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California, United States

Burlingame, California, United States

Work with senior staff to review proposals for federal contracts and the deliverables for those contracts, primarily reports on the results of data analysis measuring the impact and effectiveness of government policies.

Providing expert review and revision services for executives, academics, technology and legal professionals, and other high-profile communicators requiring meticulous editing, a sharp focus on business and organizational goals, and tactful respect for authorship. White Glove: clean content, superior serviceIn addition to taking limited-term roles, I’m considering permanent opportunities with select organizations.Logo: Image by drobotdean on www.Freepik.com

South San Francisco, Ca

I focused on corporate communications to fulfill business goals and the mission of health science discovery, building on skills developed during my newspaper career.• Supported business growth by continually raising quality standards and extending them to an ever-widening range of business, marketing, and technical communications• Delivered messaging that was highly precise and reliable, essential to the branding of our advanced laboratory instruments• Completed roughly 1,000 reviews a year with near-zero error rate, nearly 100% on time• Enhanced commercial performance by ensuring accuracy of key content such as labeling and technical information during rapid changes in products, marketing, and branding • Raised copyediting efficiency by creating a reference archive of 12,000+ drafts; reduced turnaround time more than 50% • Partnered on efficiency project that cut average proofing cycles from 4.2 to 2.9 per document• Created and maintained 80-page corporate style guide• Earned co-author credit as reviewer of a research article in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2016.00070)• Ghost writer of book chapter Eukaryotic Single-Cell mRNA Sequencing (doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31350-4_14)RANGE OF CONTENT REVIEWEDSocial media | Web pages | Slide decks | Marketing emailsFinancial, regulatory statements | Lab instrument manualsPress releases | Science journal articles Conference event materials | Promotional videos Research posters | User interfaces | Closed captionsEDITING EXPERTISE• Clarified vague language; simplified complex sentences• Negotiated revisions by multiple stakeholders• Confirmed accuracy of information, including figures, tables, and lists • Identified inconsistencies and logical flaws in messaging and factual content• Reorganized structure to improve focus, flow, and storytelling• Established and applied consistent style• Proofread final text, layout, table of contents, page headers, etc.

Austin, Tx

• Drove readership and advertising revenue by developing, editing, and presenting in-depth and investigative Page 1 articles• Improved Insight & Books, the Sunday perspective section: – Led an initiative that with minimal budget devised creative ways to double the section size, raise the quality of locally focused content, and add audience-building features – Recruited dozens of contributing writers including academic and community leaders, a Nobel winner, and a former Defense Secretary and CIA Director

Austin, Tx

• Reinforced the newspaper’s brand for prompt, quality coverage by leading a 20-member team of copyeditors and designers in final review and presentation of news articles on daily deadline – Responded with exemplary support for the organization by directing high-volume September 11 news production just 3 weeks after I was promoted to the position

Austin Tx

• Compiled uniquely thorough and insightful wire service reports on complex, fast-changing events• Supported major expansion of business coverage by supervising 7 reporters, adding regular publication of regional economic indicators, and installing a Bloomberg terminal