Penny Leisch

Current

Owner at PennyLeisch.com

Past

Co-owner at IRMWare Services

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Penny Leisch’s Summary

Over ten years of freelance writing, teaching, and editing, prove that I have the experience and background to successfully produce diverse written projects.

That experience is backed by solid corporate experience, as well as an understanding of the importance of top quality written communication.

I love small jobs, and I gladly work with individuals and small businesses. I also enjoy doing research assignments, tutoring, and resumes.

Penny Leisch’s Specialties:

Resumes for IT professionals are one of my specialties. My resumes and cover letters get superior results for all levels of IT, as well as for career changes. Other services include Interview preparation coaching, search strategy, resources, develop search parameters, customized resumes for online applications, and targeted cover letters.

Penny Leisch’s Experience

Owner

PennyLeisch.com

(Writing and Editing industry)

September 1996 — Present (13 years 4 months)

The span of writing projects include resumes, ad copy and web copy, logo design, writing and photography workshops, online and print articles, user manuals, product reviews, travel features, a year of monthly family activities columns, and monthly pet care articles and photos for a magazine. Creative non-fiction works also appear in two anthology series. Plus, I had the pleasure of serving on the editorial team for a cookbook. This year, I began reviewing books as a part of the Story Circle Book Review team.
Co-owner

IRMWare Services

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1991 — 1996 (5 years )

In 1991, assumed total responsibility for advertising, marketing, family software product design, production and the budget of IRMWare Services. IRMWare was self-funded and carried no debt. The company began as a consulting service in 1990. The responsibility for policy development was shared between two co-owners. In 1994, IRMWare released the first family software package and entered the international market with its business software. A French translation of a key software product began development in Switzerland in 1994.

Curriculum development included responsibility for all outside training done by IRMWare on products and on other commercially available software. This meant conducting classes and developing or recommending reference text, as well as responsibility for graphics, layout, text and editing on all IRMWare product documentation. When IRMWare used technical consultants and temporary clerical staff, responsibilities included the coordination of work and testing of the technical projects results.

In 1996, IRMWare renewed its focus on consulting and custom software development and withdrew from retail software sales. IRMWare’s reputation for excellence as a small business earned it recognition as an IBM partner company. The company sold out to IBM the same year.