Mark E. Levy
61 Park Street 10J
Brookline MA 02446
(617)731-4176
marklevy@theworld.com

 

OBJECTIVE

  • Part-time employment

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Writer/Editor

  • Over fifteen years proven experience
  • Have successfully written articles for clients like Advance - A Newsletter for the Future of Boston College; Harvard Business School Bulletin, Boston University Computer Career Programs
  • Write, edit, layout & prepare for printing: newsletters, newspaper ads, direct mail and brochures for clients like WalkBoston; Brookline Community Fund; Boston University Center for Psychiatric Research Recovery Center
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills

Online & Desktop Publishing

  • Professional freelance web page development for clients like the Frank Smizik for State Representative Campaign; John Bassett for Selectman
  • Desktop publishing for America Walks, WalkBoston, Brookline Community Fund and other clients.
  • Successfully taught "Create Your Own Web Page" at Newton Community Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Current Employment: Freelance page layout and computer assistance
  • Previous Employment 1985-2003 Freelance web page developer/writer/editor

OTHER SKILLS

  • Experienced Macintosh, DOS, Windows user - some UNIX experience
  • Solid Microsoft Office skills
  • Able to write, edit and layout documents using Adobe PageMaker 6.5, Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Word
  • Prepare online documents using BBEdit, Adobe PageMill, Dreamweaver & Adobe Acrobat
  • Able to maintain mailing lists and other database applications in both Windows and Macintosh environments using Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, Alpha Four and similar software

EDUCATION

Continuing Professional Education

  • Boston University Software Certificate Program January, 2002-January 2003
  • Boston Center for Adult Education
    • Advanced Web Page Design
    • Page Layout using QuarkXPress

Academic Background

  • M.A., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 1976
    • Major: English and American Literature
  • B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 1970
    • Major: English

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Delegate to Democratic State Convention 2000, 2001
  • Brookline Town Meeting Member 1984-2002
  • Brookline Friendly Society "outstanding community volunteer" 1997
  • Town of Brookline Advisory Committee 1989-1996
    • Finance Chair 1994-1996
  • Brookline Housing Advisory Board 1986-1987
    • Chair, 1987

WRITING SAMPLES: http://www.theworld.com/~MarkLevy/writing_samples/

REFERENCES: Available on request