I write for hire ~ any genre, style, or application ~ technical documentation, user manuals, non-fiction articles, short-fiction and dialog, marketing documentation and ad copy, slogans and lyrics. I also produce electronic media, contributing to the design, development, and/or production phases. Create and/or execute graphics designs including logos. Layout static and interactive designs including user manuals and user interfaces. Consult in marketing research, strategy, and communications including branding, product planning, product management, and promotional campaign strategies and execution.

Tested, documented and analyzed through-the-air audio performance of XBox related sound peripherals at Microsoft.

Developed a semester-long course on the entertainment and mass media industries, their history, current issues, and impact on society. Primarily taught to entertainment technology students, providing specific career guidance as applicable. Marketed a USDA grant-funded business training curriculum to rural businesses for the BCC Business and Career Development Center. Conducted primary research, created promotions, advertising, and direct mail campaigns, and managed the teleconferencing based training program.

Developed and taught a curriculum of business principles and best practices along with business computer application skills to an open variable start-date enrollment.

Managed multi-component high-end computer/software based digital media production system from research & definition phase through to production, marcomm, & sales training. Integrated efforts & objectives of executive management, marketing, product management, test, & engineering groups including individuals located in different cities & countries. Conducted extensive competitive research & gathered customer input. Designed substantial portions of the user interface. Negotiated feature inclusion with engineering & maintained a features database for validation & regression testing. Managed QA engineering & all internal & external alpha/beta testing, & led the transition team from design to production. Provided sales support & training, & demonstrated the product at trade shows & client sites worldwide. Evangelized resulting technology as a speaker at seminars & conferences & acted as the primary contact with industry standards committees relevant to the product.

Founded company with three other principals making key contributions to original design, development, product management, and marketing and distribution strategy for completely new generation technology. Responsibilities and titles changed within marketing and products over ten years.