EDUCATION

The New School, New York
Master of Arts, Media Studies
Expected Graduation Date: May 2012

University of Missouri-Columbia, 2009
Bachelor of Journalism, Convergence Journalism
Bachelor of Arts, Latin
Minor degree, Anthropology

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

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The New School University Library - New York, New York
Program Assistant for Multimedia Production, October 2010-present

• Creates multimedia content for the New School University, including promotional and educational material

Sleeping Giant Films - New York, New York
Editorial Intern for the Documentary Film "Dear Mandela", September 2010-present

• Edits video in Avid to create film sequences for director approval
• Works with translators to create English transcriptions of scenes shot in Zulu

Interdisciplinary Design Collaborative, LLC - Rolla, Missouri
Creative Consultant/Videographer, July 2009-present

• Consults on projects to generate creative content for commercial work, i.e iPhone applications and custom video production
• Works directly with clients to record educational videos and manages process of filming and editing

Whats Up Magazine - St. Louis, Missouri
Editor-in-chief, July 2009-July 2010

• Edited, designed layout and wrote for Whats Up, a non-profit homeless advocacy newspaper, for quarterly distribution
• Organized and coordinated fundraising events for Whats Up Magazine

ON THE VERGE - Columbia, Missouri
Co-Creator/Editor, August 2008-May 2009

• Created an online magazine to share the best long-form, documentary style media produced by fellow students
• Responsible for developing project, conducting market research, recruiting new material, converting/uploading files to web
• Spent four months reporting and producing "Citizen Nate", a multimedia story about a student who worked as campaign manager for a state senator

MSNUK - London, England
News Intern, January 2008-April 2008

• Reported for MSNUK, the UK Branch of the Microsoft Network, msn.com in, London, England
• Hosted and conducted interviews for biweekly webcast "Have Your Say!"

KBIA 91.3 - Columbia, Missouri
Reporter and Student Editor, January 2007-December 2007

• Reported for KBIA, a National Public Radio Station in Columbia, Missouri

KOMU-TV 8 - Columbia, Missouri
Reporter and Student Editor, January 2007-December 2007

• Reported and created flash content for KOMU, a commercial NBC afiliate in Columbia, Missouri
• Edited website using the Active Content Manager, including additional reporting on web stories

The Columbia Missourian - Columbia, Missouri
Reporter, January 2007-December 2007

• Reported on the Arts beat for The Columbia Missourian, a city newspaper

PUBLICATIONS

"Saving My Own Life". Perspectives On Diseases & Disorders: Allergies. Ed. Clay Farris Naff. New York: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

SKILLS

• Fluent in the following software tools: Final Cut Pro, Avid Xpress Pro, Adobe Premiere, Pro Tools, Audacity, Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Soundbooth, Filemaker, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), iWork Suite
• Website Building knowledge includes: CSS, HTML and Flash
• Latin training for 8 years

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Awards include: George C. Brooks Scholarship, J. Richard Sage Scholarship
Eta Sigma Phi, a national collegiate honorary society for Classics students (2005-2009), treasurer (2006)
Journalism Scholars, a University of Missouri-Columbia club, member (2006-2009)
National Association of Hispanic Journalists, member (2006)

OTHER PROJECTS

Ladri di Computer: a 13-minute remake of Vittorio De Sica's classic "Ladri di biciclette". This modern take on the Italian neorealist film was created as a project for an Italian film course. B&W, Italian with English subtitles. Credits: Director, editor, script.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.