Frank Pickel

Digital Marketing Associate

United States of America

Originally from the Jersey Shore, I grew up loving football, surfing and anything that involved the outdoors. After graduating high school in 2010, I made my way down to James Madison University where I began my undergraduate studies.

In 2014, I graduated with a B.S. in Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication, moved to Baltimore, MD and accepted a job offer to become the Copywriter of a marketing team.

Since then, I have been promoted to "Digital Marketing Associate" and have held part-time jobs working as a Staff Writer and Site Editor for FanSided websites.

Although I am currently in marketing, my true passion is writing. I would love to become a full-time Copywriter, Editor or Content Manager for an agency or company that is deadline-driven and fast-paced.

Portfolio

FanSided

Blue Line Station
05/22/2016
New York Rangers Chance at Gold and Bronze

New York Rangers, Brady Skjei and Derick Brassard, went toe-to-toe during one of the semi-final matches of the 2016 IIHF World Championships. In another Canada vs USA match, our neighbors to the north were yet again favored to win and rightfully so. However, team USA held their own and actually had a real opportunity at an upset.

Blue Line Station
05/04/2016
New York Rangers Look for Next (Younger) Dan Boyle

When the New York Rangers most recent (unofficial) retiree, Dan Boyle, became an unrestricted free agent in 2014, he had the opportunity to play for either the Red Wings, Islanders or Blueshirts. I could imagine that right about now he is contemplating how life would have been if he accepted offers from either Detroit or the Islanders.

Blue Line Station
02/15/2016
New York Rangers Rumors of Nash Disposal

With the trade deadline just two weeks away, the New York Rangers have seemed awfully quiet. The main reason for this being the injury McDonagh has sustained. When the Rangers captain was sidelined with a concussion, Keith Yandle was immediately dropped from all possible trade discussions.

Blue Line Station
01/21/2016
New York Rangers Chance at Jonathan Drouin

The Jonathan Drouin's situation down in Tampa Bay imploded over night. Ugly does not even begin to describe the back and forth between Drouin, his agent Allan Walsh and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last night Drouin was suspended indefinitely without pay. This punishment was assigned to Drouin for boycotting an AHL Syracuse game in Toronto.

Phoenix TS - TechRoots Blog

TechRoots
07/02/2014
UEFI vs Legacy BIOS Booting: What's the Difference?

Legacy BIOS seems to be fading into irrelevancy. However, when it comes to booting your computer, it remains an option. You should consider choosing the system that has what you want in it, not what is popular.

Phoenix TS
09/08/2014
Why is RAM so Important and What Does it Do? | TechRoots

People tend to log more than just a few hours researching various hardware and software packages that different companies advertise. This is necessary because after all you are buying a piece of equipment that will most likely store a majority of your personal information and hopefully last you a few years.

Phoenix TS
07/03/2014
Hacking Bluetooth Devices: Bluebugging, Bluejacking, Bluesnarfing

Almost everyone today has a smartphone and one of the features that comes standard is Bluetooth capability. Since your device has Bluetooth capabilities, it also has the capability to be hacked. If your smartphone is hacked via Bluetooth connection, you are potentially at risk of losing your phone's data, pictures, videos, messages, contacts, and other information compromised.

Phoenix TS
05/20/2016
Incident Response Plan: The 7 Stages | TechRoots

Today the organization you work for has their network compromised. Consequently, there is a decent amount of valuable information lost. Your IT department has found what has been taken, but doesn't know what to do next. So what's your next move? Do you sit there and hope that whoever took the info just doesn't use it?

James Madison University - A Profile, A Criticism and Published Work

Sport Criticism
11/05/2013
Following His Shattered Dream

The odds of anyone going pro in any sport are minuscule, so why is it that parents, and in my experience fathers, push their children so hard to become all-stars at a young age?

Sports Profile
10/07/2013
Saturday Car Rides

“I don’t really remember much ‘bout it but, my Papa has told me at one of my birthday parties back when I was like four or five years old, my Gaga and him bought me a set of some crap ass steel sticks and while everyone was eating cake, I just started smacking balls around in the backyard."

The Madison Parlor
04/12/2013
The Digital Humanities

Digital humanities, is the idea that the humanities as we know them such as Philosophy, English, Composition, Writing, and the Arts, are now becoming more and more integrated with the internet and digital technology. This idea is rather new and a very current topic within every discipline throughout the humanities.

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The Trojan Women

On October 29, 2013, the School of Theatre and Dance at James Madison University will present Ellen McLaughlin's version of The Trojan Women by Euripides on the main stage at the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts.

Resume and Certifications

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06/05/2016
Frank Pickel Resume

Here is an updated version of my resume, which showcases my work experience, skill set, schooling, leadership roles and volunteer efforts.