Background & Qualifications

Employment

Freelance Writer and Editor, doing business as The Written Word, Fargo, North Dakota; 1984-Present. Resumes, letters, reports, manuscripts, short nonfiction and fiction, journal articles, and other projects. Specialize in academic style editing: APA and Turabian (Chicago Manual of Style); experience with MLA. Media Coverage: Feature Article.

Regional Remote Payroll Coordinator, Night Shift Lead, Computer Operator, Reconcilement Clerk. Northwest Computer Services, Fargo, North Dakota.

Computer Programmer. Western States Life Insurance Company, Fargo, North Dakota.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree. Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.

Majors: Philosophy and English.
Course work in psychology, economics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer programming.
National Merit Scholarship Recipient.

Additional Training

HTML Programming: Spectrum Virtual University; 8 weeks.
Rhealist Writing Workshops: Poetry and Nonfiction.
Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations.
Job Search: The Thompson Group, Human Resources Consultants.
Stephen Ministry Training.
The Ten Commandments: The Hidden Promise,
a course taught by James Nestingen, professor of Church History,
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota.