentious and complicated lawsuit in California education history. This article from the California Education Funding Alert analyzes the incredibly complex litigation over the equally complex legislative funding mechanisms. CTA v. Gould 2 - Even as a biweekly newsletter, we were among the first to report the settlement of CTA v. Gould - and the only one to report the ultimate settlement was not $376 million but $1.76 billion.
work with editors who encouraged me to take risks - and then not edit what I wrote. Gil Gordon of Gil Gordon Associates is one of these brave souls. Although my assignment was dead serious (analyzing the status and future of telecenters in the US) and my research was rock solid, my approach in this Telecommuting Review article was slightly ... irreverent. Not all white papers have to be boring.
mix with one human tragedy - and you get some compelling food for thought: How is technology changing employers' workers' compensation liability? This provocative story was also published in Gil Gordon's Telecommuting Review.
opinions to myself. Nevertheless, sometimes you just have to take a stand. This op-ed is one of those times. restrictions prevent presenting them online. Therefore, I offer my resume to further document the breadth and depth of my writing/editing services. I am available for assignment, contract or hire. Rates and terms are negotiated (and negotiable) on an individual basis, but an upfront deposit is always required. Please contact me if you would like to discuss what we can do together to meet your editorial needs. 530-559-3199 GO TO RESUME 6/13/08 |
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