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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Now covering hardware and robotics. Previous topics include fintech, blockchain and Web3.

Remote

In these 1k-word profiles, CEOs share the latest on their businesses, their take on shifts in industry landscapes, predictions and projections and –– if we're lucky –– a little bit about themselves.

Orange County

For the past four years, I've covered one of the largest active senior living communities for the Orange County Register. A community of over 16,000, these fixed-income residents face food insecurity, telemarketing scams and extreme loneliness while the cost of living in Orange County – consistently ranked in the top ten areas with the highest cost of living – rises.

Southern California

Writes and reports stories for daily, weekly and monthly publications. Beats range from local news to long-form features. Stories both pitched and assigned. Maintains self-regulated work schedule. Meets deadlines.

Greater Los Angeles Area

One of three editors to relaunch an inactive media giant in the LA scene, dubbed 'LA's cultural authority.' Built a production team, writing team, design team and implemented an internship program in under one month. Focusing on web recirculation through social media engagement and producing quality content. Print due April 1.

Long Beach

Co-created a hyperlocal start-up that began as a weekly print and graduated to an online force. We are an independent voice covering all things counterculture, primarily in a feature, long-form style. I personally designed the later issues cover to cover, redesigned our logo, manage social media, and edit and report music, news, and art features.

California State University, Long Beach

Co-created a reoccurring monthly issue in extension of the Daily 49er, providing a more in-depth and investigative take on Long Beach news and culture. Duties include long-term editorial planning, settling issue themes, assigning/writing/reporting/editing stories, overseeing new web-platform, and managing a team in creating a cohesive product.

California State University, Long Beach

Pitched original story ideas and worked independently collecting research from primary and secondary sources. Conducted interviews with city officials, professors, directors and farmers. Met deadlines.

California State University, Long Beach

Managed and made executive decisions as head editor of an arts and culture section. Led workshops to teach students of all disciplines how to conduct a feature-styled piece. Coordinated a team of writers with a daily newspaper production schedule. Guided writers by sending out and collaborating on story ideas, formulating angles, mapping out interview questions and locating sources. Contacted businesses and organizations for press passes. Participated editorial meetings. Met deadlines.

California State University, Long Beach

Worked in a hectic environment with a news team to match content demands with deadlines. Edited and fact checked content while guiding reporters with stories. Contacted businesses and organizations for press passes and to schedule interviews. Participated in editorial meetings. Met Deadlines.

California State University, Long Beach

Pitched original story ideas and worked independently collecting research from primary and secondary sources. Collaborated with editors in developing stories. Conducted interviews with various walks of Long Beach. Met deadlines.

Cal State University Long Beach

Utilized cameras to create art for newspaper spreads and multimedia packages. Consulted with editors and reporters. Independently produced edited products. Met deadlines.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Primarily worked in the research department to fact-check stories using contact lists, search engines and databases. Participated in editorial meetings. Pitched story ideas. Wrote pieces for both online and print. Collaborated with editors to produce content for the magazine.

Master'S Degree, War Reporting And International Human Rights

Just left my country to start here, looking forward for what's to come. Hoping to build confidence and a specialized portfolio in order.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Journalism