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Houston, Texas Area

Edit news stories and market commentaries on nonferrous and ferrous scrap and refined metals, and cover nonferrous refined metals with a focus on North America for Metal Prices. Also keep an eye on major consumer China and producers Chile, Peru and Mexico, as well as macroeconomic developments globally such as movements of the DXY dollar index that move markets. Write daily copper market commentaries and coach reporters to improve their reporting and writing skills. Help lay out and produce Argus Metal Prices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area/ Houston

Covered coal, iron ore and steel in the Americas. Assessed prices for US and Colombian coking coal and some grades of thermal coal. Lead reporter on metallurgical coal developments in the Americas, which meant also monitoring China, Brazil, Australia, and other coal producers and importers, and also wrote about major iron ore and steel producers like Vale, US Steel and Nucor. Also covered Colombian steam coal markets and producers like Cerrejon and Drummond as well as US coal exporters like Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources. Helped edit Argus Steel Feedstocks.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

A writer experienced in spotting and explaining new trends in the U.S. economy to a broad readership. Created graphs of market-sensitive economic data. Interviewed key economists on major developments in world’s largest economy. Provided insight and color to reports on the macroeconomic data and wrote prescient feature articles on how the economy affects businesses and consumers, including how the housing collapse would squeeze consumer spending more than a year before the recession was declared.

Bogota

Led a three-member reporting team in breaking news on Colombia’s war on drugs and guerrillas and efforts to negotiate peace with the FARC. Wrote features and articles on the worst recession in half a century, financial crisis and peso devaluations, government financing, the central bank and commodities.• Broke news on Plan Colombia, bond sales and government policy. Covered politics, the anti-guerrilla and anti-drug conflict, as well as the economy, including oil, coal and coffee markets, state asset sales, government financing, IMF program, companies and central bank.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Wrote political and corporate risk assessments on Latin America and selected Asian countries.

Seoul, Korea

Covered South Korean politics, security issues including the nuclear and diplomatic standoff with North Korea, business and general news. Coordinated coverage with Korean colleagues and edited their copy,

Ba, History, Spanish Literature

Activities and Societies: Lacrosse TeamGraduated History with Distinction

Hs Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity football team, lacrosse team, cross-country skiing, club crew