ERWIN A. KARL
4744 34th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(888) 522 - 6037 (voice mail/fax)
EXPERIENCE:
Ment Media Group: Tannersville, NY
10/97 - Present
Associate
Write reviews, features, and editorials; and sell ads for two publications. Production and promotion for music and literary events, sound and video production.
The Daily Freeman: Kingston, NY
2/97 - Present
Correspondent
Report on news and politics in a two county territory. Write feature stories on area personalities and organizations, music and cultural events. Work on tight deadlines to fulfill commitments for articles of specified length. Conceived and wrote a series of travel articles featuring Hudson Valley and the Catskills.
The Source Magazine: Albany, NY
Staff Writer
7/94 - 10/96
Generated story ideas; reviewed theatre, art, literature, comedy and music; wrote perspective columns and cover stories. Stories entailed library research & extensive interviewing, as well as taking photos or arranging photo shoots.
Cairo Durham Central School District: Cairo, NY
2/97 - 6/99
Substitute Teacher/Tutor
Substituted for teachers from grades 6-12 in all subjects. Worked from teachers' lesson plans and generated my own lessons and activities. Tutored expelled students in all subjects, interfaced with teachers, and administered exams. Provided tutoring to other pupils under direct contract with parents.
ECG Consulting Group Inc.: Albany, NY
6/86 - 3/94
Associate
Research intensive position in market research and strategic planning. Wrote and edited proposals, surveys, and reports for technical clients. Position entailed frequent client contact, business and technical assessment of new products and services, merger and acquisition analysis, and negotiation monitoring. Managed office LAN, ordered hardware and software, and generated system documentation. Procured library resources and developed on-line catalog.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, May, 1988
Masters in Business Administration, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dec., 1991
John Montague Poetry Workshop, State University of New York at Albany, 1994
Richard Selzer Non Fiction Workshop, State University of New York at Albany, 1995
PUBLICATION HISTORY:
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Poetry & Fiction:
YoMiMoNo, Hiroshima, Japan; Writing on the Wall, Orono, ME; Something Quarterly, Johannesburg, S. Africa; Moxie, Chandler, AZ; Beatlick's Newsletter, Nashville, TN; Ballpeen, Jackson, MS; LISP, NY, NY; Rant, NY, NY; Face the Demon, Nashville, TN; NEPHTHYS, Asheville, NC; De'pressed Int'l/, Detroit, MI; Dream Scene, San Francisco, CA
Non-fiction:
Ski Rag, Tannersville, NY; Mountain Monthly, Tannersville, NY; The Evangelist, Albany, NY; High Times, NY, NY; Kaatskill Life, Delhi, NY; Arts Alive, Catskill, NY; Buzzz Magazine, Albany, NY; Something Quarterly, Johannesburg, South Africa; Beatlick's Newsletter, Nashville, TN; Next ..., Long Beach, CA; The Polytechnic, Troy, NY; The Hunter Scene, Hunter, NY
Letters to the Editor:
Times Union, Albany, NY; Daily Mail, Catskill, NY; New York Times, NY, NY; The Evangelist, Albany, NY; Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, PA; The Mountain Eagle, Tannersville, NY
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:
Programming: HTML, BASIC, Pascal, FORTRAN, Several Graphics and Simulation Languages, IMSAI 8080 Machine Language
Software: MS Office, MS Works, MS Word, Word Perfect, MS Excel, Lotus 123, DBASE IV, Corel Draw; Quark Xpress; Aldus Pagemaker, SPSS, SAS, Freelance Graphics, ClarisWorks
Platforms: IBM, Macintosh, and Mainframe
AFFILIATIONS AND WORK-RELATED ACTIVITIES:
Greene County Council for the Arts - 1997-Present.
Member of
National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981).Coordinated guest speakers for Speakers Forum at RPI.
Promoted art, sports, and fundraising events.
Prepare resumes and cover letters, counsel job candidates.
Developed a newsletter used by a psychotherapist as a marketing tool for her practice. Researched and wrote new issues on a quarterly basis.
Board of Directors for Hudson-Mohawk Club of the Rensselaer Alumni Association - 1989-1994.
Resident Assistant - RPI 1985-1988.
Professional Leadership Program - RPI 1987 - 1988.
Cole Hollow Coffee House - Tannersville, NY
Sage College/JCA - Albany, NY
Iroquois Elementary School - S. Wales, NY
Schenectady High School - Schenectady, NY
Radford University - Radford, VA
Gallery 302 - Albany, NY
Mother Earth's Cafe - Albany, NY
Cantab Lounge - Boston, MA
The Iroquois - Roanoke, VA
Bean's Talk Cafe - Boone, NC
Café Diem - Atlanta, GA
Pub of Love - Nashville, TN
Penny Universitie Coffee House - Winston-Salem, NC
The Green Door - Asheville, NC
15 Minutes Club - Washington, DC
Happy Endings - Syracuse, NY
CREATIVE/OTHER:
The Hemlocks in the Twilight Bosoms: Self-published chapbook (in conjunction w/ Earth Day reading at Sage-JCA)
Night Bird Calls: Self-published chapbook Carpetbaggers in the Cathedral: Self-produced poetry tape, with Seth Putnam
Reviewed in Iroquois Poetry Newsletter
Voice-over for Recording by Get Ahead, Johannesburg
Appeared in Tattoo Magazine, Outlaw Biker Tattoo Review, National Tattoo Association Convention Proceedings
Open mikes at Borders Bookstore, QE2, Margarita's, Albany Art Gallery, RCCA, Sage/JCA Poetry Club, Albany, NY; Kippies Nightclub, Facts & Fiction Book Store, Johannesburg, S. Africa; Dragon's Den, New Orleans, LA; Different Light, NY, NY;
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