Photo editor for the New York Daily News, the fifth largest newspaper in the country read by over a half million people daily.Job Responsibilities:Assigning and managing staff and freelance photographersHiring freelance photographers on an as needed basisVerifying and correcting caption and IPTC fieldsApproving photographic images and video for usage and distributionNegotiating image and video purchases for publication and distribution Interacting and providing services to web, print, and video departmentsMonitoring wire and agency feeds for images to fill story requirementsPresenting unique/breaking images from agency feeds for web and print considerationResearching image archives both internally and from external sources for story packagesSelecting and packaging images for website slideshowsCurating internal content for social media usage

Extensive experience with turning around images quickly in a 24/7 News Environment: Professional sports including teams from the NBA (Knicks/Nets), NHL (Rangers/Islanders/Devils), professional boxing, Major League Baseball (Mets/Yankees), NFL (Jets/Giants), Tennis at the US Open, NCAA Basketball, and multiple PGA ToursBreaking/Spot News including natural disasters, civil unrest/protest, violent crime, fires, rescues Feature photography involving spending time with people or places to tell their unique storyLive music and concert photography including Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi, Yoko Ono, Flaming Lips, Debbie Harry, Pussy Riot, Chris Brown, Imagine Dragons, Hillary Duff, Wu-Tang Clan, Nicki Minaj, Lil’ Kim, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Drake, Jordan Sparks, Mariah Carey, Darren Criss, Collective Soul, Neil YoungPortrait photography including studio strobe images on seamless paper, small strobe techniques and/or natural light for environmental portraitsFood photography including working with chefs to plate, setup, and photograph food onsite in a restaurant environment with either natural or studio strobe lightingSocial Media images including generating relevant content for Live Blogging events and Instagram feedsFashion photography including studio setups for Look Book collections, location shoots for environmental images, “Street Style”, and Fashion Week in NYCReal Estate photography for print and online use including multiple exposure and HDR techniques for optimal exposure balance

Wedding/Event/Portrait PhotographyStill and video coverage in both traditional and photojournalistic stylePlanning and scheduling of portrait sessions and planning meetingsPost processing and printing of final images for client presentation

Photographed breaking news, sports and feature stories for one of the highest circulation weekly newspapers in Queens, NY.

Prepared, maintained, and organized photography equipment for onsite useCoordinated lighting and photography requirements at site locationManaged equipment setups before and during photoshoots

Photographed breaking news, sports and feature stories on tight deadlines for the 10th Largest newspaper in the United States by circulation.

Researched and established new services and equipment offerings to enhance customer service, security, and business development.Managed multi-office technical support teams. Lead administrator of Lightning DSL operations and internal response services.Led pricing and contract negotiations for nationwide DSL wholesale purchasing. Created custom network designs for corporate clients for Internet, VPN, and point-to-point WAN services.Installed, programmed, and maintained aggregation routers to include Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, OCxx, DS3, T1, DSL, ISDN.Maintained East Coast core routers on international fiber backbone.-------------Built a successful multi-location team to acquire and service retail and reseller accounts.Expanded service footprint for nationwide DSL and T1 sales.Created and managed sales and incentive programs to increase leased line and co-location revenue.

Managed technical services for business customersManaged purchasing and shipment tracking of systems and repair componentsLead diagnostic repair technician for on-site and in-house services