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Enterprising writer, reporter and editor with strong investigative instincts plus proven ability to conceive, seek out, develop and produce focused, in-dept, creative features and articles on a wide array of subjects across multiple platforms. SPECIAL SKILLS ACCOMPLISHMENTS Execution Have built a can-do reputation. Produce accurate, thoughtful and thorough work within budget and on time. Experimentation Excellent at angling writing projects in novel directions, identifying innovative viewpoints that impart information and grab readers attention. Management In line with the scope and goals of the project, can competently assume the entire leadership role perform as dedicated and interested key team player or work solely as pioneering independent contractor or consultant. For Palm Beach Daily News, conceived, created and continue to execute long-running, well-received real estate column. Developed a superyacht series is now an ongoing column. For The Palm Beach Post, wrote seven-part series that won two awards first place Inland Press Foundation and the Acme Award of Excellence from the Newspaper Association of America. To save costs, as editor at The Post, brought main feature and a selection of columns from freelance to produced-in-house. To produce income, as editor at The Post, created ongoing feature series for new package that generated up to three pages of advertizing spots per zone. Then, took package online (a first for my department), for added value. Wrote feature for Palm Beach Lifes spring edition, which won first place, Florida Press Club special sections award.
