highlights of qualifications

+ Thorough yet fast. A practical perfectionist, I pay close attention to details without getting

bogged down by them.

+ Easy to work with under pressure. No stranger to tense deadlines, I keep cool and help

others do the same.

+ Considerate. I understand my colleagues’ needs and stressors, and I time and tailor

my interactions appropriately.

+ Responsible but fun. I know how to get the job done while having a good time.

employment history

+ CBS Interactive, San Francisco, CA. Freelance Editor, 2010. (The online unit of CBS.

www.cbsinteractive.com)

+ Wiley Publishing/Word One, Hoboken, NJ, and Brooklyn, NY. Freelance Proofreader,

2007–Present. (A major publisher of trade, professional, scholarly, and educational books.

www.wiley.com)

+ Red Herring, Belmont, CA. Senior Editor, 2007. (A magazine and Web site focused on the

business of technology. www.redherring.com)

+ CNET News.com, San Francisco, CA. Associate Editor, 2000–06. Copy Editor, 2000. (During

my time there, this tech-news site regularly scooped publications such as The Wall Street Journal.

Links to its articles were a permanent fixture on The New York Times’ Technology home page,

and the site won many awards, including, in 2004, a National Magazine Award from the American

Society of Magazine Editors, for general excellence online [the award is the magazine equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize]. www.news.com)

+ The San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco. Copy Editor, 1999–2000. (An alternative

weekly newspaper. www.sfbg.com)

+ CNET, San Francisco. Freelance Writer for CNET’s former search site, Snap.com, 1998–99.

Freelance Copy Editor for various CNET sites, 1997–99. Full-time Copy Editor for CNET.com,

1996. (CNET is one of the Net’s largest Web site networks. Snap was eventually sold to NBC,

and CNET was acquired by CBS Interactive. www.cnet.com)

+ San Francisco State University, San Francisco. Lecturer in creative writing, 1995.

+ USA Today, Los Angeles, CA, bureau. News Assistant, 1993–94. (A national daily with a print

circulation of 1.8 million—the largest in the United States.)

+ Movies USA, Los Angeles. Copy Chief, 1991–92. Assistant to the Editor, 1990. (Movies was a

national monthly with a print circulation of 1.25 million.)

education

+ BA, journalism, California State University, Northridge. MFA, creative writing, San Francisco State.

Core classes in the BFA program in graphic design, San José State.

skills

+ Copyediting • Proofreading 

• As a staffer and freelancer, handled the range: full-length books, breaking news, and blog items;

calendar listings and complex graphics; multipart features and in-depth Q&As. Took care of the

editor in chief’s column, kept home pages error free, and wrote a popular weekly style note for

reporters and other editors.

• Familiar with The Chicago Manual of Style, The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual,

Words into Type, and other references.

+ Editing 

• As a staffer for one of the Web’s prime tech-news sites, performed line edits and frequent first

reads, dealing with full-on rewrites as well as quick tweaks. Worked directly with reporters to

develop and refine story ideas, and played the role of coach to inspire staff and improve overall

writing. Cracked the whip with force yet diplomacy, keeping reporters on track, on deadline, and

on my side. Also managed larger projects, including the News.com “Vision Series” for 2003,

which won an award for in-depth articles from the Society of Professional Journalists.

+ Research • Reporting • Writing 

• As a staff member and freelancer, wrote everything from cover lines to cover stories.

Researched and reported on artists, movie stars, mercenaries. Interviewed personalities as

diverse as hard-core musician Henry Rollins, studio head Sherry Lansing—the first woman to

helm a major film company—and performers Lily Tomlin, Laurence Fishburne, and Julie

Andrews, among many others.

• Articles in USA Today, Spin, The Los Angeles Reader, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, the

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s Open magazine, and elsewhere. Fiction and poetry in

ZYZZYVA, The San Francisco Review of Books, and other publications.

+ Management • Organization 

• As a staffer at a magazine, often performed managing editor duties; oversaw production

schedules and made sure deadlines were met, following up with well-timed reminders to

everyone from freelancers to the art department to the printer.

+ Graphic Design 

• As a student, designed and created awareness and promotional campaigns, books, brochures,

identity systems, information graphics, packaging, postcards, posters, typefaces, wayfinding

systems, and Web sites.

• As a magazine staffer, frequently served as photo editor; chose and secured art for stories and

maintained contact with major photo agencies. Also, owing to a sympathetic understanding of the

art department’s needs, became liaison between art and editorial, and codeveloped layout

concepts for various special departments and features.

• Firm foundation in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop. Experience with After Effects,

Dreamweaver, CSS, HTML, and QuarkXPress.