Previous gigs have included being series editor of SFRA Press' "Studies in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror"; contributing writer for "Water Conditioning & Purification" and "M&V Magazine", among others; reporter for four newspapers in Pinal County ("Copper Basin News", "Pinal Nugget", "San Manuel Miner", "Superior Sun"); director of marketing and business development at a bookkeeping firm in Arizona; technical writing lead for an e-commerce company in California; Senior Outside Research Associate at The International Research Center in Phoenix, working on business and competitive intelligence, corporate strategy, management consulting and technical writing, mainly in the telecommunications, Internet and e-Commerce markets, as well as providing the initial layout on the Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC) Monthly Events Calendar.