Rory’s background encompasses writing, event and project management, and website design, applying a subtle personal touch to each client project. Rory’s expertise with the written word is evident even when composing complex communication for clients like San Jose-based solar power company SunPower Corporation.

Known for near-maniacal attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills, Rory managed staff members at the well-known Bacco Ristorante in Boston’s historic North End. While there, he ran training programs, negotiated with vendors, and developed new products.

At Score! Educational Center in Wellesley, Mass., Rory provided structured, educational guidance for children, ages four to 14. At The National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C., Rory authored articles charting the spread of democracy worldwide. He also upgraded, maintained and wrote for the Endowment website.

Rory graduated cum laude from Colgate University with a double major in history and political science and workshops his fiction at grub street, inc., Boston’s only independent writing center.