Résumé

EXPERIENCE

SFGATE

San Francisco, CA

News Editor

November 2023 - Present

Direct the technology and political coverage for California's largest news site
Manage and edit the daily and strategic work of three news reporters and train beginning journalists on topics such as feature writing, in-the-field reporting and source development
Write regular news and feature stories on California transportation, politics, travel, food and culture
Assigned and edited stories that have had 750,000 visits and scoops that have been quoted in the Washington Post and New York Times
Developed critical sourcing relationships with members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and leading companies like Apple and Google that have resulted in new coverage areas for SFGATE
Led SFGATE’s coverage of the 2024 election season that resulted in more than 6 million visits

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, The 2010s: A Decade in Review and CNET’s 25th Anniversary
Designed and implemented strategic coverage plans for global conferences like 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, LGBTQ issues, public policy, wireless and natural conservation and won a Folio Award for my 2019 feature Redwoods, birds and microphones
Edited an award-winning package on the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Mentored beginner reporters 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

Upside Magazine

San Francisco, CA

Associate Editor

November 2000 - October 2002

Edited the News, Features and Opinion sections at this former news and business magazine for VCs
Wrote features on such topics as the expansion of broadband in the United States, the growth of the technology industry in Israel and startup venture capital in Japan

Capital News Service

Washington, DC

Reporter

January 2000 - August 2000

Covered the late Senator Paul Sarbanes of Maryland, the Fourth District Court of Appeals and the United States Department of Transportation for this news wire service
Reported from President Bill Clinton’s 2000 State of the Union and the 2000 Republican Convention

American Journalism Review

College Park, MD

Assistant Editor

September 1999 - September 2000

As a graduate student, edited and fact-checked stories for this former monthly magazine covering journalism in the United States
Wrote news briefs for the publication’s front section

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, Microsoft Office and Google Drive applications, most modern content management tools and Adobe Lightroom.

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