microsoft, content & SEO TEam

At Microsoft, I collaborated with others on SEO articles about topics that ranged from updates to Azure to an explanation of reliability and sustainability efforts made by the company around the world. I also created email campaigns for webinars and prospective clients. Because of NDA requirements, I only have limited access to these materials. The […]

IBM

I began work on the Help@IBM Content team as a UX writer and quickly transitioned to the team’s editor. All global IBM employees use Help@IBM as a source for information and self-guided instructions for software and hardware used at the company. As a UX writer, I created simple and effective articles through personal research and […]

Techcitement, A Technology Blog

Co-founder, editor-in-chief, and writer for a popular blog about technology and its impact on society called Techcitement. From our About page: We define Techcitement as the feeling some of us get when we discover new (or even old and unfamiliar) tech. It’s that sudden desire to try/own a new device like hoverboards or self balancing […]

Somnio Solutions

During my time as a freelance writer for Somnio, I worked on multiple projects for IBM, which is the marketing, advertising and public relations agency’s largest client. These projects went through massive overhauls in content and style as IBM changed its products’ focus. I collaborated with others at Somnio from kick-off to delivery to create […]

CDW TechVision Videos for Invodo

I wrote the scripts for these videos hosted on CDW TechVision’s YouTube page while working as a freelance writer for Invodo.

Blue Iris Therapy, Massage Therapy

In my personal hours, I acted as the marketing and technology manager of Blue Iris Therapy, a massage therapy business I co-owned with my then-girlfriend/now-wife. In this capacity, I create all web copy and email campaigns, I’m responsible for regular communication with employees, and I set up company visits and event services, such as weekly […]

The Creative Group Contracting Work

I was originally contracted by The Creative Group to work for Golfsmith as a proofreader for a Father’s Day push. Golfsmith quickly brought me into creative strategy meetings to help brainstorm and collaborate over creating campaigns new store openings. After completing that contract and based on positive feedback, the Creative Group went on to contact […]

Press Releases for Improv Shows

I’ve performed in and directed many improv shows over the years. For many of these shows, I also wrote the press releases that went with them. These press releases needed to quickly get across the main idea of a show, what made it unique and worthy of people’s time, and pertinent information like time and […]

CompassLearning

This is only a small sample of the work I completed while at CompassLearning where I wrote newsletter articles, landing pages, banner ads, social media updates for Facebook and Twitter, magazine ads, email marketing campaigns, event announcements, and more. Here are two landing pages out of many I created while at CompassLearning: Increase Student Success […]

Offer.com’s Blog

This is a collection of articles I wrote for Offer.com’s blog with a focus on current events and calls to action for sales. Last-Minute Harry Potter Fandango Tickets Modell’s and Steiner Sports Reward Good Samaritan Captain America Sales

A.V. Club Interview w/ Comic Book Creator Alex Robinson

My interview with comic book creator Alex Robinson for the A.V. Club to coincide with his appearance at STAPLE! 2011. The comics creator talks about looking back on his life, possible cinematic adaptations of his work, and (ahem) penises. Full PDF version of article

A.V. Club Austin Food Reviews

Here, you can read the 12 articles I wrote in my monthly restaurant review column for the Austin branch of the A.V. Club. For each one, I had to pitch concepts to the city editor for approval, research topics and compile information on subjects, create articles that work equally well for print and web, with […]

Mad Men’s Season Three Finale: A Perfect Pitch

The following is a blog entry I had on a defunct blog I ran for a short period called President of Omaha. PoO (horrible acronym not intentional) was dedicated to my own personal ramblings about pop culture. This one in particular focuses on the season three finale of Mad Men. Mad Men’s Season Three Finale: […]

Freescale Semiconductor (now NXP Semiconductors)

An example of some of my work from Freescale Semiconductor can be seen on the MPC5121e documentation page. I edited the reference manual, data sheet, product brief, and many of the application notes. Also, I helped redesign the layout of the data sheet, product brief, and reference manual that was then used as a template […]

A Gastrointestinal Plea to Movie Makers

This is a humorous article I wrote on my now closed personal blog on pop culture, and it’s about a specific trend spotted during SXSW 2009. A Gastrointestinal Plea to Movie Makers At this year’s SXSW, I managed to see 13 movies on a $70 film pass purchased at the Alamo Drafthouse. Only two of […]