Experience

Blu Pagoda LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President/CFO

  • Oct 2015 - Present



Wells Fargo

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Writer

  • Dec 2012 - Oct 2015

  Des Moines Edit and publish procedures in Open Text.



Freelance Marketing and Social Media

• Writer

  • Aug 2011 - Nov 2012

  Des Moines, Iowa Area Write sales/marketing material (e-mail, brochures, letters, white papers, case studies, web sites) and social media content.



Tramonto Press

• Author/Publisher

  • Jan 2009 - Nov 2012



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Project Manager

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2010



Agiloft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marketing Writer

  • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

  Researched and wrote case studies, press releases, and white papers for CRM software provider.



Carney Educational Services

• Teacher

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

  teach first through fifth graders about storytelling, provide homework support



Freelance

• Web Design and Marketing

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Design and development of client web sites.



Skywriter Fiction Workshops

• Instructor

  • Oct 2008 - Nov 2008

  responsible for teaching fiction writing techniques, providing feedback on short stories by workshop participants, choosing and assigning readings.



International Network Services

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internet Marketing Manager

  • Aug 2003 - Jan 2005

  responsible for managing corporate web site: content, look and feel



International Network Services (Formerly Lucent Technologies)

• Intranet Manager

  • Aug 2001 - Aug 2003

  responsible for managing the company's internal web site: content, look and feel, marketing programs



Ohlone College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Adjunct English Instructor

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2001

  develop course syllabus, weekly teaching plans, lead class discussions for freshman English.



Lucent Technologies Worldwide Services

• Internet Marketing Manager

  • Aug 2000 - Aug 2001

  responsible for managing 1000+ page web site: content, look and feel, marketing programs

• Web Marketing Programs Manager

  • Apr 1999 - Aug 2000

  responsible for managing Internet-based marketing programs



Cygnus Solutions

• Web Program Manager

  • Mar 1998 - Apr 1999

  responsible for managing the external Web site and Web-based marketing programs



ShapeTechnology

• Web Developer

  • Mar 1997 - Dec 1998

  develop and maintain Web site structure, design, and content



Manual 3, Inc

• Project Manager/Web Developer

  • Jul 1997 - Jan 1998

  responsible for Web development and technical writing projects, managing project teams, delivering projects on time and within budget



CE Software, Inc

• Webmaster

  • Aug 1996 - Jul 1997

  responsible for maintaining Web site's structure, content, look and feel, and personality

• Technical Writer

  • Jun 1995 - Aug 1996

  responsible for writing and editing software manuals, on-line Help, Web documents, articles for technical newsletter



Cimtechnologies Corporation

• Technical Writer

  • Sep 1994 - May 1995

  responsible for writing software manuals, on-line help, design and maintain Web page, write and design promotional material



CE Software, Inc

• Technical Writer

  • Apr 1994 - Aug 1994

  responsible for manual writing and designing, on-line help for Macintosh and Windows, newsletter, various documents and correspondence



Des Moines Jaycees

• Editor

  • Jul 1993 - May 1994

  designed and edited newsletter, Jayscene