• Winner of six national and regional writing awards.
• Interviewed four U.S. Presidents (Bush, Clinton, Carter and Nixon) and thousands of newsmakers, politicians, entertainers and sports stars as journalist and editor.
• Published author (two novels, two anthologies).
• In international corporate marketing/creative services, directed external communications, PR projects, promo strategies and special events, edited magazines and wrote press releases, executive speeches, video scripts, website copy and more.
• Extensive on-air experience in TV and radio.
• President, California Writers Club (nation's oldest professional writers organization).
• Former daily newspaper sports editor, columnist and beat reporter, now a Baseball Hall of Fame voter. Covered World Series, Olympic Games, Super Bowls and Rose Bowls. Wrote columns on baseball, football, tennis, skiing, radio-TV and general commentary.
• Covered numerous news beats, including government, crime, schools and entertainment (movies, theater, concerts, books).
• Former chairman, Baseball Writers Association of America, Los Angeles/Anaheim branch.
• Professional film and TV actor; won theater awards for Best Director and Best Actor.
• Board of Directors, Irvine Community Theater.
• Created and operated an information research business on the Internet.
• Professional drummer; award-winning professional artist.

• Senior Software Architect and Head of Development for international company.
• Created software products in use by local, state,federal and international government agencies.
• President and CEO of Paradigm Solutions, an independent software consulting firm.
• Former project manager/lead software developer, focused on Web development technologies using Microsoft .NET development tools.
• Recognition of software development achievements using the Delphi development studio.
• Published in Delphi newsletters and forums, contributes to Delphi and .NET tech journals.
• Taught courses on the use of ASP.NET, C#, and object-oriented programming methodologies.

• Former public relations specialist for Walt Disney World; former public relations manager for The Golf Channel, international cable network; former internal communications manager for 1,406-room luxury resort in Orlando.
• Professional book editor (textbooks, nonfiction, etc.).
• B.A. in Organizational Communication (emphasis in journalism and public relations).
• Specialist in organizing and hosting press conferences, press events and media briefings; writing, pitching, producing and disseminating press releases and video news releases; executive speech writing; developing integrated communications, crisis communications, and integrated marketing plans; creating press kits; producing and writing company newsletters; establishing and maintaining relationships with national media; creatively approaching and implementing internal culture at the formation of a brand.
• Experienced actress in film, TV and theatre.

• 30 years of broadcast, advertising agency and voiceover experience. Work includes stints in music, news and talk-show formats. All sides of the microphone. Talent and management, including station ownership. Agency creative and account rep.
• Complete in-house digital recording studio. No extra charge over voiceover costs. State-of-the-art. Phone patch available.
• DSL internet hookup, FTP site. Can deliver audio files anywhere in the world lightning-fast (MP3, AIF and WAV files). Can also deliver on CD, DAT or cassette by mail.
• Credits: General Motors, Mercury, Chicago Athletic Association, NAPA Auto Parts, National Pork Board, Society of Automotive Engineers, Ziebart, Ceresnie & Offen Furs, Allied Insurance, Des Moines Area Community College (winner of a Silver Telly), Valley Bank, Fridley Theatres, Billings Deaconess Clinic.

• Seminar presenter and writing instructor.
• Winner of five international, national and regional writing awards.
• Published author (one book, two anthologies, contributor to two books, wrote hundreds of articles, columns and corporate works).
• Former international marketing executive, chaired a national industry association Directed communications with customers, distributors and employees, conducted trade shows, in-store displays and sweepstakes, edited employee and distributor magazines, wrote press releases, video and audio scripts, print ads, label copy, brochures and more. Directed design and production of print and video projects.
• Versatile writer who adapts style to the message and audience of each project.
• Freelance writing credentials include executive profiles, business articles, columns on writing, newsletter content for business communications professors and writers, Web content for sites on writing, travel and general interest.

• Founder and president of Austin Design, Inc.
• Concepted, designed and produced themes for product lines, conventions and trades shows, flyers, packaging/labels, brochures, ads, catalogs, posters, logos, newsletters, video and CD/DVD cases, websites and gift merchandise for international companies.
• Graphic skills in advertising design, photography, typography, color theory, photo manipulation/retouching, manual separation, roughs/comps and stat camera operation.
• Illustration skills with markers, charcoal, graphite and colored pencil, watercolor, oil and acrylic paint, airbrush and ink.
• Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, Macromedia FreeHand, Adobe Dimensions, Adobe Streamline, Back-up using Retrospect, DeskPaint, Mariah, IBM computers, WordPerfect, Q&A and more.
• Proficient in Mac and PC computers, OS X operating system, Desktop Publishing/Prepress, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker and Acrobat, Flightcheck, operation of scanners, servers and FTP sites.
• Platt College Valedictorian, Academic Excellence Award winner.