Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Energetic and innovative writer with one year of professional experience and over five as a student and in volunteer positions. Well-versed in social media. Capable editor and researcher. Semi-fluent in Japanese.

Work History

• Corestaff
• Temporary University of Houston Advancement Communication Writer
• June 2009 to Present

• Duties include writing letters on behalf of the president, vice chancellor, and various college deans; editing stewardship reports; tracking upcoming reports and their requirements; contacting development officers and/or deans regarding needed information for reports.

• www.gamesplusblog.com
• Gaming News Blogger
• November 2009 to Present

• Creating story ideas, researching advances or changes in the gaming industry, interviewing gaming community members about relevant topics, writing articles with a focus on gaming community aspects and/or massively multiplayer online games.

• www.joystickdivision.com
• Video Game Blogger
• October 2009 to October 2009

• Duties include creating and researching story ideas, reporting changes and advances in the video game industry, writing articles with a focus on computer and massively multiplayer online roleplaying games.

• Hall-Garcia Cardiology Associates
• Electrophysiology Secretary

• Duties included scheduling inpatient procedures and outpatient appointments, managing the schedule for five doctors, maintaining a list of patients checking in and out of the hospital, ensuring all medical records received go to the appropriate places, ensuring referring doctors are contacted upon their patient’s discharge from the hospital, and other duties as assigned

• Silverlust Jewelry
• Salesperson
• December 2007 to May 2008

• Duties included seling jewelry, cleaning and performing basic repairs on jewelry, cleaning and maintaining store, delivering jewelry to and from repair shops, and other duties as assigned.

• University of Houston
• Creative Services Editorial Intern
• July 2007 to January 2008

• Duties included compiling and editing “Class Notes” section of the University of Houston Magazine; researching articles; interviewing members of the University of Houston community; writing articles and profiles for the University of Houston Magazine, Giving, and Cougar e*Link.

• University of Houston
• Office of Development Work-Study
• June 2005 to July 2007

• Duties included data entry, filing, reorganizing the central filing system, sorting and delivering mail.

• Bath & Body Works
• Salesperson
• June 2006 to October 2005

• Duties included Completing transactions in cash, check, credit/debit card, and gift card forms; stocking; assisting customers with locating their needs; cleaning.

• Funplex
• Marketing Manager
• Febuary 2005 to June 2005

• Duties included establishing working relationships with area schools and daycares, answering phones, taking party and field trip reservations, data entry, creating marketing materials, giving facility tours.

• Community Bank
• Organizational Teller
• April 2003 to September 2004

• Duties included handling large cash transactions, including supplying change to all base organizations; completing banking transactions; currency conversion; maintaining ATMs; balancing and maintaining cash drawer; responsible for all night deposit bags.

Education

• University of Houston
• Bachelor of Arts, English, Creative Writing
• 2000 - 2009

• Graduated cum laude and with honors in major.

• Katy High School
• High School Diploma
• 2005 - 2000

• Wrote, edited, and laid out newspaper for one and one-half years.
  Lettered in forensics.