The Professional Portfolio of...
NATHAN A. HEALY
As a writer, I have experience with both technical and creative styles. Regardless of the topic, I'm a story teller. I believe that stories allow people to learn about the best and worst parts of the world—and themselves. As a result of these lessons, they grow. This growth won't happen—can't happen—without sharing stories. With my considerable and qualifiable abilities, I'll help your business learn and grow.
Work Experience
Copywriter and Sales Team Member - MarketSmiths Content Strategists
March 2018 - August 2018
As a dedicated member of the MarketSmiths team, I had one simple goal: create engaging, influential, and impactful copy for humans. It's no secret that content is much more than words on a page or screen. It's how we enlighten and inform. It's how we teach and how we learn. From webpages to blog posts, white papers to sales decks, I worked hard to help clients find their voice, share their story, and create an impact that moves mountains.
Communications and Marketing Intern - College of Engineering (CIT), Carnegie Mellon University
February 2017 - March 2018
As an intern, I crafted stories detailing the research and achievements of CIT faculty, staff, and students. I conducted in-depth research on complex topics to tell an engaging, understandable, and clean story. Additionally, I worked within CIT’s CMS to augment and improve web content. I developed social media content to publicize CIT’s achievement to the community.
Staff Reporter - The Chautauquan Daily
June 2017 - August 2017
As a staff reporter, I met daily deadlines while covering multiple news beats. I interviewed community members, performers, and subject matter experts, both in person and via telephone. I attended events and conducted background research to ensure accuracy in my storytelling. I established a unique voice and style that still adhered to the publication standards of The Daily.
Academic Counselor - South University
March 2015 - August 2016
As an academic counselor, I advised students pursuing post-secondary degrees. I counseled students regarding course scheduling, credit audits, and course resources and concerns. I approached student interactions with professionalism and positivity to drive engagement and success. I maintained organizational standards and pursued quantifiable goals.
GED Program Coordinator - Summit Academy
October 2008 - March 2015
As GED program coordinator, I improved GED program standards and student success. I implemented standardized computer-based testing, making Summit Academy a licensed testing center. I prepared students for GED testing, post-secondary academic success, and professional pursuits.
Writing Samples
I have had the opportunity to work with incredible people and write stories that I am proud of. Below, I provide a sample of stories that exhibit my ability, scope, and growth as a writer. These stories range from the technical to the creative, from the content-driven to the featuresque.
Machine learning infers microbial relationships
April 2018
I wrote this piece for publication on Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering website. I spent time with Professor Marculescu, understanding the implications of machine learning on the bio-physical world. Marculescu is thrilled with the potential applications of this research and the impacts they'll have on diagnosing, treating, and more importantly preventing, illness. A highly-technical and complicated topic, it was important for this story to be reader-friendly and accessible. I feel I accomplished this and then some.
A high-tech spin on spider silk
April 2018
I wrote this story for publication on Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering website, as well as the college's Mechanical Engineering page. To prepare this story, I took a deep dive into the world of polymers. I gained a strong understanding of traditional polymer formation as well as the truly innovative approach Dr. Shen and his team are taking in their creation. As a result of this research, as well as the analysis of numerous interviews with Dr. Shen, I developed a narrative that is both accessible and clear in educating readers on Dr. Shen's truly groundbreaking work.
Blast from the past
March 2018
I wrote this piece for publication on Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering website. I crafted this narrative after spending an extended period of time interviewing Professor Domach, learning about him and his spectroscopy reactor. With this being such a complicated, dense topic, it was important to find a thread that 1) made it immediately accessible to common readers and 2) clearly communicated the importance of Domach's involvement in the NIH's research. I feel I accomplished both in this well-received, frequently syndicated story.
...in with the good
January 2018
I wrote this story for publication on Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering website. Professor Keith Cook recently received funding to continue R&D on his ground-breaking artificial lung technology. In composing this story, I worked closely with Professor Cook to ensure my narrative hit the mark with regard to the innovative aspects of his research. I saw this story through numerous iterations, each moving closer to the ultimate goal of positioning CMU Engineering and Professor Cook at the forefront of biomedical advancements.
Light weight, lower costs in 3D printing
September 2017
I wrote this story for publication on Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering website. In researching this story, I spent time reading Professor Kara's research paper as well as watching an explainer/interview video produced by the College of Engineering. In doing so, I presented a topic that is both innovative and complicated in order to render it accessible to the widest possible audience.
X spinoff Dandelion looks out for homeowners and mother nature
August 2017
I wrote this story for publication in The Chautauquan Daily as a follow-up to a story I'd written earlier in the summer of 2017. While interviewing Obi Felten, head of getting moonshots ready for contact with the real world at X (formerly Google X), I learned that one of the projects she oversaw was being launched as its own independent company. I interviewed the co-founder and CEO of Dandelion, Kathy Hannun, and shared her story of conceptualizing and developing the geothermal home heating company into an innovative and impactful business.
CMU's Pisat aims to utilize hydrogen power's full potential
July 2017
I wrote this feature for publication on Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering website. I conducted thorough interviews and research in order to clearly and effectively write about the complicated topic of photocatalytic hydrogen production and the engineering of chemical compounds at the nano-level. This story was subsequently run by numerous external sites and publications, including Phys.org and OpenNano.com.
John Steinbeck
“If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule – a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.”