
Owner, PurpleCar, an independent writing, technical communications and social media service
Greater Philadelphia Area

Owner, PurpleCar, an independent writing, technical communications and social media service
Greater Philadelphia Area
Writing and creative written communication, including technical writing, web content, articles, web research, content research, training, social media and education, web2.0, editing.
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)
Communications, idea generation, social media, end-user analysis, usability.
(Writing and Editing industry)
1999 — 2004 (5 years )
(Writing and Editing industry)
1999 — 2003 (4 years )
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Networking industry)
April 1999 — August 2003 (4 years 5 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
August 1997 — March 1999 (1 year 8 months)
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 8 months)
Graduate Research Assistant for the Education Department on a National Education Foundation Grant. Collected data from elementary school students, conducted testing, wrote ethnographies and statistically analyzed data in preparation for publication.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
November 1993 — December 1995 (2 years 2 months)
Technical writing, recommendation and correspondence letters, grant writing, procedural writing, training, data collection, html programming, informed consent with study participants, cryogen upkeep on Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging/NMR machine, cataloging, lab supply management, office management
M.Ed. , Educational Psychology , 1996 — 1997
B.S. , Psychology , 1988 — 1993
writing fiction and poetry, reading, crafts like knitting, sewing and fashion design, early adoption of technology, psychology of internet relations, philosophy of technology, cycling, walking.
Cool Social Media Gurus, PodCamp Philly, Half.com