Professional Experience

Technical Consultant, formerly Communications Intern; AARP Texas
Feb. 2008 to present

• Wrote op-eds and articles
• Designed fliers, icons & images
• Code newsletters, interactive sites & more
• Managed social networking and social media presences

Writer, Editor, Founding Partner; Quite Write Text
Jan. 2008 to present

• Wrote & edited copy for Web sites and print collateral

Creative Director, Founding Partner; Vesper Web Design
Dec. 2006 to present

• Designed site layouts
• Coded accessible & usable sites using HTML & CSS

Student Editor; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Dec. 2008 to July 2009

• Edited copy on several Web sites
• Helped revise information architecture

Web Research Intern; Texas Association of School Boards
June 2007 to Aug. 2007

• Analyzed Web sites for accessibility and more
• Re-wrote Web content to fit tone

Student Worker; LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
Jan. 2007 to Aug. 2007

• Wrote feature articles for the school’s Web site
• Helped update & re-design site
• Composed weekly drafts of school-wide email newsletter

Web Manager/Writer; Engineering Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
May 2006 to Jan. 2007

• Responsible for Web content
• Wrote research descriptions & press releases
• Simplified jargon

Web Editor, promoted from Intern; Austin Traveler Magazine
Aug. 2005 to Aug. 2006

• Wrote feature articles
• Posted Web content
• Organized & wrote for featured group blog

Intern; News Media Branch, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Aug. 2005 to May 2006

• Scheduled experts on weekly radio & TV shows
• Wrote press release

Publications/Media Intern; College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Aug. 2003 to Dec. 2004

• Wrote feature magazine articles, press releases & media advisories

Student and Service Organizations

Advisory Board; Knowbility
Nov. 2008 to present

• Helped with operations of accessibility nonprofit

Managing Editor, The Baines Report, formerly the Online Edition; LBJ Journal of Public Affairs
Aug. 2008 to present

• Published weekly op-eds
• Oversaw editors
• Responsible for rebranding & redesign

Technology Chair; Barbara Jordan National Forum
Aug. 2007 to Feb. 2008

• Redesigned & updated Web site
• Designed posters
• Managed Blackboard, listservs, etc

Educational Background

B.A. Plan II, liberal arts honors; University of Texas at Austin; Aug. 2006

M.P.Aff. Public Affairs; specialized in Technology, Innovation & Information Policy
M.A. Journalism; writing & reporting emphasis; University of Texas at Austin; May 2009

Technology

• HTML
• CSS
• Adobe Creative Suite
• some Flash

Awards and Honors

• Accessible Internet Rally-Interactive; 1st Place
  March 2009
• Accessible Internet Rally-Texas Shoot Out; 1st Place
  Stock Car Category; Feb. 2008
• National Residence Hall Honorary; Student of the Month
  Dec. 2003

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