I am a lifelong journalist turned communications consultant. My experience spans the Web, inked publications, and radio. I've been a reporter, writer, editor, and designer for three Washington state newspapers and several Web sites.

This month I begin a three-month contract at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, advising the company on its use of the Web and social media. I also have been advising Sports Press Northwest in advance of its launch, as well as NewsCloud, a software company that is developing news applications for Facebook.

As a journalist, I oversaw a news Web site redesign and a news Web site launch, and I planned and ran an instant strike newspaper and Web site that involved a staff of several hundred.

My writing has covered news and business, including aerospace and media. My narrative and headline-writing skills are top-notch, and I have a sharp eye for design and photography and a clever mind for branding.

My most recent journalism work was from 2007-08, when I was launch editor and one of the owners of a local-news Web site in Seattle called Crosscut. I designed the site, established the editorial standards, oversaw technology development, edited most of the content, and oversaw a small editorial staff and freelancers. I was laid off during a company transition to non-profit status.

I also worked as a disc jockey long ago, have a rusty pilot's license, and have spent time in all 50 states.

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