Training & Development Experience

  • Cartooning - You didn't expect to find this?  This was the first class I ever taught back in high school.  Later I found it was helpful to put some of it in my computer training classes to make them more fun for my students.
  • Pitney Bowes System 3000 and 6000 - I was the Marketing Support Rep, Trainer and Programmer for the Mid Atlantic Region.  I covered the accounts in parts of Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina
  • Microsoft Office Suite - I was an IKON trainer for advanced courses in Word, Excel and Access
  • DataEase - For over fifteen years I programmed, trained people and was a Beta Tester for DataEase International on their PC Database product.
  • Money Coaching - Training for employees at corporations.
  • Kaplan Educational Centers - As the Director I managed the three state offices in Indiana and trained staff
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Writing Experience

  • Elkhart Truth - I started my writing career as a student reporter.  I was ranked #1 and #2 among the teen reporters.  
  • IN Michiana - I wrote local interest articles.  It was a magazine insert for the South Bend Tribune. 
  • Government Computer News - I was a regular columnist on the topic of Computer Security
  • Computer Magazines - I wrote feature articles on the topic of Computer Security
  • Computer User Manuals - These were custom user manuals for corporations to accompany the training.  This is where I garnered the nickname, "The Walking Help Key"
  • Blogging - Personal and assisting corporations with their blogs