Patrick M. Kennedy
Writer/Editor/Graphic Artist
Abbreviated Resume
Experience in General:
I have over 30 years of experience as a writer, editor and graphic artist. I have been a copywriter and graphic artist for advertising companies; a writer and editor for technical groups in Fortune 500 companies; an editor for several small online and hard copy publications; and I owned and operated a custom picture framing shop and art gallery. I have produced hundreds of books and documents; had article, poems and short stories published in several magazines; and I have published a novel, 'Toy Shadows', and a light-hearted non-fiction book, "How to Have Fun with Retirement".
As a Commercial Writer/Editor/Graphic Artist I have experience in:
· Writing copy for advertising and marketing material.
· Editing and writing for books, tabloids, catalogs, training manuals, magazines, newsletters, and web sites.
· Producing graphics, design and pre-press production for various media, including, brochures, catalogs, books, newspaper and magazine advertising, billboards, and TV spots.
· Owning and operating a custom picture framing shop and gallery.
· Publisher and editor for Rainy Day Fiction, an online publication; and Fiction Etc., a tabloid publication for Northwest fiction.
· Managing advertising and marketing campaigns.
· Purchasing and coordinating of printing.
· Analyzing, purchasing and placing advertising media, including, TV, radio, print, billboards, and bus boards.
· Managing editor for Journeys, a tabloid style literary publication.
As a Technical Writer/Editor/Graphic Artist I have experience in:
· Writing online and hard copy technical documentation.
· Producing artwork and editing for graphic presentations.
· Editing online and hard copy for technical writers, system architects and analysts, programmers, engineers, and management personnel.
· Creating technical graphics for user guides, maintenance manuals, and IT procedures.
· Managing software-tool documentation for aircraft manufacturing and production division.
· Building and maintaining hard copy and online libraries for a leading pharmaceutical company.
· Leading a group of ten writers and editors.
· Producing graphics and design for technical documentation, presentations and training.
Employment:
· Micron Technology.
· A Better Word, freelance writer and editor.
· Art encounter.
· Eli Lilly and Company e-Data Management IT Analysis: technical writer/editor.
· ATL Ultrasound-Philips Medical Systems: technical writer/editor.
· Eli Lilly and Company/US Demand IT: technical writer.
· Writers Press Publishing Company: editor for books published by new writers.
· Rainy Day Productions: writer/editor for a variety of material for a variety of customers.
· Rainy Day Frames: Owner/operator of a custom picture framing shop and gallery.
· The Boeing Company: technical writer/editor lead in aircraft manufacturing software, F-22 software, Commercial Avionics Systems, Boeing Computer Services.
· Seattle Menu Specialists: art director, copywriter, marketing consultant for restaurant/hotel printed collateral material.
· Greater Seattle Printing/Dinner and Klein Marketing: copy writer, editor, art director, graphic designer, pre-press production and marketing consultant for marketing materials.
·
CKW Group: copywriter, graphic designer, print coordinator,
media purchaser
for advertising/marketing materials, including, print, radio,
and TV.
· Contract vendor for Boeing document and presentation material.
·
Kramer, Chin and Mayo, Inc., Engineering and Architecture:
graphic production lead and copy editor.
Computer Skills:
Use Windows 95/98, 2000, and XP. MS Office, FrameMaker, Acrobat, and Lotus Notes. Use graphic programs Visio, Corel, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Designer, Visual Capture and PageMaker. Use web page editors Dreamweaver, FrontPage, PageMill, Hotdog and HTML. Have worked with RoboHelp. Have been a program validation librarian using the Documentum program. At various times I have used Windows, Interleaf and Macintosh platforms for writing, editing and graphics.
Education:
University of Washington: BA,
English Writing
Washington
Technical Institute: Diploma, Graphic Arts
New School of Visual
Concepts: Copy Writing, Art and Creative Direction