Resume

• 2011

  MLA

  Through Stanford's program’s wide-ranging Liberal Arts program

  I learned about creativity and innovation

  philosophy

  literature

  history

  and leadership. \n\nFellow

  Stanford University Leadership Labs

  Fall 2012\nStanford University d.school Design and Entrepreneurship lab

  September 2012\nStanford University Graduate School of Business Leadership Lab

  Summer 2012\n12@12 interdisciplinary thought seminar series

  Spring 2012

  Master of Liberal Arts

  Stanford University

• 2004

  MFA

  Creative Writing

  While attending Goddard College

  I wrote my novel

  Glitter Girl.

  Goddard College

  The Meaning of Life

  Economics of Life and Death

  d.school experience (Design Thinking Immersion)

  Medieval Manuscripts

  Leadership Lab

  Graduate School of Business

  Vital Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy

  Islands as Model Systems

  Cultures of Collecting

  Introduction to Interdisciplinary Graduate Research

• 1991

  BA

  Religion

  Emory Scholars\nTheta Kappa Alpha

  Honor Society for Religion Majors

• Public Speaking

  Writing

  Creative Writing

  Copy Editing

  Editing

  Program Management

  Publishing

  Entrepreneurship

  Content Strategy

  Publications

  Staff Development

  Start-ups

  Glitter Girl: A Novel

  Glitter Girl: A Novel

  Be a Great Tutor: The Inspiring Guide to Tutoring All Ages

  Google Scholar Publications

  O'Briant

  Erin Quinn

  O'Briant

  Pearson North America

  City College of San Francisco

  Google

  Google

  Writer

  Relish

  Inc.

  The O'Briant Group

  Lit Books

  I taught composition

  creative writing

  and literature in the English department at City College of San Francisco. For two years

  I also managed a federal writing program for underserved students. \n\n* Student-rated teaching performance 4.7 out of 5 in overall quality and 4.8 in clarity (52% better than CCSF average rating) Source: Ratemyprofessors.com \n* Taught 2

  000+ students over 22 semesters in an international

  multilingual community\n* Designed and taught university-level writing

  literature

  and critical thinking courses

  English Professor and Program Manager

  San Francisco Bay Area

  City College of San Francisco

  Mill Valley

  CA

  Mobile Content Editor

  Pearson North America

  Over the years I’ve published 500 or more articles (some links are below under Publications)

  written and published both a guidebook for tutors and a novel

  and developed lots of marketing and digital content. I also did a variety of editing work

  from management to proofreading.

  Writer

  The O'Briant Group

  Greater Atlanta Area

  President

  Mountain View

  CA

  When I was invited to join Corporate Engineering to help with a content project

  I moved from academia into tech (and I’ve never looked back). I handled several content strategy and writing projects during my first year at Google.

  Content Writer & Strategist

  Google

  Mountain View

  CA

  In addition to leading innovation and design thinking workshops across Alphabet

  I was part of a team that transformed Google Online Help. Here's some of what I did: \n\n* Facilitated design thinking experiences inside Google and with external partners\n* Developed strategy for content that reaches 2 billion users each year\n* Led learning programs for writers and content managers at Google\n* Made Google products more accessible to blind and low-vision users\n

  Senior Content Strategist

  Google

  I published my books through my own publishing company

  Lit Books. Here are some highlights: \n\n* Negotiated rights sale to Russian publisher

  August 2012 \n* Created Tutoring-Expert.com \n* Published Glitter Girl: A Novel audiobook

  ebook

  and print 2009-10\n* Published Be a Great Tutor: The Inspiring Guide to Tutoring All Ages 2011

  Lit Books

  Relish

  Inc.

  San Francisco

  CA

  From the company name to the content strategy to brand-new partnerships

  I was part of Relish’s every move

  always focused on professional communication

  elated users

  and top-notch content.

  Co-Founder & Chief Communications Officer