Education
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts, May 2011
Major - New Media-Journalism, Minor - TV/Radio
Major - New Media-Journalism, Minor - TV/Radio
- GPA: 3.498 / 4.0
- An active member of campus
- A contributing member to the campus radio station and newspaper
Fox News Channel Chicago, Illinois
Tech Intern August 2010 - May 2011
- Study professional techniques and operate camera equipment for national live air and prerecorded shows
- Edit news stories for other interns and assist with technical shots
- Expanded my knowledge of television equipment and broadcasting strategies
Current Employment
Valparaiso University June 2011 - Present
Associate Director of Creative Services
- Manage all electronic media
- Update news and social media accounts
Previous Employment
WVUR, The Source 95.1 FM August 2008 - May 2011
General Manager August 2010 - May 2011
- Reduced staff to increase productivity
- Selected and hired managers to increase immediate and future productivity
- Mediated between staff quickly and properly when issues arose
- Ensured the staff were aptly trained
Past Positions
- Program Director (August 2009 - May 2010) Increased returning DJs and new recruits at student radio station by 20%
- Webmaster (August 2008 - May 2009) Maintained radio station website using Joomla!, Wordpress and Wikimedia installations
The Torch, Student Newspaper August 2009 - May 2011
Features Writer
- Review new gadgets, websites and write instructional articles
VU Information Technology May 2009 - June 2011
Help Desk Student Consultant
- Provide first level support for students, faculty, staff and guests
- Remove and prevent viruses, malware, trojans and spyware on student, faculty and staff computers
- Contribute to and edit the internal wiki
CollegeKidApp April 2009 - August 2010
Design Director
- Co-founded with Cameron Banga and Michael Phelps
- Created "Battery Go!" for iPhone and iPod Touch
- Designed all artwork for iPhone Apps
- Reached #72 paid iPhone app in 2 days
- Received media attention from Macworld, PCMagazine, Fox Business News, Chicago Sun-Times, NBC Chicago, and the Christian Science Monitor
Professional Skills
- Extensive coursework involving Adobe products
- Additional classes in web-related languages
Software
- Photoshop CS5
- Illustrator CS5
- InDesign CS5
- After Effects CS5
- Premiere Pro CS5
- Audition CS3
- Final Cut Pro
Languages
- XHTML
- CSS
- PHP
- MySQL
Microsoft Office 2010
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Excel
- Publisher