Skills

Content Management Systems (WordPress), Web-Editing (CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, Mobile
Design), Photo Editing (GIMP, Photoshop, Bridge), Video Editing (Final Cut Pro), Social Media Use for
Companies

Work Experience
Faith Growth, Dallas, Texas

July 2014Present

Junior Developer
Started as a development intern and worked my way to junior developer. Worked on building websites for
churches and other companies using the Genesis Framework with WordPress. Learned how to integrate plugins
into site designs, writing code for other people to understand and understanding clients needs and wants and
transforming those into doable code. Designed the code specifically for easy transition third person support of
the website once the development project has completed. Wrote case studies on completed projects to give to
prospective clients to persuade them to pick our company.

Rio 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

August 2016

I was one of four students selected by the Moody College of Communications to travel to Rio de Janeiro and
cover US athletes in their competitions and to provide technical editing support to the Rio 2016 Olympic
website (www.rio2016.com).
Wrote seven stories documenting US athletes performing in their competitions; Anders Weiss, rowing,
Providence Journal; Louisa Chaffee, sailing, Providence Journal; Courtney and Kelley Hurley, fencing, San
Antonio Express-News; Sarah Robles, weightlifting, Houston Chronicle; Evan Jager, steeplechase, Northwest
Herald; Michael Hixon, diving, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Wrote a freelance article for VICE Sports documenting the celebration of Brazilians after the Brazil mens
soccer team beat Germany to win the gold medal and what it meant to the country.
Because the stories I wrote were in competitions that traditionally do not receive wide coverage, I researched
details about the sport so that I could ask pertinent questions to the athletes documenting their achievements and
the excitement of the competition.
Collaborated with support team to update the Rio 2016 Olympics website (English) with current news stories
and photographs. Received stories from the Associated Press and Olympic News Service, reviewed and edited
stories and researched thru a pool of photographs to associate with the story for publishing on the website.

The Daily Texan, Austin, Texas

August 2012May 2016

Sports Editor
Responsible for engineering and directing the newspapers general sports coverage and the content of the sports
section.



Jacob Martella

Managing a team of 20 journalists, I make daily assignments to cover specific UT athletic events and work
with the reporter to review their submissions to ensure stories are strong and informative.
After finalizing the sports articles I determine which stories are submitted to the Daily Texan newspaper, on
average 12 per week.
To ensure the smooth operation of the sports department and the clarification of all assignments, I chair the
weekly team status meetings.
Coached writing staff in improving their sports writing and reporting skills, resulting in less errors and better
story reporting.
Associate Sports Editor, Senior Sports Editor
In addition to maintaining my own reporting schedule, I reviewed and edited articles submitted by team
reporters to ensure correctness and accuracy prior to submitting for the newspaper.
So that the readers interest is pulled in to reading the article, I wrote the headlines, photo captions, and brief
sports stories for the sidebar of the sports page. This resulted in bringing the readers attention to the larger
story.
To ensure a high level of quality and appearance I reviewed the formatting of the sports page prior to
sending it to be printed.
General Sports Reporter
Conducted post-game interviews and independent research resulting in authoring over 225 sports related
articles for the Daily Texan including regular season and NCAA playoff competitions.
To engage followers of the individual sports, I provided live game updates through social media tools
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Westlake Picayune/Lake Travis View, Austin, Texas August 2014January

2016
Freelance Writer
Covered Lake Travis and Westlake High School sports wherever the sports editor needed me. I wrote 11
volleyball stories, four soccer stories and a swimming feature that got published in the Austin American
Statesman. I kept track of my own stats to use in the game recaps.

Education
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Bachelor of Journalism, Moody College of Communications
Elements of Computing Certificate

May 2016