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Skills

  • Supervision
  • Covering legal and court cases
  • Fact-checking and verification procedures
  • Project organization
  • Data visualization for presenting findings
  • Negotiating public record access
  • Handling sensitive and classified information
  • Media operations knowledge
  • Process improvement
  • Advanced reporting on political corruption

Work Experiences

  • Conducted multi-year investigations into environmental pollution.
  • Wrote articles and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to ensure a professional appearance.
  • Collaborated with document specialists.
  • Collaborated with legal and data teams.
  • Built an award-winning podcast around investigative storytelling, increasing listener engagement by 60% in one year.
  • Achieved a 27% readership growth.
  • Brought to light 12-year-long cover-ups.
  • Achieved a 15% increase in syndicated article partnerships.
  • Assisted the newsroom in maintaining consistent output.
  • Answered 13 calls per several months to help customers with their questions and concerns.

Summaries

  • Storyteller and interviewer extraordinaire.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to the Miscellaneous industry's success.
  • Created exclusive, data-driven content.
  • Experienced journalist with a long history of producing compelling visual, written, and online content.
  • Journalist with a passion for telling stories and delving into issues with tenacity and unwavering dedication.
  • Committed to deep dives into long-term investigations.
  • Achieved widespread acknowledgment of unethical practices in Miscellaneous.
  • Consistently recognized for high-impact stories.
  • Dedicated to deep research, producing stories that expose corporate wrongdoing and have a lasting impact on public opinion and policy.

Accomplishments

  • Obtained and analyzed satellite imagery for a geo-political story on the Pacific Northwest, leading to national security discussions.
  • Reported live from Atlanta during framework in 2017, delivering real-time updates that achieved a 58% increase in viewership.
  • Worked with legal experts to ethically source sensitive information without compromising journalistic integrity or sources’ safety.
  • Launched a cross-platform investigative series on process, reaching a combined audience of over 9 readers through multimedia storytelling.
  • Designed and led workshops on investigative techniques for aspiring journalists from framework, fostering a culture of transparency.
  • Broke an exclusive story by tracking financial irregularities using advanced research strategies, helping Summit Group implement stronger fiscal oversight.
  • Specialized in multimedia storytelling to break down complex investigations into bite-sized viral content that resulted in a 46% viewer increase.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Conducted a 12-year investigation into environmental violations in the Midwest, earning Excellence Award for investigative reporting.
  • Unearthed hidden legal documents that influenced a class-action lawsuit, resulting in over 9 in settlements.

Affiliations

  • News Leaders Association (NLA) Membership
  • Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Associate
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Pulitzer Center Fellowship Grantee
  • Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) Affiliation
  • Investigative Journalism Education Consortium (IJEC) Affiliate
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Network
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Mobile and Remote Reporting Certification from Beacon Labs
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Broadcast Journalism Certification - Beacon Labs
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Advanced Open Source Investigation Techniques - Asana
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Training - Vantage
  • Salesforce
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

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