EXPERIENCE
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Jan. 2008 - Present, Web Developer, The Los Angeles Times
Responsible for building data-driven flash applications for the LA Times website.
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Jan. 2004 - Present, Co-Founder, 49th Parallel Productions
Started a small multimedia production company with designer/documentary filmmaker Katy Newton, who happens to be my wife. We are a small two-person company so I end up wearing many hats, with a focus on programming and assisting with the design phase.
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Jan. 2001 - Jan. 2008, Senior Multimedia Producer, The Oakland Tribune / BANG Newspapers - East Bay
As Senior Multimedia Producer, my main responsibility was to help plan out multimedia packages with the news editors and then assemble them for online distribution. I also provided training and support for other staff members. During this time, I also continually contributed stills for print.
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Jun. 2007 - Aug.2007, Guest Lecturer, San Francisco State University
Taught the Jour. 435 Photojournalism III course to approximately 15 students at SF State. The main goal of the course was to teach the students how to produce photo stories. This was my first time in a teaching position and I have to admit it was very difficult at first, but in the end, it became one my most rewarding experiences.
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June 2000 - Dec. 2000, Internship, The Post-Crescent
Full time staff photographer for the 60,000 (100,000 on Sundays) daily paper in Appleton, WI. Great working environment, where I covered everything from rural farm-life to Packers football games.
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June 1999 – Aug. 1999, Internship, Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Worked 40+ hours a week for a mid-size (36,000) daily along the Mississippi River in Dubuque, IA. A great photo-driven paper where enterprise art was used often and we were required to produce monthly photo spreads.
EDUCATION
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VII Workshop, February 2005
A seven-day workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia. VII photographers shared their experience to help participants produce a photo story in an unfamiliar environment.
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Platypus Workshop, April 2004
A ten-day workshop taught by PF Bentley and Dick Halstead to teach photojournalists how to use digital video cameras and to use them as new tools in their profession.
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Barnstorm XII, October 1999
Selected to participate in the Eddie Adams Workshop in upstate New York.
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Graduated, Fall 2000
San Francisco State University, BA in Journalism
RECENT AWARDS
- 2008 Scripps Howard National Journalism Award for Web Reporting
- 2008 Overseas Press Club’s Hal Boyle Award
- 2008 Pictures of the Year International - Documentary Project of The Year - Second Place
- 2008 Sigma Delta Chi Award - Non-Deadline Reporting (Online)
- 2008 Communication Arts, “Site of the Day”
- 2007 Online Journalism Award - Finalist - Service Journalism (small market)
- 2007 Online Journalism Award - Finalist - Knight Foundation Award for Public Service
- 2007 Society of Professional Journalism - NorCal - 1st Place - Online Feature
- 2007 Adobe - “Site of the Day” Award for "Not Just A Number"
- 2006 SND.ies - Honorable Mention for "Little by Little"
- 2006 NPPA BOP - 1st place - Best Multimedia Package (small market)
- 2006 Yahoo pick of the week for "Little by Little"
- 2006 SF Bay Area Photographers POY - 1st place - Portrait
- 2006 SF Bay Area Photographers POY - 1st place - News Photo Story
- 2005 Macromedia - “Site of the Day” Award for "Little by Little"
- 2005 NPPA BOP - 1st place - Best Multimedia Package (small market)
- 2005 NPPA BOP - HM - Best Multimedia Package
SKILLS
- HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, XML, JSON, MYSQL, Python, & Django
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
- Flash (timeline & actionscript 3)
- Soundslides & API
- Video editing w/ Final Cut Pro & iMovie
- Sound Editing w/ Audacity, Garageband, & Soundtrack Pro
- Experience with various audio recording devices, video & still cameras
REFERENCES
- AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST