"I became a newspaperman.
I couldn’t find honest employment."
– Mark Twain
Santa Ana, California
writer/editor, March 2007 to present
- Gather and edit news for Navigate, the daily e-mail newsletter associated with GPS World magazine and its Web site.
- Gather and edit news in the consumer GPS electronics market on a daily basis for the GPS Maniac Web site. Also maintain the news content on the site, including daily home page updates (ended November '07).
San Francisco, California
writer, May 2006 to April 2007
- Wrote and edited a variety of projects for clients within the chip industry, including press releases, recruiting brochures and contributed articles.
- Clients included ASML, Rohm and Haas and Dow Corning.
San Jose, California
senior editor, Dec. 2002 to May, 2006
- Wrote, edited and posted news items, bylined stories and editorial columns for the Electronic News Web site and various daily and weekly e-mail newsletters.
- Solicited and edited op/ed pieces from contributors and industry professionals.
- Wrote a monthly column on the semiconductor capital equipment market for Electronic Business, a monthly print magazine and sister publication.
- Spent all of October, 2005 in China reporting and blogging as part of a special project
detailing the state of the domestic chip industry.
Electronic News
San Jose, California
senior editor, June 2001 - Dec. 2002;
associate editor, Jan. 2000 - June, 2001
- Responsible for the semiconductor capital equipment and test and measurement sections of the print edition. This included writing and editing bylined copy for this section as well as the general news section.
- Solicited and edited contributed opinion pieces and news stories from freelance writers and industry professionals.
- Assisted in developing original art illustrations.
Sedona, Arizona
staff writer, Aug. 1998 to Dec. 1999
- Reported on all aspects of city government and related issues.
- Reported on environmental issues, with particular emphasis on surface and ground water management issues.
- Wrote large feature stories and editorials on a monthly basis.
- Shot photographs for most of my own stories.
- Occasionally performed copy-editing duties and laid out weekly business page.
Alpena, Michigan
staff writer, Sept. 1990 to Feb. 1992
- Covered health, environmental and marine shipping beats, generating both daily news and in-depth features, with an emphasis on locally-related issues.
- Developed and covered the agricultural beat, concentrating on specific economic and environmental issues related to local farming. Recognized by the Alpena County Farm Bureau for outstanding coverage of the local agricultural industry in 1991.
- Shot nearly all of the photos for my stories.
Athens, Ohio
staff writer, July 1989 to Aug. 1990
- Covered local news on a general-assignment basis, including feature stories.
- Covered the local sports beat, concentrating on Ohio University varsity sports.
Athens, Ohio
bachelor of science in magazine journalism, Aug, 1990
- GPA: 3.2, cum laude; 3.6 within major/minor
- minor: English; two years of science
- scholarships: Freshman Scholarship, McGuffey Scholarship, 1987; Athens News/Robert Baker Scholarship, 1990.
- honors: Dean’s List, 1988, 1989, 1990
- activities: member, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), campus chapter; GA reporter for independent student newspaper, 1988; writer and editor for student-run Southeast Ohio Magazine, 1990.
Computer Skills
- extensive experience with corporate Internet content management systems, including
Advanstar and eLogic (now part of Reed Elsevier/Reed Business Information)
- Adobe Creative Suite 2: extensive experience with Photoshop, working knowledge of InDesign and Dreamweaver 8 (this site was created entirely using these three tools)
- HTML, working knowledge of XML, CSS and PHP
- working knowledge of Microsoft FrontPage
- Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS operating systems; MS Office apps
- OpenOffice apps
- working knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems
- typing: 65 wpm
Photography
- professional and educational experience and training in both film and digital photography,
including digital compositing using Adobe Photoshop
- experienced with black and white darkroom techniques
Foreign Language
- working knowledge of French
- limited knowledge (beginner classes) of Japanese
Physical Fitness and the Great Outdoors
- Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification, Wilderness Medical Associates, 8/2005-8/2008
- basic first aid/CPR certification, American Red Cross, 2005
- New River whitewater raft guide training, The Rivermen Whitewater, 2005
- certification, personal training and strength training, Aerobic Pipeline International, 1996-1998
Daily news in a small town can be immensely fulfilling, but not often financially lucrative. Like many news hounds before me, I strayed from the field early on, after college—driven by financial necessity. But, in what I’ve come to learn is a typical career arc, I eventually returned to the fold, this time driven by desire. I believe one of my venerable forebears in journalism, Horace Greeley (who is also quoted elsewhere on this site) said it best:
"Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you’re at it."
Rivermen Whitewater, New River, West Virginia
raft guide, Upper/Lower New River, 2005 Season
Outback Steakhouse, Parma, Ohio
bartender/corporate trainer, Jan 1997 to June 1998
Images Niteclub, Strongsville, Ohio
head bartender, April 1996 to March 1998
Professional Bartending School, Cleveland, Ohio
instructor/job-placement coordinator, Sept 1995 to Dec 1996
Fat Frank's Bar and Grill, Cincinnati, Ohio
head bartender, Jan 1994 to Aug. 1995
All Star Sports Cafe, Cincinnati, Ohio
bartender, April 1993 to Jan 1994
Burbank's Real Bar-B-Q, Cincinnati, Ohio
bartender, Dec 1992 to April 1993
