CV/Résumé of Bruce Tober, freelance IT, Telecomsn Nanotech and Business journalist/editor

Bruce Tober's Curriculum Vitae - Résumé

QUALIFICATIONS:

A professional journalist for more than 40 years, during the final 25 years I specialised in coverage of technology for various B2B, consumer and technical publications. During that time I've worked for and with on-line as well as hard-copy publications as both a writer and an editor.

EXPERIENCE:

1988 to Present

Since the early 1980s, I was a freelancer for print and online publications worldwide. A generalist, I've written about almost everything from IT and Telecoms to Nanotechnology, from education to the arts, from politics to the law, from sports to government, and from antiques to the nuclear industry.

I am author of three chapters of the 2003 book, DNA-50:The Secret of Life.

My book, Internet Security Issues and Solutions was published by Bloor Research in January 1998. See further details here, or here in Swedish, or here in German.

My freelance work included stints as editor of European Telecoms Intelligence Bulletin (ETIB), launch editor for an IBM/Lotus Web portal site dealing with Knowledge Management, editor of Global Telecoms Business magazine, and an associate editor of Fastlane magazine.

My articles have appeared in publications including: Small Times Magazine, The Evening Standard (Internet for Business supplements), United Press International (UPI), The Times, The Guardian, and The Independent, as well as magazines such as Management Today, NewsForge, Silicon.com, Revolution, .net, Byte, Internet Works, LinuxWorld, Good Health, Business Online, Linux User, Internet Business, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Editor & Publisher, Press Gazette and many others throughout Europe and the US. Also a contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live's "The Big Byte" and ITV's "Cyber Café" Programmes.

1987 to 1992 Owner-operator of CreCon, New Haven, Ct. a computer consulting-training service for attorneys.

1981 to 1987 Callaghan & Co., Deerfield, Ill., and World Book -Childcraft Int'l. Inc. Sales manager for these book publishers.

1968 to 1981 UPI, National Catholic News Service, Religious NewsServiceand Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Freelance journalist for these news services.

1974 to 1981 Creative Consultants, Owner-operator. Public relations writing and photography.

1979 The Bulletin, Norwich, Ct. Energy and environment reporter. Provided extensive, award-winning coverage of the state's nuclear-related industries.

1974 to 1975 Nation's Restaurant News, New York, NY. Associate editor.

1973 to 1974 The Daily Journal, Elizabeth, NJ. Suburban reporter.

1971 to 1973 Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, New York, NY. Public Information writer at its international HQ. Wrote articles for its monthly magazine, as well as news releases and speeches.

1970 to 1971 Catholic Star Herald, Camden, NJ. General Assignment and Features reporter, arts, education and political affairs editor.

1968 to 1970 The Times, Hartford, Ct. Suburban reporter and acting bureau chief (Windsor Locks Bureau).

1967 to 1968 The Dispatch, York, Pa. Reporter and editor of weekly page of student-submitted material.

1966 to 1967 The Press, Atlantic City, NJ. Reporter, TV supplement editor. I began my career here as copyboy.

1988 to Present		Since the early 1980s, I was a freelancer for print and online publications worldwide. A generalist, I've written about almost everything from IT and Telecoms to Nanotechnology, from education to the arts, from politics to the law, from sports to government, and from antiques to the nuclear industry. I am author of three chapters of the 2003 book, *DNA-50:The Secret of Life. My book, Internet Security Issues and Solutions* was published by Bloor Research in January 1998. See further details here, or here in Swedish, or here in German. My freelance work included stints as editor of European Telecoms Intelligence Bulletin (ETIB), launch editor for an IBM/Lotus Web portal site dealing with Knowledge Management, editor of Global Telecoms Business magazine, and an associate editor of Fastlane magazine. My articles have appeared in publications including: *Small Times Magazine, The Evening Standard* (Internet for Business supplements), United Press International (UPI), The Times, The Guardian, and The Independent, as well as magazines such as Management Today, NewsForge, Silicon.com, Revolution, .net, Byte, Internet Works, LinuxWorld, Good Health, Business Online, Linux User, Internet Business, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Editor & Publisher, Press Gazette and many others throughout Europe and the US. Also a contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live's "The Big Byte" and ITV's "Cyber Café" Programmes.
1987 to 1992		Owner-operator of CreCon, New Haven, Ct. a computer consulting-training service for attorneys.
1981 to 1987		Callaghan & Co., Deerfield, Ill., and World Book -Childcraft Int'l. Inc. Sales manager for these book publishers.
1968 to 1981		UPI, National Catholic News Service, Religious NewsServiceand Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Freelance journalist for these news services.
1974 to 1981		Creative Consultants, Owner-operator. Public relations writing and photography.
1979		The Bulletin, Norwich, Ct. Energy and environment reporter. Provided extensive, award-winning coverage of the state's nuclear-related industries.
1974 to 1975		Nation's Restaurant News, New York, NY. Associate editor.
1973 to 1974		The Daily Journal, Elizabeth, NJ. Suburban reporter.
1971 to 1973		Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, New York, NY. Public Information writer at its international HQ. Wrote articles for its monthly magazine, as well as news releases and speeches.
1970 to 1971		Catholic Star Herald, Camden, NJ. General Assignment and Features reporter, arts, education and political affairs editor.
1968 to 1970		The Times, Hartford, Ct. Suburban reporter and acting bureau chief (Windsor Locks Bureau).
1967 to 1968		*The Dispatch*, York, Pa. Reporter and editor of weekly page of student-submitted material.
1966 to 1967		*The Press*, Atlantic City, NJ. Reporter, TV supplement editor. I began my career here as copyboy.