Resume

Work Experience

Freelance Content Strategy, Writing, and Editing – 2013-Present

Writes and edits articles and stories for a range of audiences; helps companies with written materials

Aviso – 2019

Content Strategist
Strategized and edited content assets that appeared on company website and blog

Gigster – 2016-2017

Customer Success Representative
Troubleshot enterprise projects, resolved conflicts between product managers and clients, audited budgets, analyzed team dynamics

Tech Writer
Led internal company wiki production team and wrote majority of 100+ page wiki

Healthline – 2013-2016

Journalist
Read latest scientific papers, interviewed scientists, and wrote news stories on a consumer level

RankLab – 2014

Copywriter
Wrote content about addiction and mental illness for drug rehab websites

Ness Computing, Inc. (acquired by OpenTable) – 2010-2013

Operations Manager for mobile app startup, 2011-2013
Operations Associate, 2010-2011
Manager of photo quality project, 2010-2013

TriDigital, Inc., Woodside, California – 2007-2010

Project Manager for website development company, 2009-2010
Website Developer and Administrative Assistant for the company’s C.E.O., 2007-2009

SRI International, Menlo Park, California – 2008

Summer student Marketing Associate
Developed SRI Biosciences intranet, conducted market research for drug development and licensing

UC Berkeley Decals – 2006

Co-instructor for small student-run literature course
Webmaster and Course Coordinator for student-run course with 150 enrolled students

Stanford University Microbiology & Immunology – 2005

Summer research student in Mocarski Lab studying cytomegalovirus

Freelance Website and Graphic Design – 2001-2012

Created websites and print materials for small businesses and individuals

Education

University of California, Berkeley – Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Biological) 2009

Coursework includes:

Human Neuropsychology
Biology of Stress
Attachment and Behavior Epigenetics
Hormones and Behavior
Biological Psychology
Learning and Neural Plasticity
Cognitive Neuroscience
Drugs and the Brain
Human Biological Variation

Skills

Computer Skills

Windows, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite; HTML, CSS

Journalism & Scientific Writing Skills

Researching topic background information, finding interview sources, writing complex topics in plain English, meeting tight deadlines, monitoring daily news

Content Skills

Information architecture, line- and copy-editing, proofreading, fact-checking, speed-reading

Administrative Skills

Skilled with Quickbooks, Excel, ordering inventory, budgeting, scheduling, accounting, payroll, filing, facilities, arranging meals and events, and jack-of-all-trades as needed

Culinary Management Skills

Chief cook supervising and preparing weekly dinners for student housing co-operative with 64 students

Artistic Skills

Digital, pencil, acrylic, spray paint, origami