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David M. Fitzpatrick
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

WRITING SKILLS

Newspaper. At the Bangor Daily News, I wrote in a wide range of styles: news, features, advertorial, profiles, historical retrospectives, and more.

Magazine. I also wrote articles for several BDN magazine titles. My earliest published writing was in an independent magazine out of Washington, D.C.

Fiction. My favorite writing is fiction. I have had about 60 short stories published (50 under my name and others under pseudonyms). Since 2010, I have written an online short-fiction column for Australian Web site The Cud. Since 2007, I have taught short-story writing through various adult-education programs in the Bangor area.

Style. Through various types of writing, I have learned various styles, including Strunk & White, Associated Press, standard manuscript format, etc.

NON-TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS

Project management. At the Bangor Daily News, I routinely planned content for supplements, scheduled interviews and photo shoots, assigned work to freelancers, followed up with advertising clients and interview subjects, laid out supplements, etc.

Communications, customer service, and PR. From 11 years in retail to 24 years running a business to 9 years conducting interviews, these have been necessary skills to learn and always improve.

Adaptation. I am a fast learner and am quick to adapt to any situation.

Presentation. Both with Web sites as well as designed publications, I have garnered strong ability to know what is presentable and appealing to the eye.

TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS

Desktop Publishing and Page Layout. Extensive experience including books, magazines, and newspapers using Microsoft Publisher, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign, and Quark XPress. I also have a strong understanding of the commercial prepress process.

Hardware. All aspects of servicing, repairing, upgrading, and troubleshooting PCs, mostly as a result of building and fixing them since 1990. Previous hardware work with older, non-PC machines set the stage for my experience in learning PC hardware.

Programming and Databases. I began programming in 1980 and have since programmed in countless languages. I have fairly recent experience with ASP, Jscript, and SQL.

Networking. I am familiar with network protocols and hardware/wiring setups.

Web Site Design and Marketing. Although I am a bit outdated on this, I have Web-design experience and am familiar with online protocols. I am familiar with online marketing of a Web site, including search-engine optimization.

Graphic Design. Although I am not a graphic-design expert, I have experience with graphics software including Corel and Adobe packages.
Digital Video Production and 3D Graphics Rendering. I have a background in non-linear digital video editing with packages such as Adobe Premiere, and exposure to three-dimensional rendering.

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