Experience

KBOO-FM

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Volunteer

  • 2013 - Present

  Portland, Oregon Area I write and produce radio comedy, in addition to doing author interviews and co-anchoring the Monday PM news. You can listen online/download my comedy pieces here: http://kboo.fm/content/audiocomix



Ken Jones Writing and Editing

• Sole Proprietor

  • 2012 - Present

  Exam development, publishing services, marketing and technical content.



O'Reilly Media

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Editor

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2012

  Planned, acquired, and developed books for the IT Pro and Microsoft certification audience.


Ken Jones & Associates
• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Publisher/Content Development Manager

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2010


Microsoft Corporation

• United States

• Senior Product Manager

  • Jul 2005 - Nov 2009

  Responsible for product management across multiple technologies for Microsoft Learning’s Book, Instructor-Led Training, and e-Learning lines of business. Planned the Microsoft Press Training Kit series and SQL Server books, deciding which titles to publish based on financial and strategic objectives, selecting authors, negotiating contracts, coordinating editorial and production services, working with the marketing and sales teams, and generally guiding each book from the proposal stage through… Show more Responsible for product management across multiple technologies for Microsoft Learning’s Book, Instructor-Led Training, and e-Learning lines of business. Planned the Microsoft Press Training Kit series and SQL Server books, deciding which titles to publish based on financial and strategic objectives, selecting authors, negotiating contracts, coordinating editorial and production services, working with the marketing and sales teams, and generally guiding each book from the proposal stage through published volume.

• Senior Writer

  • Jan 2003 - Jul 2005

  Planned and authored content guiding Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) on how to develop optimal user experiences for their Windows-based applications.

• Lead Programmer Writer

  • Mar 2000 - Jan 2003

  Managed and served as lead writer for the COM+ User Education team, which delivered all documentation for the base COM and COM+ technologies that shipped with Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

• Programmer Writer

  • Jan 1996 - Mar 2000

  Planned and wrote documentation for Microsoft’s COM application development technologies. Worked with program managers, software engineers, marketing managers, testers, and customers to research topics and optimize SDK documentation to address the most common support issues.