Resume

KENNETH A. HOOKER CONTEXT COMMUNICATION SERVICES

1146 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304 Phone: (708) 524-8042
E-mail: KennethAHooker@gmail.com Mobile: (708) 828-0633

Professional Employment History

2001-2007 CTLGroup
Corporate Communications Editor

1990-2001 The Aberdeen Group/Hanley Wood, LLC
Editorial management positions including Editor of Masonry Construction magazine and Editorial Director of the Construction Supernetwork

1988-1990 Kenneth Hooker Communications
Freelance technical/marketing communications

1980-1988 USG Corporation
Associate Editor, Form & Function magazine

Principal Experience

Managed corporate media relations, serving as the primary media contact

Responsible for content, organization, look and feel of Web site that combined support of major construction industry trade show with a searchable archive of technical articles published over 40+ years

Managed editorial and graphic functions for four construction-industry trade magazines

Planned, researched, wrote or assigned, and edited hundreds of articles, including case histories, technical features, news and trends coverage, editorial commentary, product news, etc., relating to concrete, masonry, and interiors construction

Professional Activities

Construction Writers Association, member

ASTM Committees C12, C15, member 1990-1996

The Masonry Society, member, 1991-1996; Board of Directors, 1994-95