Résumé

EXPERIENCE

SFGATE

San Francisco, CA

News Editor

November 2023 - Present

Direct the news and technology coverage for the West Coast's largest news site driving an average of more than 25 million quarterly sessions
Edit the daily and feature work of a team of news reporters that includes the most widely-read and productive writers on staff
Hire and train beginning and seasoned journalists on topics such as feature writing, in-the-field reporting and source development
Write regular news and feature stories on aviation, politics, travel, food and culture
Assigned and edited stories that have had more than 800,000 visits and scoops that have been quoted in the Washington Post and New York Times
Led a shift in SFGATE’s coverage away from news aggregation to a focus on original reporting and analysis that has resulted in new coverage areas for SFGATE
Directed SFGATE’s coverage of the 2024 election season that resulted in more than 6 million sessions
Regularly use content analytics tools to evaluate story performance and plan future coverage
Collaborate with content promotion and video teams to publish SFGATE’s work across multiple platforms

TechFinitive

Remote

Freelance Writer

June 2023 - October 2023

Covered AI and global supply chain technology for this UK-based technology news site for business and IT professionals

CNET

San Francisco, CA and London, UK

Senior Managing Editor, Features

September 2011 - May 2022

Managed a five-person team of reporters covering critical, high-volume beats like Apple, technology regulation and streaming content
Collaborated with my editorial leader peers to shape CNET’s voice, standards and publishing calendar
Helped launch CNET’s first print magazine and directed the editorial strategy of 19 quarterly issues including four that won publishing awards
Expanded CNET’s regular feature package calendar with multi-platform initiatives like CNET Road Trip and CNET’s 25th Anniversary
Designed and implemented strategic coverage plans for global conferences like CES, Mobile World Congress and IFA while each year increasing number of onsite reporters and the amount of content produced
Covered a wide range of topics including culture and travel, aviation, public policy, wireless and natural conservation and won a Folio Award for my 2019 feature Redwoods, birds and microphones
Shot my own photos and video for stories and provided voiceovers for previously-recorded clips
Participated in podcasts and conducted interviews for a video series exploring current tech events
Edited an award-winning package on the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Hired and mentored reporters in both the United States and United Kingdom and led original feature writing lessons for the entire staff
Integrated the seven-person London editorial staff into CNET’s new global organization and formalized the team’s European coverage

Section Editor, Mobile Reviews

April 2011 - September 2011

Senior Editor, Mobile Reviews

November 2005 - April 2011

Led a team of eight writers following CNET’s most highly-trafficked Advice categories while annually increasing page views and unique users
Initiated CNET’s Advice coverage of the iPhone and served on the award-winning team that followed the phone’s launch
Created two new editorial properties for Android and iPhone news and recruited a network of freelancers
Represented CNET on media outlets like CNN, CNBC, NPR and CBS for such topics as product releases and wireless regulation and safety

Senior Associate Editor, Mobile Reviews

July 2005 - November 2005

Associate Editor, Mobile Reviews

November 2003 - July 2005

Built CNET's phone Advice section and started a wireless advice column
Increased phone review productivity by 13 percent and grew the staff from two to five people

AWARDS:

Folio Eddie Award for editorial excellence in planned or on location coverage

Coverage of the COP26 climate conference (a package I edited)

September, 2022

Redwoods, birds and microphones: The quest to save an endangered species (a feature I wrote)

September, 2020

Folio Eddie Full Issue Award

CNET Magazine Winter 2017 issue

October, 2018

CNET Magazine Fall 2016 issue

October, 2017

CNET Magazine Fall 2015 issue

October, 2016

APEX Grand Award

CNET Magazine

June, 2015

Society of American Business Editors and Writers Online Breaking News Award

Coverage of the iPhone release

June, 2007

SKILLS:

Proficient in Slack, Asana, Looker, Chartbeat, Microsoft Office and Google Drive applications, Airtable, Adobe Lightroom and most modern content management tools.

EDUCATION:

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Masters of Arts, Journalism

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Communication

ORGANIZATIONS:

Society of Professional Journalists

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists