John G. Schroeder
1985 – Present
CorpWrite, Ltd.
Leaving a staff PR position at a Fortune 500 company to become a freelance business writer appeared to be a risky move at the time, but it paid many professional dividends – including the chance to expand my writing repertoire to include: executive speeches; web content; trade show presentations and white papers; sales meeting and financial analyst talks; magazine articles; video scripts; marketing brochures; and annual reports.
Another dividend – the opportunity to write for companies and organizations working in a broad range of markets and professions:
| > Healthcare — Hospital/Acute Care | > Food Ingredients/Specialty Chemicals |
| > Public Education | > Travel Marketing & Distribution |
| > Car Rentals | > Banking/Financial Services |
| > Consumer Packaged Goods | > Brewing |
| > Advanced Materials | > Semiconductor Manufacturing |
| > Enterprise Management Software | > Chemical Manufacturing |
| > Petroleum Refining | > Medical Imaging Products |
| > Pharmaceutical Distribution | > Hospital Distribution |
| > Industrial Controls | > Petroleum Refining |
| > Catholic Religious Orders | > Publishing & Printing |
| > Home Maintenance Services | > Automotive/Automotive Aftermarket |
| > Hardware & Construction Materials | > Telecommunications |
1984 -1985
Southwestern Bell Corporation – St. Louis, Missouri
Wrote executive speeches, position papers and financial analyst presentations for a then-newly created regional holding company spun off from AT&T.
1979-1984
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company – San Antonio, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinated community relations activities throughout central, south and west Texas. Edited a bi-weekly employee communications publication. Coordinated direct mail advertising/telephone bill inserts.
Education
Master of Arts, English Literature – 1979
Saint Louis University
Bachelor of Arts, Communications – 1977
Saint Louis University
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