Resume
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Skills
Social media. I’m an early adopter and like to try new platforms as they are released to see how they can be utilized by the media to spread news and connect with the audience.
Graphic design. I bring a keen sense of awareness to design, always keeping in mind who the final audience is and what message is being conveyed.
Public speaking. Some people fear it. I love it.
Organization. I just really like to get things done.
I’m a ‘connector.’ I like to bring people together who I think will work well together. It’s intuition.
Quick learner. I pick up new things – including scary newspaper pagination software – very quickly.
Web savvy. It’s been a while since I have done web design, but I still like to get my hands dirty, digging into API’s when I have the time to and keeping up to date on the latest web trends.
Teaching. It comes natural to me and I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others.
Video. I’ve been trained to shoot and edit video for the web. I would love to do more of this.
Hobbies
Photography, wrestling Saint Bernards and other large canines, ice cream tasting, Netflix’ing, listening to geeky podcasts, reading historical fiction and memoirs, analyzing serifs.
Activities
Social Media groups: South Florida Social Media Club, RefreshMiami
Professional organizations: Society for News Design, National Press Photographer’s Association
Education
Bachelor of Science in Communication, May 2006
University of Miami School of Communication
Coral Gables, Florida. 305.284.2211
Dual majors in Journalism (Publication Design) and Studio Art (Graphic Design concentration).
Experience
The past few years
Miami Herald
Visual and multimedia journalist
September 2008 to present
Miami, Florida. 305.350.2111
Design daily news sections, the Sunday front page and information graphics. Lead designer of the Herald’s first iPhone application, Dolphins Football 2009. This application is the basis for four other upcoming iPhone applications. Created a social media group in the newsroom to analyze the company’s use of social media and helped plan our social media strategy. Proposed and planned the Herald’s first two social media events (tweetups).
Austin American-Statesman
News designer, January 2007 to September 2008
Austin, Texas. 512.445.3500
Design the daily front page, A-section and Metro sections.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
News designer
July 2006 to January 2007
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 414.224.2000
Six-month rotation designing Metro, Business, and Real Estate sections.
The College Years
Ibis Yearbook
Editor-in-chief, August 2005 to June 2006
Coral Gables, Florida. 305.284.6583
Plan and oversee the production of a 464 page full-color yearbook. Manage a $60,000 budget, 30-person student staff, and deadlines for the publication. Improve the quality of copy, photography and design of the book. Awards for this publication include the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Gold Crown and the National Scholastic Press Association’s Pacemaker.
Miami Herald
Freelance graphic artist
February 2005 to June 2006
Miami, Florida. 305.350.2111
Create original information graphics.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
News design intern
June to August 2005
Atlanta, Georgia. 404.526.5151
Design Metro and suburban sections.
University of Miami School of Communication
Graphic design software instructor
September 2003 to May 2006
Coral Gables, Florida.
Teach Adobe InDesign and Photoshop to over 200 students each semester.
The Prague Post
Design intern
May to August 2004
Prague, Czech Republic. +420 296 334 400
Design and edit the weekly English language newspaper.
University of Miami School of Communication
Digital photography lab assistant
September 2003 to May 2004
Coral Gables, Florida.
Manage and maintain 15 Apple computers and photo printers. Assist students with Adobe Photoshop and Apple OSX.
University of Miami Divisions of Enrollment Management and Continuing Studies
Student print and web designer
January 2002 to September 2004
Coral Gables, Florida. 305.284.8273
Produce web and print publications for prospective students, including the admissions website, university prospectus, university bulletins, program logos, brochures, self-mailers, and daughter websites for programs within the university.
University of Miami Divisions of Enrollment Management and Continuing Studies
Student photojournalist
August 2001 to January 2002
Coral Gables, Florida. 305.284.8273
Photograph university events for use in web and print publications for prospective students.
Software knowledge
Adobe products: Acrobat Professional, Bridge, GoLive, Illustrator, InCopy, InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop
Pagination systems: CCI, Coyote, DTI 4 and 6.5
Other: FinalCut Pro, HTML, Basic CSS, FTP programs, Merlin Content Manager, Wordpress
Operating systems
Both Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows