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Fredericksburg, VA, US

Wrote user documentation and developed documentation strategy for professional and consumer audio products. Wrote accessibility text and conversational app copy for multiple software releases. As lead writer, lead multiple teamwide process improvement projects and documentation update projects affecting the entire documentation library. Mentored new.

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

Wrote user documentation and contributed to documentation strategy for medical devices, including SoundControl Hearing Aids — Bose’s first Class II medical device and the first FDA-cleared direct-to-consumer hearing aid. Began regularly editing and proofreading work from other writers for accuracy, clarity, and tone. Wrote app copy for multiple product.

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

After being converted to a full-time employee, worked as a lead writer for hearing and sleep products supporting Bose's emerging Health division. Researched and completed training on FDA, ISO, and QMS regulations to support new medical device business, training writers as needed to improve capacity. Worked with UX designers on internal product interaction.

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

Worked as a contractor through Randstad USA writing user documentation for consumer audio products. Wrote documentation for and contributed to documentation strategy for Bose's first modular home theater system. Wrote app copy and collaborated on design for a novel app onboarding flow for Bose Noise-Masking Sleepbuds, creating a template for future app-led.

Hingham, MA

Worked full time (and part time during school semesters) as part of a team of technical writers and instructional designers responsible for producing technical documentation for Aspen, a web-based student information system.Interviewed subject matter experts and wrote and edited online help topics for software releases. Designed and compiled user guides.

Burlington, MA

Worked full time as part of an in-house marketing and technical writing department.Researched and wrote case studies of lighting installations for publication online and in printed brochures. Collaborated on technical documents, including user manuals, product guides, and specification sheets. Wrote product descriptions and feature / benefit text, created.

Greater Boston Area

Wrote obituaries and job transfer briefs for the New England Newspaper & Press Association e-Bulletin, an online news periodical published in part through the Northeastern University Journalism Lab. Responsibilities also included monitoring computer stations and general office assistance.

Greater Boston Area

As a full-time editorial co-op within the Internal Communications Department, my responsibilities consisted of reporting on company-wide and national business news and events. In total, I reported on, wrote, and published roughly 60 feature articles, news briefs, and economic reviews for the company's internal website, Globalnet.

Greater Boston Area

Responsibilities included managing photo and document archives, copy editing university publications, writing official letters for the university president, and general office assistance.

New Haven, CT

Job duties included reporting on and writing monthly feature and news stories for publication, as well as some photography.

Killingworth, CT

Responsibilities included conducting interviews of local business owners and writing articles for monthly published story assignments, as well as some digital photography.

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: University Pep Band, Concert BandRelevant Courses: Journalism 1, 2, 3, History of Journalism, Interactive Media.

General Studies

Activities and Societies: Pep band, concert band, student newspaper