Dick Conklin, Freelance Writer

Web:  keysy.com/resume

E-mail:  conch@keysy.com

Experienced writer ready for a wide range of high-quality, deadline-driven assignments on a variety of topics.

Current

• Backstage Pass Magazine:
  "Spotlight on Bands" columnist
  in Daytona-area entertainment magazine.

• Examiner.com:
  Daytona Nightlife Examiner

Recent

1996 - 2009:  Photojournalism for Florida Keys magazines and newspapers, including

• Cyberconch.com

• Time Out Magazine

• Florida Keys Keynoter newspaper

• Keys Weekly Newspaper Group

• Keys Sunday newspaper

Typical assignments:

• Entertainment

• Dining Out

• Environment and Energy

• Gardening

• Technology

• How-to

• Health

• Personality profiles

• Celebrity profiles

• Business profiles

Previous

1965 - 1993:  28-year career with IBM, including

• Member of Apollo/Saturn Launch Team,
  Kennedy Space Center

• Member of original IBM PC Design Team
  (responsible for Microsoft products)

• International Marketing Representative

• Published two technical magazines
  for IBM software developers

• Authored five books on computer
  hardware and software topics

1993 - present: self-employed freelance writer

• Photo-journalism (newspaper and magazine
  articles and columns)

• Technical papers, reports, proposals

• Marketing brochures, application briefs,
  case studies and customer profiles

• Web-based newsletters

• Web sites

Links to published works:

• Daytona Entertainment: Spotlight on Bands Column

• Daytona local: Ponce Inlet Water Taxi

• Online: Daytona Nightlife on Examiner.com

• Health: Monthly newsletter for diabetics

• Environment: Energy Film Festival

• Home Improvement: A legal downstairs enclosure

• Celebrity Profile: Jimmy Johnson

• People Profile: Robert Ortiz

• Business Profile: Cristianos

• Exposé: Cruise Ship Dumping

• Dining Out: Fisherman's Wharf

• Entertainment: Fabulous Fleetwoods

• Destinations: Crane Point Museum & Nature Center

• Milestones: Sloppy Joe's Celebrates 70 Years

• Gardening: Container Planting

• Health: Keys Diseases

• How-To: Pet Photography

• Technology: Salty Air and Electronics

• Web site: Daytona Resort & Club

• IBM Marketing Fliers:  Danish State Railroad,  Progressive Auto Insurance, Hill Air Force Base

• Newsletters and News Releases: Daytona Blues Festival

(Many more examples available on request)