Education:
B.S. Journalism, political science minor, San Jose State University, May 2008. GPA: 3.6
Experience:
- Las Vegas Sun / Greenspun Interactive August 2008 to present
Reporter covering transportation and breaking news, primarily for the award-wining website. In addition to reporting and writing, I have at various times assisted in editing and posting stories to the Internet, contributed to interactive features and shot photographs.
- TheSpartanDaily.com January 2008 to May 2008
Online editor, responsible for all design and content of website for student newspaper. I assigned and supervised multimedia projects from about 30 staff writers, many of whom had no previous experience producing content for the Web.
- WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive September 2007 to December 2007
Hyper local multimedia intern, working primarily on the LoudounExtra.com website as part of the new product development team. I also helped with special projects for washingtonpost.com. I wrote stories, shot photographs, created content for hyperlocal features and updated community guides
- NBC11 KNTV-TV June 2007 to August 2007
Community Journalist Intern; worked on a team to develop a new website, NBC11HomeTown.com, and helped with the main NBC11.com site. I was one of two people posting content to the HomeTown site, approving submissions from users and marketing site to the community. I also helped moderate a live chat on the main station website during newscasts.
- The Spartan Daily January 2007 to June 2007
Staff writer for San Jose State University’s student newspaper. Wrote more than 30 articles for the print and Web editions of the paper, including some major breaking news stories.
- Keifer Professional Search October 2004 to June 2007
Research assistant for an executive recruiter in the semiconductor manufacturing industry; assisted in recruitment process and helped with the company e-mail newsletter.
- New Jersey Cherry Hill Mission July 2002 to June 2004
Full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Alzeta Corporation June 2001 to July 2002
Administrative aide, responsible for answering phones, greeting visitors, processing and taking orders from customers and overall maintenance of a 35-person office.
- Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition June 2001 to August 2001
Media outreach intern, organized database of media contacts and assisted in organizing future service programs for high school students.
- The Pony Express September 1999 to June 2001
Editor-in-Chief of Pioneer High School newspaper. Oversaw all design and content of monthly student newspaper.
- The Mosaic July 2000
The San Jose Urban Journalism Workshop; was one of twenty high school students to produce a newspaper while learning from professionals from the San Jose Mercury News.
Certifications & Honors:
- One of the best 100 student journalists, UWIRE, 2008
- Member of Kappa Tau Alpha, college journalism honor society
- CAC: California Accredited Consultant, California Staffing Professionals, 2005
- Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America, November 2001
- Member of the National Honor Society, 1999-2001
- Santa Clara County Youth Hall of Fame, 2001
- Presidential Student Service Award and Scholarship recipient, 2001
Computer Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop in both the Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Familiar with HTML and content management systems.