Fred Fletcher

*** ***** *****, ****** ******, GA 31093

Phone: 706-***-**** E-mail: acge5n@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE & QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Project Development • Grant Proposal Writing & Fundraising • SEO Content • FDA

Approvals • “Corporate Trainer” • Curriculum Development • Medical/Health

Communication • “Writing Coach” • Software Documentation • Business & Nonprofit Start-up/Development • Thesis & Dissertation Editing • Spanish/French Fluency • Ghost Writing

Over 15 years of experience as a professional freelance/staff writer, mostly for the healthcare, IT & nonprofit industries: Ability to

manage/interact with culturally-diversified individuals; Expertise in maximizing available resources; Capacity to produce, in-house,

high-quality promotional literature; High “Creativity Quotient”; Usefulness within both the high and low end of an operation i.e.,

not afraid to roll up sleeves and “get dirty.”

CAREER SYNOPSIS

Medical/Technical Writer

PRE-Scribes.com, Warner Robins, GA 2005-Present

Responsible for the writing of manuscripts for paying clients mostly in the medical and IT industries.

Proposed/ghost-wrote documents for professionals with original ideas but no skills/time for writing.

Wrote technical documents white papers, product guides, promotional literature, newsletters, blogs, etc. for healthcare providers, publications, and private parties.

Wrote IT-related technical documents: software reviews/documentation; website content; blogs; etc.

Submitted articles for publication in e-zines and magazines; wrote full-length e-books (sometimes under a pseudonym).

Sold articles through a number of sites i.e., Constant-Content.com, WriterAccess.com, about.com, etc.

Technical/Medical Writer (on-call)

Uncle Sam Publishers, Norcross, GA 2005-Present

Responsible for the preparation of a variety of written documents for paying clients.

Provided consulting expertise in business & nonprofit start-up, fundraising, career advisement, etc.

Wrote and maintained newsletters for businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Wrote employment history documents mostly for people in technical fields.

Wrote custom-written storybooks and “portrait” poetry which customers bought for special occasions and events.

Developed curricula for staff development classes on Grant Writing, Corporate Communication, Basic Spanish, etc.

IT Services Coordinator/Manager

Sabe Real Estate (Florida and Rhode Island) 2005-2013

Responsible for all the information technology needs of a very successful real estate company.

Organized and implemented a number of high-traffic real estate industry-topics blogs.

Managed and wrote for aggressive, multi-platform marketing, latest-real-estate-news newsletters.

Acted as remote technical trouble-shooter for a multi-tiered Internet presence.

Helped to organize and maintain a number of websites directly/indirectly tied to Sabe Real Estate.

Identified/utilized a number of website-traffic-driving tools to enhance the company’s Internet ROI.

Director of Marketing & Communication

Salon De Fatima, North Providence, RI 1996-2004

Responsible for the promotion of three very busy beauty/health spa “icon” salons that catered to high-end clientele.

Prepared promotional and administrative literature for the salons.

Helped the organization to gain visibility, improve its bottom line, and remain efficient.

Won “Employee of the Year” awards in 2002 and 2003.

Served as “Corporate Trainer” in Report/Correspondence Writing, Diversity/Sexual Harassment, and Fundraising classes.

Assisted in the owner’s ambitious philanthropic activities which raised thousands for local charitable organizations.

Writer/V.P. Marketing

Executive Resume, Warwick, RI 1994-1996

Responsible for the promotional and operational needs of a very busy employment history documents agency.

Helped to maintain profitability, while operating facility with a relatively small staff.

Established a very detailed and often-complimented customer satisfaction/relations set of guidelines.

Taught classes on job interviewing skills, professional development, and corporate communications.

Wrote and published a number of publications for proactive job seekers.

Provided guidance and leadership in the areas of operational efficiency, service functionality, advertising and sales.

Writer/Public Relations Manager

Harlow Denham, Inc., Warwick, RI 1989-1994

Responsible for the prompt and efficient production of promotional literature for paying clients.

Managed 6 employees, as well as some temps and professionals hired on a per-project basis.

Prepared and filed appropriate corporate reports for state and federal agencies.

Managed special events (writers’ conferences, etc.) logistics: seating, security, décor, lighting, sound system, etc.

Achieved steady increase in sales through creative but inexpensive advertising programs.

Prepared instructional manuals, grant and business proposals, sales letters, speeches, press releases, public service

announcements, advertising copy, organizational profiles, and employee handbooks.

Taught classes on grant proposal, employment history document, and biography/memoir writing.

Presented with MVP Management Award for two consecutive years, 1992 and 1993.

Glass Department Supervisor 2000-2001

Inventory Control Person/Manufacturing Technician

Riverdale Window and Door, Smithfield, RI 1986-

2000

Responsible for the efficient running of a glass department after 15 years of upward mobility inside this company.

After holding several positions (including inventory control), oversaw the daily operation of a very busy glass department; this 10-employees department provided enough glass for approximately 10 to 15 thousand windows a year.

Provided a variety of innovative suggestions successfully incorporated into the manufacturing process.

NATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Americorps Citizens Action Community Service Leader

February 2006 to November 2006

Scope: Assisted nonprofits in Organizational Development, Volunteer Recruitment, and Community Service Enhancement.

Hands On Atlanta, Inc., 600 Means St., Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30318

Americorps Community Action Participant and “Job Club” Coordinator

February 2008 to November 2008

Scope: Helped to enhance services of Career Centers; developed and ran a successful “Job Club” for unemployed clients.

Goodwill of North GA, Inc., 235 Peachtree Street, North Tower, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30303

EDUCATION

MS/PhD in Public Health (GPA: 3.8) . . . 2004 to 2008

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

BA in English (GPA: 3.9) . . . 1996 to 1998

Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

AA in Business Administration (GPA: 3.8) . . . 1992 to 1996

Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ACHIEVEMENTS

American Public Health Association (APHA)

Association of Professional and Technical Writers (APTW)

American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)

Americorps National Public Service Alumnus

A Published Author

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