Summary of Business Writing and Business Experience
Freelance business writer combining senior-level
corporate experience, business insight, and award-winning writing skills. Clients include consulting, private equity, venture capital, and other financial services and law firms.
Business Writing Experience
Freelance Writing 1991- Present
Started writing as an avocation in 1991 while working fulltime in corporate roles and published first book in 2005 (Into the Unknown, the biography of adventurer and medical pioneer, Dr. Hans Kraus). Business writing spans industry sectors such as financial services, automotive, biotech, manufacturing, consumer products, human resources, technology, and health care. Representative projects include:
- Market Overviews
- White Papers
- Business Plans
- New Business Proposals
- New Business Letters
(Letters of Introduction)
- Industry Analyses
- Partner Profiles
- Candidate Assessments
- Product Descriptions
- Marketing and Promotional
Materials (including Web Pages)
Business Experience
Jay Gaines & Company, NY (1998 to 2005)
Vice President, Executive Search. Responsible for market research, recruiting, and client development as well as writing industry analyses, candidate profiles, and market overviews for this high-end executive search boutique. Specialized in senior management positions for Fortune 500 companies and smaller blue chip organizations in financial services and consulting.
- Clients included: Manhattan Consulting Group, Booz Allen, CSC Index, Morgan Stanley, Marsh Inc, Thomson Electronic Settlements, Behrman Capital, National City Corp., Mercer Oliver Wyman, Private Capital Management, and the Federal Reserve.
- Representative engagements included: Consultant (various levels), CFO, COO, CAO, Corporate Development, President, Chief Marketing Officer, Portfolio Manager, Controller, Risk Manager, and Department Head.
- Functional expertise included: Technology, Database Marketing, Knowledge Management, Capital Markets, Private Banking, Human Resources, Venture Capital, Communications, and Manufacturing.
Athena Ventures, NY (1996 –1998)
Vice President, Marketing and Recruiting. Recruited by a client at my former employer to join this start-up, seed stage biotech venture capital firm. Responsible for fund marketing and recruiting CEO’s, Boards of Directors, and Scientific Board members. Portfolio companies include:
- TyRxPharma: Next-generation resorbable polymeric biomaterials, with tyrosine-based resorbable polymer systems used in drug delivery and medical devices (www.tyrxpharma.com).
- Elusys Therapeutics:
Biotherapeutic treatments for infectious diseases such as anthrax (www.elusys.com).
Korn/Ferry International, NY (1988 – 1996)
Principal, Financial Services Practice. Responsible for new business development, client
management, search execution, and related writing projects. Clients included:
S.G. Warburg, Societe Generale, Citibank, GE Capital, First Union, Credit
Lyonnais, and Bear Stearns. Recruited for positions in investment banking, law,
private banking, risk management, credit risk, loan syndications, operations
and strategic planning.
Prior Work Experience
From 1986 to 1988, Executive Search - Goodrich & Sherwood, NY. From
1980 to 1985, Account Executive -
Grey Advertising, hired into industry “best in breed” MBA training program. From
1978 to 1979, Swimming Coach -
Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA, training a nationally ranked boy’s high
school swim team.
Education
Harvard College (A.B. Honors 1978). Entered as a sophomore, majored in history.
Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, NY (1979-1980). Completed first year on an academic scholarship (left to enter business).