Just Think Mills (tm) Richard G. Mills
Chicago 815/937-0006 Bourbonnais
Writing Experience: Business/News/Professions

richardgmills@ThinkMills.com 54 N. West Avenue   Bourbonnais, IL  60914-1018 (Updated: 112218)

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Free-lance (1976-present)
  • Donald F. Koss, Copychief, JC Whitney, Inc. (Chicago)
        •Wrote/writing catalog & Web promo copy for automotive accessories catalog & Web site
  • American Health Consultants (Atlanta)
        •Wrote managed-care article for Hospital Integrated Care Report
  • Rohm and Haas Chemical Company (Kankakee)
        •Rewrote operating and laboratory procedures into personnel-training lesson plans
  • First of America Bank (Kankakee)
        •Wrote bank personnel bio's for news releases & other publications
  • Law Office, et al. (Kankakee)
        •Wrote various computer software documentation and applications
  • McCann Healthcare Advertising (Chicago)
        •Wrote managed-care in-house newsletter for Marion Labs
  • Abelson-Taylor-Fitzsimmons (Chicago)
        •Wrote doctors-to-patients newsletters for 6+ different specialties
        •Wrote medical-products review and sales monographs
  • ComputerPeople Monthly (Chicago)
        •Wrote articles for this professionals' computer newspaper
  • Nelson-Hall, Inc. (Chicago)
        •Wrote book-cover jacket copy for various books
  • American Library Association, Booklist magazine (Chicago)
        •=>Wrote periodic book reviews
  • Betterway Publications (White Hall, Virginia)
        •=>Wrote 128-page book Home Repair and Maintenance
  • Budlong Press (Chicago)
        •=>Wrote 112-page paperback A Doctor Discusses Skin Care

    Full-time

  • Bankers Life and Casualty Insurance Company (Chicago, 1972-73)
        Associate Editor for six different publications to agents, managers, and clients of 3
        different insurance companies

        •Researched and wrote articles, compiled statistics
        •Prepared monthly sales-tips column for salespersons
        •Responsible for half the 32-page, monthly Bankers Life magazine and frequently
          responsible-for/contributed-to other publications
  • Seminars International, Inc. (Chicago, 1969-70)
        Editorial Assistant / Art Director
        •Wrote and designed brochures and promotion for student and adult educational tours

    Audiovisual/Multimedia
    Free-lance (1976-present)

  • Motivation Media (Glenview, Illinois)
        •Wrote seven scripts and proposal on "Creativity"
        •Wrote several scripts for in-house project of humorous interlude films for sales meetings, etc.
  • AGS&R Studios, Inc. (Chicago)
        •Wrote a promotional slide presentation and cassette script for North American Van Lines
        •Wrote a swimming-pool-sales filmstrip with cassette script
  • VIP Productions (Chicago)
        •Wrote a 10-page sales meeting/show proposal

    Free-lance (prior to 1976)

  • Home study
        •Produced suggested music and motivational cassette material for a home-study airlines
         course proposed by an advertising agency
  • Promotion
        •Produced script, music, and slide program for fund-raising campaign of a United Methodist
         Church's culture-enrichment curriculum for poverty-disadvantaged children