Experience

BrightWire Inc.

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media Consultant

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area Curated and edited a daily internal Asia-focused newsletter for executives and staff at KKR, one of the world’s leading private-equity investment firms. (Short-term contract.)



FXCM Asia

• Proofreader/Copywriter

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  Hong Kong Conceptualized/composed/edited promotional material (including fliers, brochures, press releases, direct mail, website landing pages) for seminars, expos and other events in both print and electronic formats; monitored/edited content on company website; composed/proofread emails to clients for both marketing department and corporate management; edited analysts’ commentary for publication in local media.



Standard Chartered Bank

• Singapore
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Global Research Editor

  • Feb 2012 - Jun 2012

  Hong Kong Edited macroeconomic, FX, credit, rates and commodities reports produced by the global research team in Asia and other regions to ensure they complied with bank standards and house style; coordinated with editors and DTP staff globally to ensure efficient workflow. (Short-term contract.)



International Herald Tribune

• France
• Newspapers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Editor

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

  Hong Kong Edited stories for accuracy, clarity, potential libel and errors in grammar, spelling and usage, according to NYT/IHT style; wrote headlines, decks, teasers and captions; compiled briefs packages; proofed pages before sending to print. (Short-term contract.)



BNP Paribas Securities (Asia)

• Manager-Editor Research Production

  • Apr 2007 - Jan 2009

  Hong Kong Rewrote/edited regional equity, economic and strategy reports written by locally based financial analysts and China-based economists, with a special eye toward compliance issues.



The Wall Street Journal

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• News Editor

  • May 2000 - Feb 2007

  Hong Kong Edited stories to WSJ and AP style. Liaised with reporters, editors and bureaus globally on copy for all international editions and with the New York copy-editing desk; conceived and edited graphics; monitored wires and the Web for breaking news; and designed page layouts. Oversaw special projects, including China-specific newsletters with corporate, markets and economic news for premium subscribers.



The Herald

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy/Slot Editor & Page Designer

  • Mar 1999 - May 2000

  Everett, WA (USA) Reviewed stories for missing content and perspective; also checked for readability, potential libel and errors in fact, grammar, spelling, usage and style; wrote headlines and captions, and proofed pages before sending to print. Designed/built pages on QuarkXpress in Windows.



The Nation

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Copy/Sub-Editor

  • Jan 1993 - Apr 1998

  Bangkok Rewrote and edited stories written by Thai reporters and expat freelancers; wrote headlines, blurbs and captions; monitored newswires, organized story art, and designed and paginated pages using QuarkXpress on Mac. Wrote concert previews and reviews; movie, book and restaurant reviews; celebrity interviews and other feature articles.



Nation Multimedia Group

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• TV Scriptwriter/Creative Assistant/Performer

  • May 1997 - Mar 1998

  Bangkok Conceived and developed games, wrote scripts, vetted contestants and oversaw on-set production details for “AEI4U” and “Super 7,” two weekly (nonconcurrent) game shows aimed at promoting English-language proficiency among young television viewers. Performed a recurring on-camera role in “Nation Junior TV.”