Tom Geller
Writing that informs, persuades, and entertains
829 14th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
+1-415-317-1805
tom - at - tomgeller.com
Samples and endorsements at http://www.tomgeller.com


I prefer off-site contracts, and am not seeking permanent employment at
this time. Agencies welcome.


EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer and Editor
  Specializing in science, technology, and real estate, 2006-present
    Media clients: S.F. Chronicle, Inman News, IEEE, Chemical Heritage, Nature.com, MacLife.
    Corporate clients: Apple, Quark, Intego, BusinessKnowHow.com.
    Books: Kaplan Publishing, Times Change Press.

Professor, City College of San Francisco, 2006
  Real Estate Economics classes

Trainer, Fidelity National Title Group, 2004-2006
  Delivering on-site support for a escrow management system

Real Estate Agent, 2002-2004
  Representing residential buyers in San Francisco

Executive Director, SpamCon Foundation, 2001-2002
  For a technology-focused 501(c)(3) non-profit

Senior Account Executive, 1997-2001
  GCI Group and other public relations firms

Writer, Editor, and Designer, 1988-1997
  Corporate clients and consumer publications


ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* 15 years in communications: About five five years each in writing and 
  editing, public relations, and design and layout.

* Published over a quarter million words; edited an estimated half million
  more as feature articles, reviews, web sites, marketing materials, press
  releases, user manuals, case studies, newsletters, internal
  communications.

* Proficient computer user since 1978, with current expert-level knowledge 
  in publishing and Internet applications. Junior-level abilities in Unix, 
  database design, scripting, hosted applications.

* Organized events and speaking engagements. Appeared as a speaker at
  conferences including Consumer Electronics Show, ISPCon, Macworld Expo,
  Direct Marketing Association, business groups, others.

* Expert appearances in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, eWeek,
  Wired News, MSNBCi, Gartner Group, IDG News Service, Infoworld, PCWorld,
  LA Times, The Guardian (U.K.), The Australian, Salon, Computerworld, CNN
  Online, Dow Jones Newswire, Washington Post, Cox Newspapers, dozens of
  metropolitan dailies. Broadcast appearances include CNNfn, CNET Radio,
  TechTV.


EDUCATION

U. Cincinnati/College-Conservatory of Music, B.Mus (Cum Laude) in
Composition, 1991.

City College of San Francisco and Allied Real Estate School; licensure
as a California Real Estate Broker, 2003.