Rristin Barendsen, a content writer and editor for Wordwright, has ten years’ experience as a corporate communications consultant. She has worked with Sun Microsystems, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Herman Miller, and Burton Group, among many other clients. Kristin also writes about art, culture, and travel for international magazines and newspapers.

Achievements

• Won the Academy of American Poets Prize, Michael Jasper Gioia Poetry Prize.
• Developed Web-based educational materials for Sun Microsystems' sales staff.
• Founded the Editors Guild, an Oakland-based networking group for editors.
• Edited online training content for Sun Microsystems (nearly 100 courses), Cisco Systems, and Oracle.
• Developed content for PeopleSoft's Web site.
• Wrote internal communications for Herman Miller and Applied Biosystems.