Maria Simonton

Maria Simonton has worked in various roles in the technology and publishing industries. From 2014 to present, they have been the Director of Product Marketing at Interactive Northwest, Inc. From 1997 to 2014, they held various positions at Gold Systems, including Director of Engineering, VUI Designer and Software Developer, Director of Custom Development, and Software Developer. Prior to that, from 1995 to 1997, they were a Publicist at Westview Press (HarperCollins). In their roles at Gold Systems, they were responsible for day-to-day operations of the software development team, including resource scheduling, budgeting, personnel management, and project escalation. Maria also acted as the primary customer contact for major client accounts, supervised design and development activities, and defined processes and standards to improve quality and efficiency. At Westview Press, they wrote and distributed press releases for mass market publications, contacted major TV, radio, and print media outlets for marketing purposes, and coordinated and managed author appearances.

Maria Simonton received their Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Scranton in 1993, followed by their Master's degree in English from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1996.