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WORK EXPERIENCE
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March 2007 - Present
Senior Editor
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Wired.com
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San Francisco, CA
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- Edit and write news and feature stories about technology, science and business topics.
- Manage a staff of staff reporters, contract bloggers and freelancers.
- Produce the weekly Gadget Lab podcast.
- Appear and help produce web videos.
- Represent Wired through media appearances on radio, TV, and print.
- Launched Wired.com's business coverage and helped it secure an award for general excellence from the Society of Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) in its first year.
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May 2006 - March 2007
Editorial Director, PCMagCast
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Ziff Davis Media
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San Francisco, CA
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- Launched PC Magazine's webcasting efforts by creating compelling online events, including webinars and virtual tradeshows.
- Produced two Folio award-winning online events in the first year.
- Recruited speakers, organized events, and coordinated producers to ensure successful execution.
- Moderated panel discussions online.
- Scripted, produced, and appeared in short web videos, including news and how-to clips.
- Worked closely with sales team to create saleable new editorial and advertorial products.
- Contributed to PC Magazine by writing feature stories and covering news beats at CES.
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September 2003 - September 2005
Executive Editor
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Mobile Magazine
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Brisbane, CA
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- As member of eight-person startup team, helped launch a monthly consumer-oriented magazine covering mobile technology.
- Created and edited several magazine departments: Start (news/trends), Travel, and Mobile Life (games/entertainment/lifestyle).
- Developed, wrote, and edited numerous features, reviews, and news stories.
- Covered multiple product beats: video games, portable gaming platforms, digital cameras, camcorders, software, security.
- Managed the magazine's Movable Type-based web publishing system.
- Produced a series of cover-mounted CD-ROMs containing useful applications and digital content.
- Represented the magazine at trade shows and on radio and TV appearances, including MSNBC, CNNfn, The Dennis Miller Show, and ABC Radio.
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May 2000 - Present
Freelance Writer and Editor
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Tweney Media
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San Mateo, CA
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- Wrote and published articles for many national technology and business publications, including WIRED, Business 2.0, Technology Review, CIO, PC World, SFGate, and Salon.
- Wrote a weekly (online) and monthly (print) column, "The Defogger," for Business 2.0 (2000-2002).
- Wrote and edited content for corporate clients, including Research Libraries Group, Cisco (iQ Magazine), Kinko's (Impress Magazine), Deloitte & Touche, and others.
- Advised clients on content management and internet publishing strategies.
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October 1999 - May 2000
Cofounder
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Utipia
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San Mateo, CA
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- Managed strategy, application specification, investor recruitment and incorporation for short-lived content startup.
- Coordinated P.R. efforts and product demonstration at Demo 2000, February 2000.
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April 1996 - November 1999
Columnist and Section Editor
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InfoWorld
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San Mateo, CA
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- Weekly column, "Net Prophet," explained web commerce for IT readers (1997-99).
- Responsible for InfoWorld's online content strategy (1999).
- Managed reporters and reviews editors to produce a weekly news section (1998 - 1999) and a weekly product reviews section (1996 - 1998).
- Proposed, planned, launched, and edited a new internet commerce reviews/features section, online and in print, which generated $400,000+ in incremental ad revenue in 1998.
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September 1995 - March 1996
Associate Online Editor
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PC/Computing
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Foster City, CA
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- Managed content and contributed to site redesigns on the Web, CompuServe, and MSN for this national (1M+ circulation) computer magazine
- Wrote product reviews for print editions.
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September 1991 - September 1993
Associate Editor
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PC/Computing
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Foster City, CA
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- Developed, tested, and edited how-to articles, tips and tricks, and how-it-works features.
- Started as editorial assistant; promoted twice in first 18 months.
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