Meet Jenn:

Mashable reporter, web geek, Apple fan girl, UCLA grad and former NBC SD correspondent. SD native trying out the Bay Area for a change.

You can find me on most social media sites as jbruin — “jbruin” is an amalgamation of Jenn (“j”) and my alma mater, UCLA (“bruin”). Go Bruins!

Past Projects:

#SDTweetup

I started the San Diego Tweetup, a group of local Twitter users that grew to more than 1,000 members in just two years. The group is now organized by Peggy Gartin.

Jenn 2.0

As the inspiration for the show about a web savvy 20-something living in San Diego, I can certainly identify with our heroine who focuses on the reinvention of herself into a media brand as she produces an online show, “Jenn2.0″. In the show, we watch through computer screen, webcam, and candid follows as Jenn struggles to find balance between her online personas and her ever-present reality.

As Associate Producer alongside Rob Lewis and Darren Elwood, Executive Producers, and our production company, NAS Productions, we combined creative forces to create the pilot for our web series.

Trapster

This New York Times and Wall Street Journal featured mobile application is a lifesaver for those of us who hate looking over our shoulders for cops while driving. With Trapster, mobile phone users – Trapster is available in Blackberry, Nokia, and iPhone app stores – can share the location of any type of police trap and get notified when they’re approaching speed traps on the road.

Trapster was acquired by NAVTEQ in December 2010.

Book Jenn

I am currently available for speaking engagements, consulting projects, and broadcast appearances.

With a diverse background and expertise in all things Web-related, I’m an excellent resource and can provide quality content for conferences and events, solid educational material for mainstream media outlets, and social media or product insight for brands and startups. For more information please send an email to info [at] jennifervangrove.com.