Work

Project Management & Operations

Case studies

• How We Use GenAI & Notion in Project Management (video)
• Using Claude CoWork for Website Accessibility

Exhibits

At Carnegie Mellon, I managed the university’s exhibits from concept to opening: setting timelines and budgets, running approvals, and coordinating curators, designers, archivists, and central marketing, while writing the stories at the heart of each one.

Exhibit

Room to Imagine: Celebrating 125 Years at Carnegie Mellon University

Ran the exhibit process end to end: timeline, budget, approvals, and coordination with central marketing and the archivists. Wrote all its content, including the newspaper, mobile tour, and 40+ social posts. UCDA Silver Award.

Exhibit

Crucible of Change: Carnegie Tech and World War I

Managed a two-year exhibit from story structure to opening, running approvals, budget, and stakeholder communication. Wrote the full exhibit and developed the 40-page companion publication.

Exhibit

Robotics Innovation Center

Ran the timeline, approvals, and stakeholder communication for an exhibit inside CMU’s robotics hub in Hazelwood. Shaped the story, wrote the exhibit, and built the marketing plan.

Exhibit

Like, Totally Transformative: CMU in the ’80s

Managed deadlines, budget, and stakeholder sign-offs from research through launch. Built the editorial framework from the Tartan archives and ran the content marketing. UCDA Silver Award and PR Xchange winner, 2025.

Exhibit

Here to Stay: Celebrating 40 Years at the Architecture Archives

Ran the editorial workflow, content calendar, and approvals for the Architecture Archives’ 40th anniversary exhibit, and wrote its feature for CMU’s main site.

Exhibit

Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: 100 Years of Buggy

Designed the editorial strategy and approval workflow with the University Archivist, delivering an exhibit, a commemorative book, a website, and a social campaign on one schedule.

Selected content marketing

• Retro Exhibit Explores Computers, Campus in the ‘80s (Article)
• Steve Jobs Speaks at CMU (LinkedIn)
• Like, Totally Transformative Launch (LinkedIn)
• Like, Totally Transformative Launch (Instagram Post)
• The Andrew Network Launch Anniversary (LinkedIn)
• The University Libraries’ Digitization Lab is Making CMU’s History Searchable (Article)
• ‘Here to Stay’ Explores Pittsburgh’s Architectural History (Article)

Publications

I managed and edited Carnegie Mellon’s digital, print, and multimedia publications: scoping each project with stakeholders, running feedback and approval rounds, writing and editing the copy, and working with designers until each piece read as well as it looked.

Publication

Legacy of Innovation: University Archives Donor Book

Ran stakeholder interviews, feedback rounds, and approvals across the University Archives to produce a 48-page donor book. UCDA Award of Excellence, 2025.

Publication

The Jared L. Cohon Memorial Book

Managed a 250-page memorial book for CMU’s eighth president, with an editorial calendar and approval process that met university standards and the family’s expectations.

Publication

Distinctive Collections Annual Report

Wrote and edited the 2025 annual report for CMU’s Distinctive Collections, covering the University Archives, Posner Center, exhibitions, Architecture Archives, and Art Properties.

Publication

Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: The Book

Ran the budget, production timeline, and approvals to expand the Buggy centennial exhibit into a full book with the University Archivist.

Publication

Learn Work Play

Built the workflow from interviews to publication, managed freelance writers and designers, and delivered on schedule for the ETC’s anniversary.

Publication

Frankenstein’s Legacy

Managed the editorial and design process on time and on budget, and led conversations with four experts on AI, machine learning, and society.

Editorial Leadership

As an editorial leader, I’ve directed multi-platform publishing operations across digital and print media for over 20 years.

Editorial Director

ETC Press

Grew Carnegie Mellon’s open-access press from 15 to 45 titles a year, building workflows for 300+ authors across four continents.

Senior Producer & Editor

MIT Technology Review

Built and ran a 10-person digital news team, managed a $1.1 million budget, and led a data-driven strategy that tripled traffic in a year.

Staff Writer & Multimedia Editor

Wired

Wrote two to three stories a day during the first dot-com boom and created and hosted Wired’s first two audio programs.

Journalism & Writing

For more than a decade as a technology journalist, I covered digital culture and transformation for Wired and MIT Technology Review. I’ve also written features for The Hollywood Reporter and others, and as host of The Downtown Writers Jam podcast, I talked with more than 200 authors in episodes downloaded more than 100,000 times.

Full archives: Full Wired and Wired.com archive (subscription to read) | (free Authorly) · Full MIT Technology Review archive (subscription to read) | (free Authorly) · The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast archive | (free Authorly)

Books

I’ve worked on books from every side: as an author, as a developmental and line editor, and as the person running production from manuscript to launch, keeping writers, designers, and stakeholders on schedule and on budget.

Book · Co-author

Dungeons & Dreamers

A history, written with John Borland, of how Dungeons & Dragons shaped online games and the communities built around them.

Book · Editor

This Could Be Important

Guided Pamela McCorduck’s book on artificial intelligence from manuscript to publication, with developmental edits, production, and the launch campaign.

Book · Editor

Creative Chaos

Ran production from line edits to design, with a stakeholder process that kept the Entertainment Technology Center and CMU aligned.