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Summary

I’m a digital storyteller with more than two decades of experience crafting compelling, comprehensive content about science, technology and innovation. I can generate dozens of story ideas a day. I’m relentlessly curious, always looking for fresh angles to explain how the Next Economy will transform our lives and how those benefits should be shared by us all, not reaped by the privileged few. I work fast and I work smart – several years spent in some of the world’s top newsrooms, driven by deadlines, means I can quickly generate and iterate ideas until they pop. 

There aren't many people in the tech space who can boast of 20+ years of blue-chip journalism experience, combined with a rigorous science education; in-depth multinational training; in-the-trenches work in the startup space and being kidnapped by the Russian police at machinegun-point in the middle of the night.

My key skill is generating compelling media content for innovative companies. Are you making a Bluetooth-enabled pacemaker that will change the state of medical science? Let me tell potential investors and customers all about it, in a comprehensible, accurate way that won't sacrifice the secrets of your IP. Will you design a groundbreaking AR running app, transforming the online fitness marketplace? I'll craft a comprehensive company narrative to wow investors who want to know more about your company's story. 

That's what it's really all about: your story. It's why you started; it's why you'll keep going. Sometimes, you can get so involved in managing and working at your company you lose sight of what's important. I'll help you articulate your vision so you can effectively communicate exactly why your team will make a difference.

Work experience

Digital Content Creator

Albedo Informatics Inc.
March 2014Present

Create web, app and multimedia content

Marketing and launch strategy for this cutting-edge Toronto AR (augmented reality) game studio 

Helped secure >$1M in government and private equity funding

Vice media

content creator
April 2012December 2017

Reported on science and technology topics: sustainable housing; astronomy; communications

• Wrote human interest stories: the interface between sexuality and apps; the impact of technology on our daily lives

Specialties: climate change, the interface between human consciousness and technology, physics and chemistry

INTERAXON, INC.

content creator & patent documenter
January 2014january 2015

Generated extensive use-case scenarios for Muse, Interaxon's groundbreaking neurobiofeedback device

Created extensive patent documentation, outlining future product iterations to protect IP

Newsreader/reporter

CBC Radio
October 2008December 2010

• National newsreader for CBC Radio

Filed for World Report and The World This Weekend

Assisted the national newsroom with health and science stories

Foreign Correspondent/producer

CBC Radio & TV, CP24, Globe and Mail and National Post
July 2005February 2008

International in-the-field experience reporting and producing for several Canadian and international outlets in the UK, Germany and Russia

Major topics covered: 2005 London bombings, death of Boris Yeltsin, Beslan siege, science and technology stories

Editor-In-Chief

University of Toronto's
May 2002May 2003

Editorial and business leader at "The Varsity", the University of Toronto's  student newspaper with a readership of >60,000 biweekly

Increased circulation, solved distribution problems and presided over the first profitable quarter in 5 years

Research Associate/technician

Ontario Cancer Institute
July 1997June 2001

Worked thousands of lab hours under Dr. Tak Mak, one of Canada's most respected immunology and cancer researchers

I designed my own experiments and presented results to other researchers. I have cultivated many contacts in the medical science community who can be used as sources or quoted for complex public health issues

Education

MA

University of London / Goldsmiths College
20032004

Graduated with distinction from one of Europe's most prestigious theory-based journalism programs

Training in media law allows me to anticipate and prevent litigation over sensitive topic matter

BSC

University of Toronto / developmental biology & molecular biology
19972002

Trained extensively in molecular biology laboratories investigating the role of cell-cell signalling in the development of cancer