Martin R.

Lopez
martin@martinlopezwriter.com 608-286-0418 linkedin.com/in/martin20
work samples: www.superscriptwriting.com/stephanbrady/ (password: “Stephan&Brady”)

Professional I am a writer, former college instructor and small business veteran. From that cross-bred history comes
Profile one key utility: I convey concepts well to virtually any audience. I thrive in collaborative environments with
my always-on, customer-service attitude towards reader and team member, alike.
Skills and  Clear, consistent, benefits-driven content that anticipates questions the audience is asking and
Abilities adds value to their journey
 Ambitious creativity for novel angles of engagement—always relevant, always helpful
 Consistent attention to detail for thorough planning and comprehensive execution of design
 Highly adaptable writing chops—versatile in tone, style, audience and genre

Tools  WordPress; MS: Office 365, SharePoint, Visio; Adobe: Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, InDesign
Experience Writing and Editing
Technical Writer (Contract) Waterloo, WI 2/2017 - 11/2017
Trek Bicycle Corporation, Global Warranty Operations
 Wrote persuasion-based, benefits-focused projects to boost staff- and partner-engagement;
conducted field research to empathize with audience and solve problems of a global workforce
Freelance Writer (Selected Clients) Madison, WI 8/2014 - 6/2016
Algo-Lead; Mobcraft Beer, Inc.; RE Workplace; Medical Art Prosthetics
 Wrote useful, customer-centric content and copy: white papers, content marketing, patient
guides, blogging and marketing copy, for wide variety of B2B and B2C audiences
 Created all freelance marketing, including branding, logo, and custom Wordpress website
Nonfiction Editor Houston, TX 1/2000 - 5/2001
Gulf Coast Magazine
 Solicited and edited submissions for publication; collaborated with staffs of 3 departments
Small Business Management
Director of Communications, Office Manager Houston, TX 5/2010 - 12/2014
Teleradiology After Hours, LLP
 Wrote web copy and produced website
 Wrote employee training manual
 Ghost-wrote all physician-executive communications for internal and external audiences
Director of Communications, Owner Houston, TX 10/2002 - 5/2010
Silver Street Studio, LLC
 Created all marketing: newsletter, direct mail, email marketing, web copy
 Wrote business plan, which won financing for $250,000 of studio equipment
 Collaborated with advertising/editorial clients—set stylists, art directors, photo editors,
photographers—working for global brands (Amex, Vogue, . . . . . . .
Teaching (Composition & rhetoric, American literature; teaching evaluations far above the mean)
 University of Houston, 1994 - 1997; 1998 - 2001
 Loyola University Maryland, 1997 - 1998
 Houston Community College, 1994 - 1995
Education University of Houston, Houston, TX; PhD student in Creative Writing
 Awarded: Donald Barthelme Memorial Fellowship in Fiction
 Completed all PhD coursework; withdrew from program in good standing
American University, Washington, DC; Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; Bachelor of Arts in English