1. Crystal Allen
Las Vegas, NV; Ph: 650.867.7273
crystalallen@email.com
FINANCIAL WRITER
WRITING SAMPLES
Crystal Allen - Finance Articles - Dropbox Link
Crystal Allen - Technical/Business Writing - Dropbox
WORK HISTORY
Script Writer Oct 2015 – Present
WonderActive; Las Vegas
• Develop and write scripts for a Star Trek-themed video game, working closely with game
developers to make room in story-telling for game play.
Mortgage Loan Originator
Wells Fargo; Las Vegas, NV June 2015 - Oct 2015
All Western Mortgage; Las Vegas, NV Aug 2013-June 2015
General Mortgage Capital Corporation; Burlingame, CA March 2013-Aug 2013
• Counsel and pre-qualify clients for loans
• Coordinate with loan processors and underwriters to expedite loan process
• [Reason for leaving: Pursued opportunity as script writer]
Real Estate Agent Oct 2011- Mar 2013
REeBroker Group; Oceanside, CA
• Worked with a team of realtors to provide customer service including hosting open houses,
pre-qualifying buyers, facilitating short sales, posting properties on the MLS, etc.
• Focused on providing excellent customer care which included keeping clients abreast of
all developments, assisting with the application and bidding process, moving swiftly to next
steps, preparing docs for closing to the specification of escrow instructions, etc.
Freelance Editor 2009-2012
WonderActive Redwood City, CA
Editor/Communications Manager
• Provided writing and editing services including business plan, vision document and design
specification documents.
• Assisted in the research and design of a market survey to determine commercial viability
for a proposed product. Edited suvey questionnaire.
PG&E San Francisco, CA 2010
Change Management Specialist (contract position)
• Compiled and wrote educational material to help Office of Communications to
understand complex, newly implemented company-wide document filing system.
• Wrote educational material and acted as facilitator for special events designed to
educate company personnel about new SmartMeter™ technology.
Trion World Network Redwood City, CA 2009
Video Game Copy Editor (on contract)
• Facilitated game designers in the creation of design specification documents.
• Edited all technical and design documents.
• Video Game Copy Editor, edited game dialog, did extensive re-writing of lore
documentation.

2. • Updated and expanded developer's / localization glossary.
NetApp Sunnyvale, CA 2005-2008
Communications Manager
• Wrote project monthly newsletter and weekly bulletins, interviewed SMEs and wrote
informative articles for internal and external company divisions.
• Managed engineering department website including editing and writing blogs (avail upon
request).
• Set up SharePoint file sharing system for NetApp’s software and hardware engineering
department. Made educational PowerPoint presentations to orient staff to new software.
Functioned as Subject Matter Expert for SharePoint.
• Acted as Communications Manager for a change management project as company
transitioned from a legacy to a scalable database management system.
• Maintained and updated departmental wiki page.
• Created and administered SharePoint sites for System Products Engineering, Green
Engineering, and REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authori(s)ation and Restriction of
Chemicals – an EU Regulation).
• Program Manager for REACH Compliance Program including assigning tasks, maintaining
task list, setting agenda for meetings, making REACH Awareness presentations to program
teams, etc.
New York City 2004-2005
• Freelance and temp work, including A&E Television Network and Barclay’s Bank.
• Contributor and editor for Manhattan Writers Group.
LaVoie Strategic Communications Group Salem, MA 2003-2004
Marketing and Communications Manager
• Wrote and edited company newsletter, gearing it toward attracting clients by keeping
them apprised of LaVoie’s expertise in the industry (avail upon request).
• Worked with chemical engineer to write and edit highly technical 1200-word article on
transdermal drug delivery system, which was published in“Genetic Engineering News.”
• Wrote and published several articles including an industry article published in Boston
Business Journal and a bio-tech side-bar article on needleless technology for European
Pharmaceutical Executive.
• Maintained industry dashboards.
• Utilized LexisNexis search engine to write weekly competitor analysis reports.
• Drafted client/product introductory letters to prospective venture capitalists.
KSBW Channel 8 News (NBC affiliate) Salinas, CA 2000-2003
Morning News Producer
• Produced two-hour Sunrise news cast.
• Wrote and edited over a dozen news stories per shift with eye toward accuracy, brevity, and
clarity.
• Managed production crew and supervised on-air telecast.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Arts, Communications -- University of Nevada Las Vegas.
• Writers of Southern Nevada 2013 Conference
• Toastmaster Program
SKILLS
• Technical Writing
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, TrackChanges, etc.)

3. • Blog management, WordPress
• Newsletters – casual, formal, internal, external