Raphael Tennenbaum

Writer

Award-winning journalist, technical writer, copywriter, and editor. Critical agency team contributor, composing web and brochure copy for elite investment banking and automotive clients and medical devices. Proven ability to produce clear documentation, craft compelling stories for major consumer magazines with articulate, engaging voice, or provide effective marketing and ad copy. Recognized thought leader in golf journalism and essay writing. Technical writer experienced in medical instrument field and telecommunication and data warehousing industries; open-source advocate (Linux, Drupal). Copywriting, editing, documentation projects and features (please select a link): December 2016-present Retia Medical, LLC (Valhalla, NY) Technical writer for RCOM Cardiac Output Monitor

Acquired understanding of cardiac monitoring and interviewed SMEs to garner information about product features

Originated how-to text for innovative touchscreen interface, including “Quick Start” section

Contributed to UI development, menu flow, and look of interface; enforced consistent look & feel and QA

Edited screenshots and manipulated CAD drawings for manual illustrations

Participated in brand decision discussions with senior management Summer 2011 Kbsp (later Dotglu) (New York, NY)

Copywriter

Wrote targeted direct-mail, website recruiting,corporate citizenship copy, banners, and scripts for Goldman Sachs.

Wrote brochures and web copy for BMW for the X3, then in its second model year

Wrote direct-mail for Edward Jones.

May 2010-May 2012 Forster-Thomas (New York, NY)

MBA candidate essay coach for this admissions consulting firm

Worked intensively with business school applicants, putting my understanding of solid prose writing to use to help them discover and craft competitive application essays

Schools where I helped students gain admission include Stanford, Wharton, and MIT April 2010 Mongoose Metrics Independence, OH

Wrote “Intelligent Call-Tracking: The Missing Piece in the Multi-Channel Marketing Puzzle” and “Offline Advertising for Your Online Presence” white papers.

July-September, 2008 Ritta & Associates Englewood, NJ (July-September, 2008)

Wrote BMW Series 5 Sedan and Sports Wagon brochures. September 2004-August 2005 VersaMed, Inc. Pearl River, NY

Based on extensive interviews and coordination with SMEs and sales team, designed and wrote User Manual and Service Manual for the iVent201, a ventilator which proved competitive -- within two years, the company had been sold to GE, which went on to marketed the iVent, incorporating the manuals 1990-Present Freelance Magazine Writer

Forbes PSINet eBusiness (Spring 2001) Voice Over Internet Protocol: The Right Call for Your Business? and How E-mail Outsourcing Can Free Up Your Company's Resources

The Met Golfer (September, 2010) Northern Star, travel story about the Canadian Maritimes

Golf Digest (October, 2008) Q&A with Mark Parsinen, developer of Kingsbarns and Castle Stuart

The Met Golfer (August 2001-present) Contributing Writer. Features including: Golf and the City, cover story about New York City courses; profiles of Boomer and Carton, Mark Teixeira, Ken Whitney; travel stories about golf in France, and the Canadian Maritimes

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Fairways and Greens (December 2006) Ride of a Lifetime, a cross-country motorcycle ride to play golf in the Pacific Northwest.

Superbike Planet webzine (October 2005) Saturday in the Park: Yamaha takes Manhattan

Maintained visible profile as golf writer in spite of a downturn in the magazine business,which has eradicated most consumer magazines' budget for freelance contributors. Editorial -- world wide web:

Editor/producer, deja.com: Money, Automotive, Politics, and Sports channels; edited, captioned, and summarized front page content (November 1999-March, 2000)

Columnist, golf.com, about professional golf, architecture, and travel (May 1998-December, 2000) Essays, features, interviews, articles, and film and book reviews for Yahoo! Internet Life, Newsday, Wired, Suck (www.suck.com) Investor's Business Daily, The Weekly Forward, Continental Profiles, TWA Ambassador, Golf Magazine, many others software: Linux (Ubuntu, Suse), Drupal, Gimp, MS Office (all), Powerpoint, HTML, InDesign, Photoshop, XyWrite education: B.A., Philosophy, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041 honors: Best Profile Writing, 2016 International Network of Golf for “Lost in the Sands of Time” (The Met Golfer, May 2016)

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