Experience

BFBS

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Video journalist / Defence Technology reporter

  • May 2014 - Present

  * Video journalist covering global defence news. * Based in Cyprus 2014-2020 covering coalition battle against ISIS. * Greatly widened our coverage of the region with reports from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. * Produce, shoot and edit multi-platform content that has generated millions of views online. * Special responsibility for defence technology stories. * Train new video journalists on shooting techniques and visual story-telling. * Video journalist covering global defence news. * Based in Cyprus 2014-2020 covering coalition battle against ISIS. * Greatly widened our coverage of the region with reports from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. * Produce, shoot and edit multi-platform content that has generated millions of views online. * Special responsibility for defence technology stories. * Train new video journalists on shooting techniques and visual story-telling.



BBC News

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Broadcast Journalist

  • Oct 2012 - May 2014

  * Reporter and presenter with BBC Look East and BBC network news. * Instigated the UK's first live broadcast from an offshore installation during a six-day stay on a North Sea gas platform. * Covered the fatal crash of a USAF Pavehawk helicopter for Today Programme, 5 Live, and BBC Breakfast. * Reporter and presenter with BBC Look East and BBC network news. * Instigated the UK's first live broadcast from an offshore installation during a six-day stay on a North Sea gas platform. * Covered the fatal crash of a USAF Pavehawk helicopter for Today Programme, 5 Live, and BBC Breakfast.



Sky News

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Reporter

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2012

  * London-based reporter for Sky News * Substantial experience of live reporting and breaking news including the London riots, the deaths of Amy Winehouse and Alexander McQueen; the hacking investigation, Leveson and the 7/7 Inquiries. * London-based reporter for Sky News * Substantial experience of live reporting and breaking news including the London riots, the deaths of Amy Winehouse and Alexander McQueen; the hacking investigation, Leveson and the 7/7 Inquiries.



BFBS

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Video Journalist

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  * Three-month deployment as a video journalist at Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan. * Numerous trips outside the wire to film British troops on patrols and operations against the Taliban. * Awarded Afghanistan Campaign Medal for my time in theatre. * Three-month deployment as a video journalist at Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan. * Numerous trips outside the wire to film British troops on patrols and operations against the Taliban. * Awarded Afghanistan Campaign Medal for my time in theatre.



ITN

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2007 - Sep 2008

  Freelance reporter covering news and sports stories across the UK for national bulletins. Freelance reporter covering news and sports stories across the UK for national bulletins.



ITV

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporter / presenter

  • Apr 2002 - Sep 2008

  * Regional reporter with ITV Anglia based in Suffolk. * Named ITV Reporter of the Year for my extensive coverage of the Suffolk Murders. * Won 'Scoop of the Year' for my interview with a victim of killer Steve Wright. * Provided several exclusives which formed a core part of ITN's national RTS entry. * Regional reporter with ITV Anglia based in Suffolk. * Named ITV Reporter of the Year for my extensive coverage of the Suffolk Murders. * Won 'Scoop of the Year' for my interview with a victim of killer Steve Wright. * Provided several exclusives which formed a core part of ITN's national RTS entry.



Cambridge News

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy News Editor

  • Apr 2000 - Mar 2002

  Number two on the newsdesk producing a five edition daily newspaper. Number two on the newsdesk producing a five edition daily newspaper.



Worcester News

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Reporter

  • Apr 1998 - Mar 2000

  Senior reporter on five-edition evening paper with special responsibility for policing and crime. Senior reporter on five-edition evening paper with special responsibility for policing and crime.



Newsquest

• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• District reporter

  • Aug 1995 - Apr 1998

  District reporter covering Herefordshire for a weekly newspaper. District reporter covering Herefordshire for a weekly newspaper.