Research and write interpretive copy for a new signature exhibition designed as a national model for interpreting the Civil War Era for 21st-century audiences, allowing those who lived in and through those turbulent times to tell their own stories in their own words. Identify the most compelling of these stories, those that best represent the diversity of people, opinions, and personal outcomes of the Civil War Era, and suggest creative ways of weaving them into the broader exhibition narrative.

Support the US Army’s mission to identify World War II soldiers’ remains and bring them home through research in genealogical and court databases, vital records, archived news media, local libraries and historical societies. Deliver an average of 26 US research cases per year, peaking at 3.6 per month in 2018.

Created and fulfilled customer-specific data solutions, efficiently and accurately reviewed and processed data, identified data anomalies, and performed manual data table entry and cleanups.

Planned, researched and wrote 75,000-word custom coffee table books, weaving clients’ family histories into the context of broader local and national histories in a factual yet compelling narrative. Searched public databases and archives to gather relevant documents and images for accompanying art.

Pitched and wrote articles for various online and print publications including Craftbeer.com, Game and Fish Magazines, and One Crescent Way magazine.

Wrote an average of three stories per day for weather.com using SEO-optimized language and tagging. Launched and grew daily content newsletter to more than 100,000 subscribers while also writing up to 10 daily Facebook posts, increasing our output by 25 percent. Co-wrote piece for award-winning “United States of Climate Change” series.

Pitched, wrote and edited digital content for weather.com using SEO-optimized language and tagging. Programmed stories, videos and slideshows on weather.com's big web presence and mobile apps. Assisted with social media postings on Facebook and asset acquisition (photos and videos).

Earned my license as a private investigator working on juror profiling, witness location, applicant vetting and military genealogy, shifting fluidly between all four areas based on client need.

Supervised various stages of production for nearly half of the 50 books completed by our four-man department (increasing productivity by 25 percent) serving as project manager, writer, editor, fact-checker or photo editor as needed. I traveled often for on-site research and managed art budgets of up to $10,000.

Managed a stable of more than 30 freelance writers who produced 48 articles per month for four monthly outdoor magazines. I assigned and edited every article and mined our photo archives for appropriate accompanying art. Occasional photo model.

Joining the staff as the sole education reporter, within a year I had been promoted to Assistant Editor and named to the paper's Editorial Board. I created and managed a highly popular April Fool's Day mock front page and news section and oversaw production of special graduation sections. I earned 5 state editorial awards, including Best School Board Coverage. Illinois Press Association Better Newspaper Contest• 2006 - 1st Place, Best School Board Coverage• 2006 - 3rd Place, Best Illustration• 2005 - 3rd Place, Best Feature Photo• 2005 - Honorable Mention, Best Feature PhotoSouthern Illinois Editorial Association Awards• 2005 - Honorable Mention, Best News Photo

Wrote seven feature-length stories as well as numerous book reviews and briefs and managed a special research project for the editor-in-chief. Sampled food from the test kitchens as often as possible.