• Design and develop APIs to serve data to reporters, interactive developers
• Architect systems and develop processes to deliver real-time, actionable data
• Research and implement emerging technologies on the front-end and back-end to improve offerings on Chronicle.com, Philanthropy.comHTML
• Worked with editors, reporters to build web products that streamlined newsroom processes
• Planned, designed and developed robust web applications to present large data sets
• Teach introductory web development and design to communications students.
• Create digital news products, including maps and dynamic web applications
• Gather, clean and analyze large data sets and collaborate with reporters on stories and graphics
• Holds data training classes for reporters and editors to help promote data literacy throughout the newsroom
• Collected, cleaned, analyzed data in various formats and presented it online in intuitive, user-friendly ways
• Collaborated with reporters on data projects and presentations
• Worked with editors, developers, team leaders to create and improve online data offerings including interactive maps, databases and graphics
• Manage homepage content, story placement and presentation on PilotOnline.com
• Write search engine optimized headlines to maximize online exposure, send breaking news alerts on social media sites (Facebook, Twitter) and email alerts
• Worked with reporters, editors, designers on interactive graphics to accompany breaking and enterprise stories
• Manage, expand all sports and business offerings as well as select city channels on PilotOnline.com
• Coordinated daily presentation of all editorial content on poststar.com
• Coordinated with reporters, editors to produce multimedia and interactive graphics for special sections and projects
• Designed, produced and maintained more than 25 interactive databases
• Produced three to five videos a week
• Shot and edited over 80 breaking news, features and sports videos
• Created five award winning interactive graphics using Flash and ActionScript 3.0
• Led newsroom in implementing new Content Management System and website
• Led the team that built the magazine’s website using XHTML and CSS
• Coordinated with writers, photographers and videographers to post projects to the website
• Designed interactive elements using Flash and ActionScript 2.0
• Wrote news and feature stories for the business desk
• Produced multimedia projects featured on Syracuse.com to accompany articles
• Contributed blog posts and in-depth articles two to three times a week to “The Report Card,” a blog dedicated to covering political activity on college campuses across the country
• Took photographs and produced multimedia projects to accompany blog posts and articles
• Published numerous articles and columns, many chosen for cover play
• Managed, advised and trained a staff of ten student journalists
• Edited all features copy
Journalism Certificate • Deans List • Cum Laude
Second place • Data journalism
Third place • Data journalism
Second place • Features (Interactive graphics)
Second place • Online content
Second place • Niche website
Third place • Features (Website)
First place • Multimedia Package
First, Second and Third place • Interactive Graphics
Distinguished Online Graphics Award of Excellence
Distinguished Online Graphics Award of Excellence