freelance writing and Web development

I'm a university-trained writer. I have special training in technical writing, but I'm good at other kinds of writing, too. I have an innate and well-developed talent for writing about complicated subjects in a way that's easy for the layman to understand. I'm equally comfortable writing for a technical audience.

I'm also a trained computer programmer and a self-taught Web developer.

My early career endeavors were focused on the field of accounting, and for a number of years I worked in that capacity in the automobile industry and the construction industry.

Later, I became interested in information technology and made a career switch. I found work with various firms as either a programmer or technical writer.

Since 1992 I've owned and operated Citation Software Inc., a value-added reseller of software that's geared for companies in the printing industry and the mailing/fulfillment industry. I'm in the process of transitioning to a career that's focused on freelance writing and freelance Web development.

I'm a versatile and resourceful writer and am happy to write about almost any topic. Having said that, I'll tell you that I won't take on projects that I don't think I'd be able to handle well.

As mentioned above, I'm willing to take on Web-development projects in addition to writing projects.

I've picked up a lot of skills throughout my career.

I deliver high-quality work at reasonable rates.

My career pursuits have taken me to seven states and have enriched my life via exposure to a variety of industries and disciplines, including:

   • business management
   • accounting and finance
   • automobile sales and service
   • hospitality
   • health care
   • civil engineering and construction
   • marketing
   • management consulting
   • information technology.

My personal interests and avocations include:

   • pursuit of a green lifestyle
   • commitment to alternative energy sources
   • topics related to the logging industry
   • land-conservation issues
   • hiking, bicycling, snowshoeing, ice skating, skiing
   • gardening
   • interior design
   • Maine culture and issues of interest to residents of Maine.

I live in a quiet mountain town in northern Maine, not far from Canada. i very much enjoy living in this area. Life here is peaceful and serene. Even when the weather is unpleasant, and even when the news media seem bent on convincing us that our society is teetering on meltdown, the wonderful and bucolic view from the window in my home office inspires me to do good work!

Don't be concerned about the fact that I operate from a remote location. For one thing, although I do have an interest in alternative energy sources, my home office is not "off the grid"; electric power is supplied by a conventional electric-utility provider. In addition, my office is outfitted with all of the technological equipment and gadgets that are required for conducting business in an efficient and productive manner: several computers (Windows and Macintosh), printing equipment, faxing/copying/scanning equipment, reliable high-speed Internet service, wireless air-card Internet service (for mobility and backup), reliable land-line phone service, reliable cell-phone service and availability of on-line-meeting software.