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Editor, Microsoft CEO Summit, Redmond, WA, 2007 to Present (Freelance)

• Edit and manage content (Web and print) for annual conference attended by Fortune Global 500 CEOs
• Prepare Web content using XAML and custom event-management software
• Work with event-management company, key Microsoft contacts, and two technology vendors; serve as the "glue" for all matters pertaining to content
• Coordinate data transfer from a registration database to a SharePoint Web site

Owner, Easy Writer Company, Copywriting & Editing Services, Gig Harbor, WA, 2004 to Present


• Write, edit, and produce content for a variety of clients and end users, including Amazon.com and Moss Adams

Senior Communications Specialist, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma, WA, 2008 to 2010


• Created brochures, flyers, podcast scripts, PowerPoint decks, and other internal communications
• Wrote talking points for the CEO and other senior executives
• Edited and coordinated weekly newsletter for employees
• Coordinated monthly management and supervisor forums
• Worked directly with clinical teams to achieve organizational objectives
• Helped re-launch company's intranet site

Managing Editor, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, 1999 to 2004


• Wrote, edited, and produced a variety of content including Web-site teasers, targeted marketing e-mails, product descriptions, e-mail newsletters, and buying guides
• Prepared content in XML using SoftQuad XMetaL and Web-based interfaces
• Worked on numerous initiatives ranging literally from A (Apparel & Accessories) to Z (zShops)
• Worked with designers, product managers, marketing leads, buyers, and others in business units across the company
• Gathered and analyzed metrics using a data warehouse
• Managed up to two direct reports

Editorial Production Lead, Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, 1998 to 1999


• Coordinated, produced, and sent "Amazon.com Delivers" e-mail newsletters for more than 60 product categories a month

Content Coordinator, Microsoft, Redmond, WA, 1996 to 1998 (Contract)

• Coordinated weekly publication of movie reviews, columns, interviews, features, and news stories for Cinemania Online movie Web site
• Worked with editors, designers, and Web developers to plan upcoming features
• Led six-person content-production team
• Prepared and edited site content using HTML, SGML, and electronic-publishing tools