WILLIAM DIBENEDETTO

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Seattle, WA 98119

206-***-**** https://wrforwrd.com/2023/05/ ad0hw7@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Professional Writer, Editor and Journalist with extensive experience for a variety of business, finance, trade, environmental, technical, transportation and logistics publications. An expert researcher and competitive intelligence analyst with diverse skills in editing for online and hardcopy publications. An effective, flexible and open-minded manager with a talent for finding, teaching and mentoring editorial and production staff. Extensive experience as a ghostwriter. A published poet.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Accurate, professional and imaginative writing and analysis on climate change, the environment and sustainability, trade, transportation and logistics, port and terminal development.

Simplification of complex subjects to make them understandable, especially in business finance

Thorough knowledge of publication planning, editing, blogging, layout, proofreading and production

Proficient in Microsoft Office, WordPress, Google Drive, Dropbox and Adobe Acrobat

Able to work efficiently and resourcefully under extreme deadlines.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE WRITER-EDITOR, Seattle, WA March 2009-Present

Editor/Writer/Consultant

On retainer as research assistant/consultant for Vested Way and the University of Tennessee. Copyeditor and program manager on Vested book projects, including Vested Outsourcing, The Vested Outsourcing Manual, and Getting to We

Edited Navigating the Talent Shift (published in 2016) by Lisa Hufford

Write and ghostwrite news articles, white papers, blog posts and features for in-house publications and individual clients

Write, edit and manage my own renewable energy/environmental blog wrforwrd and have written for other online publications and blogs using the WordPress platform, including Triple Pundit and BlogNotions

Extensive editing and ghostwriting experience

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, Seattle, WA 2005 - 2009

Senior Editor

Staff writer for the Journal of Commerce, a weekly trade, transportation, logistics, port and maritime business publication published by UBM Global Trade.

Responsibilities included the development and writing of news, feature, special section and analytical articles on global logistics, along with and port, trade and transportation developments in the Pacific Northwest.

PACIFIC SHIPPER, Seattle, WA 2003 - 2009

Managing Editor

Completed extensive writing, editing, layout, research, planning and related administrative duties for the weekly transportation magazine, also published by UBM Global Trade.

Managed 10 contributing editors and three freelance reporters for Pacific Shipper.

ATLAS AIR, Golden, CO 2001

Manager, Business Intelligence

Launched a business intelligence unit, designed to gather information and intelligence on strategic weaknesses, opportunities and threats to Atlas, a cargo airline. The Atlas intelligence unit was disbanded during the economic downturn and the company restructured after 9/11.

Compiled a confidential daily news/analysis report for top company executives, including the CEO and board members. Also produced a variety of comprehensive reports and special projects at the request of the CEO and other officers.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION REPORT, Seattle, WA 1997 - 2000

Editor

1998 – 2000

CAR is an international aviation finance magazine. As editor, managed two staff writers in

Seattle and two staff writers in London, along with freelance writers in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. Also planned and moderated CAR aviation conferences and seminars.

NY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE NEW YORK 1988 - 1997

SEATTLE BUREAU CHIEF 1994 - 1997

Responsible for coverage of business, trade and transportation news and events in the

Pacific Northwest

WASHINGTON, DC BUREAU OF THE JOC 1988 – 1994

Reporter

EDUCATION

B.A., English, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

The Freelance Writers Connection

Working Writers

LinkedIn for Journalists

American Journal of Transportation

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