GEORGE C. LEPOSKY 2311 South Bayshore Drive Miami FL 33133-4728 Phone: +1 (305) 285-2200 CELL: +1 (305) 807-7009 E-mail: gleposky@aol.com
Web: www.ampersandcom.com
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SUMMARY:
Creative,
precise, and highly organized travel, technical, and business writer/editor with
broad expertise in magazine, newspaper, and online journalism; marketing
communications; and public relations. Equally adept in staff, consulting, and
freelance roles. Recognized for insightful approach to complex topics and
issues, effective interviewing skills, presentation of complex technical
material for lay and/or peer audiences, production of clean copy, and adherence
to deadlines and length requirements.
MAGAZINE AND ONLINE CONTENT EXPERIENCE:
1965 - present
TIMESHARING TODAY, INC.,
Tenafly,
New Jersey
Publisher
of media for the vacation-ownership industry.
Editor
·
TimeSharing Today, a bimonthly magazine
(2013-present).
· Timeshare Resort Management
Newswire, a monthly email newsletter
(2004-present).
EXAMINER.COM
2008 - 2016
An online news features service.
Miami
Travel Examiner
Coverage
of
travel, arts, culture, and the environment in Miami and south Florida.
INTERVAL
INTERNATIONAL, South
Miami, Florida
1985 - 2001
A global
vacation-exchange and leisure-services company.
Editor
(1991-2001) and Managing
Editor (1985-1991) of Vacation Industry Review
Director
of Communications
(1991-1999)
Determined
editorial content, wrote and edited, managed freelance writers, and supervised
design and production for trade magazine covering timeshare and vacation
ownership. Also managed and executed communications and publications projects
for company offices, member resorts, consumers, and media around the world; and
wrote speeches for corporate executives.
·
Supervised production of
foreign-language editions, and managed translation of articles into French,
German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish, increasing company’s global
market penetration.
·
Traveled extensively in North
America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and southeast Asia to research, write,
and publish articles successfully promoting resort development in those markets.
·
Managed communications aspects of
company’s recovery from Hurricane Andrew in 1992, eliciting understanding from
member resorts and consumer clients, and attracting material assistance from
sympathetic colleagues in the industry.
NEWSPAPER AND WIRE SERVICE EXPERIENCE:
1964 - 1969
·
Science and Environment Writer for
Chicago Today and its predecessor, Chicago's American.
·
Reporter for City News Bureau of
Chicago, a local wire service.
FREELANCE WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER:
1965 -
present
· Writing for newspapers, consumer
magazines, and trade journals (see addendum for a list) on a wide variety of
topics, often illustrating articles with my own photography.
·
Current fields of specialization include community
associations, hospitality (especially timeshare and vacation ownership), and
travel.
TECHNICAL WRITING, MARKETING, ADVERTISING COPYWRITING:
1969 - present
AMERIJET
INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
Miami,
Florida
January - April 2008
A provider
of multi-modal (land, sea, and air) cargo-transportation services.
Consultant, assigned by Computer Express, Intl., Plantation, Florida (a contract
staffing firm).
Wrote
content for Amerijet’s new interactive Web site, which provides sophisticated
account-management and shipment-tracking features.
AMERICAN
WELDING SOCIETY, Miami,
Florida
2003 - 2006
The
premier worldwide professional/technical society in welding and allied
processes.
NILES
AUDIO CORPORATION, Miami,
Florida
2002 - 2003
A
manufacturer of audio equipment for custom-installed home-entertainment systems.
Technical
Writer
Wrote and
edited technical documents, advertising and marketing materials, news releases,
specification sheets, and Web content that enhanced sales and the company’s
image.
·
Enabled technicians to install and
set up operation of a sophisticated multizone audio-video receiver by writing a
book-length instruction manual.
·
Wrote detailed RoboHelp-based
text, guiding installers efficiently through a complex amplifier installation.
·
Created and maintained style
manual that standardized corporate documents, reducing confusion and enhancing
the company’s internal and external communications.
·
Conducted in-house training
classes in technical and business writing in which engineers and
information-technology staff improved their writing skills.
·
Introduced the company’s newest
models and communicated current pricing by editing Quark files that contained
text of trade show exhibit panels.
MERCY
HOSPITAL, Miami, Florida.
1976
- 1978
Director
of Public Relations
MOUNT
SINAI MEDICAL CENTER, Miami
Beach, Florida
1975 - 1976
Publications Manager
DALE O'BRIEN & COMPANY,
Chicago, Illinois.
1969
- 1971
Public Relations Account Executive
FREELANCE:
Independent technical writer and editor, public relations and
marketing-communications consultant, and advertising and collateral copywriter.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
·
Editor and co-owner of Ampersand
Communications, a news features syndicate.
·
Adjunct instructor teaching
business and writing courses at several Miami-area colleges and universities.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
·
B.A. and M.A. in Political Science
from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
·
Fellow, Advanced Science Writing
Program, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York.
·
Completed American Management
Association’s "Supervisory Management Course" on in-service basis at Mercy
Hospital, Miami, Florida.
George Leposky's publications list.