- Education
- University of Florida
- B.S. Journalism, minor in business, 2008
- graduated with a 3.96 grade point average
- Experience
- The Miami Herald
- Online producer
- February 2010 - present
- I maintain MiamiHerald.com. Duties include publishing stories and breaking news to the Web site, writing headlines and story summaries, editing photo cutlines, creating photo galleries and uploading videos. I also maintain the Miami Herald Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts and monitor story comments.
- University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
- Webmaster
- February 2009 - September 2009
- I updated the college's Web site, created new pages and templates and implemented new Web applications.
- Newszine
- Student editor
- August 2008 - December 2008
- As part of my capstone course, I worked on Newszine, a Web site run by UF's College of Journalism and Communications. I selected and edited stories and photos from the Associated Press wire, wrote headlines, produced videos and slideshows, and kept a blog.
- The Independent Florida Alligator
- Copy desk chief
- May 2008 - December 2008
- I edited stories for content, accuracy, grammar and AP style, wrote headlines for both print and the Web, trained copy editors and coordinated schedules.
- The Independent Florida Alligator
- Freelance editor
- January 2008 - April 2008
- I coordinated and edited stories from contributing writers.
- The Gainesville Sun
- Reporting intern
- August 2007 - December 2007
- I covered both campus and local news. I developed story ideas, was on call to report on spot news and occasionally took photos to accompany articles.
- INsite Magazine
- Freelance writer
- May 2007 - August 2007
- I wrote and took pictures for articles spotlighting local business owners. I also covered entertainment news.
- Skills
- Words
- Reporting, writing and copy editing for accuracy, grammar and AP Style
- Fluent in Spanish
- Web
- XHTML, CSS, Textpattern CMS
- Multimedia
- Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Soundslides, Audacity
- Honors and Awards
- H.G. "Buddy" Davis Award for promise in reporting and editing
- UF College of Journalism and Communications, 2009
- Anderson Scholar of Highest Distinction
- UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2007
- National Hispanic Scholar
- CollegeBoard.com 2005
- Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Recipient
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