Technological Skills
Commercial Bank Manual, Regulations A-Z and AA to GG, Microsoft Office, AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style, Photoshop, Adobe Audition, InDesign, Soundslides, CMS, AP Primecuts, digital and video cameras, HTML and SQL experience; Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
Professional Experience
Contractor, Parker Tide Corp., Washington, DC April 2011-present
Technical Writer, Department of Veterans Affairs
Currently holds this position
Contractor, Parker Tide Corp., Washington, DC
Writer/Editor, Federal Reserve Board September 2010-December 2010
· Proofread, edit and update Federal Regulations in the Federal Reserve Research Service (FRRS).
· Proofread and edited the Federal Reserve Administrative Manual using the Chicago Manual of Style.
· Edited a 77-page art catalogue.
· Assist five editors and frequently completes projects in advance of deadlines on assignments.
· Understand complex financial information and resolves inconsistencies and inaccuracies to properly edit regulations.
· Accurately categorizes documents and create subject indexes and/or appropriate cross-references to related documents.
· Have expert knowledge of all aspects of the Federal Reserve Board and its functions.
Consultant, HelloWallet, Washington, DC June 2010
· Wrote 167 blog posts in three weeks on personal finance topics for a financial services firm.
· Assisted with article marketing for HelloWallet’s Web site and uploaded articles to Wordpress.
· Maintained and updated over 100 links for HelloWallet’s affiliated Web sites.
Consultant, Information Technology Solutions and Consulting LLC, Avon, CT/Washington, DC
February 2010-present
· Proofreads and edits style guides and over 20 training assessments per month for a Falls Church, VA consulting firm
· Edits content for the firm’s Web site and maintains working Web links
· Helps produce ITSC’s monthly newsletter, AM&S Matters
· Assists consultants, editors and staff with customer support on an as-needed basis.
Online journalist, Avon, CT December 2008-present
· Writes movie reviews, health/wellness stories and columns for Helium.com
· Freelances for Helium.com partners, such as OhMyGov.com
· Currently has contracts with digitalmediabuzz.com, a technology Web site, and OurParents.com, a Web site focused on seniors
· DigitalMediaBuzz.com gets over 200,000 pageviews per month and OurParents.com is a national Web site out of Great Falls, VA
Freelance writer, Boston’s Weekly Dig/Allston-Brighton Tab, Boston, MA
May 2008-August 2008
· Wrote columns on the media and politics for the Weekly Dig, an entertainment magazine.
· Was a general correspondent for the Tab, a daily newspaper in Allston, Mass.
Special Sections Intern, BostonNOW, Boston, MA January 2008-April 2008
· Wrote over 20 stories on higher education and health topics for daily newspaper in Boston.
· Edited copy for newspaper pages, wrote education briefs and real estate advertisements.
· Took own pictures with stories
Freelance writer, Mass High Tech, Boston, MA November 2007
· Profiled eight companies who won the “TechCitizenship Award” for a weekly technology newspaper in Boston.
· Interviewed the CEO of Four Mangoes as well as representatives from MathWorks, Comcast and Boston Scientific.
· Used Adobe InDesign to edit stories
Education
Master of Arts, Print and Multimedia Journalism, Emerson College, Boston, MA May 2008
Cumulative GPA: 3.73
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Political Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT May 2006
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists
Member of The Writer’s Bridge freelance network
Member of the University of Connecticut Alumni Network
Volunteer/Activities
WERS-FM News Producer, Staff Writer; correspondent September 2006-December 2007
Emerson Talk and Information Network Co-host, “Poli-talk”
October 2007-December 2007
The Daily Campus Weekly Columnist; editorial board member September 2002-May 2006
Commercial Bank Manual, Regulations A-Z and AA to GG, Microsoft Office, AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style, Photoshop, Adobe Audition, InDesign, Soundslides, CMS, AP Primecuts, digital and video cameras, HTML and SQL experience; Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
Professional Experience
Contractor, Parker Tide Corp., Washington, DC April 2011-present
Technical Writer, Department of Veterans Affairs
Currently holds this position
Contractor, Parker Tide Corp., Washington, DC
Writer/Editor, Federal Reserve Board September 2010-December 2010
· Proofread, edit and update Federal Regulations in the Federal Reserve Research Service (FRRS).
· Proofread and edited the Federal Reserve Administrative Manual using the Chicago Manual of Style.
· Edited a 77-page art catalogue.
· Assist five editors and frequently completes projects in advance of deadlines on assignments.
· Understand complex financial information and resolves inconsistencies and inaccuracies to properly edit regulations.
· Accurately categorizes documents and create subject indexes and/or appropriate cross-references to related documents.
· Have expert knowledge of all aspects of the Federal Reserve Board and its functions.
Consultant, HelloWallet, Washington, DC June 2010
· Wrote 167 blog posts in three weeks on personal finance topics for a financial services firm.
· Assisted with article marketing for HelloWallet’s Web site and uploaded articles to Wordpress.
· Maintained and updated over 100 links for HelloWallet’s affiliated Web sites.
Consultant, Information Technology Solutions and Consulting LLC, Avon, CT/Washington, DC
February 2010-present
· Proofreads and edits style guides and over 20 training assessments per month for a Falls Church, VA consulting firm
· Edits content for the firm’s Web site and maintains working Web links
· Helps produce ITSC’s monthly newsletter, AM&S Matters
· Assists consultants, editors and staff with customer support on an as-needed basis.
Online journalist, Avon, CT December 2008-present
· Writes movie reviews, health/wellness stories and columns for Helium.com
· Freelances for Helium.com partners, such as OhMyGov.com
· Currently has contracts with digitalmediabuzz.com, a technology Web site, and OurParents.com, a Web site focused on seniors
· DigitalMediaBuzz.com gets over 200,000 pageviews per month and OurParents.com is a national Web site out of Great Falls, VA
Freelance writer, Boston’s Weekly Dig/Allston-Brighton Tab, Boston, MA
May 2008-August 2008
· Wrote columns on the media and politics for the Weekly Dig, an entertainment magazine.
· Was a general correspondent for the Tab, a daily newspaper in Allston, Mass.
Special Sections Intern, BostonNOW, Boston, MA January 2008-April 2008
· Wrote over 20 stories on higher education and health topics for daily newspaper in Boston.
· Edited copy for newspaper pages, wrote education briefs and real estate advertisements.
· Took own pictures with stories
Freelance writer, Mass High Tech, Boston, MA November 2007
· Profiled eight companies who won the “TechCitizenship Award” for a weekly technology newspaper in Boston.
· Interviewed the CEO of Four Mangoes as well as representatives from MathWorks, Comcast and Boston Scientific.
· Used Adobe InDesign to edit stories
Education
Master of Arts, Print and Multimedia Journalism, Emerson College, Boston, MA May 2008
Cumulative GPA: 3.73
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Political Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT May 2006
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists
Member of The Writer’s Bridge freelance network
Member of the University of Connecticut Alumni Network
Volunteer/Activities
WERS-FM News Producer, Staff Writer; correspondent September 2006-December 2007
Emerson Talk and Information Network Co-host, “Poli-talk”
October 2007-December 2007
The Daily Campus Weekly Columnist; editorial board member September 2002-May 2006
