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United States

Managing editor and content strategist for reversinglabs.com. I manage the blog publishing strategy, which includes day-to-day publishing of practical/evergreen content, SEO/content optimization, and audience development. I also develop and manage content for awareness and demand-generation across the organization, which includes customer journey planning.

San Francisco Bay Area

I managed and edited Scale's AI Exchange community (exchange.scale.com), which brings together AI/ML researchers, leaders, and practitioners from across the globe. Community members join AI Exchange to stay up to date on the latest AI/ML research and trends and to foster meaningful connections.

Senior managing editor for TechBeacon.com, an independent contributor network by and for software and IT pros that was started by HP and later owned by Micro Focus. I was responsible for managing the editorial calendar and handling SEO optimization and social. I also served as chief security editor, responsible for content strategy, audience development.

Rocklin

Edited and produced WIRED.com's first contributor network. Managed social media promotion for the network across Facebook, Twitter and other channels. Developed a content plan for internal sources.

San Francisco/Rocklin

Wrote, edited, curated, and spurred interaction with the network's community and beyond.

Rocklin

Assigned and edited news for CSOonline.com, managing two regular freelancers. I was also responsible for West Coast news hours for Computerworld.com.

San Francisco/Rocklin

• Served as West Coast/evening news editor for leading East Coast-based IT publisher. Responsible for copy and content editing, as well as auditing and posting news produced by sister publication CSOOnline.com and an.
• Helped coordinate coverage of key events (product launches, industry events) across editorial teams to seize the news cycle and maximize traffic from Google and other referrers.
• Coordinated story packaging and landing pages for continuing coverage of key industry events, launches and developing news stories.
• Responsible for social networking and social media promotion across multiple venues including Digg, Twitter and Slashdot.
• Produced daily and weekly email newsletters.
• Published related videos to go with text content.

San Francisco

Senior editor on the news and features team at PC World. I coordinated all online features for PC World, and I edited the Security Alert section for the magazine. My beat focus was on Web 2.0 companies including collaboration and media, security, wireless, and processors and related.

San Francisco

Responsible for day to day site editorial planning, involving coordination of coverage of news with staff and an internal wire service, features and working with column writers and bloggers to shape news analysis. Programmed the home and news pages, including assigning art and working with the production team to meet schedules and plan resources.

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Subeditor for news, and also did general assignment reporting. Contributed to the features sections.

Sydney, Australia

I first worked online as the Business and Technology Editor for smh.com.au, then moved to subediting for the paper, and finally reporting and writing for the paper's news pages and weekly sections on technology.

Sydney, Australia

Managed all editorial and production for the Australian version of this leading U.S. IT site.

San Francisco

Managed editorial and production for pccomputing.com, the Web site of PC Computing magazine, which was changed in 2000 to Smart Business for the New Economy magazine. It is no longer published.

San Mateo

Co-produced McGraw-Hill's lantimes.com.

San Francisco

Hand coding CNET.com.

All Coursework Completed, Journalism

Activities and Societies: New Media segment, NewsPortMagazine journalism focus.

Ba, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Coastal Advocates for internshipSenior thesis with Coast Advocates, with which I produced an extensive policy.