Education:
B.S. Journalism, Political Science minor, San Jose State University, May 2008. GPA: 3.6
Experience:
- TheSpartanDaily.com January 2008 to May 2008
Editor of the online site for the student newspaper. Launched a redesign of the site before the start of the semester. Oversee all content and responsible for training other staff members to produce multimedia content.
- WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive September 2007 to December 2007
Hyper local multimedia intern, working primarily on the new LoudounExtra.com Web site as part of the new product development team. Also helped with special projects for washingtonpost.com.
- NBC11 KNTV-TV June 2007 to August 2007
Community Journalist Intern; worked on a team to develop a new Web site, NBC11HomeTown.com, also worked with on the main NBC11.com site.
- The Spartan Daily January 2007 to June 2007
Staff Writer for San Jose State University’s student newspaper. Wrote over 30 articles for the print and Web editions of the newspaper.
- 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 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. Currently learning Adobe Dreamweaver, Premiere, Flash and Final Cut Pro. Familiar with HTML.