OBJECTIVE: TBD

EDUCATION:

1999-2003: Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, IL.
General classes with emphasis on writing

Present: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Freshman enrolled in Pre-Journalism

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Jan. 1999-Present:
Serve as “Site Manager” (previously serving as “HTML Editor” and “Senior Editor”) for fan-based online publication Gaming Age Online – http:///www.gaming-age.com.

Responsibilities include researching and writing news, compiling release information into previews, critiquing titles across all platforms, communicating with public relations firms and annually attending Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, CA

Summer 1999:
Freelanced (1) preview document of “Crazy Taxi”, a Sega Dreamcast title, for online publication IGN Dreamcast – http://dc.ign.com

Nov. 1999-April 2000:
Freelanced (5) feature articles (ex: “What If Nintendo 64 Used CDs?” and “Pokémon Throughout 2000”) for online publication Hotgames – http://www.hotgames.com

May 2001-May 2002:
Served as “Entertainment Editor” for high school newspaper, The Prospector
Responsibilities include writing (1-2) feature articles per issue concerning entertainment industry (e.g. the Oscars), school events (e.g. a winter play critique) and related topics Create (2-3) page designs from scratch each issue using Adobe Pagemaker on school iMacs. Pages critiqued by Editor-in-Chiefs and newspaper advisor

January 2002:
Freelanced (1) Max Payne Xbox strategy guide for Kappa Publishing publication Video Game Underground

May 2002-May 2003:
Served as “Editor-in-Chief” for high school newspaper, The Prospector
Responsibilities include overseeing planning of each issue, reading and editing each story and page layout, meeting with Managing Editors to keep updated on section progress, daily discussions with co-Editor-in-Chief and newspaper advisor over issue’s status

February 2003:
Freelanced (2) gallery-style previews (“F-Zero GC” and “1080 Avalanche”) for Ziff Davis publication Electronic Gaming Monthly

April 2003:
Freelanced (1) news story (“Online gaming, the story so far”) for Ziff Davis publication Xbox Nation

June 2003:
Freelanced (2) gallery-style previews (“Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles” and “Kirby’s Air Ride”) for Ziff Davis publication GMR

September 2003:
Freelanced (3) gallery-style previews (“Dragon Ball Z: Budokai,” “Spy Hunter 2” and “Battlestar Galactica”) and (2) reviews (“Karaoke Revolution” and “Amped 2”) for Ziff Davis publication GMR

October 2003:
Freelanced (2) reviews (“DDR Ultramix” and “Kya: Dark Lineage”) for Ziff Davis publication GMR

November 2003:
Freelanced (1) review (“Celebrity Deathmatch”) for Ziff Davis online publication 1up – www.1up.com
Freelanced (1) review (“Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly”) for Ziff Davis publication GMR

December 2003:
Freelanced (1) review (“Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne) for Ziff Davis online publication 1up – www.1up.com

February 2004:
Freelanced (1) preview ("MTX: Mototrax") for online publication GameSpy - www.gamespy.com

SKILLS:

• Editing and manipulation of images using Adobe Photoshop 5.0, 7.0
• Video editing using Adobe Premiere 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 and Pro
• Design publication layouts with Adobe Pagemaker 5.0, 7.0
• Proficient at word processing (120 W.P.M.)
• Experienced at communicating with public relations firms
• Strong organization skills
• Strong social skills

Beth Wilson, English Teacher/Newspaper Advisor
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Rob Fleischer, LinnPR Vice President
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Jim Cordeira, Gaming Age Editor-in-Chief
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