Kevin A. Sembrat LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinsembrat
Ledgewood NJ 07852 Mobile: 908-***-**** Email: ************@**************************.***
Website: https://www.HighPerformanceCopywriting.com
SEO Copywriter & Digital Marketer
Professional SEO Copywriter Knowledgeable in All Aspects of Online Marketing
“Classic Compelling Copy That Performs™”
Provide high-quality editing, proofreading and SEO copywriting services ● Comprehensive background in marketing and strategic project writing for large prestigious organizations ● Specialize in writing for Blogs ● Social Media ● Website Copy and Direct Mail ● Meticulous/proficient writer known for expeditiously editing texts for spelling and grammar ● Keen aptitude for formulating engaging content ● Provide motivation and guidance in regard to producing copy write for diverse products and services ● Ability to apply critical and creative thinking in collaborative environments ● Knowledge, skills and abilities serve Novelists ● Technical Writers ● Academics ● Businesses, and Web Developers.
CORE COMPETENCIES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Design and Development Copyright Law Technical Writing Certification Online Marketing
Telecommunications Team Management Leadership Research Digital Analytics/Grant Writing Certification Microsoft Word® Microsoft Excel® Microsoft PowerPoint® TechSmith Camtasia®
WRITING EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
High Performance Copywriting, Bedminster, NJ – Classic Compelling Copy That Performs™ 2014-Present SEO Copywriter and Author
Develop and publish SEO content. Ensure that content is consistent, concise and easy to use while conforming to standards. Create blog articles and assist with email/database marketing for various business concerns. Write copy for blogs and emails. Write and edit technical white papers for internal and external customers.
Notable Accomplishments
Blog Articles and Vlogs: What Is Good SEO Writing; How Your Business's Copywriter Is Like an Athlete's Coach; God is Calling for You -- Are You Ready?
Direct Response Long-Form Sales Letter, Grab This Solid Money-Maker That's "Everywhere" Yet Also Constantly Expanding (Hint: It's Not Microsoft!) (Freelance sample)
Book, C.O.N.C.U.S.S.I.O.N.™: Ten Essential Truths for Winning Against Brain Pain, The Silent Thief of Dreams™,
Active participation in professional development opportunities, staff and departmental meetings.
Concussion Academy, Oldwick, NJ 2012–2013
Author/Public Speaker/Founder
An educational and motivational public speaking organization
Motivational writer/speaker and educator, responsible for program delivery of a personal story of perseverance with a triumphant outcome. Managed and coordinated video concussion training for athletes and accident victims to inform, educate, inspire and uplift diverse audiences.
Notable Accomplishments
Provided education of sports related injuries and discussed outcomes of concussions after a helmet-to-helmet collision.
Notable Accomplishments (continued)
Wrote scripts and recorded video concussion training (entitled 3-Minute Video Series™ in PowerPoint™) for athletes and accident victims to provide education about sport related injuries and outcomes for concussion after a helmet-to-helmet collision.
Alcatel-Lucent, Murray Hill, NJ 2003 – 2010
A Telecommunications equipment company
Senior IP Corporate Counsel
Nortel Networks, Triangle Park, NC
Formerly a multinational telecommunications and data networking equipment
Senior Counsel – Intellectual Property
Notable Accomplishments
Wrote over 100 detailed descriptions of technical inventions related to telecommunications and computer technology, using strategic writing including persuasive language combined with precise legal language.
Wrote over 150 patent application responses and appeal briefs, suggesting persuasive modifications to broaden patent claim definitions, thereby to convince patent reviewers to grant patents for inventions.
Drafted over 50 agreements (licensability, service, employment, confidentiality, independent contractor, third party administration) that maximized legal rights and minimized risks.
Analyzed scientific and technical documents and previously granted patents to assess whether an invention is new and innovative enough to patent.
Interacted with inventors and manufactures to clarify and determine the licensability of patentable technology.
Filed patent application documents with U.S. and non-U.S. government patent offices worldwide.
Asserted claim charts against third party potential licensee owners/users of alleged infringements, with objectives of working with licensing teams to negotiate a patent license agreement for annual royalties reaching up to $25M.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Certification: Online Marketing Certified Professional (OMCP®)
“Digital Analytics & Conversion”, Rutgers University 2016
Grant Writing/Technical Writing (380 Hours) Currently Obtaining, Rutgers University 2016
Juris Doctor Degree, Patent Law, University of New Hampshire School of Law, Concord, NH
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
AFFILIATIONS
Member, the Professional Writers’ Alliance (PWA) – 2014 to Present
Member, American Writers & Artists (AWAI) Circle of Success (COS) – 2014 to Present
Member, Writer's Group Forums for AWAI and High-Performance B2B Copywriting – 2014 to Present
Eagle Scout; Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association
Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 288, Annandale, NJ – 2009 to Present