Experience

Portland Tribune

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Features and News Reporter

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  Portland, Oregon, United States • Produce ~ five 300-1,500-word stories per week on Portland news (homelessness, drugs) and culture (art, theatre), reaching 30,000 people per month for print, 40,000 users online, and 9,200 individuals for www.kboo.fm. • Use narrative nonfiction techniques with a focus on character and visuals. • Work with editors and writers to share ideas, select stories, finalize content, and shoot photos. • Curate content based on newsroom discussion, script writing, and spontaneous… Show more • Produce ~ five 300-1,500-word stories per week on Portland news (homelessness, drugs) and culture (art, theatre), reaching 30,000 people per month for print, 40,000 users online, and 9,200 individuals for www.kboo.fm. • Use narrative nonfiction techniques with a focus on character and visuals. • Work with editors and writers to share ideas, select stories, finalize content, and shoot photos. • Curate content based on newsroom discussion, script writing, and spontaneous execution. • Use Parse.ly and Chartbeat to measure engagement and leverage NYT, Reddit, and multiple newsletters. • Wrote a column called TechTonic (news about tech), using conversational and fluid language. • Co-wrote and co-hosted 100+ weekly podcasts for Business Tribune, increasing listenership from 0 to 20,000 in first year. • Worked with Poynter Institute on its Table Stakes program to make it more digital/online friendly. Show less



KBOO Community Radio

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Radio Producer and Host

  • Dec 2012 - Present

  Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area • Produce, record, and edit unscripted interviews for a 30-minute visual arts show on 90.7 FM Tuesdays at 11.30 a.m. with 15K listeners. • Use Audacity to edit interviews, work with an engineer to check levels for broadcast, and convert them to written stories for Portland Tribune and Preview Magazine. • Research and present a weekly half-hour radio, interviewing visual artists, gallerists, and curators. • Monitor local gallery and museum listings and PADA.org to find guests;… Show more • Produce, record, and edit unscripted interviews for a 30-minute visual arts show on 90.7 FM Tuesdays at 11.30 a.m. with 15K listeners. • Use Audacity to edit interviews, work with an engineer to check levels for broadcast, and convert them to written stories for Portland Tribune and Preview Magazine. • Research and present a weekly half-hour radio, interviewing visual artists, gallerists, and curators. • Monitor local gallery and museum listings and PADA.org to find guests; interviewed 450 artists up to date. • Episodes include 2018 Tattoo Artists, Field recording in London, and 2014 Commercial art curator. Show less



Hoffman Construction Company

• United States
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Marketing Writer

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  Portland, Oregon, United States • Responded to RFPs as Hoffman bid to build new towers, hospitals, and university buildings, achieving a 33% winning rate. • Wrote descriptions of past projects and construction narratives and conducted interviews with engineers and project managers.



The Portland Tribune

• Feature Writer

  • May 2002 - Feb 2008

  Portland, Oregon, United States • Winner of 2004 and 2006 Best Feature for mid-size weekly publication and 2017 Best Column ("Working") mid-size pub. • Used narrative nonfiction, character development, and original language storytelling techniques to write human interest features for Portland newspaper, with a special interest in visual arts, design, and music. • Researched information on human interest stories, interesting citizens, and talented artists; read books, clippings, and press releases and conducted… Show more • Winner of 2004 and 2006 Best Feature for mid-size weekly publication and 2017 Best Column ("Working") mid-size pub. • Used narrative nonfiction, character development, and original language storytelling techniques to write human interest features for Portland newspaper, with a special interest in visual arts, design, and music. • Researched information on human interest stories, interesting citizens, and talented artists; read books, clippings, and press releases and conducted interviews, as well as worked with photographers on photo shoots and editors on shaping stories. • Served as lead writer and co-editor on special section “ReThinking Portland, Arts and Culture,” which was read by Mayor. Show less



New York Post

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Reporter

  • Jan 1997 - Nov 2001

  New York, United States • Awarded New York Press’s “Best Tech Spot” for daily “Dead Dot Com of the Day.” • Wrote stories covering tech industry and dot com boom for business section of best selling New York daily. • Used Bloomberg terminal, print media, and direct calls to sources to research topics and information. • Provided regular exclusives on New York tech companies and covered U.S. antitrust suit against Microsoft. • Wrote weekly Cyber Ink column for one year covering online world and business… Show more • Awarded New York Press’s “Best Tech Spot” for daily “Dead Dot Com of the Day.” • Wrote stories covering tech industry and dot com boom for business section of best selling New York daily. • Used Bloomberg terminal, print media, and direct calls to sources to research topics and information. • Provided regular exclusives on New York tech companies and covered U.S. antitrust suit against Microsoft. • Wrote weekly Cyber Ink column for one year covering online world and business growth in NYC and Silicon Valley. Show less