Len Morse

Current

• Owner/Writer/Editor at Elite Writing Enterprises
• Trumpeter at Fugitive Brass Quintet
• Cartographer at National Aeronautical Charting Group, Federal Aviation Administration

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Past

• Park Police Aid at U.S. Department of Interior

Education

• USDA Graduate School
• Towson University

Recommended

7 people have recommended Len

Connections

47 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• Elite Writing Enterprises
• My Helium Articles

Len Morse’s Summary

* Creative freelance writer and consultant with experience in organizational newsletters, press releases, HTML/CSS web design, and magazine style articles. Continuing education in writing related fields is a priority.
* Improve and streamline your document via precise writing and editing, no matter who your audience is. They say knowledge is power, and good communication can help make that knowledge a reality.
* Interest in various subjects, including, but not limited to: Music, writing/editing, travel, exploration sciences, world cultures, food, and humor.

Len Morse’s Specialties:

Dedication to tactful, succinct, and informative communication in all projects, including articles, press releases, newsletters (internal and general public), web copy and design, editorials, organizational histories, resumes.

Len Morse’s Experience

• Owner/Writer/Editor

  Elite Writing Enterprises

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  April 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)

  Elite Writing Enterprises produces many types of writing/editing services and projects, and is geared towards precise business-to-business and business-to-consumer communication. I focus on writing, editing, and proofreading documents such as web content, articles, editorials, press/news releases, technical documents, business letters, and newsletter contributions. I have written for the general public, peer-to-peer, and other specialized audience publications.

• Trumpeter

  Fugitive Brass Quintet

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

  April 1995 — Present (13 years 9 months)

  Created in 1995 by musicians from the Washington, D.C. area, the Fugitive Brass Quintet has performed for numerous musical occasions including weddings, church services, parties, and many public and private events.
  
  We offer a large repetoire that allows us to tailor our musical performances to your request. In addition to the public concerts and holiday shows in the Washington/Baltimore area, we are available for private engagements.

• Cartographer

  National Aeronautical Charting Group, Federal Aviation Administration

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  August 1991 — Present (17 years 5 months)

  I analyze, verify, review, and maintain obstacle data files containing structural data pertinent to safe aeronautical navigation, following technical specifications and office production levels. I prepare and process digital compilation of terrain and obstacle data for evolving Minimum Safe Altitude Warning project.
  
  Various special projects are also part of my job. These include updating and maintaining Intranet pages for my branch of NACG, and developing and creating physical and digital displays that showcase our office work and production processes. I also developed and coordinated a customer survey and compiled the resulting statistics to help improve our end-product's effectiveness.
  
  I work with different types of documents: Created and updated Standard Office Procedures and outlines, and automated various forms, office recommendations, and client letters. I have also assisted with the creation of a spreadsheet template for digitization and archival of all obstacle files.

• Park Police Aid

  U.S. Department of Interior

  (Government Agency; Public Safety industry)

  June 1989 — August 1989 (3 months)

Len Morse’s Education

• USDA Graduate School

  English 2002 — 2007

  Currently take individual higher education courses when schedule permits. Past courses include: Technical Writing, Writing for Results, Editing for Impact, Intro to HTML, and MS PowerPoint 2000.

• Towson University

  BS, Geography, 1986 — 1991

  Music minor; put together first brass quintet (Galaxy Brass) for senior recital; played trumpet in symphonic band, marching band, and various brass ensembles.

  Activities and Societies:

  Co-founded Iota Delta Chapter (Towson University) of Kappa Kappa Psi, national honorary band service fraternity.

Additional Information

Len Morse’s Websites:

• Elite Writing Enterprises
• My Helium Articles

Len Morse’s Interests:

business writing, fiction, music, communication, travel

Len Morse’s Groups:

Plain Language in Government

•    Towson University
•    Music Professionals
•    Helium.com writers

Len Morse’s Honors:

Honorable Mention, 2008 Writer's Digest Writing Competition, Magazine Feature Article category

Len Morse’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• expertise requests
• business deals
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