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Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Successfully produced 70+ lifestyle segments for live daytime television in a broad array of subjects including health, travel, culture, human interest, news, food, science, technology, beauty, fitness, environment, and books.- End-to-end producing of segments including pitching, researching, pre-interviewing, writing scripts, working with experts, sourcing b-roll and stills, rehearsing with guests and control room, editing, and providing backstage direction during live segment.- Collaborates with crew members to create a seamless viewing experience (includes liaising with Senior Producers, Graphics, Control Room, Production Coordinators, Editors, Set Decorators, Floor Directors, etc.).- Pitches for daily discussion topics and lifestyle segments.- Meets tight deadlines.- Occasionally produces guest hosts and lineup for daily discussion topics on the show as backfill.

*Finalist for the CJF Award for Excellence in Journalism, Small Medja category. - Worked on a set of national investigations for StoryLab's Surviving Hate project. - Tasks included deep research and verification, compiling data, interviewing, writing, and reporting in the field.

- Fact checker and writer for The Local's municipal election Candidate Tracker coverage, 2022 & 2023. *Nominated for the DPA award for Best News Coverage (Community Publication) for both years. - Reporter for Canadaland's podcast series Canadalandback (Episode 1 - Landback, Then What?), April to June 2022;- Co-produced, hosted edited Investigative Journalism Bureau's first podcast documentary on lacking mental health supports for First Nations youth, Sept 2021;- Produced, hosted and edited a standalone audio piece on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and relationship strain as an audio storytelling volunteer with FixtPoint Arts and Media's Empathy Squad Cohort 8, Sept to Dec 2021.- Produced, hosted and edited an audio piece for Fixt Point Arts and Media on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and relationship strain.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Conducted pre-interviews and research, developed direction and questions for episodes/host, coordinated scheduling, wrote scripts, did quality audits of audio material, and identified teaser clips for several podcast series (see below).- Shows I worked on: Toronto Police's 24 Shades of Blue Podcast (Season 2) and cold case special episodes within this season, Peel Region's Peel Talks Housing podcast, FBI's United Front podcast, Bombardier's The Skies Above podcast, and RBH's Unsmoke Conversation podcast.

Reporter for two investigative public health stories for the Investigative Journalism Bureau in 2021. Conducted online database research, gathered public records, located sources, conducted interviews, collected and analyzed data, and collaborated on writing for print.-- Suspended, Toronto Star *Winner of CAJ Award for Data Journalism.-- Generation Distress series, Toronto Star *Winner of Mindset Award for Reporting on the Mental Health of Young People.

- Performed complaint investigations, collected information, assessed evidence reported on findings submitted to Lead-Counsel.- Researched and tracked trends in unauthorized practice and identity theft in the immigration consulting industry and assisted in developing guidelines and strategies addressing these issues. - Liaised with stakeholders including RCICs, the public, lawyers, and enforcement agencies to gather comprehensive and accurate information.

Positions Held:- OSINT Investigator, INTREPID INVESTIGATIONS - Apr 2018 to Sep 2020, September 2021 to 2023- OSINT Analyst, OSINT INVESTIGATIONS - Nov 2017 to Apr 2018- Open Source Investigator, AFIMAC GLOBAL - Apr 2016 to Oct 2017Responsibilities:- Conducted OSINT research on individuals and corporations and created thorough stand-alone investigative reports with my analyses.- Conducted presentations and training regarding OSINT.- Assisted covert surveillance and undercover projects (2018).

- Produced, researched, hosted and edited a podcast for the station. - Researched, wrote and voiced weekly newscasts during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 to June 2020).

Honours Bachelor Of Arts (H.B.A.) With Distinction, Major In Criminology And Sociolegal Studies, Double-Minor In Semiotics And Sociology

Activities and Societies: Let's Talk Health University of Toronto, Creative Writer's Group University of Toronto.

Graduate Certificate, Board Of Governer'S Silver Medal & High Honours, Journalism - New Media

Won the Board of Governor's Silver Medal for the best academic record overall in my program. Lead Researcher for the interactive.

Certificate, Forensic Linguistics Intensive Course

One-week intensive course on Forensic Linguistics In Counter-Terrorism, Intelligence, and Threat Assessment. Taught by criminal profiler.

Course- 101E Irt - Using The Internet As An Investigative Research Tool