Administer day-to-day operation of online edition of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Plan, develop and launch web content, including writing copy and editing images, videos and text, and building web pages and apps. Edit and publish daily news, special reports and investigative series. Organize and analyze data sets to develop stories and series.• Boosted daily web traffic by 20+ percent through strategic initiative to identify and target core audiences• Developed landing pages for award-winning web stories, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning series on Florida’s property insurance risk and a Pulitzer-nominated series on fraudulent property-flipping practices• Led roll-out of new blogging platform across Herald-Tribune digital products, including implementation, staff training and continued enhancements to and maintenance of 50 blogs

Crafted high quality news content under very tight deadlines across the environmental, government, business and education beats. Ensured excellence institution-wide by mentoring peers and junior colleagues in story and style development. Built and maintained an expansive story archive through the creation of spreadsheets and databases. Cultivated expertise in environmental issues as lead reporter on the beat.• Promoted an exceptional public profile through the development of stellar news content for daily newspaper with a circulation of more than 40,000 readers;• Received awards from the Florida Society for Newspaper Editors and the Florida Press Club for environmental reporting on groundwater contamination, mangrove destruction and phosphate mining;• Earned numerous awards for reporting on a diverse array of topics, from minority issues and education, to business and industry stories, to breaking news coverage;• Developed feature stories and investigative series related to environmental issues, including researching government and industry environmental impacts;• Used expertise in environmental science to report on diverse green building initiatives and to investigate the impact of the improper disposal of contaminated phosphate wastewater;• Advocated for the preservation of aquatic and terrestrial habitats through the planning and development of highly successful multi-part investigative series;• Drove performance excellence through technological innovation, including leading the implementation and optimization of computer-aided reporting in the newsroom, including the use of ArcView GIS.

Produced superb news content under stringent timelines across the health, business and agriculture beat. Deployed broad background in environmental science to develop spot pieces on environmental issues. Planned and researched daily stories, in addition to extended investigative series. • Maintained strong circulation numbers amid growing challenges from leading competitors, including The Orlando Sentinel;• Earned designation as “frontline” reporter, driving circulation in competitive environment.

Wrote daily news copy on various topics, including city and county government, environmental, business and education beats. Spearheaded multiple investigative and illustrative series. Maintained unsurpassed ethical and performance standards in the creation of feature, series and breaking news stories. • Earned awards from the Illinois Press Association and Gannett Corporation;• Developed award-winning stories across beats, including a series on the Toews-Mahomet aquifers, the unexpected death of a long-standing state senator and a profile of Freedom Rider Ben Cox.

Conducted human and ecological risk assessments for clients in diverse industries, including collecting water and soil samples. Analyzed laboratory results and developed accurate, timely and comprehensive reports on existing and potential impacts of industrial agents on humans and wildlife. • Optimized the assessment of wildlife risk factors as key contributor in developing method for evaluating the impact of combined industrial materials exposure through inhalation, ingestion and touch.

Provided comprehensive environmental oversight of the day-to-day operation of large petrochemical plant. Monitored the generation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Performed on-site inspections of external solid and liquid waste disposal sites, including incinerators and landfills. Maintained stringent regulatory compliance, including developing reports for local, state and federal authorities.• Optimized proper handling of waste through the creation of computer program to track the industrial waste stream, generate shipping manifests and develop reports for government authorities.