Resume
EXPERIENCE
CBS News, New York, NY (November 2013 – December 2022)
Producer “CBS Morning/CBS This Morning”
- Produced character-driven feature and enterprise stories for Emmy award-winning national broadcast: developed editorial and sources, wrote scripts, managed edits
- Field produced: coordinated crews and locations, secured interviews, managed budgets
- Served as utility producer for two-hour live show: crashing packages for breaking news, compiling live segments, conducting interviews, collaborating with field teams
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Al Jazeera America, New York, NY (July 2013 – November 2013)
Freelance Producer “Real Money with Ali Velshi”
- Produced daily news packages and magazine-style pieces for start-up network
- Field produced, wrote scripts, supervised edits; wrote articles for web companion stories
World Travel (April 2011 – June 2012)
Digital Documentarian
- Planned and completed 396-day, 30-country trip; managed $75K budget and logistics
- Created life-offtrack.com blog with WordPress CMS; wrote more than 100 stories
- Produced 40 videos: shot with Canon 5D Mark II, edited on Final Cut, published on Vimeo
- Established DSLR video to web workflow; self-diagnosed and troubleshot technical issues
- Posted more than 1500 photos to Flickr, utilized Adobe Photoshop
CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (May 2004 – April 2011)
Field Producer
- Coordinated interviews, logistics and managed teams for live on-site coverage including broadcasts during the Vancouver Olympics, Bernie Madoff scandal, and 2008 financial crisis
- Compiled live segments and taped packages often writing scripts for daily broadcast, hour-long breaking news specials, and long-form documentaries
- Developed, managed, and generated weekly series on corporate sustainability initiatives
- Created, produced, and shot digital journalism web series “Faces of the Recession”
- Pitched and produced enterprising stories on subjects from energy to the economic stimulus
Associate Producer “Squawk on the Street”
- Produced topical discussions, booked executives/market guests for two-hour live broadcast
- Guided content; developed relationships with newsmakers; served as backup line producer
Segment Producer “On the Money”/“Closing Bell”
- Booked debates; wrote scripts; field/tape produced news and features for live broadcast
News Associate “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street”
- Compiled market charts; wrote news updates; coordinated sound bites
Institutional Investor News , New York, NY (Jan. 2002 – May 2004)
Senior Reporter
- Reported and wrote news-breaking stories for weekly print and web newsletter
- Built source list of traders, private equity/distressed debt fund managers, lawyers, executives
EDUCATION
Boston College
Bachelor of Arts, 2001; Majors in English & Economics; Associate Editor for campus newspaper
HONORS
2010 Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism
ADDITIONAL TRAINING/SKILLS
Trained for digital journalism with NBC News/New York Film Academy
Experienced with social media: Facebook, Twitter; familiar with HTML, CSS, SEO practices