BRIEF:

Thank-you for visiting my page! I am a freelance writer with business experience seeking a few special clients who can benefit from quality writing services. If you or your organization need additional skills for any project requiring effective, provocative communications, I may be the person to help.

My background includes sales, marketing and management in the graphic communications, computer graphics and publishing industries. I draw upon fifteen years of business experience, five years as a writer, a BS in Industrial Technology and an MA in Writing. I enjoy challenges, solving problems and have found that I can bring fresh, outside-of-the-box thinking into many situations. My rates are reasonable and initial consultations are free.

Why not take a moment and check out my samples, resume, and article "Who Needs a Professional Writer?" Call or send me an e-mail if you'd like additional samples or further information. If you feel there's a possibility I can make a valuable contribution to your business, let's talk soon!

RESUME

EDUCATION

1996

MA, English / Writing, University of New Hampshire (UNH), GPA 3.91

88-95

Several writing courses, workshops, and seminars

83-89

Numerous corporate training sessions related to computer graphics, CAD/CAM, and networking: including Sun Microsystems hardware and UNIX system administration courses given by Sun Microsystems; AutoCad and AutoLisp training given by AutoDesk; training sessions at SoftDesk (DCA); and a CAD industry survey at Northeastern

81-85

Various sales and personal management seminars while with Charette Corp. including Xerox PSS (Professional Selling Skills)

78-84

MBA courses: Computer Science; Systems Analysis; Business Law; Accounting; Marketing, NH College, Manchester, NH

1977

Bachelor of Science: Cum Laude, University of Southern Maine, Industrial Technology major, Business and Education minors, Portland/Gorham, ME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1996

Writing and business consulting for S&J Transportation/Profit Tools LLC. Developing business plan, company and product names, marketing plan, marketing documents and technical documents for startup software company (Profit Tools). Helping revamp organization structure and internal communications, developing written policy/procedure documents and assisting with automation of dispatching procedures within S&J.

1994

University of New Hampshire, writing instructor. Developed own curriculum for ENGL- 401 and 501 (composition and prose writing).

1992

Novelist/freelance writer. Completed two thriller novels, the first in '93, the second in '94; secured New York agent in '94 who is presently consulting on story revisions; published several essays and short stories.

89-93

Business consulting for creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, personally and with various investments, including Tundra Publishing (below), Tundra Studios, Pro-Media Graphic Arts (including acquisition and implementation of Scitex/DS/Macintosh digital image processing system), Cleare Communications, Words and Pictures Museum, Granite State Classic Cars and others. Negotiated mergers, investments and divestments; created and implemented business plans; coordinated real estate acquisition/renovation. Investments exceeded seven million dollars.

89-93

Tundra Publishing Ltd. '89-'91 as co-founder and president, '91-'93 as consultant. Established company on behalf of owner/investors to publish high-quality comics and graphic novels. Directed design and set-up of all systems from physical plant to accounting; wrote business and marketing plans; developed unique creator contract and creator-oriented costing/profit sharing system; ran day-to-day operations (as president); oversaw budget exceeding two million dollars.

85-89

DTI Technologies Inc., small CAD systems integrator. '87-'89 Director of Customer Services, managed staff of 4 plus outside contractors, oversaw customer support (both DOS and UNIX workstations), training, maintenance contracts, drafting and programming services and consultation for customer base of 450+. '85-'87 managed sales and support for AEC systems, sales leader in '86.

81-85

Charrette Corp. Sales of graphics equipment, supplies and computers in northern New England, developed territory from $650k to $1.5m. Overall sales leader '83, computer sales leader '84.

79-81

Reprographics Inc. Sales of printing and design services

78-79

Concord Lithograph Inc. Process Color Image Assembly

77-78

C.M. Rice Paper Co. Graphic Arts Product Specialist

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1994

University of New Hampshire, writing instructor. Developed own curriculum for ENGL- 401 and 501 (composition and prose writing).

1993

Writers workshop: Exeter adult education, Exeter, NH

85-89

As part of responsibilities at DTI, taught basic, intermediate and advanced AutoCad, AutoCad customization and use with various add-on packages such as SoftDesk (DCA) products and AEC. Also taught DOS and UNIX focusing on file management, system security and system administration.

87-89

For New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, NH, taught AutoCad and Pagemaker for the IBM PC

1977

K-12 certificate for Industrial Education and Technology

WRITING PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS

1997

Currently (4-97) finishing marketing package for novel, Effective Range for presentation to publishers by literary agent.

1996

Marketing and sales literature, business and marketing plans, proposals, corporate communications: S&J Transportation/Profit Tools LLC.

1996

Presented scholarly paper: Why Teach Popular Fiction? Bungee-Jumping, Cinderella

Structures, and the Primal Roots of Literacy, at "Reading Stephen King," conference at University of Maine

1995

Essay, A Turning Point, published in Ex Libris, newsletter of NH Writers and Publisher's Project

1995

Presented paper: Two Stories, An Exercise in Structure, before UNH composition staff

1995

Rec'd Lt. Albert Charait Award for best short story, The Photographs, UNH

94-96

Several essays published in UNH composition newsletter, also edited in '96

95-96

Completed six short stories and ten essays for UNH Master's program

1994

Rec'd Thomas Williams Assistantship, UNH Masters in Writing/Fiction program, for submission of short stories and excerpts from novels

1994

Began working with literary agent (Don Cleary of Jane Rotrosen Agency in NYC) on story revisions of Effective Range.

1994

Completed novel, Effective Range (first draft)

1993

Completed novel, Hammer Downs (unpublished)

1993

Spectator program for US First "Rug Rage" robot competition

1992

Short Story, Moments of Inertia, published in Hampshire Life Magazine as winner of short story contest

1991

Start up business plan: Words and Pictures Museum

91-92

Business and marketing communications: Pro Media Color Graphics

89-91

Marketing and sales literature, business and marketing plans, proposals, corporate communications: Tundra Publishing Ltd.

1989

Working paper for business plan: Mirage Studios

87-89

Wrote for and edited DTI newsletter, Dynamic Text

85-89

Business correspondence for president of DTI Technologies

85-89

Marketing/sales literature for DTI Technologies

1986

Cardware from Logicraft, script for marketing video

WRITING SAMPLES - Excerpts From Past Projects

From intro to software user's manual, Profit Tools LLC, Lee, NH:

Profit Tools for Trucking is, we believe, the most advanced transportation logistics software in existence. Why? Because of our basic design philosophies: We built Profit Tools on a state-of-the-art, industry-standard database for the best data integrity and longest useful life. Flexibility of operation was a top priority, to let the software adapt to the user, not the other way around. We believe that it should run on commonly available hardware to keep our customer's costs low and that components which had already been perfected by other software developers and adapted widely by the industry - should be integrated, not reinvented at our customer's expense.

Properly used, Profit Tools for Trucking will increase productivity - dramatically in most cases - over manual methods and non-integrated computer applications. It's like increasing your workforce without adding payroll. All pertinent data, from dispatch to billing, is both integrated and available to all users at a click of the mouse. There is no redundant data entry or dependence upon oral communications. . .

From composition teachers newsletter, which I also edited:

Is it me or is it worse this year? I've worked the students until I'm exhausted - time to wave a white flag and collapse with the portfolios. I have a night class, all freshmen day students, no non-trads to spice the mix. If they've had dinner they're asleep, if they haven't they're on edge. Maybe these kids registered late and my class was the last choice. Anyway, I've tried humor to get their attention and it works, sometimes.

A Dave Barry essay about shooting potato guns from the tops of Miami buildings worked well, but Mark Twain's "The Danger of Lying in Bed" did not, perhaps it was too far removed from their context. We analyzed the structure of a Jeff Foxworthy joke, "If you've ever climbed a water tower with a bucket of paint to defend your sister's honor, you might be a redneck," with some success, and they got a kick out of my affected southern drawl. . .

From buzzword sheet, Profit Tools LLC, Lee, NH:

. . . Client-Server: A network of two or more computers on which at least one of the computers is a server, dedicated to the purpose of providing centrally managed data and (or) software to other computers. Client-server networks have a number of advantages over mainframe-type multi-user systems, the most notable of which is processing and file-access speed. Since individual computers - or workstations - have their own processors, memory, and disk storage, they are able to split the processing load with the server, leaving it free to perform its primary task of making software and data available to clients. . .

From marketing video, Logicraft Corp., Nashua, NH:

. . . In the beginning, Cardware allowed DEC users to run personal computer software right from their terminals. Popular PC programs such as Lotus 1-2-3 became a reality in the DEC world. Then, when DEC announced the MicroVAX series of smaller computers, Logicraft responded with Cardware products to extend the versatility of this exciting new generation as well. Finally, the trend toward high-resolution interactive graphics as required by the computer-aided-design - or CAD - industry, placed a unique challenge before Logicraft's research and development team. The quest for a graphics-capable PC-emulation device spawned a new group of products: GrafVAX. . .

From sales brochure, DTI Technologies, Bedford, NH:

. . . If you make your living by communicating ideas graphically, then CAD is going to make an impact on your livelihood in the near future. DTI Technologies would like to help make your initiation into the world of computer-aided design a positive step, one that lets your ideas come to life unshackled by the limits of the medium. Let your imagination soar!

From US FIRST robot competition, spectator program:

. . . As science, engineering and technology define the twenty-first century, America's performance in those disciplines will determine its place in the future. Yet, the achievement levels of America's youth are plunging toward an abyss of scientific and technological illiteracy. If America's place is to be secure in the twenty-first century, the next generation must be won over to the excitement of science, the thrill of technology, and the satisfaction of using mathematics. That is the role of US FIRST! . . .

From an essay published in a writers newsletter:

The exit ramp to writer's hell is probably marked with a big flashing neon "but." Good writing, but... great idea, but... strong characters, but... I'm an unpublished novelist, and like most I have a pile of rejections with that awful word "but" appearing at the turning point between praise and damnation. I always hoped that whatever followed would be helpful criticism, pearls of wisdom, useful suggestions, but most were hasty generalizations from harried editors, usually vague indications that my story was weak. I was lost until - out of frustration - I took Bob McKee's Story Structure course, and saw more clearly the underlying design of good story. . .

Quentin Eastman
Quentin@seacoastnh.com

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