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PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
RADIO
NEWS
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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.
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