Résumé



HIGHLIGHTS
  • A versatile, experienced writer and editor who has earned national and regional recognition for his B2B reporting.
  • An award-winning headline writer who makes content stand out on social media and search engines.
  • A veteran print journalist who's now immersed in online publishing — e-mail newsletter production, social media, on-camera video appearances and more.
  • A former multiplatform editor/copy editor at USA TODAY who values accuracy and readability.
WORK HISTORY
Door & Window Market (DWM) magazine, Stafford, Va., December 2014-present
Executive Editor
DUTIES
  • Conceive, write and edit a wide range of content for an award-winning website/magazine that covers the residential fenestration industry, including feature stories, breaking-news items, product descriptions, blog posts and more.
  • Create daily e-mail newsletter for stakeholders in the fenestration industry.
  • Manage a team of contributing writers that includes 10 bloggers and six columnists.
  • Conceive social media strategy for DWM and share content via branded accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  
  • Execute production schedules for print magazine published nine times a year.
  • Represent DWM at trade shows and industry events across North America and Europe.
  • Appear in regular video newscasts for DWM.​ 
  • Perform copy-editing duties for four other magazines published by parent company Key Communications.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2018 National Finalist, American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Awards of Excellence: Best News Analysis, "Lights Out for Energy Star? It Could Happen..."
2017 National Finalist, Jesse H. Neal Awards: Best News Coverage, "Venezuela Seizes U.S. Glass Factory."
2016 Regional Silver Medalist, American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Awards of Excellence: Feature Article - General Interest, "Where Have All the Workers Gone?"

USA TODAY, McLean, Va., September 2000-December 2014
Multiplatform Editor/Copy Editor, Life
DUTIES
  • Crafted headlines, edited copy, enforced grammar and style, formatted content and performed many other tasks across all publishing platforms.
  • Wrote breaking-news stories and blog posts that generated significant Web traffic -- more than 10 million pageviews from August 2013 to December 2014.
  • Shared USA TODAY content via branded social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Published and programmed fresh content on mobile and desktop platforms nightly, including staff and wire stories, interactive pieces and photo galleries, and breaking-news alerts.
  • Assisted in editing content for USA WEEKEND magazine and other specialty publications.
HONORS AND AWARDS
On Point Award, May 2014: Recognized as part of the team of writers who launched Entertain This!, USA TODAY's hugely successful pop-culture blog.
Excellence in headlines: Best print headline in USA TODAY for July 2014. Best print headline in USA TODAY for May 2014. Best print headline in USA TODAY for December 2013. Prior to that, a 13-time winner in USA TODAY's monthly Hainer Awards competition from 2001-2006.
USA TODAY Loaner Program, May-September 2000: Selected from thousands of Gannett journalists across the country for a four-month residency/internship working as a full-time staff member in USA TODAY’s newsroom near Washington, D.C. Hired immediately after completing the program.

Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, N.C., June 1993-September 2000 
Copy Editor/Page Designer, News and Sports
DUTIES
  • Edited copy, designed pages, wrote headlines and performed many other tasks for 55,000-circulation daily morning newspaper. 
  • Edited and designed Page One and the main news section four days a week (1996-2000). 
  • While in Sports (1993-1996), edited and designed the entire section four days a week, including Sundays.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Finalists, Gannett Freedom of Information Award, 1999 (group award): Recognized along with the newspaper's staff as finalists in the prestigious competition. Edited copy, wrote headlines and designed pages for a body of work that demonstrated the Citizen-Times' commitment to the First Amendment.
You Count Awards: Twice named Employee of the Month.
 
Lenoir News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C., December 1989-June 1993
Sports Editor, Sports Writer
DUTIES
  • Directed coverage, wrote and edited stories, and designed pages for a small daily afternoon newspaper. Supervised one full-time and three part-time staff members 
  • Began as a sports writer and was promoted to sports editor in September 1990.​

Hickory Daily Record, Hickory, N.C., January 1989-December 1989
Sports Writer
DUTIES
  • Covered high school and college sports.
  • Assisted sports editor with page designs and copy editing as needed.

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Proficient in most major blogging software (Typepad, Wordpress, Blogger). Experienced in Real Magnet (e-mail newsletters). Working knowledge of DreamWeaver (Web design). Working knowledge of InDesign. Working knowledge of Visual Revenue, Google Analytics, Chartbeat and Omniture (Web traffic analytics).

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
FenestrationAssociate, American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), February 2016

EDUCATION
Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C., B.S., Communications

REFERENCES
Available upon request.