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I lead communications and marketing campaigns for tech companies and trade groups, major financial institutions and energy interests, PR and advertising agencies, public officials, foundations, colleges and universities, and medical charities working to cure rare disorders.I draft speeches for senior executives, opinion pieces for thought leaders in top U.S. and international publications, board presentations and decks, and Congressional testimony; press releases, shareholder letters, advertising copy, blog posts, website boilerplate, fundraising letters and other direct mail; grant proposals, collateral materials, quarterly and annual reports; and messaging for social media campaigns.I've worked for cybersecurity startups and mature companies with secure messaging systems for financial settlement and electronic medical records; oil, coal, nuclear, natural gas and renewable energy interests; pharmaceutical interests including treatments for neurological disorders and non-statin drugs for high cholesterol; surgical simulation and modeling technologies and other advanced medical devices; various web and mobile technologies; opium eradication in Afghanistan; media transformation; U.S. trade policy; and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and East Asia.

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As a writing instructor at the Wharton Communication Program at The University of Pennsylvania, I enable MBA candidates to express themselves clearly, succinctly, and persuasively.

Teaching strategic communications and persuasive writing to corporate and non-profit officers, government officials, and others.

Managed communications department for aggressive foreign policy think tank with major media profile. Maximized written and broadcast media exposure and created comprehensive metrics to gauge them. Tailored written communications and create briefs to advance institutional objectives on Capitol Hill, at State, Defense, NSC, and the White House. Edited work product for research staff. Planned and promoted events.

Counseled and edited writers for aggressive Washington think tank with a record of accomplishing tangible bipartisan political objectives. Coordinated scholars' media strategy for written commentaries, and edited volumes of highly topical investigative pieces and editorial features under time pressure. Crafted sharp, readable copy for both general audiences and specialists. Placed pieces in key Washington, domestic and international outlets.

Coordinated 40 writers, including former U.S. government officials. Ghostwrote, edited and placed highly topical analysis and infographics in major publications under time pressure. Placed pieces in top U.S. and foreign outlets, including the NYT, WaPo, IHT, FT, WSJ, LA Times, The Atlantic, South China Morning Post, National Interest, Foreign Policy, The Hill, etc. As all-purpose writer and editor, drafted and reworked everything from speeches to congressional testimony and fundraising materials.

Awarded $50,000 fellowship to write book on how the internet is transforming the media, and what it means for citizens in a democracy and the reporters who keep them informed. Interviewed over 100 editorial and business staffers at major newspapers, broadcasters and wire services, and web giants like Google and Yahoo. Performed detailed analysis of present and historical media business strategies and presented viable new models.

Coordinated 50 writers. Solicited, edited, rewrote and ghostwrote highly topical op/eds for publication specifications under time pressure. Placed pieces in the top 75 U.S. newspapers, 25 foreign papers, and several magazines and websites. Often handled up to 15 pieces concurrently. Increased number of op/eds in top 75 U.S. papers, foreign papers and key sites by over 50% per month, placing 50-55 pieces per month as of June 2008.

Served as editor and art director of quarterly political magazine through its first year of publication. Edited pieces for substance and style and corresponded with authors, including former and present public officials. Read and evaluated manuscripts, selected images, posted articles in HTML, wrote multiple daily blog entries.

At top 10 law firm, coordinated preparation and execution of documents; maintained comprehensive records; helped prepare SEC 10-Qs and 10-Ks; proofread; performed due diligence; and assisted teams of attorneys on multi-billion dollar corporate transactions, including M&A, debt securitizations, securities offerings, and tax restructurings.