PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

RADIO NEWS
»    Reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kuwait, and about 25 other countries for National Public Radio (NPR), Pacifica Radio's Free Speech Radio News, Radio France International, Talk Radio News Service, and others
»    Covered range of topics, including political, military, and socioeconomic issues
»    Filed from the White House and Capitol Hill while based in D.C.
»    Served as Tokyo correspondent for Free Speech Radio News for two years
»    Anchored worldwide radio newscast Pacific Radio Report on AFN
»    Volunteer host of two weekly radio shows at community radio station for 4 years
»    Trained radio broadcasters as Assistant Training Director at radio station WVUD

VIDEO NEWS PRODUCTION
»    Produced daily 30-minute newscast The Pacific Report broadcast worldwide, which subsequently won 1st place in the Air Force Media Contest
»    Created first digitally-edited newscast for US Navy warship on Persian Gulf deployment, training personnel on reporting, editing, digital media conversion, etc.
»    Covered military-related news and features solo from aboard a Singaporean naval vessel in Iraq’s waters, airborne over Australia, next to a cadaver in Nepal, etc.
»    Video news/features aired worldwide on American Forces Network (AFN) and Pentagon Channel, winning multiple civilian/military awards
»   Produced The Right Side with Armstrong Williams in Washington, D.C.

PHOTO/PRINT JOURNALISM
»    Editor and reporter for ship newspaper, leading to Navy media award for best newspaper worldwide; Managed, trained about 10 personnel
»    Photography & print articles published by TIME, AP, Reuters, Washington Post, USA Today, Seattles Times, ABC News, Yahoo! News, All Hands, Marines, Navy Times, Army Times, and other civilian and military publications as Navy photojournalist

WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
»     Modernized website for community radio station as station Webmaster and redesigned website for American Forces Network Tokyo as news center Webmaster
»     Developed several NGO websites and people, including EUDES Ecuador and Africa Village Project, using content management systems


SKILLS:

»    Video and radio news/feature reporting
»    Photojournalism
»    Newspaper editing/layout
»    Graphics design
»    Public affairs/publicity
»    Web design and coding using HTML, Java, Flash, Perl, C++ CGI scripts; networking
»    Highly adaptable with PCs and Macs
»    Avid Editing Systems, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas
»    Full Digital Beta Ikegami and MiniDV cameras 
»    Personnel management


EDUCATION:

Central Texas College
»    Instructor, English Language Class

University of Maryland University College
»    Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Journalism (Dean’s List/Honor Roll)
           GPA: 3.7
           Specific Courses:
                     JOUR201 Writing for the Mass Media
                     JOUR330 Public Relations Theory
                     SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication
                     SPCH482 Intercultural Communications
                     COMM300 Communications Theory
                     COMM 393 Technical Writing
                     COMM400 Communications and the Law
»    Associate’s Degree in General Studies

Bridge Linguatec Language School
»    Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate

Defense Information School
»    Basic Journalism/Broadcasting Course (Distinguished Honor Grad.)

Newark High School, Newark, DE
»    High School Diploma (Honor Roll)

 

AWARDS:

»    Won first place in worldwide Thomas Jefferson photojournalism competition
»    Selected as runner-up Navy Journalist of the Year
»    Three video feature awards in worldwide Navy media contest
»    Award of Distinction in video features for Communicator media competition
»    Honorable Mention in radio spots category  in Thomas Jefferson competition
»    Communicator Award for video news feature
»    Kiwanis International's Gold Service Award  (50 hours of Volunteering)
»    Who's Who in America's High School Students


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

»    Chair, Board of Directors, Free Speech Radio News
»    Global Radio News
»    ZUMA Press
»    Canadian Association of Journalists
»    Founding Member, Canadian Afghanistan Solidarity Committee
»    Iraq Veterans Against the War



LANGUAGES:

»    English (Fluent)
»    Romanian (Advanced)
»    Spanish (Conversational)


REFERENCES:

Available on request.