I’m an editorial and content strategy leader with over 20 years of experience in enterprise technology, B2B SaaS, and journalism. I began my career at tech magazines, and since then have created content for brands including Salesforce, Autodesk, and Oracle.

I love collaborating with writers, editors, visual artists, videographers, and SMEs to create engaging, high-performing content. I’m also passionate about operations — identifying and fixing gaps in editorial and publishing processes, whether through workflows, editorial guidelines, or training.

I have a Master of Fine Arts in Writing, and I’m a published fiction writer. Although I pursued an MFA for my own artistic goals, turns out it’s been good for my day job as well, helping me understand writing and editing on a deeper level.

About that bee in the corner: My given name is Melissa, which is derived from the Greek word for honeybee.