Robert P. McNair-Huff
3711 N. Mullen St.
Tacoma, WA 98407
(253) 752-3628 or e-mail rob@whiterabbits.com
Career objective
To continue my career as a writer and editor.
Education
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Graduated 1990, B.A. in Japanese language/International affairs
Work experience
White Rabbit Publishing, Tacoma, WA; 10-94 to present
Writer, Editor, Internet consultant, Proprietor
- Publish a daily Weblog for Mac users called Mac Net Journal
- Publish a daily nature Weblog called The Equinox Project
- Assistant coordinator for message boards for Lycos Incorporated
- Worked as assistant coordinator for message boards at Onebody.com
- Co-author of the Insiders' Guide to the Olympic Peninsula, published by Globe-Pequot in October 2001
- Revision editor and author for the second edition of Mountain Bike America: Washington (Globe-Pequot, 2001)
- Published monthly issues of a Web magazine called Mac Net Journal, which circulated to more than 10,000 people around the globe
- Edited Sports Etc magazine, a Pacific Northwest based multi-sport publication
- Developed and wrote topics for a Web newspaper project for CMG Interactive
- Created custom searches for Lycos Incorporated's Web Guides
- Wrote Web site capsules for Lycos Incorporated's A2Z Web catalog
- Wrote and edited for the first and second editions of Most Popular Web Sites: The Best of the Net From A2Z (MacMillan Computer Publishing)
- Wrote and edited text for the 1995 edition of Microsoft's Complete Baseball CD-ROM
- Published freelance writing in regional publications, including the Federal Way News, the Puget Sound Business Journal and Today's Careers
- Co-wrote the script for a video about Mt. St. Helens called "Inside the Active Crater of Mt. St. Helens"
- Developed and designed World Wide Web pages, including a site for Rainier Cycle Sports in Tacoma, Wash.
Federal Way News, Federal Way, WA; 5-94 to 10-94
Business reporter, General assignment reporter
- Produced a weekly business section, including all of the editorial content and design
- Covered King County government, Northeast Tacoma and the Federal Way Fire District
Federal Way News, Federal Way, WA; 7-90 to 4-94
Sports editor
- Put together a thrice-weekly sports section, ranging from two to eight pages, for a community newspaper
- Wrote and edited stories about local sports personalities, as well as game coverage stories about the teams at the community's six high schools
- Managed one full-time reporter, and assigned photographers and freelance writers
Highline Times, Burien, WA; 3-90 to 7-90
Assistant sports editor
- Reported on sports events for a thrice-weekly community newspaper
- Generated story ideas and produced layouts for the sports section when needed
Honors and awards
- 1993 WNPA overall sports section first place
- 1992 NNA overall sports section third place
- 1991 WNPA overall sports section first place
- 1991 Society of Professional Journalists sports reporting second place
White Rabbit Publishing | The Equinox Project | Mac Net Journal