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I bring a combination of fun, creativity, and attention-to-detail that builds brands from the ground up. Creativity flows through everything I do, whether that's the nuts-and-bolts of building a WordPress site or developing effective and dynamic copy to revitalize your brand. Quality content, delivered on time, is always the driving force for everything I do.

I bring a combination of fun, creativity, and attention-to-detail that builds brands from the ground up. Creativity flows through everything I do, whether that's the nuts-and-bolts of building a WordPress site or developing effective and dynamic copy to revitalize your brand. Quality content, delivered on time, is always the driving force for everything I do.

Creative Web Developer and Copywriter

My specialty begins understanding what is the unique proposition that your company delivers,I give it tone, voice, and personality. While I bring over 25 years of experience refining best practices, I believe at its core, publishing online , the development always obeys content and not the other way around. I'm very pragmatic in that way.

My specialty begins understanding what is the unique proposition that your company delivers,I give it tone, voice, and personality. While I bring over 25 years of experience refining best practices, I believe at its core, publishing online , the development always obeys content and not the other way around. I'm very pragmatic in that way.

Working at the nexus of content and technology, I bring creativity but won't miss the deadline. I'm a boot on the ground, getting the work done while bringing a sense of play and creativity to my clients. I abhor working in a vaccuum.

Working at the nexus of content and technology, I bring creativity but won't miss the deadline. I'm a boot on the ground, getting the work done while bringing a sense of play and creativity to my clients. I abhor working in a vaccuum.

I'm very open to influence and observant of achievements in other fields. Recently I've been focusing on the architecture of Mies Van Der Rohe, who said, “ Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.”

I'm very open to influence and observant of achievements in other fields. Recently I've been focusing on the architecture of Mies Van Der Rohe, who said, “ Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.” 

I admire people in the armed services, especially the Marine Corps, where my father and uncle served. The determination and marshaling of resources to get things done is inspiring.

I admire people in the armed services, especially the Marine Corps, where my father and uncle served. The determination and marshaling of resources to get things done is inspiring.

I love learning about what other people do and how they do it. I work to re-invent myself and my environment. Being paid to have creative fun and cut through the clutter to work at the heart of something. The most rewarding work I've done has been in commercial art fields such as fashion and furniture.

I love learning about what other people do and how they do it. I work to re-invent myself and my environment. Being paid to have creative fun and cut through the clutter to work at the heart of something. The most rewarding work I've done has been in commercial art fields such as fashion and furniture.

I went to university, learned languages, got my Master’s Degree in English Literature, and went to work in the entertainment industry (HBO). After six years, I struck out on my own, founding and running GayTravel.com in the 90s, and have been independent since exiting that in 2000.

I went to university, learned languages, got my Master’s Degree in English Literature, and went to work in the entertainment industry (HBO). After six years, I struck out on my own, founding and running GayTravel.com in the 90s, and have been independent since exiting that in 2000.

I've benefited from mentors who have been colleagues, clients, and teachers. An English professor helped me understand two principles that have helped me over the years:1) Abstract thinking is the highest form of intelligence.2) You don't have to work hard to kill a bad idea… it will die on its own.

I've benefited from mentors who have been colleagues, clients, and teachers. An English professor helped me understand two principles that have helped me over the years: 1) Abstract thinking is the highest form of intelligence. 2) You don't have to work hard to kill a bad idea… it will die on its own.

I've had many clients and projects in the fashion industry over the past decade. I'm fascinated by the industry’s mechanics and my role working where fashion meets technology.

I've had many clients and projects in the fashion industry over the past decade. I'm fascinated by the industry’s mechanics and my role working where fashion meets technology.

I was tapped by a major couture house to build the plan for spinning up a new brand that was distinct from the core label. I also worked with a furniture manufacturer outside of fashion to develop an eCommerce store for their catalog of over 50,000 SKUs. Building this store - from nothing - was one of the most significant technology and integration challenges I've tackled in my career.

I was tapped by a major couture house to build the plan for spinning up a new brand that was distinct from the core label. I also worked with a furniture manufacturer outside of fashion to develop an eCommerce store for their catalog of over 50,000 SKUs. Building this store - from nothing - was one of the most significant technology and integration challenges I've tackled in my career.

I've been working with a milliner specializing in hats for the Kentucky Derby and has more recently developed a high-end line of face masks. Technically, I’m experimenting with narrative in ecommerce and how to do that well.

I've been working with a milliner specializing in hats for the Kentucky Derby and has more recently developed a high-end line of face masks. Technically, I’m experimenting with narrative in ecommerce and how to do that well.

My ideal client is open to fostering creativity while having concrete goals. A designer who is moving into a new space or a new brand/business that is just getting started and needs someone to help them from ground zero and work from the bottom up. While I have extensive experience in fashion, furniture, and travel, a new industry would tap into my passion for learning new things.

My ideal client is open to fostering creativity while having concrete goals. A designer who is moving into a new space or a new brand/business that is just getting started and needs someone to help them from ground zero and work from the bottom up. While I have extensive experience in fashion, furniture, and travel, a new industry would tap into my passion for learning new things.

I am an expert in WordPress and can easily create new sites or fix and troubleshoot problems for clients. I'm also available to take on small projects from landing pages and galleries to copywriting and other creative needs.

I am an expert in WordPress and can easily create new sites or fix and troubleshoot problems for clients. I'm also available to take on small projects from landing pages and galleries to copywriting and other creative needs.

Web Developer

Ecommerce

Fashion

Furniture

Website Developer

Brand Copy

Technical Writing

I am a translator working in Russian, Polish, and English, dedicated to producing accurate, faithful, and fluid translations that take cultural nuances and each text’s specific needs into account.

I am a translator working in Russian, Polish, and English, dedicated to producing accurate, faithful, and fluid translations that take cultural nuances and each text’s specific needs into account.

Talented Russian, English, and Polish Translator

I am a translator and interpreter focussing on the languages English, Russian, and Polish. I translate articles and other texts and specialize in various topics, including IT, PR, Advertising, Communication, and Psychology. I also take on interpreting projects of different types, such as simultaneous interpreting.

I am a translator and interpreter focussing on the languages English, Russian, and Polish. I translate articles and other texts and specialize in various topics, including IT, PR, Advertising, Communication, and Psychology. I also take on interpreting projects of different types, such as simultaneous interpreting.

I am able to find a creative approach to each project to produce a translation that accurately represents the source text and reads well to the target reader. I can faithfully convey ideas expressed in the source language into the target language without compromising readability.

I am able to find a creative approach to each project to produce a translation that accurately represents the source text and reads well to the target reader. I can faithfully convey ideas expressed in the source language into the target language without compromising readability.

I do things I enjoy, and that inspire me, such as music. Creating music always gives me energy and sparks ideas. I find this helps me approach problems in my work from a new perspective.

I do things I enjoy, and that inspire me, such as music. Creating music always gives me energy and sparks ideas. I find this helps me approach problems in my work from a new perspective.

I love that translation is a very creative job and that it challenges me intellectually. I enjoy finding innovative and unusual ways to solve problems that arise.

I love that translation is a very creative job and that it challenges me intellectually. I enjoy finding innovative and unusual ways to solve problems that arise.

No, before I became independent, I worked in several companies within the field of translation. For instance, I worked for an IT company as an IT interpreter. I also worked for a while within a company as a linguistic mediator between Russian-speaking workers and English-speaking management.

No, before I became independent, I worked in several companies within the field of translation. For instance, I worked for an IT company as an IT interpreter. I also worked for a while within a company as a linguistic mediator between Russian-speaking workers and English-speaking management.

As a translator and interpreter, it is essential to maintain and improve your language skills, even in your mother tongue, so I practice all my languages every day.&nbsp;I expand on my skills as a translator by pushing myself to translate articles about different topics. This helps me develop my skills as a linguist and introduces me to new vocabulary and ways of writing that are specific to each sector. I also spend a lot of time reading, which is another excellent way to gain more vocabulary and open my mind to a wide range of ideas.

As a translator and interpreter, it is essential to maintain and improve your language skills, even in your mother tongue, so I practice all my languages every day.  I expand on my skills as a translator by pushing myself to translate articles about different topics. This helps me develop my skills as a linguist and introduces me to new vocabulary and ways of writing that are specific to each sector. I also spend a lot of time reading, which is another excellent way to gain more vocabulary and open my mind to a wide range of ideas.

Through other industry professionals, I have learned how to find creative ways to solve issues that may arise during the translation process. Translation requires very non-standard solutions, so it is crucial to possess this skill.

Through other industry professionals, I have learned how to find creative ways to solve issues that may arise during the translation process. Translation requires very non-standard solutions, so it is crucial to possess this skill.

One of my specialties is IT, and in that sector, I have worked for companies such as SkillUp. Other projects I have done include translating for Osterloh Farm, a strawberry farm based in Germany.

One of my specialties is IT, and in that sector, I have worked for companies such as SkillUp. Other projects I have done include translating for Osterloh Farm, a strawberry farm based in Germany.

One particularly significant project was working as a simultaneous interpreter in German. It was challenging and required me to think on my feet because it was conducted in real-time.I have recently been working for an IT blogger translating their articles, which I have enjoyed since IT is one of my preferred subject areas.

One particularly significant project was working as a simultaneous interpreter in German. It was challenging and required me to think on my feet because it was conducted in real-time. I have recently been working for an IT blogger translating their articles, which I have enjoyed since IT is one of my preferred subject areas. 

For me, the perfect translation job is one where I have the freedom to be creative within the source text’s constraints.

For me, the perfect translation job is one where I have the freedom to be creative within the source text’s constraints.

I am open to translation and interpreting projects based on my fields of expertise, specifically Communication, IT, PR, and Psychology, that use my language pairs: English, Russian, and Polish.

I am open to translation and interpreting projects based on my fields of expertise, specifically Communication, IT, PR, and Psychology, that use my language pairs: English, Russian, and Polish.

Translator

Advertising

My life revolves around outdoor adventure – I spend as much time as possible taking on mountain experiences such as trail runs, backcountry hikes, and bike rides and turn that into high-quality writing. I specialize in outdoor adventure and travel magazine writing and gear test relevant products.

My life revolves around outdoor adventure – I spend as much time as possible taking on mountain experiences such as trail runs, backcountry hikes, and bike rides and turn that into high-quality writing. I specialize in outdoor adventure and travel magazine writing and gear test relevant products.

Creative Outdoor Adventure and Travel Writer

At the moment, I'm very focused on increasing diversity in my field. Many populations are underserved when it comes to outdoor adventure, so I try to find the stories of those people that have been traditionally unrepresented and write about them. I also do a lot of gear testing for different publications.

At the moment, I'm very focused on increasing diversity in my field. Many populations are underserved when it comes to outdoor adventure, so I try to find the stories of those people that have been traditionally unrepresented and write about them. I also do a lot of gear testing for different publications.

I taught creative writing at a college level for ten years and taught in an MFA program, which has given me a sharp editing eye. It also taught me how to interact with anyone – I&nbsp; taught writing to all kinds of academic populations, including veterans, private university students, and people exploring new careers.

I taught creative writing at a college level for ten years and taught in an MFA program, which has given me a sharp editing eye. It also taught me how to interact with anyone – I  taught writing to all kinds of academic populations, including veterans, private university students, and people exploring new careers.

I’m constantly outdoors, seeing and doing incredible things that inspire me to write. My day-to-day life sparks ideas for pieces. For example, I might go to a local bike shop, pick up a topography map and realize that the people who made it are local and have been making maps for 25 years. That will prompt me to write a story about them. Or, I could be on an incredible bike ride, discover a ghost town or old mining equipment, and turn that experience into a travel piece.

I’m constantly outdoors, seeing and doing incredible things that inspire me to write. My day-to-day life sparks ideas for pieces. For example, I might go to a local bike shop, pick up a topography map and realize that the people who made it are local and have been making maps for 25 years. That will prompt me to write a story about them. Or, I could be on an incredible bike ride, discover a ghost town or old mining equipment, and turn that experience into a travel piece.

The mountains are a constant inspiration, but when I was an undergrad, I had a professor who wrote features for Esquire magazine. Until then, I had thought of magazines as just something you read at an airport, but his work taught me that it’s all about the writing. If you’re a good writer, you can make any topic fascinating.

The mountains are a constant inspiration, but when I was an undergrad, I had a professor who wrote features for Esquire magazine. Until then, I had thought of magazines as just something you read at an airport, but his work taught me that it’s all about the writing. If you’re a good writer, you can make any topic fascinating.

I love telling stories that could inspire someone who might not otherwise be inspired. I recently worked on a piece about a cyclist on the Paralympic Team USA, and she told me that if she had known as a teenager that bikes could be modified for her, she would have started cycling much earlier. Representation is so crucial, and I love writing stories that need to be told so that others know what’s possible.

I love telling stories that could inspire someone who might not otherwise be inspired. I recently worked on a piece about a cyclist on the Paralympic Team USA, and she told me that if she had known as a teenager that bikes could be modified for her, she would have started cycling much earlier. Representation is so crucial, and I love writing stories that need to be told so that others know what’s possible.

Before I branched out into freelance outdoor adventure and travel writing, I worked for many years as a creative writing instructor at a college level.

Before I branched out into freelance outdoor adventure and travel writing, I worked for many years as a creative writing instructor at a college level.

I look to veteran magazine writers for advice. It’s great to have a support network of people doing the same job.

I look to veteran magazine writers for advice. It’s great to have a support network of people doing the same job. 

I’ve benefited from professors and colleagues in numerous ways, particularly when I moved into magazine writing. For instance, I was given a lot of advice about how to pitch stories.

I’ve benefited from professors and colleagues in numerous ways, particularly when I moved into magazine writing. For instance, I was given a lot of advice about how to pitch stories.

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Runner’s World Bicycling Magazine Triathlete Magazine USA Triathlon 5280 Popular Mechanics Outside Magazine Colorado Traveler

I’ve been a runner all my life and an avid reader of Runner’s World, so writing for them is particularly special for me. I did a feature for the magazine about a Navajo runner who started a race on reservation land. That project was amazing to work on and turned out really well.

I’ve been a runner all my life and an avid reader of Runner’s World, so writing for them is particularly special for me. I did a feature for the magazine about a Navajo runner who started a race on reservation land. That project was amazing to work on and turned out really well.

I love having the variety of working for publications on different projects.

I love having the variety of working for publications on different projects.

I’m open to different projects, but I specifically enjoy working in the outdoor adventure space. I love to work on representing underserved communities in that space.

I’m open to different projects, but I specifically enjoy working in the outdoor adventure space. I love to work on representing underserved communities in that space.

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