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Dallas, Texas, US

• Collaborate with solutions engineers and UX designers to improve existing documentation and create new content for Verily Workbench’s Support Hub
• Locate areas for improvement and standardization throughout documentation articles to provide users with a consistent, cohesive experience
• Helped with redesign of site by updating various visual elements on the Support Hub using Hugo framework

New York, NY, US

• Full-stack engineer on the Technology Team, working with JavaScript, Python, and PHP
• Write front- and back-end code for various content ingestion-related services
• Improve documentation across code repositories and internal engineering informational articles
• Give presentations on new features to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Boston, MA, US

• Full-stack engineer on several Supplier DIY teams, working with JavaScript (React and Redux) and PHP and following Agile methodology
• Wrote front- and back-end code for a new supplier-facing tool (Complete Your Catalog), as well as refactored supplier acquisition, onboarding, and pricing tools
• Attained JavaScript proficiency and reviewed teammates' code

New York, NY, US

• Primarily back-end developer on Technology Team, working in Python
• Expanded on current on-demand image transcoding microservices to allow for processing and resizing of image files within zip archives
• Updated code for internal QA Dashboard (Django application) by automating configurations via Consul and helping to Dockerize the application
• Pair programmed with senior engineers on more complex projects

NEW YORK, New York, US

• Enrolled in web development course designed to teach the core fundamentals of back-end and front-end programming
• Languages and frameworks include: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, jQuery, React, Redux, HTML, CSS, Sinatra, SQL, Nokogiri, APIs, Capybara, MVC design, REST architecture
• Created five projects to demonstrate knowledge of Ruby, Sinatra, Rails, JavaScript, React, Redux, and object-oriented programming

Portland, Maine, US

• Managed, formatted, and edited stories for culturecheesemag.com using HTML and CSS on WordPress platform
• Directed redesign of homepage by working jointly with third-party web developer
• Wrote and edited articles for the web, and shot, edited, and produced videos for the site and social media platforms
• Wrote engaging posts and promoted content from the print magazine on social media
• Created weekly and monthly email newsletters and coordinated with Sales team and outside advertisers on digital ads, giveaways, and sponsored posts
• Used Google Analytics to pinpoint content of most interest to readers

Boston, MA, US

• Designed, edited, and proofread HTML press releases for major orchestra announcements that were sent to hundreds of local, national, and international journalists
• Regularly collaborated with colleagues in other internal departments on various projects including press releases, videos, ticketing matters, and press visits
• Produced, shot, and edited short, shareable videos and created engaging text and photo posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for the BSO, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood
• Worked with international, national, and local journalists by pitching music and travel stories related to the BSO, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood and coordinating media interviews with talent

Seattle, WA, US

• Performed content maintenance by handling approximately 80-100 content requests per day and proofreading, writing, and editing descriptions for worldwide hotel partners per specific Expedia style guides and writing in.

New York, NY, US

• Wrote, produced, and edited time-sensitive breaking news stories on a regular basis under tight deadlines for nytimes.com
• Quickly learned and adopted Adobe Premiere software for all video editing projects
• Played an integral part in the launch of “The New York Times Minute,” a fast-paced daily video series looking at the top stories of the day
• Pitched story ideas, wrote scripts, gathered footage, and fully produced, edited, and executed videos from start to finish on tight deadlines on a daily basis for “The New York Times Minute”
• Produced and edited video clips for day-of news stories and enterprise pieces covering a wide range of news topics for nytimes.com
• Searched for and acquired images/footage, coordinated live feeds, found appropriate music for videos, performed audio mixing, exported and compressed videos, published video blog posts via WordPress, and wrote scripts.

London, GB

• Pre-production duties included finding and pitching various story ideas to executive/senior producers and Travel Channel executives, researching stories, phone interviewing potential interview subjects, communicating.
• Production duties included fact-checking scripts, field producing on complex multi-state shoots, gathering appearance and artifact release forms, purchasing props, and keeping track of production expenses

New York City, NY, US

• Edited and produced voiceovers and packages on Avid and wrote scripts on tight deadlines daily for “Daily Connection" news program, which aired in multiple local television markets around the country (show canceled.
• Researched and pitched potential stories, field produced, conducted interviews, fact-checked scripts, worked with legal department to acquire rights and clearances for images and video, and coordinated out-of-state.

El Segundo, CA, US

• Pitched story ideas and wrote feature articles on travel, food, and the arts for Travel Blog on Fodors.com

• Wrote and produced feature segments and host wraps for a weekly medical program that aired on CNBC
• Researched, conducted interviews, acquired photos and footage, and edited rough cuts on Avid

New York, NY, US

• Edited and produced feature segments for weekly arts and culture program “SundayArts” after learning and mastering Final Cut Pro editing software
• Wrote scripts, conducted research, field produced and directed, obtained rights and clearances for photographs and footage, logged/transcribed video and interviews, assisted on major live-to-tape music productions.

New York, New York, US

• Coordinated, monitored recordings, and logged multiple incoming live and taped video and audio feeds of daily press briefings and major national events in high-pressure environment
• Wrote daily top news summary rundown for bureau, monitored wires, field produced, researched, found and booked shoot locations and experts for interviews, gathered footage, and cleared video and images
• Worked primarily on World News with Charles Gibson; also assisted with production on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and Nightline

US

• Interviewed restaurant owners and chefs and wrote 100-200 word summaries/reviews on restaurants, museums, and shops in the metro Washington, D.C. area

New York, NY, US

• Performed grassroots outreach for Federal Reserve Bank's "Go Direct" campaign
• Created media lists and secured media coverage for Chicago area clients

Atlanta, US

• Wrote and produced James Brown obituary piece
• Researched and organized production binders for New York City's Fashion Week

Evanston, IL, US

• Copyedited, proofread, and fact-checked magazines, newsletters, catalogs, and other publications published by University Publications branch of Northwestern University
• Created archived photo and publication filing systems to allow for more efficient searching

Charleston, West Virginia, US

• Wrote daily for noon, evening, and weekend newscasts, shadowed reporters on shoots
• Made on-air reporting debut

Needham, MA, US

• Pitched, wrote, and produced two half-hour episodes for "CityLine," a weekly program focusing on issues and stories related to Boston's minority communities

Seattle, WA, US

• Interacted with customers by taking their orders, crafting drinks, and serving food

Atlanta, US

New York, NY, US

• Helped research and file articles for then-Midwest business correspondent David Barboza

M.S., Journalism

Full-Stack Web Developer Program

B.S., Journalism

Asian And Middle East Studies