Prepared for the road ahead.
// résumé
SUMMARY
- Creative, resourceful individual skilled in management, creative and technical writing, editing, and graphic design, both print and on-line. Experienced as a team player in a fast-paced, production-oriented environment. Able to handle complex projects and work independently. Proficient in several design applications, including Photoshop and Illustrator. Extensive knowledge of HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Equally well versed on both the PC and Macintosh platforms.
EDUCATION
- BA, History, Central Washington University (1995)
- Ellensburg High School (WA), National Merit Commended Student (1989)
OUTSIDE INTERESTS
- Skiing, climbing, photography, book collecting
EXPERIENCE
- Senior Editor / Equipment Editor 5/02–2/06
- Climbing Magazine, Carbondale, CO
- Responsible for soliciting content, writing copy, and editing the Equipment and Off the Wall departments, as well as serving as primary editor on numerous features. Established equipment review program that is widely respected in the industry. Acted as managing editor on several issues.
- Associate Editor 8/01–5/02
- Climbing Magazine, Carbondale, CO
- Responsible for soliciting content, writing copy, and editing the Inside Game, Training, Medicine, and Sport Tech Tip departments, as well as contributing copy for other magazine departments. Primary copy editor for the magazine.
- Climbing Editor 10/99–4/01
- MountainZone.com, Seattle, WA
- Solicited, wrote, and edited material for MountainZone's climbing content. Field-event reporter, producing film and digital stills, video, written summaries, and maintaining event websites. Designed one-off mini sites for various events. Produced remote-site, satellite-communication-based cybercasts.
- Creative Manager 1/99–10/99
- MountainZone.com, Seattle, WA
- Led a three-person design team responsible for creating and maintaining the graphic and information design of MountainZone.com and other MountainZone properties. Established and maintained corporate design standards, and served as primary designer for print marketing materials.
- Technical Communications 4/98–1/99
- Innovant LLC, Seattle, WA
- Designed print marketing materials, wrote end-user documentation, created Innovant website, including graphic design, site architecture, and copy, plus interface design for the Showcase product.
- Technical Communications 5/96–4/98
- Comtronic Systems, Cle Elum, WA
- Responsible for end-user documentation. Wrote and edited three 400-plus-page user manuals. Created complete contextual on-line help system for extensive database application.
- Layed out and assembled comprehensive user manuals. Created 4-color and black-and-white marketing collateral and trade magazine advertisements.