• Strong writing and editing skills, including AP style, excellent at print and electronic research
• Highly organized, able to coordinate multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Extremely fast learner, able to adapt quickly to new situations, procedures, software
• Personable, good communication skills, team player, highly versatile and creative
• Speaks conversational Spanish
• Outstanding computer skills, proficient in:
  • Web: HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, familiar with website accessibility standards
  • Graphics: Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady
  • Print: Quark, PageMaker, Adobe Acrobat
  • Multimedia: digital photography, video and audio recording, editing with Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Pinnacle Studio 8, Pro-Tools Audio
  • Other: Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  • Some experience with Fireworks, PHP/MySQL, ASP, UNIX/LINUX, programming in C++, PERL

Experience

Communications Specialist I
C/NET Solutions - part of the Public Health Institute
November 2003 – present
Responsible for all communications of a nonprofit software company. Wrote and designed company brochure, 24-page company report, two issues of 8-page newsletter, advertisements for industry newsletters, direct mail postcards. Created standardized template and graphics for powerpoint presentations, designed five logos for new software products. Completely redesigned and rebuilt main website, improving search engine performance to become the first returned result on Google. Reviewed and selected content management software to be used for three secured customer and staff websites. Manage printing contracts with local and remote printers.
See some of the work I've done for C/NET Solutions

Freelance Journalist
Berkeley Daily Planet, Sacramento Bee, etc.
October 2001 – November 2003
Reported and wrote news articles on a variety of topics for local news outlets.
Read these articles in my print portfolio

Senior Writer
UC Discovery Grant
January 2003 – August 2003
Researched, wrote and filmed stories of successful university- industry research partnerships. Produced multiple forms of each story, including long and short print and web versions.

Graduate Student Assistant
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
August 2002 - May 2003
Assist faculty and staff of the New Media Program with upkeep of the school website, posting of events and student stories, design and management of course web sites and other duties, such as all-night deadline posting as part of the Election 2002 team. Also assisted in training mid-career journalists in multimedia reporting.

Editorial Intern
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
June 2002 - August 2002
Wrote and researched articles for laboratory publications. Wrote and compiled short articles and graphics daily for "Today at Berkeley Lab" web site.

Research Assistant
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Airflow and Pollutant Transport Group
June 2000 – August 2000, June 2001 – January 2002
Conducted research in modeling indoor airborne pollutants for the Indoor Environment Department. Coauthored scientific journal article, published in the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, December 2002.

Freelance Marketing Writer
January 2001- May 2001
Wrote and edited marketing materials, including brochures and data sheets, for technology companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Ampro Computers and Edify Corporation.

Library Assistant
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
November 1995 - September 1999
Assisted patrons, organized and updated reference materials, researched articles for library web site. Managed a branch library for young adults, edited young adult newsletter, planned programs and story times for children, administered two computer homework centers.

University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism
M.J., May 2003

Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
A.A. in Physics, June 2001

University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A. in Women's Studies and Sociology, June 1993

Wired Magazine Award for multimedia reporting - 2002 and 2003
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Beatrice E. Rice Scholarship – 2002
Cabrillo College Ted Bowen Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Physics – 2001
University of California, Santa Barbara, Regent’s and National Merit Scholar – 1989 to 1993

Webmaster, pro bono
The River Project
Fall 2002 - Present
Redesigned and greatly expanded the website of an environmental nonprofit organization in Los Angeles. Continue to update information and expand site as needed, consult on other technical issue such as hosting, email problems.

Steering Committee Member
Friends of the Cerrito Theater
April 2004 - Present
Work to restore a local Art Deco movie theater. Write and design publications and flyers, manage printers and community contacts, plan events.

Jewelry design and metalsmithing, photography, science, multimedia storytelling

References available on request