Dick Conklin, Freelance Writer

Cell: (386) 689-7180

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

  • Daytona Beach News-Journal:
    Correspondent for Neighbors section (Ponce Inlet, Port Orange, South Daytona)

  • 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 (feature articles and weekly columns)

  • Technical papers, reports, proposals

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

  • Web-based newsletters

  • Web sites

 

Links to published works:

(Many more examples available on request)