Chad Shepard Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan

1000 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Mi

-Primary contact for both men's and women's track and field and cross country programs.-Secondary contact for men's basketball and men's and women's golf programs.

1000 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Mi

-Primary contact for both men’s and women’s golf teams; displayed eagerness to learn and ability to adapt quickly by assuming full-time SID duties while simultaneously working to complete my degree on time.-Secondary contact for men’s basketball; responsibilities steadily expanded after continually demonstrating comfort with players, media and valuable contributions to game prep efforts; traveled to B1G/NCAA tourney’s.-Efficiently coordinated pre- and post-event media availability; provided social media updates; produced and wrote weekly releases, student-athlete features and event recaps; updated stats, record books and online bio’s.

1000 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Mi

-Feature writer for the Athletic Department website, mgoblue.com-Contributing member of 2013 Football, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 Men’s Hockey, 2012-13 and 2013-14 Men’s Basketball and 2013 and 2014 Men’s Lacrosse media teams, covering all home games at Michigan Stadium, Yost Arena, the Crisler Center and Oosterbaan Field House in Ann Arbor as well as multiple hockey games covered at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit while contributing 3-6 hours of in-office work every week of the school year.-Hockey responsibilities include Official Game Notes, +/- tracking, goals and assists, collecting and transcribing post-game quotes and covering press conferences, GameCenter computer inputs, running and printing stats between periods and media-row PA responsibilities during games at Joe Louis Arena and writing a weekly installment of ‘Wolverines in the NHL’ for mgoblue.com.-Football responsibilities include stats distribution, official participation and depth chart tracking, collecting and transcribing post-game quotes and managing press conferences-Basketball responsibilities include official game notes, distribution of stats to media rows, collecting and transcribing post-game quotes and covering press conferences.-Lacrosse responsibilities stats distribution and GameCenter computer input. Traveled with team to New York in March, 2013 for Metropolitan Classic at Citi Field to work the first 2 lacrosse games to be played on MLB Diamonds since 1971.-Access to various Michigan official Twitter accounts, with emphasis on Men’s Hockey (@umichhockey) and experience with Men’s Basketball (@umichbball) and Men’s Lacrosse (@umichlacrosse); Michigan leads the nation in Twitter reach with over 250,000 total followers.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area; Worked Remotely From Ann Arbor, Michigan

-Monitored public feedback for client, Big Ten Network, through the BuzzMgr system to provideinsight through weekly reports reflective of the network’s content and social media outreach efforts.-Rated and interpreted social media posts through several platforms, establishing a basis for rating consistent with other team members while providing valuable feedback aimed at improving the system.-Tracked data trends over time, drawing big-picture conclusions and gaining insight to properly gauge public sentiment regarding the Big Ten Network, its productions and its social media outreach efforts.-Successfully meshed with SMC team in Charlotte remotely from Ann Arbor and adapted quickly to learn BuzzMgr program, providing data analysis for BTN execs on weekly and long-term projects.

32125 Hollingsworth Ave, Warren, Mi

-Controlled crowds, averaging in size between 4 and 9,000 and at times as large as 42,000 through the Warrior Product Trailer, displaying vast product knowledge of over 100 items in the product line and connecting with potential customers for events at the youth, NCAA, MLL and International levels-Responsibly traveled across the East Coast, visiting cities in MA, NY, PA, OH, MD and Canada to spread awareness of the Warrior product line-Extensive travel with an intern partner completed over a two and a half month period from mid-May to August 2012-Displayed mature use of company resources including Warrior truck and trailer, booking hotels, using company finances, hiring short-term local staff and representing the Warrior brand to the highest standards-Demonstrated ability to connect with crowds of all ages and personable nature through countless contests and giveaways at each event, collecting contact information for potential customers and providing entertaining activities for children at events while maintaining professional atmosphere

Andover High School 4200 Andover Road, Bloomfield Hills, Mi

-Won and nominated for a variety of awards including Best Play-by-Play, Best Sports Talk, Best PSA and Station of the Year at a state (MAB, MAEB) and national (John Drury National High School Radio Awards-Naperville, IL) level.-Recipient, League of Women Voters (representative of SE Michigan) Best Census PSA (2010)-As Sports Director from 2009-10, I was in charge of finding suitable broadcast teams for every remote broadcast we executed, covering both men's and women's sports of all kinds to a professional standard. I initiated new sign-up methods and several templates for sports-related PSA's, commercials, etc. to the station's files

-Experience amongst professional broadcast crews under assorted roles (ie: spotter, runner, statistician, co-host, host)-Productive member of pre-game and broadcast crews for various teams and networks including CBS, BTN and FS Detroit covering teams such as the Detroit Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Shock and a variety of collegiate level teams-Play-by-play and production assistance for MHSAA state championship broadcasts including 2010 men’s lacrosse and basketball and a variety of football broadcasts dating to 2008

Bachelors Of Arts, Sociology

Education record

Honors graduate; recipient of varsity letters in three sports; Varsity baseball captain Student Peer Mentoring Group, Fellowship.