Resume

More than ten years’ experience working with multimedia and information technology. This has given me multimedia management skills as well as a strong network of colleagues: content producers, designers, developers, and advertisers. I have developed stories for video, print and online.

For a more in-depth look at my background, web development experience, awards, and recognition please review my resume archive and personal bio.

Areas of Expertise and Teaching Competencies

Multimedia reporting/editing
Online journalism
Web design and development
Online marketing and advertising
Web 2.0

Awards and Recognition

Finalist, Adobe Max Award 2008
Loeb Award for Online Financial Journalism 2008
Best independent news website, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 2008
Best in Business, Society of American Business Editors 2007
Bruce Linton Graduate Award in Broadcast 2006
10 student regional awards, Society of Professional Journalists 2005
Two student awards, Kansas Association of Broadcasters 2005
First place website design, Kansas Professional Communicators 2005
First place undergraduate student station website, Kansas Professional Communicators 2005

Teaching Experience

Workshop instructor, JAWS Multimedia Workshop, Stanford University, May 2009
Guest lecturer, Managing News Websites, University of Tennessee Fall 2008
Virtual adjunct, Managing News Websites, University of Tennessee Spring 2008
Instructor, Online Journalism, University of Tennessee Fall 2007
Assistant Instructor, Online Journalism, University of Kansas Fall 2004 - Summer 2006
Lab instructor, Multimedia Reporting, University of Kansas Spring 2003 – Summer 2006
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Online Journalism, University of Kansas Fall 2003-Spring 2004

Technical Skills

Web design and development
Blogger, WordPress, MovableType, Drupal, Ellington and Django-based systems.HTML, XML, XHTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, ImageReady, Photoshop, Flash. Familiar with mySQL and Oracle database structure and management. Familiar with programming concepts.

Business applications
Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Sharepoint. Keynote, Visual Source Safe.

Multimedia applications
Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premire, iMovie HD, QuickTime, Audacity, Garage Band.
Social media networks

Professional Experience

Senior Internet Marketing Manager
LucasArts, Ltd.
San Francisco, CA
January 2008 - present
Collaborate with legal counsel, production, online and marketing to develop strategic partnerships and tactical solutions around digital media. Develop online strategies, write RFPs and creative briefs to communicate LucasArts marketing objectives across multiple products.

Write, edit and produce original content for StarWars.com, LucasArts.com and other related marketing materials.

Project manage the creative and technical development of multiple product websites. Collaborate with online agencies to establish strategy, goals and tactics for online marketing campaigns. Work closely with Lucasfilm Online to ensure a smooth integration of websites into the Lucas infrastructure. Develop processes to help improve project management and the distribution of creative assets.

Liaison and support Activision (international partner) in the localization and development of product websites.
Manage web producer and oversee editorial content production for various social networking and online media outlets. Establish partnerships with StarWars.Com, WetPaint and other third parties to support LucasArts’ online marketing objectives. Develop content strategies for email newsletters and LucasArts Shop promotions.

Manage all aspects of website development from creative to QA:

Virtual Adjunct
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Spring 2008
Assisted on-campus course instructor through real-time online class lectures and discussions, critiques and reading assignments.

Instructor
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Fall 2007
As an instructor for online journalism I prepared a course syllabus, designed lectures and discussions, created a class Wiki and arranged for guest lecturers to speak to the class via Skype.

Innovations Project Manager
E.W. Scripps Newspaper Interactive
Knoxville, TN
April 2007 - January 2008
Coordinated, tracked, researched and assisted with the implementation and execution of rapid-development innovation projects and new business efforts emerging in E.W. Scripps newspaper markets. Helped develop, design, launch and adjust startup businesses, then gauge and measure the progress of the projects once they were under way. Worked closely with individual newspapers and/or startup managers as well as with team members in operations, technology, marketing, advertising, research and finance.

Multimedia Manager
MSN Money
New York, NY
Dec 2006 - April 2007
Managed the development of multiple multimedia projects for MSN Money. Coordinated with design, development and test teams to rollout new technology products. Maintained schedule of project life cycle phases through spreadsheets, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Sharepoint. Served as communication point between technical and editorial teams during development.

  • Prepared reports on project progress and status.
  • Assisted in research of latest technologies, competitive products and services and evaluated their application to MSN Money.
  • Assisted in proposal of new multimedia projects.
  • Constructed web pages using proprietary Content Management System.

Multimedia Coordinator
University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Lawrence, KS
June 2004 - Aug 2006
Participated in the design and building of the Stauffer Multimedia Newsroom, launched the J-Schools first blog, eHub and assisted with the development of multimedia reporting and online journalism courses. Managed the redesign of the student television website (tv.ku.edu). I also helped develop the online journalism and multimedia reporting syllabi, taught labs and managed student newsroom shifts.

Wrote training modules and online tutorials, taught lab courses to beginning and advanced multimedia students.

Managed online producers during shifts in KUJH-TV/Multimedia Newsroom. Developed story ideas using multimedia concepts for the web. Exported broadcast news and copy edited TV scripts for the web, added dimension to stories online with links, extra interview clips, b-roll, still images, graphs and charts.

Provided technical instruction and support to students, faculty and staff. Developed online journalism standards and best practices. Assisted professor with online journalism class: planned assignments, lectured, and graded coursework. Met with students one-on-one to help with class projects.

  • Managed planning, design and development of Readership Advisory Network database tool
  • Managed installation, configuration and testing of various blogging software tools: Blogger, WordPress, MovableType


Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Lawrence, KS
Aug 2003 – May 2004
Assisted professor with online journalism class: planned assignments, lectured, and graded coursework. Met with students one-on-one to help with class projects.

Student Lab Monitor
University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Lawrence, KS
Jan 2003 - June 2004
Provided technical assistance to students, faculty, and staff for the School of Journalism. Supervised student lab monitors in Macintosh and PC computer labs. Assisted professors with technology in the classroom: audio/video equipment, projectors, laptops and printers. Collaborated with vendors – Apple, Dell, Gateway and Adobe to recommend and implement new technology.

Web Editor
University Daily Kansan
Lawrence, KS
Summer 2003
Managed nightly updates to the Kansan.com Web site. Edited and compressed photographic images for the Web. Copied text from QuarkXPress and/or Freedom Edit software into Dreamweaver templates. Edited HTML code and FTPed pages to the live Web site.

Technical Support Analyst
ZymoGenetics
Seattle, WA
2002 – 2003
Coordinated in-house computer training curriculum and schedules. Collaborated with team to develop online course registration. Documented technical solutions and help-desk procedures in preparation for FDA software/hardware validation. Collaborated with database administrator on various projects. Assisted with the development of a Software Development Life Cycle. Created Oracle database for managing inventory.

District Software Training Coordinator
Two-year contract with Northrop Grumman IT
United States Postal Service
Seattle, WA
2000 - 2002
Determined training objectives. Developed lesson plans, slide presentations, trainee handouts, class exercises, tests, and multimedia training materials for intro to computers, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and other USPS proprietary applications. Taught technical and non-technical users in the classroom and one-on-one at various facilities. Designed web-based program for scheduling and tracking employee computer training. Worked closely with end users to compile business and functional requirements for the developer.

Interactive Producer
Cole & Weber Advertising
Seattle, WA
2000
Coordinated development of functional design specifications, budget estimates and timelines. Managed web team, including designers, copywriters, site builders, developers and account executives. Scheduled and led team reviews, testing and client presentations. Played a major role in the development of web development process.

Helpdesk Tier II Field Support
Two-year contract with Data Partners, Inc.
United States Postal Service
Seattle WA
1998 - 2000
Promoted in June 1998 from Tier 1 Support to Tier 2 Field Support.
Assisted with the coordination of Y2K project, including scheduling and managing contractors. Developed project documentation, set-up procedures and troubleshooting solutions. Worked with other technical team members to test software patches. Developed technical documentation for help-desk staff and end users.

Academics

Master of Journalism/Emphasis in News and Information
University of Kansas
Pending
Electives included a branding class, environmental reporting and strategic communications.

Bachelor of Science Business/Information Systems
University of Phoenix
June 2001

Professional Memberships

Journalism & Women Symposium
Society of Professional Journalists
Intercollegiate Online News Network (ICONN), founding member
Wired Journalists
World Tae Kwon Do Association

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