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Freelance Writer/Editor, July 1993 to present. Wrote and edited short stories and roleplaying game articles and books for Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight Games, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Last Unicorn Games, DAW Books (through Tekno Books), West End Games, Decipher, Imperium Games, Game Designers Workshop, Steve Jackson Games, Wizard Entertainment Group, and the Topps Company. (Please see Bibliography for details.)

Freelance Graphic Designer, La corónica, January 2001 to present. Composed layout for 288-page, bi-annual scholarly journal on medieval Spanish language and literature. Duties included consulting on various design elements, implementing changes from authors and editor, and preparing the manuscript for the printer.

Administrative Assistant, St. John’s Lutheran Church, January 2005 to August 2005. Handled administrative and light editorial duties for church in Alexandria, VA, including preparing weekly worship bulletins and congregational news; compiling, editing, and laying out monthly newsletter; answering phones; interacting with office staff and congregation members; preparing reports; tracking appointments and meetings; and generally administering front office responsibilities.

Editorial Associate, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, September 1999 to May 2004. Handled administrative and light editorial duties part-time for publisher of scholarly books on American history, including filing, answering phone calls, corresponding with authors, web site design and update, proofreading, and copyediting.

Senior Creative & Editorial Director, Game Designer, West End Games, April 1997 to July 1998. Managed various editorial department administrative duties. Coordinated product schedule. Trained new employees. Tracked and released freelancer paychecks. Helped guide the direction of various game lines, including Star Wars and Men in Black. Responsible for design, playtesting and production of West End’s line of Introductory Adventure Games, including ones for Lucasfilm’s Star Wars and Sony’s Men in Black licenses. Organized, participated in, and worked at science fiction/fantasy and gaming conventions to promote and sell game products. 

Editor, Game Designer, West End Games, July 1993 to March 1997. Started and edited The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal, issues 1-14, 16-17. Handled all work with freelance writers and artists, including writing contracts, critiquing manuscripts and artwork, and working with Lucasfilm approvals liaisons. Oversaw Journal layout. Also worked guide the Star Wars game line and develop upcoming projects. Acted as a consultant on several projects for other Star Wars licensees. Wrote and revised West End’s Star Wars style guide. Organized, participated in, and worked at science fiction/fantasy and gaming conventions to promote and sell game products.

Editor-in-Chief, Ridgefield Press, May 1992 to June 1993. Assigned stories, edited press releases and reporters' news and feature articles, edited opinion/editorial pages and wrote editorials, planned layout, handled public relations. Responsible for entire editorial content, schedule, and layout of the newspaper.

Reporter, Ridgefield Press, September 1990 to May 1992. Wrote local news stories and features, edited the opinion/editorial pages, covered town meetings, shot photographs, conducted interviews, answered phones, handled some public relations.

Peer Writing Tutor, Nesbitt-Johnston Reading and Writing Center, Hamilton College, September 1988 to May 1990. Helped students learn how to improve their writing skills. 
 
 

Extensive writing and editing experience, with some experience in graphic design.

Experience working in an office administrative assistant capacity.

Type 75 words per minute. 

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher.

Proficient in Adobe PageMaker 6.5. 

Capable of operating office photocopy and fax machines.

Professional phone demeanor. 

Solid organizational skills.

Thomas E. Meehan Prize in Creative Writing, 1989.
George A. Watrous Literary Prize in Fiction, 1989.
Second Prize, Wallace B. Johnson Playwriting Competition, 1989.
Tales from the Empire anthology from Bantam nominated for roleplaying game industry Origins Award.

   "This is called a Griffin because it is a winged quadruped. This kind of wild animal is born in Hyperborean parts, or in mountains. All its bodily members are like a lion's, but its wings and mask are like an eagle's. It is vehemently hostile to horses. But it will also tear to pieces any human beings which it happens to come across."