Resume

Experience

Dean’s Scholar, Focus on Web Journalism at USC Annenberg School for Communication

August 2009 – Present

Includes full tuition waiver and stipend.

Executive Editor at NeonTommy.com

August 2009 – Present

Serve on the organization’s Editorial Board, developing content strategy and shaping leadership approach.

Oversee content promotion program for the organization.

Actively engaged in a total relaunch of the NeonTommy.com site, including complete redesign and migration to new content management system.

Operations/Client Services Director at Inform Technologies

June 2007 – October 2008  (1 year 5 months)

Managed marketing and client services operations for the company.

Served as one of the public faces of the company in partnerships, events, and technology implementations.

Advised on content management strategy for various top-tier new media sites, including Newsweek.com, Billboard.com, NewsOK.com, WashingtonTimes.com and SportingNews.com.

Content Director at Inform Technologies

June 2006 – June 2007  (1 year 1 month)

Managed 25-person team based in Hyderabad, India overseeing development and quality assurance for proprietary Web news technology, creating real-time aggregation engine for several thousand media sites.

Oversaw in-house quality assurance program maintaining client facing Web technology platform.

Research Analyst at Inform Technologies

August 2005 – June 2006  (11 months)

Joined company prior to launch of first product; helped formulate initial product marketing and competitive strategy.

Served in dual role as competitive intelligence analyst and public relations liaison.

Helped launch company’s sales program, later promoted to manage it.

Education

University of Southern California

M.A, Online Journalism

2009 – 2011 (expected)

DePaul University

B.A., International Studies

2001 – 2005