Alfred Poor

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700 E. Walnut St.
Perkasie, PA  18944

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Relevant Work Experience


2002
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Menlo Park, CA

Freelance writing assignment: Wrote “Display Technology” section for Technology Forecast: 2002.

2001- present
Co-host of the Personal Computer Show, WBAI, New York — a weekly radio program covering technology topics

1999
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Menlo Park, CA

Freelance writing assignment: Wrote “Display Technology” section for Technology Forecast: 2000.

1998
Knowledge Industries Publications, White Plains, NY

Freelance writing assignment: wrote advertising supplements, “Digital Presentations @ Work”, which appeared in June, September, and November issues of Business Week.

1994-2001
ZDNet (formerly ZiffNet), San Francisco, CA

Provided on-line consultation services for participants at question-and-answer technical support discussion sites covering hardware and software topics, first on CompuServe and later on the ZDNet Web site.

1989-1992
Business One Irwin (formerly Dow-Jones Irwin), Homewood, IL.
Evaluated and reviewed book proposals on a wide range of hardware and software topics.

1989
Results Lab (formerly Venture Network, Inc.), San Francisco, CA.
Freelance assignment developing strategy and writing marketing materials for Marsh & McLennan. Traveled to regional offices in Seattle, Honolulu, and Denver to train key high-level sales professionals on the use of the new materials and strategy.

1982-1988
Soft Industries Corporation, Southington, CT

Co-founder and consultant: Projects included a detailed competitor product analysis for a major word processing program publisher, database training for Hartford Insurance Group and CIGNA, and custom multi-user database application development for the State Department of Education.

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