Vice President Director

Stephen Heller/R sum /CV

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You should know:

. I have been something or other in communications and business for most of

my life: a writer, producer, copy chief, director, and creative director. I

deal in words and ideas working together, most often to sell.

. I have worked at companies large and small, in advertising, marketing

research, broadcast production and publishing.

. I was Copy Chief for all written materials of a major international

advertising agency's Atlanta office.

. I edited a book on proofreading, which is currently published by McGraw

Hill.

. I am an expert at research and fact-checking, talents that came in handy

while working in the legal field.

. I have been using Microsoft Office since the month Word became

available. I have worked on web publishing since before it was cool.

. I have been called, "a professional who knows his craft", "the best

marketing writer on the eastern seaboard" and "a gentleman with brains."

A selection of firms with which I have worked

American Express . McGraw-Hill Publishing . Chevrolet . GMC Trucks . Shell

Oil . ExxonMobil . ConocoPhillips . the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

. Novartis Pharmaceutical . Vail . Lake Tahoe . Dewitt Pharmaceutical .

Marriott . Blue Bell Ice Cream . Hyatt Hotels . U.S. Centers for Disease

Control . U.S. Department of Agriculture . TIME-LIFE Books . Hunter Douglas

Window Fashions / Architectural Products . CarQuest Auto Parts . Hospital

Corporation of America . Chrysler . Winn-Dixie Supermarkets . MCI .

Shoney's Restaurants . Kimberly-Clark . Shiner Beer . 3M . American General

Life Insurance . Ford Motor Company . Washington Gas . the Direct Marketing

Association . American Airlines . Delta Airlines . Faucett Peruvian

Airlines . Lacsa-the Airline of Costa Rica . The Greenbrier Resort .

Proskauer Rose LLP . The Hermitage Resort . Hyatt Hotels . Bristol Myers

Squibb . Church & Dwight . Computer Associates . World Wildlife Fund .

Volvo Cars of North America . San Francisco Chronicle

History

November 2007-February 2009

Senior Writer, Editor / Greenfield Belser Ltd / Washington, DC

A Washington DC design firm specializing on accounts in the legal,

accounting and other business services fields; also, the World Wildlife

Fund. Worldwide reputation. Brochures, websites and legal drafts.

March 2006-November, 2007

Senior Writer, Editor / Bermello Ajamil & Partners / Miami, Florida

Major architecture and engineering firm in Miami, Florida. Much of downtown

Miami and the Florida highway system, New York City Piers, as well as The

World, Dubai, UAE. It is the largest land reclamation project in the...

world.

April 2004-March 2006

Creative Director, Managing Partner / Banerjee & Partners / New York City

Marketing firm based in New York with offices in San Francisco and India.

Clients in U.S. and India: Coca Cola, Volvo, Arm & Hammer, Citigroup Global

Financial Markets.

July 1996-April 2004

Freelance Writer, Producer, Consultant / Worldwide

Clients all over the United States, Australia, Europe, South America.

Travel brochures, how-to columns. Weekly real estate ads for Lake Tahoe. A

hospital in San Antonio. Redevelopment of a 100+ year-old building in St.

Louis. Pharmaceuticals, cell phones, etc.

March 1994-July 1996

Creative Director / O'Connell Meir Direct Marketing / Alexandria, Virginia

The Direct Marketing Association, the International Association of

Amusement Parks and the American Association of School Administrators, the

Air Line Pilots Association as well as McGraw-Hill Publishing.

July 1992-March 1994

Vice President Creative Director / Demaine Vickers / Alexandria, Virginia

Clients included several regional groups of Chevrolet dealers. Wrote all

copy, produced television and radio spots for nationally acclaimed

broadcast. Reworked all marketing programs for Washington Gas.

April 1991-July 1992

Vice President Creative Director / Schenkein Advertising / Denver, Colorado

Advertising division of the largest public relations firm in Denver. Worked

with the Denver city government, as well as Vail Ski Resort, Beaver Creek,

and other mountain-related activities.

August 1980-April 1991

Vice President Creative Director / Ogilvy & Mather / Atlanta, Georgia

Managed 15-person creative group. Made copy decisions concerning every

account in the agency, as well as presenting to clients. Oversight for

several million dollars worth of national and international business. Part

of O&M Management Committee.

Each job has been a learning experience,

as well as a monument to new ideas put to good use.

On People Management

I am a strong advocate of Management by Walking Around. Find the best

people and let them do their job. I stay out of the way, while still always

being there when there is need for counsel or a fresh eye. I have been

praised as a developer of new minds and a calmer of troubled waters.

Education

Bachelor of Journalism, the University of Texas at Austin

Etcetera

. Visiting Professor in Advertising, Southwest Texas State University

. Copy Advisor, the Portfolio Center, Atlanta, Georgia

. I have a campaign featured in Ogilvy on Advertising, in the chapter on

advertising travel.

. Born in Tokyo, Japan; lived in Italy; knowledge of Europe, Canada,

Central and South America

The message cannot be more important than

the product, service or idea it represents.

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