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ADDRESS
5971 Chula Vista Way, Appt #1, LA CA 90068
TELEPHONE
US/CELL/ 323.580.8619
EMAIL
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E d u c a t i o n
COMMUNICATION BA, NEPEAN CAE
Sydney, Australia, 1987-1989
COMMUNICATIONS GRADUATE DIPLOMA
UTS/P/Time, 1998-1999 |
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Freelance journalist - Reporter, celebrity culture news, US,
UK, Australia.- OUTLETS More, Heat, StarUK, Daily Mirror, Sun, People
US/UK, Look, Grazia, OK US, In Touch, People. FEATURES – Angeleno, LA
Weekly, Playboy, Dart Magazine, Loaded UK, The, Artweek & more
MBPicturesNews/ Agency Reporter LA Celeb news
(US) PROJECT PR/PUBLICITY– Digilink ISP, LACDA, Gallery 4016,
Sunset Home Improvements,
Set Resources Product Placement, AndrewShire Gallery, Eva
Roberts Fine Art, Orbetello Gallery.
D'ART MAGAZINE West Coast Editor/ Marketing Manager, US Fine
arts publication
(US) VMAIL XPRESS - www.vmailxpress.com Coordinating ongoing PR & marketing. Press, new business initiatives,
marketing.
(US) NORMAN WINTER - PR/In house writer for LA based PR consultancy.
Entertainment/corporate clients, Music Connection, Ruthless Records,
Jeremy's Prophecy Book Publishing. |
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(US) GLOBAL MAGAZINE - Chief editor, features writer, NYC
based publication, male demographic generalist magazine
(US) WWW.DSM.COM -
(Direct Stock Market) Senior correspondent for US based website devoted to
stock market editorials & news. |
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ZDNET AUSTRALIA - Editor; Australian editor of IT specialist
site, writing and copyediting.
SPIKE ASIA PACIFIC - Creative Writer, site copy, new business &
strategic development. Spike radio, Toyota global portal, Elle Magazine,
travel.com
PC@UTHORITY MAGAZINE - Features Editor - Writing, subbing &
commissioning feature stories.News and product reviews |
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MATRIX MARKETING/PR WRITER - Part-time position as in house PR
Writer. Newsletters, Corporate video scripts press releases, web &
brochure copy. Fore Systems, Logitech, Pilot Software, Pyramid
Technologies, Calyx Software. |
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COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS - PR WRITER / Consultant Contract
based in-house writing role for specialist IT consultancy. Newsletters,
Press releases, 'user stories', brochure copy.Compaq Computer, Xerox,
Netcomm Modems, Radius Software, Aldus Software
NEWS LIMITED - CASUAL SUB EDITOR Casual copy editing with Telegraph Mirror
and SundayTelegraph. |
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FAIRFAX COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS - Casual Reporter Paramatta
Mercury, St George Leader, Fairfield Champion. |
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(UK) CENTRAL NEWS, FLEETLINE NEWS, NATIONAL NEWS - Journalist
for London based court reporting agencies. Reporting at Old Bailey and
Southwark Criminal Courts, Also Coroners Courts civil matters at Fleet
Street High Court. Stories utilised by daily and regional print and
electronic media.
(UK) SUNDAY MIRROR, DAILY MIRROR, MAIL ON SUNDAY - Casual news reporting
for British national newspapers. |
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ATTIC FUTURA, CASUAL SUB EDITOR - Girlfriend, Hot Metal, TV
Hits, oneshots
THOMSON PUBLICATIONS, JOURNALIST GRADE C - Associate Editor, National
Liquor News. Reporting, photography, copy editing, feature writing.
NEWS LIMITED, JOURNALIST GRADE B, CASUAL - General reporting duties, Daily
Mirror. |
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BUSINESS PRESS INTERNATIONAL, JOURNALIST GRADE D - Assisting
the editors of five industrially oriented Trade publications, Australian
Packaging, Process Engineer,Plantline, Australian Machinery, Food
Processor. General reporting, features, photography, copy editing,
proofreading, layout. |
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F r e e l a n c e P R / C o p y w r i t i n g
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PPR; Oracle, Imation, Motorola Michels Warren; Amdahl, Huron.
Burson Marsteller; Microsoft Savage Communications; First National Real
Estate, ONA Outdoor advertising, Paramatta Football Stadium, Kooralbyn
holiday resort. Matrix Marketing; Pilot Software, Logitech Millenium PR;
Auckland Water, Structure Review. Ray White Real Estate; General Releases
Montano Real Estate; General Releases MMA PR; Botany Council Annual Report.
Savage Communications; First National Real Estate, Paramatta Stadium,
Outdoor Advertising Network, Sails Resort, ID Personnel. Haque
Communications; BAM SSB, JWT. |
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Avviso PR; Capitol Theatre, Rogen, Mature Workers Association
Jaeger PR; Avente Beauty Products.Whyte PR/PR Plus; Colliers Jardine,
Brasilia Coffee, Enerpac Hydraulics, Datafile, PlastiTrak Automotive,
Airspring Actuators. Eleanor Howard Publicity; Australian Aboriginal
National Rugby League Football Carnival, Press releases, features &
placement. Qwerty PR Telemount, Kaltenbach Industrial. |
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P u b l i c a t i o n s (Features/News - ongoing
contributions)
2006-92
Mens Health US, Playboy US, B2B Magazine US, Art Business News US, Mean
Magazine US, Penthouse US, Direct Art US, Artweek US, Artscene US, World
Sculpture News US, Direct Marketing Magazine US, FHM US, Loaded UK, D'Art,
B2B US, Arena UK,Playboy US, Massive, GQ, Browser, The Bulletin, Internet AU,
Open Systems Magazine, Sunday Telegraph Magazine, Multi Media Magazine, Mens
Health, Ralph, BRW, Business Sydney, City Weekly, Sydney Weekly, Australian
Personal Computer (print features plus website news), PC User, Your Computer;
PC @uthority, Computerweek, Network World, LAN Magazine, The Republican, MIS,
CFO, Communique, Vive Magazine, Australian Style, Inside Sport, Elle
Magazine, Australian Forum, Penthouse Playboy, TV Soap, Hub, Vertigo,
Revelation, Juke, Juice, Beat, Filmnews, Rhythms, Metro, Extra, 3D, OTS,
Drum, BMW, Black & White Magazine, Classic Car, Employment Post, St George
Leader, Broadsheet.
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Sounds (UK), Southern Cross (UK), Hier Und Jetzt (Germany), Charakter
(Germany), Paris Passion(France), Sunday Mirror (UK). 1989-87; On The Street,
3D, City Life, Rolling Stone, Directions, The Picture, The Edge, Girlfriend,
Hot Metal, TV Hits. |
W e b S i t e s (copy)
Sunset Home Improvements US, Sacred Quests US, Robert Reynolds US, Lani
Meltzer US, Gallery 4016 US, AGL, Ray White Real Estate, MLC, Hemp 2000,
Westpac, Telstra Big Pond, AMP, BBC Hardware, NRMA, Innovation Council of
Australia, Toyota Global portal, Doubleday Books, Elle magazine, Subaru,
Travel.com, Quicken software, Canteen, Telstra Payphones, Lexus.
W e b T e s t i m o n i a l s (web)
IAMTEEJAY Web Designs, Tom Joel (US) 310 397 5661
VMAILXPRESS, Webcasting Sasha Smythe (US) 562 4349721
SPIKE Serge Ambrose 9328 2941
XM HARROW WEB DESIGN Ben White 9810 1688
SILICON REEF Ed Butler 92557 804
THE HISER GROUP 9212 7700
A s s o r t e d T e s t i m o n i a l s
PR Associates, Lani Cher (US) 310 659 0380
Digilink, William Sears (US) 310 577 9450
Gallery 4016, Cindy Hubach 323 660 9633
AndrewShireGallery, Susan Baik 213 389 2601
Set Resources, Aaron Gordon 310 450 8306
DART Mag, Steve Rockwell 416 651 5778
Cliff Renfrew, Star LA Bureau chief 310 339 4475
Alec Byrne Metro News 818 881 8855 |
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