EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication May 2008
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Minor: History

MEDIA APPLICATIONS: Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro, some Motion, LiveType, Soundtrack Pro), Adobe Premier, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Caspio, Flash

MULTIMEDIA
Videographer - The Star Ledger
• Serve as a video reporter, covering breaking news, sports and longer form pieces
• Helped to train reporters and photographers to shoot video on the web

Regional Multimedia Coordinator, Philadelphia Cluster
Journal Register Company
• Maintain video updates for seven daily newspapers
• Train reporters and photographers for proficiency in video shooting and editing on Final Cut Pro
• Brainstorm and produce various multimedia projects for the web

Remittance
• Traveled to Guatemala City to interview and film a family impacted by immigration
• Produced a 13-minute documentary style film from over 7 hours of film and interviews
• Utilized the story in conjunction with written and photographic components to tell the story through several mediums

Divided Families
• Part of a team that produced, designed and coded an interactive multimedia project on the Cronkite School's 2007 Borderlands Project
• Integrated print, audio, video and photography to provide an ecompassing scope on issues surrounding families effected by immigration
• Utilized numerous programs including Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Final Cut

March 2009 - present



July 2008 -
March 2009

Dec. 2007





Fall 2007

WRITING EXPERIENCE
Intern – The Trentonian, Trenton, NJ
• Covered police and community beats for a 55,000 circulation daily newspaper
• Worked with inside sources to break several high profile scandals in the Southern New Jersey area

Intern – The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
• Worked in a fast paced environment covering breaking police and fire news for azcentral.com, a website that receives over 6 million monthly page views
• Field work on numerous stories and interview sources
• Published work in various other Republic publications including AZ magazine, Scottsdale Republic and the Southwest Republic

BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
General Manager
Sun Devil Television - Channel 2, Tempe AZ
• Oversaw daily operations of a student operated television station
• Semester saw a 200% increase in production
• Coordinated with production and advertising departments to double initial revenue goals • Managed a staff of nearly fifty staff members

News Director
Sun Devil News, Sun Devil Television - Channel 2, Tempe AZ
• Created, wrote, edited and organized a weekly half hour news show containing student news packages
• Helped broker a deal with ASU TV to debut Sun Devil News on Cox and Quest Cable broadcast to 750,000 homes in the Phoenix metropolitan area
• Organized a training seminar for over 30 staff members to learn video operations, news package creation, and editing basics
• Produced a five to ten minute daily news update program
• Oversaw and trained a staff of over 15 students

Producer
Devils on the Deuce, Sun Devil Television - Channel 2, Tempe AZ
• Wrote, produced, and edited a bi-weekly sports show covering Arizona State University
• Brokered a move from in studio to on location shoots across the Phoenix metropolitan area
• Filmed live game footage from various sports including football and basketball
• Interviewed several high profile coaches and athletes, including Herb Sendek, Dennis Erickson, Colt Brennan Matt Ryan, and Rashard Mendenhall

Producer
The Basement, Sun Devil Television - Channel 2, Tempe AZ
• Created for television, produced, and edited a weekly hour long music entertainment show in conjunction with ASU's on campus radio station