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Dennis is a skilled manager, producer, editor, and web-writer with extensive experience in start-up and
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TNBT provides business leaders with the latest news, research and analysis about the impact of new media and technology on businesses.
Family Education is the #1 Parenting and K-12 website on the Internet today and is an industry leader in its category. Under his management, the FEN message boards have grown from 30 messages a week to more than 10,000 postings a month.
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Content Management & Production:
Proficient with ASP and Vignette StoryServer content management systems. Wrote and/or produced over
1,500
articles, newsletters, polls, and key topic/channel programming pages for familyeducation.com including:
Backyard
Science; Health and Family
Safety; Quiz
Whiz; Computers and
Technology; and the FEN Community
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Web Site Design: Served
on planning team as Senior Producer and Director of Online Community Development
representing consumer/member interests when planning and evaluating site
and page design. Resulting design and interface changes produced a 50%
increase in page views and member sign-ups. . |
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Content Producer/Editor:
Wrote and produced over 1,500 original articles, newsletters,
polls, topic pages, and channel programming pages for familyeducation.com. . |
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E-Mail: Senior
Editor and producer for numerous weekly and biweekly interactive e-mail
products for familyeducation.com including: Weekend Fun; What's Hot on
the Web for Parents and Kids; Community Update; Family Safety and Recall
Alert; QuizWhiz, and special all-member mailings. . |
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Message Boards: Seasoned
SYSOP, Community Designer, and Discussion Leader (Moderator) with multi-platform
experience at familyeducation.com including: AT&T's Interchange; net.Thread;
Allaire Forums; and WebCrossing. . |
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SYSOP Recruitment and Training:
Developed and implemented Discussion Leader recruitment and training
program for the Family Education Network utilizing onsite notices and announcements,
e-mail newsletters and "Help Wanted" postings in appropriate newsgroups. . |
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Live Chat: Trained
and Experience Chat Host on AOL, The Front Porch in the Religion and Ethics
area of America Online. IRC experience.
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Skilled Web Writer able
to write to and for the medium utilizing the full power of HTML to create
compelling and inviting page environments for online members.
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Veteran Managing Editor
proficient at all phases of operations. Experience includes
new start-ups; strategic planning, business plans; budget management; staff
recruitment (development and training); product design and style management;
photography; advertising sales; copy writing, editorial and news gathering;
lay-out, production and member management.
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Effective Trouble Shooter
able to quickly and accurately identify problems, evaluate
options and develop optimum solutions within limits of available resources.
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Accomplished Journalist, editor
and award winning photographer. Areas of expertise include business reporting,
political analysis, feature, and general assignment.
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Highly Motivated and
well organized self-starter with ability to work with minimum of direction
and supervision.
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Persuasive and Articulate Public
Speaker, effective and at ease before all types and sizes of audiences
in all mediums including film, radio, and television.
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More that 10,000 hours of online surfing
and internet research. Experienced user/member of numerous online communities
including, but not limited to:
America Online |
Prodigy |
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Delphi on the Web |
CompuServe |
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familyeducation.com |
Usenet Newsgroups |
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2000 to 2001 -- tnbt.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts Community producer for tnbt (The Next Big Thing) The Next Big Thing is a division of Marketspace, a Monitor Group company. (The Monitor Marketspace Center was founded in 1998 as a multimedia enterprise to provide advice, research and analysis about the impact of new media and technology on businesses.) |
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2000 to 2000 -- TimeTo.com,
Newton, Massachusetts Marketing Specialist responsible for community management and community product development. TimeTo.com was an independent website backed by Zurich Financial Services, Scudder Kemper Investments and affiliated with AARP. It provided information to aging baby-boomers about health, finances and legacy. |
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1995 to 2000
-- The
FamilyEducation Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Director Online Community Development, Editor, Producer, Writer, Discussion Group Moderator, e-mail Production Editor, Author of 95% of all user polls on site. . |
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2000 to Present -- The Kingston History Web Founder and webmaster for the 'semi-official' history site for the town of Kingston, Massachusetts. |
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1999 to Present -- First
Parish Church, Kingston, Massachusetts
Webmaster and designer for award winning site. . |
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1996 to 1998 -- GeoCities
Community Leader for the Heartland Neighborhood. . |
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1993 - 1998 -- America
Online
Cyber staff member and chat host for the Front Porch, AOL's Official Religion & Ethics Chat area. Top . |
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Developed and
directed electronic media and direct mail marketing campaigns which produced
considerable increases in subscriptions, newsstand sales, and advertising
revenue. Personal management style stresses innovation, individual growth,
and creativity with commitment to team excellence.
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Strengthened editorial
content while directing sales and marketing campaign for weekly newspapers.
Efforts doubled sales and circulation in eight months. Publication sold
at substantial profit to ABC Capital Cities.
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Reorganized and
rescued failing specialty magazine, successfully transforming foundering
publication into lively four color monthly leader in its field. Designed
and implemented sales and editorial policies responsible for 300% increase
in paid circulation and advertising within four month period.
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Researched and
developed database and network of quality freelance writers, photographers
and graphic artists able to quickly meet editorial needs and deadlines
at minimum expense.
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1991 - 1998 -- Business
Express, Kingston, Massachusetts
Principle, Marketing & Public Relations, Copy Writer, Art Director & Graphic Artist . |
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1987 - 1991 -- Sampson Press/Kingston
Observer, Kingston, Massachusetts
Art Director/Associate Editor . |
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1984 - 1987 -- Windward Mark Magazine,
Hanover, Massachusetts
Managing Editor, Director of Marketing |
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1983 - 1984 -- North County Publishing, Inc. Founder, Editor, and Publisher of the North County Advocate Top . |
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Mount Wachusett Community
College, Gardner, Massachusetts
Associates of Arts Degree (Journalism). . |
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Fitchburg State Teachers College,
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
General education courses including personal management. . |
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Massachusetts
Independent Studies Program UWW (University Without Walls) . Top |
