Experience

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  Rerenga, LLC

  • Hillsboro

  • Professional Freelancer

    • May 2014 - Present
    • Hillsboro

    I continue to work with colleagues, delivering ideas and written material for their projects. Article writing and employee communications have been prime areas. Here's an example published May 5, 2016 in "insideHPC" magazine.

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  PECI

  • Portland, OR

  • Senior Manager, Internal Communications

    • Sep 2010 - May 2014
    • Portland, OR

    Established the nonprofit’s first internal communications function, which brought cohesiveness to teams fragmented during PECI’s rapid growth phase. Combined best practices with resourceful approaches to bring leadership and employees closer; became trusted advisor to both. Parlayed connections during unexpected downturn to help retain and engage staff. Overcame shortcomings in PECI’s social networking-based intranet by instituting alternate channels. Established open, approachable company persona. Facilitated creation of key company documents.

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  Mentor Graphics Corp.

  • Global HR Communications Manager

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

    Worked with the HR Vice President to develop HR’s first foundation document (vision, mission, strategy, initiatives). Authored related guidelines for HR team use. Established a definition of Mentor culture on the company’s intranet and public pages. Overhauled HR material: wrote or rewrote hundreds of documents, from policies to collateral. Regularly provided counsel plus writing and editing to groups and colleagues outside HR.

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  Tektronix, Inc.

  • Corporate Employee Communications Manager

    • 2007 - 2008

    Devised and directed internal communications programs for employees, and partnered with Human Resources to serve both global and local employee communications needs. Wrote three-year strategic plan. Delivered counsel. Wrote material for executives. Oversaw redesign and multimedia update of company intranet site. Brought citizen journalism to the company.

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  Intel Corp.

  • Internal Marketing and Communications Manager

    • 2004 - 2006

    Worked with executives and their staffs and with Human Resources to deliver news and information to employees in Intel’s Corporate Technology Group, and its Digital Enterprise Group, where responsibilities included the parent group plus three units: the company's venture firm, Intel Capital; DAP, home to its most senior technologists (Fellows and others); and the Advanced Components Division. Leveraged multimedia to extend reach, convey leadership to audiences inside and outside the company.