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Education
Florida International University: May 2007
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications
Print Journalism focus

Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese

Managing Editor, Red Clay Magazine, Atlanta, GA., 9/09 – Present
• Collaborate on planning of magazine topics
• Manage freelance writers and staff writers
• Oversee operations of online content, print content, multimedia presentations, articles, story ideas
• Research, copy edit and byline articles, columns and blogs

Communications Specialist, Self-Employed, Atlanta, GA., 8/08 – 9/09
• Design a strategic communications plan for AllGems Transportation, Maid Green Inc.
• Freelance articles for Savannah Morning News, aboutU magazine
• Compose direct mailers, ads, newsletters, entire Web sites and multimedia presentations
• Conduct interviews, promote businesses, individuals and effectively pitch ideas to media

Savannah Morning News, Reporter, Savannah, GA., 2/08 – 8/08
• Reported on crime and public safety in city of Savannah and Chatham County, an area of 250,000 residents and a significant tourist and military population
• Assisted in coverage of Imperial Sugar explosion, Hispanic issues and criminal investigations
• Planned and executed several multimedia presentations
• Developed enterprise story ideas that lead to front page newspaper exposure
• Kept well followed blog about the topic of bizarre crimes

Knight Foundation, Communications Specialist, Miami, FL., 5/07 – 12/07
• Revamped company Web site and migrated more than 2,000 articles in two months 
• Collaborated on the launch of News Challenge, which awards $25 million dollars to original ideas
• Partnered with MTV Networks to create commercials geared toward 18–24 demographic
• Wrote, edited and translated content into Spanish and Portuguese
• Mastered Content Management System developed by DotCMS
• Blogged about topic of Transformation
• Selected as one of two interns from a pool of 300

The Miami Herald, Reporter, Miami, FL., 8/03 – 5/07
• Successfully completed more than 500 metro assignments on tight deadlines
• Covered local politics, crime, terrorism, Hurricane Katrina, education and Anna Nicole Smith
• Ranked first in exclusive news coverage of six cities within Miami-Dade County
• Uncovered corruption scheme in North Miami Beach building permit department
• Worked more than 30 hours and juggled a full-time school schedule
• Started as freelancer and later hired as staff writer
• Trained in multimedia reportage for news agency with 240,223 daily and 311,245 Sunday circulation

Additional Experience
• Reporter Intern, St. Petersburg Times, awarded tuition scholarship, Tampa FL., Summer 2006
• Editor in Chief, Metropolis Newspaper, won award, Miami-Dade College, Miami FL., 2001-2003

Activities/Interests
• Sticky Fingers Cupcakes, co-creator, 2006-2008
• Fluent in essential design, office and publishing software
• Interests include, education, traveling, comedy films and discovering great restaurants