Experience

Mint Cannabis

• United States
• Alternative Medicine
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media Specialist / Video Editor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  I'm the Social Media Manager and video editor for the six Mint Cannabis dispensaries in Arizona and our accompanying in-house cannabis brands, including Angry Errl, WTF, and Sofa King. I update our various Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, TikTok, Google, Leafly, and Weedmap pages. I also assist in support of the Michigan and Missouri Mint dispensaries' campaigns. I photograph and video content and products and capture live interviews with DSLR equipment and a cellphone. I then use Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop on the backend to help create visuals. I write content for our sites and social media pages and copy-edit promotional campaigns, press releases, and blogs. Lastly, I handle some of our companies' media relations, celebrity visits, and tours. The aforementioned workflow is tied together with my coworkers and collaborators via the Slack, Later, ClickUp, EyeRate, Google Workplace and Wurk interfaces. Show less



Phoenix New Times

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Reporter

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  I cover the art, music, automobile, restaurant, bar, cafe, and cannabis scenes throughout metro Phoenix. I cover the art, music, automobile, restaurant, bar, cafe, and cannabis scenes throughout metro Phoenix.



San Diego Reader

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Reporter

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  I currently write cover features, Blurt and The Gonzo Report articles, and Neighborhood News articles for our magazine. I also photograph, shoot videos and edit videos here. I currently write cover features, Blurt and The Gonzo Report articles, and Neighborhood News articles for our magazine. I also photograph, shoot videos and edit videos here.



Mina Editores

• Freelance Writer / Photojournalist

  • Jul 2014 - Nov 2017

  I was the U.S. liaison for various magazines distributed by Mina Editores in Mexico City. The magazines, including Tuning Car, Vochomanîa, Mundo Volkswagen, Super PickUps, and Curvas Mustang — were sold throughout retail locations in Mexico, including Walmart, Sanborns, Calimax, Libreria Ramirez, and OXXO. I was the U.S. liaison for various magazines distributed by Mina Editores in Mexico City. The magazines, including Tuning Car, Vochomanîa, Mundo Volkswagen, Super PickUps, and Curvas Mustang — were sold throughout retail locations in Mexico, including Walmart, Sanborns, Calimax, Libreria Ramirez, and OXXO.



San Diego City Times

• Social Media Editor, Video Editor, Staff Writer and Staff Photographer

  • Aug 2015 - May 2017

  City Times is an online and print publication distributed throughout the San Diego City College campus and surrounding cafes and restaurants. The newspaper focuses on campus news and pertinent subject matter for the students and staff. It is an award-winning news publication based out of the San Diego City College journalism department. In 2015, City Times was the winner amongst six other publications for the Newspaper Pacemaker Award, considered the "Pulitzer Prize of college journalism." Show less



Paisano Publications, LLC

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer, Photographer, Videographer

  • Nov 2014 - Nov 2016

  I created content for the Tattoo, Tattoo Savage and Easyrider magazines. I created content for the Tattoo, Tattoo Savage and Easyrider magazines.



Prototype TV

• United States
• Musicians

• Co Executive Producer

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2010

  In 2005, Eli Gibbons and I produced a show called TPTV (Team Prototype TV) which aired in Ensenada and Rosarito in Baja, Mexico. The 30-minute show aired on Canal 29 and Canal 36 for one season. Our host, Angel Muñoz, brought our viewers to car shows, hip-hop concerts, and clubs. In 2005, Eli Gibbons and I produced a show called TPTV (Team Prototype TV) which aired in Ensenada and Rosarito in Baja, Mexico. The 30-minute show aired on Canal 29 and Canal 36 for one season. Our host, Angel Muñoz, brought our viewers to car shows, hip-hop concerts, and clubs.



Team Prototype

• Canada
• Design

• Company Owner

  • Jun 2000 - Aug 2006

  Team Prototype was a brick-and-mortar business and online store which created unique fiberglass and carbon fiber parts for automobiles and motorcycles. We also customized vehicles for out-of-state clients and other companies. https://www.facebook.com/TeamPrototypeAutoGarage/ My duties at the time were to market our product and services via our website, eBay, and our retail locations in Mira Mesa, Chula Vista, and Ensenada. I also handled media relations, in which I garnered our businesses over 75 print magazine features and a handful of television appearances. I was the project manager of promo vehicles that were utilized by companies to promote their product lines, including Nitrous Express, AEM, DC Sports, Falken Tires, Stewart Warner, Konig, Audiobahn, Recaro, Optima, Fluidyne, and more. Show less