Experience

Defense Media Activity

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Writer-Editor

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Writer-editor that covers news and stories of the U.S. Army. Conceptualizes and drafts in-depth feature articles that tell Soldier stories. Writer-editor that covers news and stories of the U.S. Army. Conceptualizes and drafts in-depth feature articles that tell Soldier stories.



Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - May 2016

  • Worked with Department leadership in the College of Arts and Sciences to coordinate, write and schedule stories on relevant department news events and achievements. • Reviewed and edited news copy for grammar, style and clarity in online publication. • Assisted mass communications professors with research and course materials as a graduate assistant • Worked with Department leadership in the College of Arts and Sciences to coordinate, write and schedule stories on relevant department news events and achievements. • Reviewed and edited news copy for grammar, style and clarity in online publication. • Assisted mass communications professors with research and course materials as a graduate assistant



Strategic Tax Advisors

• United States
• Accounting

• Business Editor

  • May 2011 - Aug 2014

  Edits confidential client tax strategy documents for grammar, clarity and AP style. Processes and formats documents for publication and delivery to clients. Edits confidential client tax strategy documents for grammar, clarity and AP style. Processes and formats documents for publication and delivery to clients.



Moneris Solutions

• India
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Closure Specialist

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2010

  Processed account closures and assessed early termination fees using outlook and Microsoft Excel software. Processed account closures and assessed early termination fees using outlook and Microsoft Excel software.



GateHouse Media

• United States
• Media Production
• 500 - 600 Employee

• News Reporter

  • Feb 2008 - Jan 2009

  Covered local government, crime and education for affluent western suburb of Chicago, St. Charles. Maintained weekly budget list and planned story production for weekly publication; coordinated photo assignments and wrote photo captions and headlines. Conceptualized ideas for alternate storytelling formats; including stories combined with info boxes and photo pages. Edited and uploaded video for the web to augment online storytelling. Covered local government, crime and education for affluent western suburb of Chicago, St. Charles. Maintained weekly budget list and planned story production for weekly publication; coordinated photo assignments and wrote photo captions and headlines. Conceptualized ideas for alternate storytelling formats; including stories combined with info boxes and photo pages. Edited and uploaded video for the web to augment online storytelling.



The Daily Egyptian

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • 2006 - 2007

  Wrote news stories and in-depth feature stories. Wrote news stories and in-depth feature stories.



U.S. Air Force

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor/Reporter/Designer

  • 2002 - 2005

  Managed production of weekly publication, The Spirit Times, including planning and coordination of stories, photos and layout. Conceptualized special projects including photo center spreads and feature stories; edited external submissions, maintained contact list with base commanders and other key personnel to coordinate columns, photos and personality profiles. Edited and wrote stories revelant to military members and families including coverage of the B-2 Stealth Bomber mission, unit deployments and accomplishments of deployed Airmen. Show less



Sun-Times News Group

• Editorial intern/stringer

  • 1998 - 2000

  Covered prep sports for weekly newspapers in northwest suburban Chicago. Wrote game stories, profiles and features. Covered prep sports for weekly newspapers in northwest suburban Chicago. Wrote game stories, profiles and features.