RESUME OF
Daniel J. Harvey
3601 Squirrel Hill Court
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: (302) 999-8879
fax: (302) 999-1531
e-mail: Dharvey@harveyfreelance.com
PROFILE
Writer - Editor - Researcher
Medical, Health, Academic, Advertising, Business, Book Manuscripts, News, Features,
Promotional, Newsletters, Corporate Communications, Public Relations
SKILLS
• Winner of six journalism writing awards
• Superior writing and interviewing skills
• Strong rewrite skills, copy editing, proofreading
• Resourceful researcher
• Computer skills
BACKGROUND
• Editor/researcher, ghostwriter - books on engineering work processes; academic book
projects; finance
• Managing Editor - health care magazine
• Contributing Editor - medical publications
• Writer/Editor - newsletters
• Writer - book manuscripts
• Editor - newspapers, magazines
• Staff Writer - newspapers, magazines
• Contributing Writer - news, features
• Copy writer - media publicity, advertising, catalogue, brochures
• Editor/writer/proofreader - corporate materials
• Web writer/researcher - various Web sites
• Internet Researcher/Database entry - various Web sites
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1988 - Keystone Press Award, presented by Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers'
Association;1st place - feature series
1990 - Keystone Press Award, presented by Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers'
Association;1st place - sports story
1992 - Keystone Press Award, presented by Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers'
Association;2nd place - feature story
1994 - Spotlight Awards, presented by Society of Professional Journalists:
2nd place - feature story; 2nd place - sports story; Honorable mention -
feature story
2001 - Finalist, Novel-In-Progress Contest, The William Faulkner Literary Society
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
PRESENT
FREELANCE WRITER/EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
Organizations and publications I have worked for include:
Biddle Capital Management - Authorship of book manuscript for investment firm.
Great Valley Publications - Regular contributing writer for Radiology Today, a bi-weekly
national publication for an audience of physicians and technologists; for For the Record, a
general medical publication; and for Social Work Today, a monthly national magazine for an
audience of master's- and bachelor-level social workers.
MWC/Allied Healthcare Group – Regular contributor of feature articles for Medical Imaging
magazine.
Christiana Health Care System – Writing copy and editing publications for this health care
system comprised of hospitals and numerous outpatient services.
CMP Media-Diagnostic Imaging – Regular contributor to monthly magazine (Diagnostic
Imaging) and weekly newsletter (Diagnostic ImagingSCAN).
L2S (Links to Services) - Providing Web content, editing, proofreading about medical news, medical technology and e-commerce for this online communications agency.
The Gale Company - writing new text, rewrites, research, copyediting and proofreading for this national publisher of academic reference books.
Bradley Communications - writing promotional and marketing copy for this marketing agency that services book publishers and broadcast media outlets.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta - Producing Web content and all published materials for the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Aboreta, including marketing and promotional materials, directories, booklets, Web content and the monthly newsletter.
Newton Associates, Inc. Marketing Communications - Producing feature articles for agency clients on industrial technology and business "success stories."
NTN Publishing/Buzztime - Internet research, database entry.
OTTN Publishing - Producing book manuscripts on history for educational publishing company.
Special Projects - Producing reports, success stories and case studies for medical organizations such as the Fox Chase Cancer Center, a pioneering medical facility, and The RADIN Group, an international manufacturer of medical equipment.
Magazine Contributing Writer – Producing feature articles on a regular basis for magazines such as Journal of Longevity, American Lawyer, Carb Lite, and US Industry Today.
Instant Knowledge – Writing online study guides on literature
June 1995 - May 1998
EDITOR/WRITER - AGENCY SUBCONTRACTOR - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
• Editor and writer for four corporate (Dupont) newsletters
• Developed newsletter for agency client; produced newsletter
• Edited and wrote corporate reports, brochures, and presentations
• Edited and helped write Dupont Company engineering books and books on work-process
philosophies
• Proofreader
April 1993 to June 1995
MANAGING EDITOR - RT IMAGE MAGAZINE
VALLEY FORGE PRESS, Valley Forge, PA
• Produced twice-monthly medical magazine for allied healthcare audience. Hired as
associate editor in '93; promoted to managing editor in '94
April 1993 to June 1995
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - MEDICAL JOURNALS
VALLEY FORGE PRESS, Valley Forge, PA
• Contributing writer/editor/proofreader for three medical journals: Physical Therapy
Today, Pharmacy Today, Medical Technology Today
December 1987 to April 1993
ASSOCIATE EDITOR - THE KENNETT PAPER
KENNETT COMMUNICATIONS, KENNETT SQUARE, PA
• Hired as sports editor in 1987, promoted to associate editor in 1991.
April 1986 to December 1987
SPORTS REPORTER - SALEM DAILY SUNBEAM
Daily newspaper, Salem, NJ
EDUCATION
1973-1979 - University of Delaware, Newark, DE; B.A. (journalism emphasis)
1984-85 - The Media Institute, Philadelphia, PA - One-year program, marketing and public relations
Daniel J. Harvey
3601 Squirrel Hill Court
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: (302) 999-8879
fax: (302) 999-1531
e-mail: Dharvey@harveyfreelance.com
PROFILE
Writer - Editor - Researcher
Medical, Health, Academic, Advertising, Business, Book Manuscripts, News, Features,
Promotional, Newsletters, Corporate Communications, Public Relations
SKILLS
• Winner of six journalism writing awards
• Superior writing and interviewing skills
• Strong rewrite skills, copy editing, proofreading
• Resourceful researcher
• Computer skills
BACKGROUND
• Editor/researcher, ghostwriter - books on engineering work processes; academic book
projects; finance
• Managing Editor - health care magazine
• Contributing Editor - medical publications
• Writer/Editor - newsletters
• Writer - book manuscripts
• Editor - newspapers, magazines
• Staff Writer - newspapers, magazines
• Contributing Writer - news, features
• Copy writer - media publicity, advertising, catalogue, brochures
• Editor/writer/proofreader - corporate materials
• Web writer/researcher - various Web sites
• Internet Researcher/Database entry - various Web sites
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1988 - Keystone Press Award, presented by Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers'
Association;1st place - feature series
1990 - Keystone Press Award, presented by Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers'
Association;1st place - sports story
1992 - Keystone Press Award, presented by Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers'
Association;2nd place - feature story
1994 - Spotlight Awards, presented by Society of Professional Journalists:
2nd place - feature story; 2nd place - sports story; Honorable mention -
feature story
2001 - Finalist, Novel-In-Progress Contest, The William Faulkner Literary Society
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
PRESENT
FREELANCE WRITER/EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
Organizations and publications I have worked for include:
Biddle Capital Management - Authorship of book manuscript for investment firm.
Great Valley Publications - Regular contributing writer for Radiology Today, a bi-weekly
national publication for an audience of physicians and technologists; for For the Record, a
general medical publication; and for Social Work Today, a monthly national magazine for an
audience of master's- and bachelor-level social workers.
MWC/Allied Healthcare Group – Regular contributor of feature articles for Medical Imaging
magazine.
Christiana Health Care System – Writing copy and editing publications for this health care
system comprised of hospitals and numerous outpatient services.
CMP Media-Diagnostic Imaging – Regular contributor to monthly magazine (Diagnostic
Imaging) and weekly newsletter (Diagnostic ImagingSCAN).
L2S (Links to Services) - Providing Web content, editing, proofreading about medical news, medical technology and e-commerce for this online communications agency.
The Gale Company - writing new text, rewrites, research, copyediting and proofreading for this national publisher of academic reference books.
Bradley Communications - writing promotional and marketing copy for this marketing agency that services book publishers and broadcast media outlets.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta - Producing Web content and all published materials for the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Aboreta, including marketing and promotional materials, directories, booklets, Web content and the monthly newsletter.
Newton Associates, Inc. Marketing Communications - Producing feature articles for agency clients on industrial technology and business "success stories."
NTN Publishing/Buzztime - Internet research, database entry.
OTTN Publishing - Producing book manuscripts on history for educational publishing company.
Special Projects - Producing reports, success stories and case studies for medical organizations such as the Fox Chase Cancer Center, a pioneering medical facility, and The RADIN Group, an international manufacturer of medical equipment.
Magazine Contributing Writer – Producing feature articles on a regular basis for magazines such as Journal of Longevity, American Lawyer, Carb Lite, and US Industry Today.
Instant Knowledge – Writing online study guides on literature
June 1995 - May 1998
EDITOR/WRITER - AGENCY SUBCONTRACTOR - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
• Editor and writer for four corporate (Dupont) newsletters
• Developed newsletter for agency client; produced newsletter
• Edited and wrote corporate reports, brochures, and presentations
• Edited and helped write Dupont Company engineering books and books on work-process
philosophies
• Proofreader
April 1993 to June 1995
MANAGING EDITOR - RT IMAGE MAGAZINE
VALLEY FORGE PRESS, Valley Forge, PA
• Produced twice-monthly medical magazine for allied healthcare audience. Hired as
associate editor in '93; promoted to managing editor in '94
April 1993 to June 1995
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - MEDICAL JOURNALS
VALLEY FORGE PRESS, Valley Forge, PA
• Contributing writer/editor/proofreader for three medical journals: Physical Therapy
Today, Pharmacy Today, Medical Technology Today
December 1987 to April 1993
ASSOCIATE EDITOR - THE KENNETT PAPER
KENNETT COMMUNICATIONS, KENNETT SQUARE, PA
• Hired as sports editor in 1987, promoted to associate editor in 1991.
April 1986 to December 1987
SPORTS REPORTER - SALEM DAILY SUNBEAM
Daily newspaper, Salem, NJ
EDUCATION
1973-1979 - University of Delaware, Newark, DE; B.A. (journalism emphasis)
1984-85 - The Media Institute, Philadelphia, PA - One-year program, marketing and public relations
