Directed successful centralization and operation of a 33-person Editorial Data team of supervisors, editors, reporters and writers, and significantly boosted the group’s productivity, accuracy, versatility and morale. Achieved the highest Leadership rating among peer managers in a 2009 HR survey of direct reports.• Set style, policy and procedures for an entertainment database encompassing more than 3 million program records and 14 million person credits.• Served as Business Lead and Subject Matter Expert in the design of a database application that links Program, Celebrity and Sports metadata. Responsibilities included requirements gathering, screen design, QA/UAT testing, documentation writing and user training.• Served as Business Lead and Subject Matter Expert in the design of a matching application and algorithm that links internal data to partnered data. Communicated and clarified business rules and functionality to designers, developers and QA testers.• Presented PowerPoint and hands-on training to staff and remote users regarding new applications and functionality. Integrated data policies and workflow with Michigan and Luxembourg teams.• Marketed editorial group's responsibilities and data to internal products, including a next-generation Video guide (TotalGuide) and an existing TV GUIDE On Screen product.• Strategized and solved issues with existing and prospective customers, including Comcast, telco providers, cable networks such as ESPN and Discovery, tvguide.com and TV GUIDE magazine.• Collaborated with Search & Recommendations team to help products and users find relevant information quickly.

Manager and mentor to 40 editors, writers and reporters across six teams focused on Sports, Canadian and PBS content.• Led successful reorganization of Editorial group as a strong agent for change---implemented workflow efficiencies, eliminated low-value work and reduced staff, all while increasing productivity and causing no disruptions to products or customers.• Created and presented five-week training program to educate managers and staff about new database application and its functionality.• Designed, de-bugged and launched a sports database populated with hundreds of rich profiles of MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL and college teams, and the teams’ related TV programs.• Generated and implemented new business opportunities, such as the ingestion of major cable sources that increased the accuracy and efficiency of data operations.• Provided 24/7 expert guidance and support to external customers and internal products.• Pitched the concept of a fully functional Digital Living Room within our department to provide a daily opportunity for staff to view their work on live products.• Served as charter member of Parental Ratings Board, which reviewed and rated TV for families.• Contributed essays to "I Love TV" book for NYPD Blue, The Simpsons and Twin Peaks.

Supervising editor of teams dedicated to WB Network, sports and regional content.• Planned and executed multi-platform, multi-network listings coverage of Summer Olympics in partnership with NBC.• Coordinated and edited highlights for online, interactive and print products.• Served as Editor in Chief of TV GUIDE Crosswords and consultant for puzzle projects.

Coordinated and edited listings, online essays, Close-ups and New York Post sports calendar.• Planned and executed special-event coverage for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and the Olympics.• Edited letters, selected photos and crafted headlines for TV GUIDE magazine’s Letters column.• Contributed and edited feature stories and interviews for TV GUIDE magazine, including TV’s 50 Greatest Sports Moments, NFL Previews and College Bowl Guides. • Drafted and maintained Sports Editorial policy and style guide.

• Researched and authored TV reviews and listings.• Helped implement and develop coverage of local TV programming in more than 100 markets.

Reporter, editor and PNPA Keystone Press Award-winning writer/columnist for The Boyertown Times and The News of Southern Berks.• Layout editor for weekly sports sections, including front sports page.• Special-event editor and writer for highly popular supplements, including publications promoting the American Legion World Series.