Stephen Las Marias's Page

Title:

Editor

Company:

Reed Business Information Asia

Company Website:

http://www.wirelessdesignasia.com

Media Type:

Publishing, eMedia

Media Realm:

Business Media

Home Region:

Other International

Past Companies & Brands

Global Sources Electronic Components

I'm Looking For:

Friends, Networking, Business Partners, Jobs

Professional Background: (Resume)

Reed Business Information Asia (http://www.reedbusiness.com.sg)
Began career as Editor for Wireless Design and Development Asia magazine. Reed Business Information Asia, part of Reed Business—a division of Reed Elsevier PLC group, provides business-to-business information services in Asia.

Editor, Wireless Design and Development Asia (WDDA) (www.wirelessdesignasia.com) and Group Editor for Online
November 2006 – present
Handles editorial-to-production workflow of the WDDA magazine, a bimonthly magazine which focuses on the wireless communications industry in Asia.
Writes editorial/commentary for every issue of WDDA.
Interviews key industry executives for publication in the WDDA magazine.
As Group Editor, Online, for EDN Asia (www.ednasia.com), ECN Asia (www.ecnasiamag.com) and WDD Asia (www.wirelessdesignasia.com), handles daily uploads of business and technology, and product news to online versions of the magazines, ensuring fresh, up-to-date content.
Writes market report/industry analysis for the annual Electronics Asia (www.ednasia.com/electronicsasia) magazine.


Global Sources (www.globalsources.com)
Began career as Copy Editor and progressed to more challenging positions. Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. It provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers.

Assistant Technical Editor, Electronic Components (www.electroniccomponents.globalsources.com)
April 2006 – November 2006
Supervised editorial-to-production workflow for the print, and ensured daily uploads for the online edition of the magazine.
- For print, led a team of Junior Editors in turning out monthly the Electronic Components magazine, which focuses on the electronic components industries in the Greater China region.
- For online, ensured that online content, such as for the industry news, tech trends, and new products, are updated daily.
Provided technical briefings to team members and other vertical teams regarding technological products, trends and developments in the electronics and components industry in Asia.
Participated in content planning by giving recommendations and insights on which topics suitable to cover and trends to highlight for the magazine issues.
Wrote market intelligence reports and analysis, and top sub articles.

Senior Copy Editor, Electronic Components
November 2004 – April 2006
Led a group of Junior Editors in turning out monthly the Electronic Components magazine, which focuses on the electronic components industries in the Greater China region.
Handled technical editorial operations and ensured content quality for the trade magazine and its online version, and involved in the on-going development of the print and online products.
Wrote and edited technical articles and market intelligence reports for the electronics and electronic components industries in the Greater China region, and as well as the latest R&D developments in the electronics and IT industry

Copy Editor, Electronic Components
March 2003 to November 2004
Edited, wrote and proofread technical articles for print and online versions of the Electronic Components magazine, which focuses on the electronic components industries in the Greater China region.
Edited and wrote market intelligence reports for the electronics and electronic components industry, did in-depth product research as to requirement, and wrote articles on new products and R&D trends.

Personal Interests

market research/analysis, writing, editing, online media, editorial management, online publication management, wireless/mobile communications technology, electronic components, electronics, reading espionage and adventure novels, watching movies, playing with my son

Education:

Technological University of the Philippines

Other Web Profile or Personal Web Site

http://www.linkedin.com/in/slasmarias

Relationship Status:

Married