Developed and wrote business-related news about software, processes, training, technology, forms, resources, etc. for the Business Services departments serving Purdue University; produced and distributed a twice-weekly electronic newsletter targeted for approximately 1,000 university business and technology employees; maintained two websites dedicated to communicating information to business staff campus-wide; worked with the various departments in planning and producing electronic and print materials to introduce new programs, software and processes; established editorial and style guidelines for written communications produced by other staff members within Business Services; served as a representative of the Business Services Communication and Training Team at project meetings; maintained consistency in business training materials with regard to grammar, punctuation, and style.

• Started as reporter/copyeditor, promoted to assistant managing editor in 2006 and promoted to managing editor in 2007• Supervised and coached editorial staff of nine, selected news content, planned and developed major pieces, made assignments, copyedited stories• Wrote feature and news stories, editorials and columns• Designed and laid out newspaper pages and special editions for printing• Formulated newsroom’s annual operating budget• Represented the company at community events• Served as part of the management team that administered the organization’s business• Provided customer service to the public and readers

• Created the church's first communications-related department• Developed, designed and produced all communication materials, including newsletters, brochures, catalogs, annual reports, ads, fund-raising materials and bulletins• Wrote news-type stories for internal and external publication• Fulfilled communication requests of congregation and staff

Owned and operated a full-service graphics company located within a mile of major film, television and record production companies; provided typesetting, graphic design, production, copywriting, and printing services for clients from a variety of professions, including entertainment companies, advertising agencies, nonprofit organizations, printers, magazines, and newspapers. Running this business required effective self-promotion, customer relations, fee negotiation, accounting, collection of past-due accounts and small-claims court, supervising a staff of three, meeting impossible deadlines, and kid-glove handling difficult clients.