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Batavia, Illinois, United States

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Dixon, Illinois, United States

-Digitized medical documents from a paper copy into the hospital's computer library system to ensure uniform treatment and care for patients

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

-Organized all travel logistics for road games, including transportation, scheduling, lodging, meals and equipment-Assisted our student-athletes to achieve NAIA Eligibility, in addition to managing our team's NAIA salary cap to ensure our program was compliant within league scholarship parameters

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

-Increased QB's completion percentage by 6.4%, passing TDs and points per game in Fall 2021 while decreasing interceptions per game by 36.8% from the prior year as team snapped 17-game losing streak and and improved the team's overall record from 0-7 in the Spring to 3-8 in the Fall-Directed the No. 5 team nationally (NAIA) at 308.7 pass yards/game in.

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

-Signed two recruits for the 2021 class and signed five prospects in the final months of the 2020 recruiting cycle-Oversaw the staff's entire recruiting class across all positions, signing 16 student-athletes by the December Signing Day date - an increase of 14 from the previous year-Collaborated with the Admissions Department to provide recruits with an.

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

-Updated the offensive playbook in Microsoft Visio from the prior year and designed rules and diagrams for player understanding-Recruited potential student-athletes using the FrontRush database to identify and evaluate prospects for our program

St Charles, Illinois, United States

-Taught the most versatile position on the offense by developing fundamentals of blocking, catching and running the football from a wide array of alignments and stances-Evaluated players daily on their practice film throughout the week and gave specific critiques on their footwork, fit and finish to maximize their progression and chance to succeed on the.

St Charles, Illinois, United States

-Led and coached the sophomore offense, including building the playcall sheet, allocating coaches and organizing offensive practice segments throughout the week, and calling plays during games-Created program unity by curating our sophomore offense to match up as much as possible with our varsity offense, while still installing tweaks and packages to.

St Charles, Illinois, United States

-Instructed a variety of subjects and classes from schools at all levels (elementary, middle, high school) throughout the district-Ensured that the classes ran smoothly by following daily lesson plans given from teacher and enforcing the culture and rules of each particular classroom

St Charles, Illinois, United States

-Promoted from server to assistant manager, then took over full-time managing duties in early 2018-Oversaw big-picture operations, including setting the schedule, hiring employees, and ordering supplies, in addition to being a leader to more than 20 employees on a day-to-day basis

Champaign, Illinois, United States

-Edited and designed pages for the News-Gazette Sports and News sections, using programs including Adobe InCopy, InDesign and Photoshop with non-negotiable deadlines for the newspaper to be printed on time-Filled in as needed to write articles on various local sports topics, most often contributing on the weekly 'Sunday Conversation' feature

Downers Grove, IL

Compose, edit and post more than 65 articles per month for car dealership clients. Each post is formatted for optimal search engine optimization to increase exposure and improve user online experience for customers.

Los Angeles, California

Provided daily coverage of the Los Angeles Dodgers with multiple pregame and postgame stories each day including previews, recaps, features and real-time coverage.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Gave insightful analysis as a color commentator for sporting events. Combined background stories along with improvisation during the game to deliver a knowledgeable and entertaining account of the game.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Wrote multiple articles per week ranging from game previews and recaps to longform features on a variety of beats, including football, volleyball, and hockey. I was required to hit precise time and length deadlines for articles and provide objective coverage on the events. For my senior year, I was promoted to senior writer of the sports staff.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

I ensure quality articles by editing articles daily for Associated Press Style and accuracy. After editing, I upload The Daily Illini articles to their website using BLOX Content Management System. My job descriptions include editing newspaper articles to ensure they adhere to AP Style and are free from errors, checking the validity and accuracy of images.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Collaborated with another AP writer at Illinois football and men’s basketball games by interviewingplayers and coaches from both teams, then transcribed the audio to help put the story out faster. I also formulated “hometown leads” for the losing team to localize the story for a different market.

Began as an intern for the Kane County Chronicle during the summer of 2012 by contributing to the paper's sports section. After graduating from Illinois and returning to the St. Charles area in the fall of 2015, I continued to work with the Chronicle by doing freelance work on high school sports, minor league baseball, and other events.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), News-Editorial Journalism

I studied News-Editorial Journalism, with a minor in Business. While I came to the University of Illinois in the Division of General.

Minor, Business