Zach Everson

Current

Writer. Editor. Consultant. at Sole proprietor

Past

Technical Editor at Resource Consultants (Now Serco)
Editor at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Technical Editor at Booz Allen Hamilton

Client Services Supervisor at First Union (Now Wachovia)
Staff Reporter at The Greensboro News and Record
Staff Writer at The Daily Times Chronicle

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Education

Wake Forest University

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Zach Everson’s Summary

Writing
I will produce a manuscript by conducting research and interviews and working from supplied materials, as well as attending meetings and making revisions. While my experience and interests are varied, my copy is always suitable for your audience.

Editing
Copyediting involves reviewing a manuscript for spelling, grammar, style, and consistency, including checking the accuracy and completeness of tables, bibliographies, and footnotes. I have experience with many style manuals and also can tailor my editing to meet your in-house guidelines.

Substantive editing involves rewriting, reorganizing, and reviewing content for accuracy and logic (copyediting makes your document grammatically correct; substantive editing makes your document read better). I will ensure the proper tone and approach for your intended audience.

Consulting
I provide strategic communications consulting services to clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to U.S. and foreign government agencies and multinational corporations.

Zach Everson’s Specialties:

I have written about a range of subjects including travel, sports, defense, international development, music, and the environment.

For editing, I have experience with The Chicago Manual of Style, The Associated Press Stylebook, The Government Printing Office Style Manual, Modern Language Association (MLA) style, American Psychological Association (APA) style, and other guides.

And I have helped clients with blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Wikipedia, and Flickr.

Zach Everson’s Experience

Writer. Editor. Consultant.

Sole proprietor

(Writing and Editing industry)

September 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)

Write, edit, and provide communications consulting services. Clients range from websites and magazines to government agencies and multinational corporations. Engagements include

Writing
•“Wish You Were Here: Gallery Hotels,” “4 Forward-Thinking Ski Resort Funiculars,” and other articles as a contributor to enRoute, Air Canada’s in-flight magazine
•“10 Engaging Spots for Popping the Question” for BudgetTravel.com, the website for Budget Travel magazine
•“The Proud Junketeer: From Jamaica to China and Back,” “Steve Earle lays it down,” and “Louisville cool: The hottest parties of Kentucky Derby week” for BlackBook
•Lodging reviews for UpTake, a travel search and discovery site
•Weekly contributor to Gridskipper, a travel and leisure website
•A two-part feature on the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl for the sports website Deadspin, part of the Gawker Media Network
•A weekly column as the Louisville Travel Examiner for Examiner.com
•A cover story on the future of the VA Medical Center in Louisville for Medical News newspaper
•An article examining the real-life implications of Iraq War-related themes in Bruce Springsteen’s music for Backstreets magazine

Editing
•Editor-in-chief of Louisville.com–oversee all content, manage 17 writers, coordinate media credentials, promote the website, and troubleshoot technical issues
•Dozens of reports on reproductive health and proposals for international development firms

Consulting
• Created and manage the online presence for the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, including designing and writing a new website with a blog and enhancing its presence in social networks (such as by creating Twitter and MySpace accounts and revamping its Facebook and YouTube efforts)
• Transformed a book into a wiki for Microsoft and the International Development Research Centre
• Helped clients learn to use and benefit from new media, social networks, and microblogging
• Optimized websites for improved search engine ranking
Technical Editor

Resource Consultants (Now Serco)

(Defense & Space industry)

October 2003 — August 2004 (11 months)

Edited Army directives, interdepartment communications, and more than 75 network-compatibility assessments of commercial software for Headquarters, Department of the Army. Coordinated the publications process with authors, reviewers, and supervisors. Worked on-site. Gained Secret clearance.
Editor

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)

March 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 7 months)

Edited work plans, annual reports, case studies, newsletter articles, electronic media, and technical reports for the Commercial Market Strategies project—an $85 million five-year U.S. Agency for International Development-funded program that increased access to and demand for reproductive health and family planning services in developing countries through the private sector. Developed a publication process to guide documents from inception to publication. Created a training presentation about proper grammar.
Technical Editor

Booz Allen Hamilton

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; BAH; Management Consulting industry)

August 2000 — March 2002 (1 year 8 months)

Wrote and edited technical reports, proposals, statements of work, newsletter articles, user manuals, handbooks, computer training manuals, and marketing material related to information assurance and human factors. Developed proposal themes for a $100 million Department of Defense procurement, which was later won. Supervised an assistant editor. Produced writing guidelines. Gained Secret clearance.
Client Services Supervisor

First Union (Now Wachovia)

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FTU; Banking industry)

August 1998 — July 2000 (2 years )

Managed 16 representatives in the brokerage customer-service department. Was the sole member of management during evening hours. Interviewed, evaluated, and terminated employees. Assisted the group with communications and editing internal training materials. Passed National Association of Securities Dealers exams to become a general securities principal (Series 24), an investment advisor (Series 65), and a general securities representative (Series 7 and 63). Was promoted four times in less than two years.
Staff Reporter

The Greensboro News and Record

(Newspapers industry)

January 1998 — April 1998 (4 months)

Wrote 10 articles, assisted in production, and copyedited for the sports department. One article was published on the front page of the section.
Staff Writer

The Daily Times Chronicle

(Newspapers industry)

May 1997 — July 1997 (3 months)

Covered government meetings and local events for the news department, including a three-part front-page series on controversial renovations to the historic downtown.

Zach Everson’s Education

Wake Forest University

BA , English, Journalism , 1994 — 1998

Served in a variety of positions on the student newspaper, including news editor and arts and entertainment editor

Activities and Societies:

The Old Gold and Black (the student newspaper)

Additional Information

Zach Everson’s Websites:

Zach Everson’s Interests:

Writing, traveling, running, reading, eating, drinking good but reasonably priced South American and Spanish wines--and Guinness, art (especially Caravaggio, Velazquez, el Greco, and Goya), watching soccer, Apple, politics, civil liberties, fiction, listening to This American Life, photography, being a stereotype