Just finished submitting grades for my first semester here. All things considered, life here is pretty good!

• Editing and writing marketing collateral for technology companies including: Adobe, VMware, Juniper Networks, and Abbott Laboratories• Write blog entries regarding social media, technology trends, writing, editing, project management, production, and marketing• Copy-edited book, Massively Networked, by Pamela Lund

I worked in both the external relations and funding development areas at the Institute where I coordinated social media publicity and weekly newsletters for both the Institute and one of its research units, the Center for Cultural Studies.

Course Assistant for 3 Feminist Studies courses and 3 American Studies courses

Taught a semester of Modern Political Thought

• Wrote successful grant applications for $55,000 in public and private funding sources for the Bozeman Symphony Society• Coordinated approximately 100 volunteers to ensure timely and efficient Box Office and Front-of-the-House activities during 2009/2010 concert season for Bozeman Symphony

• Wrote and edited case studies, white papers, press releases for high-tech clients including Symantec, Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, and Lucent Technologies, and Nadel Phelan, Inc.• Drafted initial copy and wrote revisions of book chapters on RFID technology for Sun Microsystems • Created series of education courses and PowerPoint presentations to introduce high-tech history and trends to new business analysts • Researched markets and technologies to formulate client-specific summary reports on various IT sectors including Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Digital Rights Management

Team Member for Stock Record Audit component of supply chain management modernization at Caterpillar • Interfaced with end-user customers, operations, and programming team as a programmer delivering numerous high quality programs and acted as help-desk operator for a successful installation • Defined, documented, and executed tests and migrations in all environments• Project-managed two key data conversion processes

• Collaborated with principals and managers to structure and document first editions of company “Policies and Procedures” • Maintained, followed-up on, and reported on current contracts between sub-contractors and Retail and Industry Studio and accounting departments