Christa Miller

Current

Principal at Christa M. Miller Communications
Freelance Writer at Christa M. Miller

Past

Freelance Editor at Christa M. Miller
Information Technologist at University of New Hampshire

Education

University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics

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Christa Miller’s Summary

Providing public relations and marketing content to companies serving law enforcement customers, especially the digital forensics and interoperability markets.

I also provide social media consulting to these companies and to law enforcement agencies themselves. Read more about my work at my blog, http://cops2point0.com.

Professional freelance writer/editor since 2001, specializing in public safety issues, in particular law enforcement. I have published journalism and product reviews in national trade magazines.

Christa Miller’s Specialties:

High-tech crime including digital forensics and Internet safety, law enforcement technology including computing and personal safety devices, training and education, and management issues including the balance between budget and well-trained, well-equipped officers. Social media as it applies to broader public or community relations strategies.

Christa Miller’s Experience

Principal

Christa M. Miller Communications

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

Content marketing consultation including case studies, white papers, B2B (trade) articles, webinars and the like. Includes some writing and editing.

Social media consultation especially with regard to content marketing and community building.

Media relations including press releases, outreach to journalists and bloggers, and interview requests.

Major clients: Vere Software, MSAB Inc., Hailey for Sheriff 2010, TrainingJacket.com
Freelance Writer

Christa M. Miller

(Writing and Editing industry)

April 2001 — Present (8 years 8 months)

Trade Magazine Writer

-- Generate article ideas and fit them to magazines' editorial calendars and needs

-- Research (using both primary and secondary sources), write, and edit own trade articles

-- Collaborate with and ghostwrite articles for expert sources

Published in:

-- Law Enforcement Technology (October 2001-present)
-- Police & Security News (January/February 2002-present)
-- Law Officer (February 2009-present)
-- Police Officers Quarterly (2001-2002)
-- Raising Maine (April 2008-August 2008)

Professional Blogger

-- Co-author Cops 2.0 with Scott White, writing about how law enforcement agencies can use social media to advance community relations
-- Posted blog entries for Raising Maine.com that focused on attachment parenting (April 2008-July 2008)
-- Posted blog entries for Family.com that focused on attachment parenting, education, and health (February 2007-June 2007)
Freelance Editor

Christa M. Miller

(Writing and Editing industry)

April 2001 — December 2008 (7 years 9 months)

Assistant Editor for Shroud Magazine (December 2007-present)

-- Help select short stories for publication
-- Copyedit stories, novellas, and anthologies prior to printing

Project Manager for Arate Communications Consulting (January 2005-July 2009)

-- Ensured author clients provide creative input at every stage of an article's process, from article direction to final package submission
-- Edited articles in preparation for submission to trade magazine editors

Staff Editor for New Leaf Editing (January 2004-November 2006)

-- Critiqued and copyedited client manuscripts to help ready them for agents and editors
Information Technologist

University of New Hampshire

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1998 — April 2001 (2 years 11 months)

-- Wrote end-user technical documentation for users of all systems platforms

-- Provided over-the-phone, first-level technical support services to University students, faculty and staff

-- Provided second-level support for users on UNIX and VMS server systems

Christa Miller’s Education

University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics

1993 — 1997

Concentration in Public Policy Economics. Completed an undergraduate thesis, "The Economics of Occupational Health and Safety in Emergency Services: An Analysis of Trends, Costs, and Benefits," which was funded by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).

Activities and Societies:

Air Force ROTC 1993-1995 (honorably discharged)