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Boston, Ma

Write 2 and edit 5-10 stories per semester for Northeastern’s student-run science magazine. Launched and curate the magazine’s monthly email newsletter with student articles and local science events

San Francisco Bay Area

Supported design and execution of interactive news projects, mainly using React and Node.js. Collaborated with reporters, editors, producers, designers, and photographers to rethink standard news stories for digital and mobile-first presentation. Increased newsroom efficiency by improving internal tools, including templates and a content feed for tracking California wildfires. Coded styles and implemented features for some of the Chronicle's most-trafficked projects.Some projects I developed:Fog TrackerI coded the back-end of this fun project to retrieve, process, and present near real-time satellite imagery of the Bay Areahttps://projects.sfchronicle.com/trackers/bay-area-fog/Bay Area homelessness: 89 answers to your questionsI designed and coded this interactive Q&A format to present reader-submitted questions.https://projects.sfchronicle.com/sf-homeless/homeless-questions/

Greater New York City Area

Pitched and wrote enterprise articles for CNBC.com, with a focus on technology and the gaming industry. Wrote news scripts and conducted field work for broadcast, including stakeouts and court hearings. Served as a production assistant for CNBC shows at the New York Stock Exchange.

Berkeley, Ca

Wrote in-depth profiles illustrating how computing facilitates research across a variety of scientific disciplines. Communicated the services of the Scientific Computing Group to the wider lab community.

Greater Boston Area

Pitched and reported local news, feature and history stories for a digital outlet. Used WordPress to post original pieces and wires with multimedia elements. Wrote and scheduled social media posts with Socialflow.

Oakland, Ca

Educated over 100 small businesses on strategies to lower energy consumption and costs while developing strategies for a pilot program.

Boston, Ma

Produced content for the Master of Public Health program’s accreditation report, including compiling admissions and staff data.

San Leandro, Ca

Recruited volunteers through tabling and event support for a government agency that trains court liaisons for foster children. Researched partnerships with corporations and non-profits.

Walnut Creek, Ca

Analyze correlation of environmental factors with asthma emergency room visits using Excel and performed web-based research of scientific journals.