Experience

Data Journalist - The Las Vegas Sun

October 2008 - September 2011

Created interactive maps, data visualizations, games and other interactives to enrich and enhance storytelling and innovated new ways for readers to interact with information in online publications. Other responsibilities included developing and maintaining media players that integrated with a CMS.

Interactive News Artist - Rocky Mountain News

June 2008 - August 2008

Interned summer 2008 and completed several large interactive and dynamic graphics that were published on rockymountainnews.com. One major focus was coverage of the Democratic National Convention which included the development of an all-inclusive interactive map and shooting still photos during the convention.

News Graphics Teaching Assistant - Missouri School of Journalism

January 2008 - June 2008

Assisted students in learning how to create news graphics for both a print environment and the web. Duties included teaching software such as Illustrator, Flash and ArcGIS. Also was responsible for helping students learn design and data visualization principles.

GIS Technician/Field Surveyor - HDR Engineering

June 2002 - August 2007

Performed environmental impact surveys, traffic surveys and sociological impact assessments. Responsibilities included data collection in the field and both graphical and textual analysis of the collected data for use in reports. Duties also included the advanced use of ArcGIS software for spatial analysis and field work preparation.