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KARENLOU MAZUR ________________________________________

17081 Sabina Court ~ Castro Valley, CA 94546 ~ (510) 828-0912 ~ kmbead0e@westpost.netLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/karenloumazur

SUMMARY STATEMENTHighly experienced Marketing Communications / Technical Writer specializing in writing/editing, research, promoting, public relations, and management. Core team

member in public awareness campaigns. Created and edited educational and technical manuals. Originated and managed translation processes allowing product entry into international markets. Strong training background. Zealous researcher.-Skilled in creating graphic layouts, product inserts, technical and educational

manuals, customer help CDs, presentations, and website content and development,using InDesign, FrameMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Visio, Corel Draw,PowerPoint, RoboHelp, FrontPage, HTML, JavaScript, and digital video software

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KL Communication & Design, Castro Valley, CA 2010 - PresentMarketing Communications/Writing Consultant-Offered services of writing/editing technical, marketing, medical , and web content; creating brochures and layouts; editing digital videos from analog and inserting animations and audio clips

-Worked for US Government Census - researched and assessed quality control levels, determined which samples passed, and maintained records for quality control verification

Boston Scientific, Valencia, CA 2003 - 2008Marketing Communications Specialist-Prepared product drafts for FDA and TUV submissions to address safety issues and obtain product approval-Edited, developed, and wrote DFU inserts, user manuals, and educational material for physicians and patients-Frequently interfaced with R&D, MarCom, Regulatory, Emerging Indications, Legal, Doc Control/Quality, and International teams-Core team member in national and regional public awareness campaigns for pain a

wareness -reviewed marketing concepts with press agency, physicians, and seniorstaff; edited publications and press releases; communicated messaging to sales/field staff-Created brochures, newsletters, and marketing collateral for product launches and events-Devised corporate internal communications plan-Developed system to expediently move localized EN docs from document control to

international shipment-Managed vendors/tech writing services for 250+ product manuals-Mentored other departments on US DFU creation and international localization process, using grammatical styles, graphic layouts, and tools such as FrameMaker,Illustrator, and InDesign-Edited legal medical study agreements - Benchmark

-Contributed best practices as member of BSC Translation Council-Developed corporate training program as a template to be utilized by future representatives

Saugus Union School District, Saugus, CA 1999 - 2003English Language Program Instructor-Efficiently overhauled and ran two separate English Language Development stateprograms-Helped devise and write district-wide Language Development procedure manuals and curriculums in compliance with CA Dept of Education Standards and Framework, a

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nd Federal NCLB Act-Developed and led Music program to meet and exceed same CA and US mandatory regulations-Co-taught and co-developed summer school acceleration programs

Loulou Tunes-Musical Entertainment, Saugus, CA 1996 - 2008Business Owner and Contractor-Worked with corps, LAPD, NP orgs, and individuals to create/lead activities inlarge public or small private events-Built website using HTML, meta tags, animated gifs, sound clips, scripts for Live Visitor Chat function, automated feedback forms and event request forms-Created brochures, ad write-ups, and posters to market business-Wrote and negotiated contracts for events; coordinated planning/setting-up/tracking of event needs-Built databases and performed all bookkeeping and business administration functions

Karenlou Music Inc. and Kris Lamans Productions, Santa Clarita, CA 1996 - 2001-Co-produced CD songs in studio with Field of Cotton Productions-Co-produced script for potential TV show-Wrote and published lyrics/songs with BMI artists-Assisted in marketing and networking television, video, and CD projects

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree In progress, Major: Interdisciplinary Studies, Psychology/Communications

Associate of Arts Degree College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CAMajor: Social Science -Emphasis in Communications and MulticulturalismH.I.T.E. Award Recipient

Business College Van Nuys College of Business, Van Nuys, CA

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS -Society for Technical Communication

-STC NorCal-Berkeley STC Chapter-American Medical Writers Association-Power Partners Business Networking-Broadcast Music Incorporated