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Rick Dana Barlow has nearly 25 years of professional journalistic experience, more than 20 of which specialize in healthcare supply chain management. He founded Wingfoot Media Inc. as an editorial consulting, development and production company in early 2001 to provide "creative wordscaping" for clients.
Barlow currently serves as:
- President of Wingfoot Media Inc. (www.wingfootmedia.com);
- Creator and Executive Editor of Second Chronicles (www.secondchronicles.com);
- Senior Editor of Healthcare Purchasing News (www.hpnonline.com);
- Co-Founder and Executive Director of Bellwether League Inc., the healthcare supply chain leaders' hall of fame (www.bellwetherleague.org).
During his career-to-date, Barlow has researched and written a book chronicling the 75-year history of a regional steel fabricators association, created and developed a business magazine for healthcare supply chain management professionals, and has written hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles for more than 20 different print and online publications and companies, including Repertoire Magazine, First Moves Magazine, Outpatient Care Technology, Imaging Technology News, AuntMinnie.com, OR Manager, Materials Management in Health Care, Hospital Materials Management, Hospital Network.com, Medical Products Sales, Supply Chain Technology News/Logistics Today and the Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette, to name a few. The hardcover book, "Central Fabricators Association: 75 Years of Change, 1926-2001, Fabricating for America's Future" was published in October 2001.
Barlow earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, IL, with concentrations in business reporting, arts criticism, magazine publishing, American history and political science.
Barlow's varied personal interests include auto racing and cars, cartoons, comic books, science fiction, archeology and cartography. He has an extensive collection of die-cast cars, comic books and creative writing examples from hundreds of media outlets.
Barlow lives with his wife LeAnn (an information technology director for a professional association), their 7-year-old triplet boys and one-year-old Shih-Tzu puppy in northwest suburban Chicago.