Projects
2012
Technical Copywriter, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) since 2007
Collaborate with creative and marketing teams to promote utility programs, enhance the company’s public image, engage partners, educate business and residential customers about energy efficiency
2011
Copywriter, CyberU, Santa Monica
Contribute to overhaul of marketing materials after the launch of major new product: interviewed high-profile customers, repurposed existing Web content into a promotional datasheet content into a datasheet incorporating interview notes to enhance product positioning
Researcher/Writer, Home Energy Magazine
Contributed to revision of No Regrets Remodeling (1997), a resource that helps homeowners address energy-efficiency goals in remodeling projects; performed analysis of competing titles, collaborated to determine editorial structure and look-and-feel; wrote chapter for publication and to use as model for other contributing authors
2010
Writer/Editor, Microsoft, Redmond, WA
Member of creative team in the professional services division: developed training materials for field consultants; collaborated on narrative and characters/personas for a game; edited an award-winning internal white paper; copyedited program managers’ blog posts
2004-2005
Writer, Stanford University
Member of Stanford Premium Edit and Copy Services (SPECS) vendor pool
Interviewed alumni volunteers from around the country and wrote journalistic articles, Web profiles, and text to accompany photographs in an installation
