Christine Hatfield

Christine Hatfield- Employment Experience Freelance Article Writer/Copywriter/Speechwriter – March 2008 to Present Copywriting clients include Macy’s, Sears, Kmart, (through R.R. Donnelly), Sky Publishing, Gravytrain.ca, Fatwallet.com and Prime Restaurants (Fionn McCool’s, Casey’s, Eastside Mario’s) Article, blog, landing page assignments for Gravytrain.ca and WeDoWebContent. Article writing for Life Answers internet site. To date, I have written over 175 articles on subjects as diverse as air conditioning repair to why feet are ticklish. This type of article writing shows a flexibility in thinking and the ability to step out of comfort zones Writing original advertising copy and features for international websites including Sears.com and Kmart.com Maintaining a B2B ghostblogging position for Iridize.com Published ads and articles have appeared in various North American newspapers and magazines, including the Edmonton Journal, the Lubbock, Texas newspaper and the Canadian Franchise magazine Maintained a speechwriting service and provided customized wedding and retirement speeches as well as eulogies Strong web presence under my pen name of Minnie Chatterfield Writing samples can be viewed at http://christinehatfield.wordpress.com/, http://christineminettehatfield.blogspot.ca/and http://www.life123.com/author/minnie_chatterfield Innovative Global/Municipal Products – International road product company with a mission to create well-designed road products that are less harmful to the planet and lessen our environmental footprint. www.innovativeglobal.net Quality Assurance Supervisor – August 1997 to December 2006 Performed quality testing on a variety of road materials, including various asphalt products Researched, developed and helped improve an alternative, environmentally friendlier road deicer known as Eco-Thaw Developed a quality assurance program for major products Prepared technical data required for municipal and county project bids Travelled all over North America and Europe to supervise the manufacturing of these products Learned to overcome language and cultural challenges to communicate effectively in order to properly make our products In charge of all decision making and judgment calls regarding production, product quality and daily production amounts Worked in extreme weather conditions, and loud environments without losing focus Served on the Health and Safety Committee Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Education/Certificates Fanshawe College – Environmental Technology Diploma. Senior course include: Meteorology, Air and Water Quality Management, and Physics University of Western Ontario – BSc. Senior courses include Psychology, Philosophy, and English St. John’s Ambulance First Aid Additional Relevant Skills Typing skills of 60+ wpm Familiar with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Wordpress, Blogger Comfortable with deadlines and working under pressure Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills Hobbies and Interests Writing Poetry Piano Walking Hamilton’s trail system Swimming Front porch sits with family and neighbors