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When people ask me why I write, I say it may be in my blood. As a teenager I was told a story by a dear older man while visiting a medieval fortress in Italy. It's a place my family line is known to have resided, only a few hours south of Rome. In the picturesque citadel he explained that my bloodline descended from poets and writers. Hard shoes to fill, certainly.
However before dedicating myself to writing, I had a former 15 year career in (mainly) Fortune 500 companies. Working in managerial and project leadership roles in Operations of multi-national companies, it was an exciting environment which allowed me to see how many of the popular consumer products we all use, are made and marketed. In those same years I was also an instructor at the college level, and later at a University in China. And a little known fact about my past is my part-time work selling women's perfume for Channel.
Turning to education, mine includes a degree and Masters studies and several diplomas and certificates. Among them are included studies in fiction and writing by MA, MFA, and PhD instructors. Their instruction has led to internationally recognized works and award winning novels.
When people ask me why I write, I say it may be in my blood. As a teenager I was told a story by a dear older man while visiting a medieval fortress in Italy. It's a place my family line is known to have resided, only a few hours south of Rome. In the picturesque citadel he explained that my bloodline descended from poets and writers. Hard shoes to fill, certainly.
However before dedicating myself to writing, I had a former 15 year career in (mainly) Fortune 500 companies. Working in managerial and project leadership roles in Operations of multi-national companies, it was an exciting environment which allowed me to see how many of the popular consumer products we all use, are made and marketed. In those same years I was also an instructor at the college level, and later at a University in China. And a little known fact about my past is my part-time work selling women's perfume for Channel.
Turning to education, mine includes a degree and Masters studies and several diplomas and certificates. Among them are included studies in fiction and writing by MA, MFA, and PhD instructors. Their instruction has led to internationally recognized works and award winning novels.
But beyond academia I have had the good fortune to travel for work and pleasure, a dozen countries throughout the world, several of which I lived in. A highlight in my travels, when I had provided language communication and skills training, was the opportunity to train a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Planning Committee.
My writing has been carried by groups including professional organizations and it's been included in news stories at msnCarrers — and I was formerly listed as a Ghostwriter with a POD publisher, served as a judge in a short story competition, provided editing services for graduate material at USC, and write book reviews for a POD publisher.
On a more personal note, the area of my hometown in Niagara is also the home of several famous people — like Wayne Gretzky the famous NHL star and renowned ambassador of hockey, Linda Evangelista the international supermodel (a high-school friend), Brian Bellows the NHL star and former captain of the Minnesota North Stars, and Steven Bauer the world-famous cyclist. However today I live in Southeast Asia because of targeted harassment that threatened my well being. Prior to that I had enjoyed participating in volunteer work with groups like Big Brothers and The March of Dimes.
Personal contacts include Mr. P.R., VP of Finance Canada, Mr. P.C. Professional Engineer Italy , Mr. M.C., PhD Stanford University USA, and Dr. G.F. Canada
A tentative book-idea slated next is A Book Proposal, which will include insights about proposal writing from my years in Fortune multi-national companies, among other helpful information.
Thank you to the thousands of visitors to my website and online writings. I look forward to hearing from you and appreciate you dropping by.
My writing has been carried by groups including professional organizations and it's been included in news stories at msnCarrers — and I was formerly listed as a Ghostwriter with a POD publisher, served as a judge in a short story competition, provided editing services for graduate material at USC, and write book reviews for a POD publisher.
On a more personal note, the area of my hometown in Niagara is also the home of several famous people — like Wayne Gretzky the famous NHL star and renowned ambassador of hockey, Linda Evangelista the international supermodel (a high-school friend), Brian Bellows the NHL star and former captain of the Minnesota North Stars, and Steven Bauer the world-famous cyclist. However today I live in Southeast Asia because of targeted harassment that threatened my well being. Prior to that I had enjoyed participating in volunteer work with groups like Big Brothers and The March of Dimes.
Personal contacts include Mr. P.R., VP of Finance Canada, Mr. P.C. Professional Engineer Italy , Mr. M.C., PhD Stanford University USA, and Dr. G.F. Canada
A tentative book-idea slated next is A Book Proposal, which will include insights about proposal writing from my years in Fortune multi-national companies, among other helpful information.
Thank you to the thousands of visitors to my website and online writings. I look forward to hearing from you and appreciate you dropping by.
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