Thinkcorps

OBJECTIVE

Thinking about my next move at the moment. If you need help with personal, agile online media strategies, or you need something digital built, give me a shout.

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2003—Present
Co-founder & Managing Editor, SMITH magazine, www.smithmag.net
SMITH is an online magazine devoted to personal media and storytelling in all its shapes and forms. Led strategy, created business plan to land seed funding. Planned, designed, developed and maintain all SMITH Web sites. For SMITH, also designed and produced the Web site for the popular and acclaimed Web comic, Shooting War (www.smithmag.net/shootingwar).

Jul 2006—Sept 2007
Online General Manager, Portland Monthly Inc.
Manage all aspects of online strategy, marketing and management for all of Portland Monthly’s print titles, including Portland Monthly, Seattle Metropolitan and Portland Monthly’s Bride & Groom. Currently leading a project to rebuild all of the Web sites on a new custom-designed software platform built with Ruby on Rails. This new platform is being built from scratch and is tailored to the unique needs of the business, staffers and readers. There’s currently no magazine Web site like it, and I think it’s going to kick some serious ass.

Jan 2006—Aug 2006
Founder, Helloindie magazine, www.helloindie.us
For Helloindie, plan, write and design each bimonthly issue of the email zine. Developed custom scripts to create a magazine-style email newsletter production system, based on Wordpress.

Jan 2001—Present
Writer and Editor
Wrote and edited articles for publications including Business2.0 magazine, ESPN the Magazine, Inc. magazine, Men’s Journal, Wired, Wired News, Portland Monthly, PR Tactics and PR Strategist, as well as several online publications, including Hotwired and Webreview.com.

Jan 2002—Dec 2005
Founding Partner, Thinkcorps
Founded consultancy for marketing copywriting and Web development. Web responsibilities include planning, designing, programming and maintaining client Web sites. Experience in HTML, LAMP, Javascript, Fireworks, Photoshop, and more. Selected clients include: Dogster.com & Catster.com, Davenetics.com, Coast Plaza Hospital, Arthropoda Records, Readymade magazine, Y&R 2.1, ParaSoft, Generic Media, McAfee.com, Guru.com, Lifeline Technologies, ATP Solutions, and Kinemed.

December 1999—May 2000
Director of Ecommerce/Cross-Media Strategist, One Ventures, Inc.
Planned and coordinated ecommerce strategy for a design-focused media startup. Helped shape editorial strategy as it related to both content and ecommerce. Also coordinated infrastructure development by recommending technologies and interviewing integrators.

March 1998—December 1999
Co-founder, Skoodles Internet, Inc.
Started the first children’s Internet service � a closed network filled with the best children’s online content. Developed business plan and raised more than $1 million in funding. Formed core team that includes a former founder of Nickelodeon and a former president of BBC Americas. Directed technology development with Oracle and IBM.

October 1994—March 1998
Technology Editor, Wired magazine and Wired News
At Wired magazine, edited six sections as well as feature stories, and contributed stories for all sections of the magazine. Developed the first Wired Tools, a 24-page special year-end product supplement that grossed over $1 million in its first year. Previously served as copy editor and production editor, coordinating production issues between editorial and design departments.

At Wired News, directed technology coverage for Wired Digital’s Web-based daily news service. Assigned and edited all stories while supervising a staff of 3 full-time reporters and stringers.

March 1993—October 1994
Multimedia Producer and Marketing Consultant
Developed a multimedia presentation tool (predates the Web) for the sales force of a Fortune 100 beverage producer. Also worked on numerous consumer goods marketing projects for various clients, including Pepsi, Nestle, and Spreckles.

EDUCATION

September 1987—August 1991
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BA in English with a minor in mathematics.
Editor-In-Chief of campus-area weekly arts & entertainment magazine, 34th Street.

SKILLS

Experienced team builder and manager with several startups under the belt
Skilled in most business, graphics and Web applications
WWW: HTML, Javascript, PHP.

INTERESTS

The role of print media in the age of the Internet. The democratization of media. DIY craft, woodworking & furniture design. Prefab modern housing, urban architecture and community development. Underground art. Japanese pop-culture.

RECENT ONLINE PROJECTS

SMITH magazine (www.smithmag.us): design and programming
Shooting War (www.smithmag.us/shootingwar): design and programming
Helloindie magazine (www.helloindie.us): design, programming and editing
Davenetics (www.davenetics.com): programming
Travelpost (www.travelpost.com): design and programming
Dogster (www.dogster.com): design and programming
ATP Solutions (www.atpmail.com): design and UI

SELECTED WRITING & BOOKS

“Office Design,” Inc., July 2004
“The Bottom Feeders,” Wired, October 1996
Contributing Editor, WiredStyle: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age, (HardWired, 1996)
“Luddite vs. Fetishist”, The Wired Society, by Carol Lea Clark, (Harcourt Brace, 1999)

REFERENCES

Nicole Vogel, founder & publisher, Portland Monthly & Seattle Metropolitan
John Couch, creative director, cbs.com / upn.com
Ted Rheingold, founder & Top Dog, Dogster, Inc.
Robert Spears, Director, Shoreline Venture Management
Russ Mitchell, former editor-in-chief, Business 2.0 and Wired magazines

Contact information available upon request

EDITING AND WRITING CLIPS

Several viewable here: www.thinkcorps.com/category/writing/

At Wired magazine, edited six sections of the magazine, including Just Outta Beta, Fetish, Reality Check, Raw Data, Nicolas Negroponte’s column and Geek page. During this time, contributed stories for all sections of the magazine.

Supervised the first Wired Tools, a special products section in the December 1997 issue that featured 101 products. This project involved planning, assigning and editing all stories for the section, as well as assisting the design department in the procurement of product samples and helping with the photo shoot.

After Wired magazine, served as Technology Editor for Wired News, a daily news Web site. Here, directed all technology coverage, managing a desk of three full-time reporters and numerous stringers. During this time, the technology desk published an average of three stories a day and 15,000 words per week.

Clips available upon request