I believe that quality journalism is the essential fuel of a working democracy.
It can also be fun to read.
Daily News Group/Palo Alto Daily News. A daily newspaper in Northern California, I covered local city and county beats for over two years, and wrote, and sometimes provided photographs, for approximately 350 stories.
Staff writer, The San Matean, newspaper of the College of San Mateo. Articles received a total of 5 awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, including two first place awards for “Depth News Story” and “Profile Feature.”
Marketing consulting for technology companies. As an independent consultant, I helped companies communicate the unique value of their complex products in the business market.
Director of Product Marketing, Product Manager, and Product Marketing Manager at several Silicon Valley startups and publicly held companies. Project management, product management and product marketing for complex enterprise systems and software products. Developed positioning, messaging, marketing and product strategies.
UCLA, B.S. in Engineering (cum laude), M.S. in Computer Science.
The intersection of politics, policy, technology and democracy.
Photography.
Raising my 11-year-old daughter (an education in itself).
U.S. culture and politics, 1920 to 1950.
Collect, restore and use vintage fountain pens.
Old time radio broadcasts.