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Oakland, California, United States

Oakland, CA, US

Denver, CO, US

Digital content lead for AWS team - including AWS for Data, Financial Services, AWS for Every App, Training and Certification, and Application Security. Founded, rapidly scaled, supervised, and acted as final reviewer for a team of senior writers, contractors, and copy editors.

London, England, GB

• Creative co-lead for Google Cloud - including Google Cloud for Startups, Office of the CISO, Cloud Next, and Tensorflow. Manage cross-functional team for 1,000+ projects to create deliverables including event-driven.
• Creative lead for Google for Education. Develop domestic and global content including brand messaging frameworks, strategic communications, and PR/policy briefings for divisions including Classroom, Workspace for.
• Copy write, edit, and oversee delivery of content across other Google divisions, including internal and external executive comms, thought leadership, sales enablement, podcast and video scripts, technical blogs, white.
• Develop and lead creation and adherence to editorial standards across Media.Monks Cloud and EDU teams, and ensure compliance with best practices for client deliverables.
• Work closely with strategy, business development, and design teams to generate creative ideas, identify market trends and potential lines of new business, and craft and deliver client pitches.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Sourced all content, wrote, and edited monthly Google Cloud newsletter, growing subscriber base from 750,000 to ~11 million members of the user and developer community.
• Drafted and edited monthly Google Cloud for Startups newsletter and Google Cloud release notes, sent to 3 million subscribers.
• Primary copywriter for email, web, and direct mail communications for 300+ Google Cloud products and services.
• Partnered with internal and client teams to conceive, compose, and execute large-scale marketing outreach initiatives for Google Cloud, Workspace, and related products and services.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Created, executed and supported executive and staff communications strategy for 55 clients, representing 1,430 schools serving 568,000 students in obtaining $24 million in grants.
• Developed internal and external communications for senior executives including long-form newsletters, formal correspondence, user documentation, grant writing, and FCC appeals.

Palo Alto, CA, US

Conducted interviews and drafted in-depth profiles of members of the Art Center's extended community including artists, teachers, volunteers, administrators, dignitaries, and board members for a publication celebrating the Center's 45th anniversary.

Oakland, California, US

• Consulted with founder on marketing and communication strategy and content.
• Authored seven white papers including the "2015 Restaurant Technology Buyer's Guide" detailing 39 top solutions including POS and operations, tabletop ordering and entertainment, customer engagement, online ordering.

Alameda, California, US

• Composed press releases and collateral for VatorSplash Oakland, a startup competition/conference focused on collaboration between civic leaders, investors and entrepreneurs to deliver managed, sustainable and equitable.
• Managed press relations for event comprised of 150+ startups, 1000 attendees and 100+ investors representing over $10 billion in venture capital.
• Live-tweeted event.

San Rafael, CA, US

Wrote 90-second commercial with Belljar Media for Blackrock, Inc. to highlight its push into consumer-focused long-term savings and investment products.

San Francisco, CA, US

Authored white paper, "Bootstrapped Companies and Human Capital: Improve Your Recruiting Process to Avoid the High Costs of Bad Hires."

Irving, TX, US

Worked with top executives to develop comms strategy and author nine pieces for publications including Forbes, FindLaw, Information Management and CMSWire with the goal of establishing the client's role as a "Big Data" thought leader within the e-discovery industry.

New York, NY, US

Worked with senior creative team to compose all website copy and formulate the voice of Click3Rx, a division of design powerhouse Click3x devoted to servicing the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.

Orem, Utah, US

• Created marketing collateral, executive communications materials, technical documentation and user demo guides for leading litigation software platform
• Reframed corporate web presence; drafted web copy and blog posts
• Authored several white papers including “The New Frontier of Data Sampling: Are You Prepared to Defend Your Data Retention Policy in a Court of Law?” (February 2010), and “The E-discovery Dilemma: Taking Control of.

Seattle, WA, US

• Collaborated with founder to create a new voice and communications strategy for Packard Foundation-funded "nonprofit accelerator for entrepreneurs launching market-based initiatives that drive sustainability.
• Created and managed website and all external communications
• Spearheaded multiple email campaigns targeting senior executive constituencies in both nonprofit and private industry, including campaign content, delivery and tracking/analysis

London, England, GB

• Senior contributor to four editions of the Time Out: San Francisco guidebook
• Authored all sections of guide including neighborhood overviews, sidebars detailing unique local food/drink, profiles of seminal figures and multiple 3000+ word chapters detailing the city’s world-class architecture.
• Composed weekly events calendar for Time Out’s online city guide and Swatch/Microsoft joint venture delivering dynamic content to Data-Over-Radio enabled wristwatches

Developed and authored 5,000+ word white paper "The Five Attributes of Great Leaders: Why the Best Leaders Achieve the Best Results" for company founder.

San Francisco, California, US

• Conceived and delivered comprehensive comms strategy and elements highlighting company achievements during 2009 Consumer Electronics Show including press releases, blog copy and marketing materials related to.
• Created storyboarding and demo scripts to generate buy-in for new mobile device across several divisions of Microsoft

San Francisco, CA, US

Created venture fundraising collateral including business plan, executive summary and investor pitch materials, generating $2.5MM of investment in November 2008.

• Worked directly wth CEO to articulate company vision; authored business plan, executive summary and investor presentation.
• 2008 Grand Prize Winner from a field of 60 entries, Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit Business Plan Competition.
• Authored CEO’s acceptance speech and panel presentation.

Berkeley, CA, US

Worked directly with CEO to create funding documentation including executive summary and investor presentation, CEO communications, blog posts and marketing collateral.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Developed corporate giving campaigns with senior executive teams and volunteer coordinators from major telecommunications companies including AT&T and Comcast
• Presented and moderated over 100 public speaking engagements, tailoring content for audiences at varying levels of corporate structure from field technicians to corporate counsel

• Member of consulting team specifically recruited to interview, assess and coach entrepreneurs and start-ups to allow them to take their businesses into the “next phase” of development.
• Drafted persuasive, incisive business plans, proposals and presentations designed to target a range of constituencies and more effectively communicate stakeholder goals.

Amsterdam, NL

• Conducted nationwide compliance-focused onsite interviews to assess administration of not-for-profit corporation’s $2.25 billion annual budget providing telecommunication funding to rural and low-income education.
• Analyzed feedback and drafted formal reports on tight deadlines to identify key areas for improvement while assuring compliance with FCC regulations and policies.

• Coordinated all communications, outreach and content development for several lab projects headed by B.J. Fogg, founder of Persuasive Technology field.
• Formulated website design and copy, Wiki taxonomy, direct mail campaigns and managed email lists and newsletter subscriber databases.
• Secured content agreements with partners including CNET and Reuters for Buddy Buzz, an innovative mobile application delivering several channels of content to mobile devices; created taxonomy and content delivery.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Collaborated with Vice President and Director of PBS KIDS/Parents Interactive to develop U.S Department of Education-funded ‘Ready to Learn’ cell phone study “Learning Letters with Elmo” pilot program, promoting.
• Formulated streaming audio and video content to encourage use by children and parents.

US

• Wrote biweekly column, Bottle Rockets, focusing on beer, wine and spirits throughout the Bay Area.
• Composed articles detailing travel to international and domestic destinations including Russia, the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, Maui’s Hana Highway and the Barrett-Jackson auto action.

• Reviewed several titles for the Chronicle’s nationally renowned Books section.

El Segundo, CA, US

• As part of a three-member team, expanded revenue by over 150% within a 16-month span.
• Managed 10-15 accounts billing over $4MM annually.
• Streamlined the operational requirements for client management by optimizing existing software tools and inter-departmental information sharing.
• Led financial forecasting, sales and systems training for multiple accounts.

El Segundo, CA, US

• Collaborated with legal, advertising, marketing, and product development departments to create and manage all written materials and on-site copy.
• Managed and scaled service apparatus for over 80,000 customers.
• Conceived and implemented anti-fraud measures resulting in a 98% reduction in claims paid.

El Segundo, CA, US

• Conceived, developed, co-produced and acted as on-air host for interview program, Head Transplant, dedicated to cutting edge science topics.
• Developed programming and content delivery schemes for LookSmart Radio, contributed show concepts and provided content consultation.

El Segundo, CA, US

• Formulated editorial category guidelines for Automotive, Travel, Health, History, Education, Entertainment and Music categories for LookSmart/MSN search directories.
• Hired, trained and managed over 60 directory editors.

B.A., Psychology, Creative Writing

M.F.A., Creative Writing

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