Tom Guard

Current

Author/Blogger at Self Employed (Self-employed)
Website Design and Freelance Copywriter at Various Freelance and Consulting Jobs

Past

Editor/Copywriter for VOD website at Galaxy Internet Group
Bus Driver at Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Education

Kent State University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Tom

Connections

14 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Tom Guard’s Summary

Video editor and copywriter for VOD and retail sites. Expert in social networking and marketing. Quick learner with the remarkable ability to solve problems. Creative and witty, my goal would be to work in a fast-paced digital environment.

Tom Guard’s Specialties:

Software testing, creative writing (content and keyword rich), Video editing, SEO and social marketing. I'm consistent and well-rounded when it comes to solving problems.

Tom Guard’s Experience

Author/Blogger
Self Employed (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Write and demonstrate blogging tips, social media tips and opinionated news.
Website Design and Freelance Copywriter

Various Freelance and Consulting Jobs

(Internet industry)

January 1997 — Present (12 years 7 months)

Assist in various web design projects for on a freelance basis.
Volunteer time to show children and elderly how to use a PC for personal and educational purposes.
Editor/Copywriter for VOD website

Galaxy Internet Group

(Internet industry)

October 2006 — April 2009 (2 years 7 months)

Write original keyword rich copy for retail website.Worked on two VOD projects as copywriter and video editor. Trained new employees on VOD software. Test and recommend new time-saving techniques with editing software. Come up with extremely creative tags or meta data on VOD site for proper search engine optimization. Won employee of the month in less than a year.
Bus Driver

Greyhound Lines, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

March 1999 — August 2006 (7 years 6 months)

Drove buses and did various website work for the union. Trained new employees. Received many awards for safety.

Tom Guard’s Education

Kent State University

Advertising, Creative Writing, Psychology 1991 — 1998

Was experimenting with the internet when "Bigfoot" was a search engine...lol

Additional Information

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Tom Guard’s Interests:

New technology, new SEO techniques, reading, fishing, comedy clubs, jokes, youtube, social networking and social marketing. Wishing Cleveland would win a championship in a major sport. (Not curling or shuffle board.)