Jake George
JAKE GEORGE is the Director of Acquisitions for Virtual Tales. Mr. George is responsible for qualifying new manuscripts, assigning them to genre review groups for further evaluation and presenting those manuscripts best suited for publication to the full Board of Directors. A Senior Editor for Virtual Tales, he is a published author of Native American novels and medical self-help works about thyroid disease. With over 30 years under his belt as an editor for the Department of Defense, Jake started Sage Words Services, a Native American owned and operated editing, proofreading and web design company. Jake is a guest columnist for Florida Today newspaper and has been published in numerous online and print magazines. He has served as a mystery genre writing judge for a Florida publisher and serves as a youth mentor for young aspiring writers. Jake is of Lenni Lenape descent and is a storyteller of Native American tales. His book, GRANDFATHER'S SONG was released in January 2005; the sequel A NEW DAWN was released in October 2006.
Mr. George is a Acquisition Logistics Management specialist with the Department of the Air Force and has over 30 years experience with logistics management, technical manual writing and life cycle cost management. Jake received his Level II Certified Acquisition Professional certification in 2007.
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RFID-Safe Wallets Protect Credit Cards from Unauthorized Scanning
Scannable credit cards are vulnerable to RFID scanners used by thieves. Protection is available at no or low cost.
Feb 10, 2011
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Dressing as Santa for Christmas
Fathers have become Santa for one night to the delight of their and neighboring children. Fathers also have as much fun as the children donning the costume
Nov 10, 2010
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Eli Parker, Native American Leader
Native Americans were instrumental in the founding of our country and continue to be active members of our Government, Military and communities.
Nov 10, 2010
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Performance Based Logistics and Publishing
Case study of using Print on Demand (POD) to reduce logistics footprint and warehouse space in the publishing industry.
Oct 16, 2010
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Native American Quill Work
Porcupine quills were used by Native Americans for centuries to decorate clothing and accessories for at least the last thousand years.
Oct 9, 2010
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Easy to do Native American Beadwork
Create beautiful beadwork with simple tools. Native Americans admired glass beads since they were introduced by Europeans. They replaced porcupine quills.
Sep 27, 2010
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Writing a Manuscript Query Letter That Gets Noticed
Writers often do not follow publisher's submission guidelines. Only a small number of queries get past the slush pile to the acquisition director's desk.
Sep 19, 2010
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Selecting Best Shipping Options to Reduce Cost
The rising cost of fuels is impacting transportation costs for businesses and putting an economic hardship on businesses to keep their costs competitive.
Apr 13, 2010
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Creating a Logistics Strategy
A company needs to stay current to changing market trends to maximize their logistics strategy. When a company fails to do this they can lose a major market share.
Mar 2, 2010
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is increasingly using RFID to manage inventory and tracking of material, reducing the need for larger warehouses and inventory personnel.
Feb 26, 2010
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