Welcome to George Lorenzo’s

portfolio site.

UnderstandingXYZ is the moniker and logo that represents the broad content development services provided by George, an independent researcher, writer, and publication-production professional. Work samples posted on this site: o In addition to this portfolio site, George writes, designs and publishes three websites that are loaded with numerous resources: EdPath.com for higher education professionals; WFMonitor.com, for educators in the workforce development arena; and OldAnima.com, unique resources for older adults. o George has interviewed several thousand people for numerous feature articles published by Fast Company, Ozy, Next Avenue, EdSurge, University Business, eRepublic, Engineering Inc, Spirituality & Health, and others. See the Feature Articles section for more information. o George has written and designed special reports for academic-oriented institutions, such as EDUCAUSE, the Sloan Consortium, the University of California, Western Governors University, National American University, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, the Association of Chief Academic Officers, and a variety of college and university technology vendors. See the Report Writing section for more information. o George has produced newsletters for several clients, as well as his own, and has written two books about online higher education, one published by Penguin and another published by Macmillan. See the Books & Newsletters section for more information. Click here to learn more about how to start a discussion into the possibility of hiring George to help with your content development (no fee for the first consultation). Peace, George Lorenzo