- Award-winning designer with strong skills in typography, illustration and photo display.
- Veteran editor and writer with extensive knowledge of business, government, law and politics.
- Experienced photo editor with flair for visual story-telling.
- Deadline-driven production manager with passion for details.
- Results-oriented manager with excellent communication skills.
- Effective and engaging teacher.
Stanford Business, Stanford Graduate School of Business
designer, production manager, editor, photo editor, writer
San Francisco Chronicle
designer, illustrator, graphic artist
San Jose Mercury News
editor, designer, graphic artist
Dallas Morning News
designer, illustrator
Embarcadero Media — East Bay Division, Pleasanton, Calif.
art director, production manager, photo editor
Daily Review, Hayward, Calif.
editor, designer
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
reporter
University of San Francisco School of Law
University of Colorado, BS
University of Oklahoma, BA
Expert level: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, CCI pagination system
Intermediate level: Acrobat, CSS, Dreamweaver, Excel, HTML, MSWord, PowerPoint
Beginner level: Audacity, Drupal, Flash, WordPress
Society for News Design: Five awards of excellence, 2006
Society for News Design: Award of Excellence (portfolio), 2005
Society for News Design: Award of Excellence, 2004
East Bay Press Club: Third place award for page design, 2004
Society for News Design: Award of Excellence, 1999