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Last 6 mos.
All-time
Feedback:
(4.02)
2 feedbacks
(4.17)
4 feedbacks
Hours:
7
22
Assignments:
2
4
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Location:
Trenton, United States (GMT-05:00)
English Skills:
(self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
September 24, 2008
Last Worked:
February 9, 2009
oDesk Ready:
Yes
Affiliated with:
609 Media Solutions
Hours: 0
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Ron Graham
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"
Engineer, entrepreneur, writer all in one package!
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Freelance
Technical Writer
,
United States
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Overview
Résumé
Work History & Feedback (4)
Tests (13)
Portfolio (3)
I'm an engineer by background, and work with 609 Media Solutions, a start-up, as Internet Strategist. That is to say I help people and small businesses figure out what to do with the Internet. Building Web sites, setting up domains and hosting, helping them make sense of social networks and SEO. I'm ready and able to tackle your technical writing or business plan needs. I can offer you several samples of business plans I've developed, and I can show you a Web site for which I am a regular...
I'm an engineer by background, and work with 609 Media Solutions, a start-up, as Internet Strategist. That is to say I help people and small businesses figure out what to do with the Internet. Building Web sites, setting up domains and hosting, helping them make sense of social networks and SEO.
I'm ready and able to tackle your technical writing or business plan needs. I can offer you several samples of business plans I've developed, and I can show you a Web site for which I am a regular contributor of articles about subjects of interest to engineers.
I have two e-books,
Rhetoric for Engineers
and
start me up!
, both available free by request.
Thanks for giving me, and giving 609 Media, a chance to compete for your business!
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(4 items, with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Hours
Feedback
59550
01/2009 - 02/2009
Professional Business Writer
—
5.0 Ron's performance was excellent. Great writer and communicator. Was always available and responded promptly to all email correspondence. Very skill...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.7
69259
12/2008 - 01/2009
Business Plan for Online Nail Polish Business
10 hrs
3.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.7
27685
10/2008 - 11/2008
Business Plan Developement
8 hrs
5.0 Great work, easy to communicate with and completed the job exactly as requested and was great about providing additional guidance.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.7
38999
11/2008 - 11/2008
Proposal Writer
3 hrs
2.9
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
1.7
See All Tests Taken
(13 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Windows XP Test
4.50
93%
TOP 10%
10/04/2008
10 min
Organizational Behavior Test
3.10
91%
TOP 10%
09/24/2008
18 min
MS PowerPoint 2003 Test
4.00
88%
TOP 20%
09/26/2008
22 min
Technical Writing Skills Certification
3.75
86%
TOP 20%
09/24/2008
8 min
MS Excel 2003 Test
3.20
85%
TOP 20%
09/26/2008
26 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title
Initiated By
Date
Business Plan Creation - Start Immediately
Provider
July 1, 2009
Time-series statistician
Provider
June 26, 2009
Editing, reformatting and completion of a business plan.
Provider
June 1, 2009
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Web Design
Writing & Translation
Technical Writing
Website Content
Copywriting
Other - Writing & Translation
Sales & Marketing
Business Plans & Marketing Strategy
Design & Multimedia
Voice Talent
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
FORTRAN
10 yrs
5.0
2000
http://www.tcnj.edu/~rgraham/r
on/two-body.html
As an engineer at NASA, I used FORTRAN-based EASY5 in analysis and simulation of spacecraft dynamics. The enclosed link shows a description of one such project.
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
5 yrs
4.0
2008
Word: writing business plans, company promotional documents, computer training documents
Excel: presentation spreadsheets and simulations
PowerPoint: several presentations created and edited
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
Percentile
Organization
Description
2008
Business Writing
4.19
98%
Brainbench
—
Employment History
From
To
Company
Title/Role
Description
10/2008
Present
609 Media Solutions
Internet Strategist / Executive
See the Provider Description for 609 Media to learn more about this fine small company.
07/2007
09/2008
Isles YouthBuild Institute
Computer Literacy Teacher / Independent Contributor
Teaching Microsoft Office and Web design skills to urban youth.
09/2004
06/2007
various schools in New Jersey
Math Teacher / Independent Contributor
Algebra, Geometry, others
09/1998
06/2005
The College of New Jersey
Instructor / Independent Contributor
Teaching Rhetoric and Writing. Mentoring student-run start-ups.
02/1996
05/1998
GreyPilgrim Inc.
Project Engineer / Independent Contributor
All phases of design, testing and analysis for robotic manipulators.
08/1983
02/1996
NASA Glenn Research Center
Control Systems Engineer / Independent Contributor
Analysis and simulation of rockets, spacecraft and space platforms
Other Experience
Proposal for on-campus ESL training
Delivered a formal proposal to the College of New Jersey for English as a Second Language training for incoming freshmen from outside the USA. Just ask for a copy!
Test Report
Developed and executed system tests leading to a $450K contract award for GreyPilgrim Inc. Just ask for a link to the test results!
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
09/2003
06/2005
The College of New Jersey
Other
TESL
09/1988
06/1994
Cleveland State University
Doctorate
Engineering
09/1996
06/1984
University of Akron
Masters
Mechanical Engineering
Project Title:
Imperial Accounting Solutions business plan
Attachment:
IAS-business-plan.pdf - 168.678KB
Completed:
03/20/2009
Category:
>
URL:
http://www.imperial-asllc.com/
Description:
I wrote this business plan, as an ODesk assignment.
I also edited and rewrote the text of the company Web site.
Project Title:
Gossimer Web Hosting and Domain Registration
Attachment:
business-plan.pdf - 134.136KB
Completed:
03/20/2009
Category:
>
URL:
none
Description:
I wrote this business plan, as an ODesk assignment.
Project Title:
Devotional Chef business plan
Attachment:
business-plan-3-0.pdf - 512.086KB
Completed:
03/20/2009
Category:
>
URL:
http://thedevotionalchef.wordpress.com/
Description:
I wrote this business plan, and am still actively helping the Devotional Chef in his quest to become a national brand.
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Hours
Feedback
69259
12/2008 - 01/2009
Business Plan for Online Nail Polish Business
10 hrs
3.0
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.7
27685
10/2008 - 11/2008
Business Plan Developement
8 hrs
5.0 Great work, easy to communicate with and completed the job exactly as requested and was great about providing additional guidance.
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.7
38999
11/2008 - 11/2008
Proposal Writer
3 hrs
2.9
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
1.7
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID
From/To
Job Title
Paid
Feedback
59550
01/2009 - 02/2009
Professional Business Writer
—
5.0 Ron's performance was excellent. Great writer and communicator. Was always available and responded promptly to all email correspondence. Very skill...
L
Provider-to-Buyer Feedback:
4.7
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Windows XP Test
4.50
93%
TOP 10%
10/04/2008
10 min
Organizational Behavior Test
3.10
91%
TOP 10%
09/24/2008
18 min
MS PowerPoint 2003 Test
4.00
88%
TOP 20%
09/26/2008
22 min
Technical Writing Skills Certification
3.75
86%
TOP 20%
09/24/2008
8 min
MS Excel 2003 Test
3.20
85%
TOP 20%
09/26/2008
26 min
XHTML 1.0 Test
4.10
85%
TOP 20%
10/05/2008
37 min
U.S. English Basic Skills Test
4.60
85%
TOP 20%
09/24/2008
6 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
4.80
82%
TOP 20%
09/24/2008
22 min
U.S. English Chicago Style Editing Skills Test (For Writing Professionals)
4.00
81%
TOP 20%
09/26/2008
9 min
CSS 2.0 Test
4.00
81%
TOP 20%
10/05/2008
36 min
Telephone Etiquette Certification
4.00
81%
TOP 20%
10/04/2008
10 min
Search Engine Optimization Test
2.75
69%
09/26/2008
34 min
Email Etiquette Certification
3.60
62%
09/24/2008
3 min
