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Location:  San Francisco 
Dates:  Spring, 1998 - Spring, 2001
Title:  Content Manager
Description of work:
TechTV News, Silicon Spin, Cybercrime – Editorial Supervisor, writer, news segment producer plus occasional pundit on Silicon Spin. 
Internet Tonight – Editorial Supervisor.  Produced feature segments plus biweekly Hot File of the Day segment.
Computer Shopper – Editorial Supervisor plus talent for weekly Tech Face Off segment.
ZDTV Zip Files – Editorial Supervisor
Working the Web – Editorial Supervisor plus wrote, produced and appeared as talent for weekly ecommerce reviews segment, Clicks and Clunks.
Screensavers and Call for Help – Editorial Supervisor for Screensavers, plus produced and presented “How to” segments on air and online for both shows.
Spencer the Katt - Wrote weekly tech industry gossip segment.

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Magazine: Men's Health
Location:  Emmaus, PA
Dates:  Spring, 2003 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write short tech "How To" articles.

Magazine: Hemispheres
Location:  Greensboro, NC
Dates:  Spring, 2003 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write feature stories for United's in-flight magazine.

Magazine: EMedia
Location:  Wilton, CT
Dates:  Spring, 2003 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write news stories about digital content.

Magazine: EContent
Location:  Wilton, CT
Dates:  Spring, 2003 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write news and feature stories about content management.

Magazine: Tech Edge and PC Upgrade
Location:  New York, New York
Dates:  Fall, 2002 - Spring, 2003
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Wrote tech explanation articles.

Magazine: Edge
Location:  Bath, ENGLAND
Dates:  Winter, 2003 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write "Making of" section, which is a history of the development of classic videogames.

Magazine: State Tech and Ed Tech (CDW)
Location:  Chicago, IL
Dates:  Winter, 2002 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write feature stories about technology in education and local governments.

Magazine: TechTV
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Dates:  Spring, 2003 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write human interest online articles for programs Wired for Sex and Spy School.

Magazine: Wired.com
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Dates:  Winter, 2002 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write news articles.

Magazine: Smart Computing
Location:  Lincoln, NE
Dates:  Summer, 2001 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write "how-to" articles plus wrote definitions for the letter "D" for Smart Computing's Computer Encyclopedia.

Magazine: WITI: FastTrack
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Dates:  Spring, 2002
Title:  Editor
Description of work: Write magazine and newsletter for women's technology organization, WITI.

Magazine: .net
Location:  Bath, ENGLAND
Dates:  Summer, 2001 - Present
Title:  Columnist
Description of work: Wrote monthly back page tech humor column, "End."

Magazine: T3
Location:  Bath, ENGLAND
Dates:  Fall, 2001 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Write tech news stories from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Magazine: Streaming Media
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Dates:  Fall, 2001 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Wrote feature stories on the streaming media industry.

Magazine: FamilyPC
Location:  Northampton, MA
Dates:  Spring, 1997 - Spring, 1998
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Wrote hardware and software reviews.

Magazine: PC World
Location:  San Francisco, CA 
Dates:  Winter,1997 – Present
Title:  Writer
Description of work: Produce videos for PC World.com.  Also, wrote human-interest technology pieces.

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TV Network:  Network of the World (NOW)
Location:  London, ENGLAND
Dates:  Fall, 2001 - Present
Title:  Correspondent
Description of Work: Provide weekly netcam report on the happenings in the San Francisco Bay Area tech scene.  

Online Magazine:  SurfMetro
Location:  San Jose, CA
Dates:  Spring, 2001
Title:  Comedy Writer
Description of Work: Write humor column, Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of advice columns, plus review Bay Area comedy scene.  

Radio Network: American Comedy Network
Location: Bridgeport, CT
Dates: 1992

Radio Network: Olympia Broadcasting
Location: St. Louis, MO
Dates: Fall, 1989, Spring, 1993

Radio Network: Premiere Radio Networks
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Dates: 1993
Title:  Comedy Writer (for all three)
Description of Work:  Wrote song and commercial parodies for syndicated comedy radio networks.

Punchline San Francisco, CA

Funny Firm Chicago, IL

Comedy Asylum Chicago, IL

ImprovChicago, IL

Laughs Unlimited Sacramento, CA

Last Laugh San Jose, CA

Holy City Zoo San Francisco, CA

Funny Bone St. Louis, MO

Stanford's Comedy Club St. Louis, MO

Stanford University Palo Alto, CA

UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA

Yuk Yuk’s Toronto, CANADA

Zanies Chicago, IL

TechTV (formerly ZDTV) - San Francisco, CA

PlayTV - San Francisco, CA

The Learning Channel - San Francisco, CA

Laughs Unlimited:  Almost Live - Sacramento, CA

Comedy Closet (Guest & Host) - Pacifica, CA

WLUP-FM - Chicago, IL
-The Baywatch Report on The Kevin Matthews Show

KDBK-FM - San Francisco, CA

KWUR-FM - St. Louis, MO

KMEL-FM - San Francisco, CA

WLUW-FM - Chicago, IL

CFYI-AM - Toronto, CANADA

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Company: In-Vision
Location:  Walnut Creek, CA
Dates:  Summer, 2003 - Present
Title:  Writer
Description of Work:  Write proposals for corporate events.

Company: Live Marketing
Location:  Chicago, IL
Dates:  Summer, 1995 – Spring, 1998
Title:  Writer
Description of Work:  Wrote and appeared in live corporate entertainment performances at trade shows. 

Company:  Second City Communications 
Location:  Chicago, IL
Dates:  Fall, 1996 – Spring, 1998 
Title:  Comedy Writer
Description of Work:  Wrote comedy sketches for business conferences and industrial films.
Title:  Producer
Description of Work:  Wrote, produced and starred in “The Professor of Comedy” - a mock university slide show lecture on stand up comedy.  Presented by the Professor of Comedy and a stand up comedian who performed examples to the professor’s theories.  Ran at Second City’s Skybox Stage from Dec. 1997 to Jan. 1998.  

Company:  Open Book Systems
Location:  Rockport, MA
Dates:  1996
Title:  Web Designer
Description of Work:  Designed and supplied content for various web sites.  Clients included Miramax Films and McKinley Internet Directory.  Created the site for the Woody Allen film, Mighty Aphrodite.

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Company:  Euro/RSCG Tatham
Location:  Chicago, IL
Dates:  Summer, 1993 – Winter, 1996
Title:  Media Systems Supervisor
Description of Work:  

Provided software, hardware & network support for the ad agency’s media department.  Wrote custom applications in Visual Basic for the buying & planning departments.  

Company:  Mediasmith 
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Dates:  1991
Title:  Media Planning 
Description of Work:  
Handled media planning, consulting and research for DHL, InSight, Charles Schwab and Spectrum Holobyte.  Also maintained computer software and hardware.  

Company:  Davis, Ball, & Colombatto Advertising
Location:  San Francisco, CA
Dates:  Summer, 1990 - Winter, 1991
Title:  Media Planning
Description of Work:  
Designed competitive analysis between McDonald's and other fast food restaurants.

Company:  Media Solutions
Location:  St. Louis, MO
Dates:  1989
Title:  Media Planning
Description of Work:  

Helped design computer software to determine the diminishing rates of return of advertising effectiveness.