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Colchester, Vermont, United States

Colchester, Vermont

MSDN Magazine is Microsoft's flagship technical publication for professional developers working with Microsoft tools and technologies.Managed day to day operations of the magazine and oversaw a staff of editors, writers and freelancers. Worked with Microsoft to lead both strategic and tactical editorial planning. Drove key initiatives, including MSDN.

Visual Studio Magazine is the leading independent publication for professional developers working with Microsoft's Visual Studio development environment and related frameworks and technologies.Merged Visual Studio Magazine with Redmond Developer News, and launched a major Web publishing initiative that significantly increased both content flow and Web.

Founded in 2006, Redmond Developer News was an award-winning publication for software development managers working with Microsoft tools and technologies. In January 2009, the publication was folded into Visual Studio Magazine (VSM) following 1105 Media's purchase of VSM.Founded and served as editor-in-chief of Redmond Developer News (RDN), which marked.

• Wrote high-profile cover features and other key articles for monthly publication serving IT managers working with Microsoft technologies and solutions.
• Produced the award-winning Storm Warning special report, which looked at the impact of Hurricane Katrina on IT organizations in the New Orleans area and tracked IT recovery efforts six months after the storm.
• Planned and produced a series of unique features that looked at IT issues from a unique perspective. For example, a feature on how IT technology is being used in extreme environments such as McMurdo Station in.
• Managed and produced regular departments, including the popular Never Again column and the Redmond Report news section.
• Left Redmond to serve as Editor in Chief of Redmond Developer News.

• Founded editorial consultancy focused on high-tech companies and publishers.
• Key corporate clients included: Intel Corp., Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, 3Com, and IBM.
• Publishing clients included: PC World magazine and online, CNET News.com, Yahoo!, and Digital World magazine

San Francisco, CA

• Returned to PC World Magazine as Senior Editor of News. Focused on writing high-profile news and investigative lead stories for PC World's award-winning News section.
• Lead development of PC World's long-running Top 5 Peripherals program. Developed methodologies, rating systems, and editorial practices around the product review program.
• Work earned recognition by the editorial awards programs of the Computer Press Association, American Business Press and the American Society of Business Press Editors.

• Arrived as Senior Editor of News at monthly publication covering the emerging arena of PC-based digital media and content.
• Quickly promoted to Executive Editor. Managed day-to-day operations of seven-person editorial and test center staff.
• Created the interactive High Five review program for distribution on Multimedia World CD-ROMs, which allowed readers to tune results based on their priorities.

Masters Of Science In Journalism, Magazine Publishing

Bachelor Of Arts, Soviet Studies

Activities and Societies: Captain, Middlebury College Swim Team • Studied in Moscow, USSR, at the Pushkin Institute of Russian Language.