Available for freelance or full-time position writing and editing, providing content and content strategy for the Web, researching, or providing writing training and education.

Publications Online
Samples of my writing work can be found via the following links:

BOOK REVIEWS
-William Vollmann, ARGALL
-William Vollmann, THE ROYAL FAMILY
-Tony Early, JIM THE BOY
-Darin Straus, CHANG AND ENG

ESSAYS
-HANDCAR HAVEN

OTHER WEB PROJECTS
-WEB LOG

To find out more about my writing and editing for corporate and creative clients, please
CONTACT ME

August 2000-September 2001

LANTE CORPORATION: Senior Writer/Editor
Provided direction on content strategy issues, site copy writing and editing, and related tasks for the East region of an e-commerce consulting firm specializing in large-scale initiatives. Directed content and editorial effort on major projects including

• design and launch of a web portal for high net worth individuals;
• design and launch of a global website for a multinational insurance company;
• redesign of the website of a major chemicals industry corporation.

Responsibilities on these and other projects included creating overall goals for content for the initiative, creating site nomenclature, managing freelance and in-house copy sources, editing and rewriting existing informational and marketing copy, and overseeing quality of all final copy. Additionally, helped develop and implement a new approach to identifying client content management and editorial workflow needs; developed content and usability perspectives for multiple business development initiatives and proposals.

March 2000-Present

Fiction Marketing Copywriting (1/2002-Present)
Writes marketing copy for new fiction promotion for a major national retail bookseller.

Book Proposal Development (8/2001)
Developed a proposal for a new book on sexual health for a major medical text production company.

Consultant for Business Writing (2/2000)
Developed and conducted an on-site seminar in writing and editing for a major financial services corporation.

September 1997-March 2000

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: Assistant Professor of English
Taught undergraduate courses ranging from composition and critical thinking to upper-level seminars in 19th-century and modern literature. Presented research at various national and international conferences on the study of literature and culture between 1890-1940.

1991-1997

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: Instructor (1991-1997)/Staff Development Coordinator (1994-1996), Expository Writing Program
Managed training and development workshops for composition instructors at NYU. Interviewed, trained, and evaluated new instructors. Developed and taught courses in composition and critical thinking, including specialized classes in a PC-networked writing lab.

March 2001-June 2001

SCHOLASTIC, INC.: Freelance Copy Editor
Performed copyediting and proofreading for major children's book publisher.

May 2000-August 2000

SCHOLASTIC, INC.: Freelance Production Editor
Oversaw copyediting and proofreading quality control of manuscripts at final production stages.

1991-1993

STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: Assistant Manager of Publications
Wrote, edited, and proofread marketing and service copy for the Public Affairs and Publications office of a major graduate business program.

Skills and technical proficiencies include the following:

• Broad copywriting experience for diverse audiences.
• Experience with multiple editorial styles, including AP and MLA.
• Moderate facility with HTML and Dreamweaver.
• Facility with Visio and all Microsoft Office Applications.
• Research experience in academic and nonacademic contexts.

1998

Ph.D., New York University Department of English.

• Developmental Fellowship, 1990-1994.
• Morse Teaching Fellowship, 1997.

1989

B.A., College of William and Mary. Magna Cum Laude.