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Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Area

Edited fact sheets, brochures, product guides, one pagers and other technical marketing collateral for Freescale Semiconductor in preparation for their impending merger with NXP. Wrote new copy that reflects the changing brand, replaces errors and aligns the marketing copy with Freescale’s style guide and The Associated Press Stylebook. Recorded document changes via markups in Adobe Acrobat Pro files. Tracked overall progress within the department’s internal project management system.Identified problems and escalated issues to supervisors, subject matter experts and the Corporate Communications department. Brainstormed solutions to these time-sensitive issues with all pertinent parties and changed copy when appropriate. Collaborated with internal design team for layout reviews.

Scottsdale, Az

Wrote concise and original website content, articles, blog entries, product descriptions, press releases, and direct mail correspondence for ecopywriters.com and local businesses. Proofread and edited existing website text for clients. Researched and incorporated effective search engine keywords into text and optimized online content for search engine ranking. Created style manuals for personal use.

Austin, Texas Area

Created and edited digital and print projects for an independent broker-dealer and wealth and corporate benefits management company with worldwide offices. Adhered to the company's corporate style guide, branding guidelines, and AP Stylebook. Projects included newsletter articles, white papers, brochures, banner ads, emails, video scripts, social media updates and websites. Strategized initiatives with marketing managers and supervisors. Interviewed subject matter experts in person and over the phone and consulted marketing managers to gather and verify information for those projects. Translated dense technical material into simpler, more understandable copy.

Austin, Tx

Referenced existing aircraft flight manuals, pilot training manuals and a corporate style guide to write new pilot training manual chapters for a flight simulator company. Designed new layouts and altered established layouts for pilot training manual chapters in Adobe InDesign. Modified graphics and generated new images for chapter illustrations and schematics in Adobe Photoshop. Identified formatting problems and factual issues within copy and InDesign templates. Communicated concerns and questions to supervisor via GoToMeeting. Collaborated with supervisor and subject matter experts to ensure accuracy of technical material.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Analyzed and edited internal and external marketing content submissions for ethics and compliance violations. Gave special attention to website architecture, violations against federal and state regulatory laws, and University of Phoenix brand reverence. Checked all facts and programmatic information in marketing material. Submissions included website copy, banner ads, search advertising, print materials, and radio spots, among other mediums. Forwarded material analysis to Apollo Legal Review for official ruling. Provided subsequent feedback and guidance to internal content submitters. Tracked and communicated progress of submissions. Documented and compiled violation reports from an external research vendor and distributed findings among thirty-six of Apollo Group’s marketing affiliates and internal marketing personnel.

Scottsdale, Az

Wrote message on-hold, radio, and Internet advertising for large and small business clients nationwide. Edited current scripts, initiated new clients into the system, and guided all clients through the production and revision process. Placed outgoing customer support telephone calls, brainstormed ideas for future advertising with customers and researched their businesses and target audiences, managed databases containing information for more than 3,000 clients, tracked client billing and accounting information, and scheduled weekly sessions for voice talents.

Houston, Tx

Proofread and distributed business correspondence for PipeStem's Executive Team, contract specialists, and customers. Maintained and organized physical and electronic company records, including articles for potential fuel terminal acquisitions, safety and regulatory documents, and confidential personnel files. Coordinated important company events for business entertainment, office moves, holidays, board meetings, and other PipeStem gatherings.

Houston, Tx

Created multiple choice and short answer questions for an educational online video game to be distributed in the United States and Canada. Researched a variety of middle school source materials to formulate questions that would appeal to gifted middle school students.

Houston, Tx

Uploaded, categorized, and logged Boeing SM&P Contracts in portable document format for electronic file keeping within the Boeing SM&P Electronic Procurement Information Database (EPIC). Collaborated with Boeing purchasing agents to efficiently and accurately transfer contract documents from a physical filing system to the online storage in EPIC.Created and maintained Excel spreadsheet records with multiple fields of information on processed contract documents for forecasting and project planning purposes.

Houston, Tx

Utilized MS Office software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to develop and distribute business correspondence and meeting packages for multiple groups in the Structural and Mechanical Design Analysis organization. Designed CD labels and other business graphics in Adobe Photoshop for distribution to Boeing employees and customers.Organized training sessions for Boeing employees who needed help with updates in office equipment and software programs. Coordinated domestic travel reservations and processed subsequent expense reports for Integrated Vehicle Analysis employees in the Space Shuttle Program.Maintained Excel spreadsheets and Word documents with vital group information, including emergency contact information and interoffice moving records.

Houston, Tx

Created a variety of product reference files for Future Combat Systems records and presentations.Coordinated with multiple vendors and employees to organize large meetings, team building sessions, and holiday events for FCS Houston. Surveyed employees, wrote copy, and designed layout for two editions of the FCS Houston Monthly Newsletter.

Houston, Tx

Tutored students within advanced subject areas and prepared students to take certain standardized tests and Advance Placement exams, including the SAT I, AP Subject Tests, SAT II Subject Tests, and the ACT. Composed fictional prose pieces for ACT practice exams and created online quizzes with education-based software.Directed telephone calls and electronic mail, prepared office documents and study materials in MS Word.

Dickinson, Tx

Instructed 110 students during five daily class periods and prepared lesson plans for regular and advanced placement academic tracks. Collaborated with other English Department Staff members to organize department functions and set departmental goals. Reported grades and behavior information to parents, students, and the school administration.

Galveston, Tx

Instructed 70 students during six daily class periods, composed lesson plans and regularly met with other English Department members to organize and coordinate department plans.Contacted parents and school administrators about student progress on a weekly or monthly basis.

B.A, English

Activities and Societies: Rice University Speech and Debate Team, Sid Richardson Academic Fellow

High School, Honors