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California, United States

I worked through DGN as a consultant on a year-long communications project management contract.

Working with leadership for the internal communications team, I built a planning, project management, and workflow system using Smartsheet, the company's preferred planning tool.The position included research into needs and wants, a plan for creation of the new system, execution of the system, and training for staff members so they can use it long after the contract ended.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I worked as a project manager on a six-month contract with WSP’s Global office in Montreal as they planned and built an exciting, new Intranet for employees.My work focused on content planning, decision making, and page and site migration.

I worked through Mondo as a consultant to other companies on short-term contracts. Mondo has done a wonderful job of landing me positions where I can share my talents and expertise to help manage important marketing and communications projects.

I worked as a Communications Project Manager for the internal communications team at Lutron Electronics Inc. on a contract. I helped build project management practices and processes for the team while also assisting with email and website content creation and distribution.

San Marcos, Texas

As Director of IT Marketing and Communications, I led a team of six professionals creating the daily communication that kept university students, faculty, and staff in touch with the technology and library services the Division of Information Technology provided for them.We worked closely with communicators from across the division and the university to create important, well-respected communications. Under my leadership my group went from a one-man-office to a thriving department making award-winning communications.My team used every conceivable channel - websites, social media, print, email, video and more - to tell the stories of the division's hard work on behalf of the university and of how the services the division provided serve the university's campus communities.

Austin, Texas Area

Senior leader in editing and writing corporate communications for large public utility. Prepared and gave public presentations about important issues. Wrote talking points, letters, editorials and other communications for senior executives. Edited for several departments across a wide range of issues, including drought and water management, electric utility functions, accounting and financial reports, scientific papers, internal and external presentations, community service, and parks. Wrote and edited for multiple platforms, including print and web.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Led marketing efforts using print, web, email, and social media for several SPIE worldwide scientific conferences and industry exhibitions, including:- Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing - Electronic Imaging Science and Technology- Advanced Lithography- Defense, Security, and Sensing- Pacific Rim Laser Damage- Photomask Technology- Laser Damage

Bellingham, Washington Area

Taught Journalism 309, editing, spring quarter 2012.

Wrote and/or edited everything that appears on the paper's opinion page and its online opinion website: researching and writing all editorials, editing letters to the editor, choosing and editing all local and national columns, choosing editorial cartoons for publication, arranging community trips for the editorial board, hosting political forums, representing the newspaper at public events as a public speaker and creating new and special content and features for the opinion section in print and online.Chief editor of several special products, including the quarterly Whatcom Magazine, a lifestyle magazine, and its corresponding website. Responsible for all online content and promotion for the magazine across many sites, including Twitter and Facebook. Similar responsibilities for Whatcom Health magazine and several smaller publications.

Led a staff of eight reporters. Responsible for choosing and assigning news coverage of our readership area.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Led a news-writing team in coverage of important local issues, assigning and editing stories. Responsible for all business coverage.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Covered many beats over the years, including criminal justice, government, business, growth and the environment.Received many reporting and writing honors from the Society of Professional Journalists, Gannett Co. Inc. and the Associated Press.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Created public relations documents for the university relating stories from on campus to radio, television and print media for their use.Department now known as "Office of University Communications."

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Editor, The Western Front newspaper.Minor in Economics.

Aa, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Editor, Horizon newspaper.