SUMMARY: Sports talent with web and TV production experience.

• On-air Talent
• Avid, INews
• Print, Broadcast Copywriter
• Website Development
• Event Management
• Former Professional Athlete

• 2008 Cable 8 'Best Newswriter' Award
• 2008 Cable 8 'Most Inspirational Writer' Award
• Producer, director, writer, lead talent for 2 local cable shows
• 2007 KUGR Radio Play by Play Man of the Year
• 2008 KUGR Radio Color Man of the Year

• Two-time Portland Marathon champion; 11 marathons including Boston, New York, Chicago.
• Seven years on the World High-Diving Circuit. World record arm stand 3 ˝ somersault from 80 feet. Acapulco Cliff Diving contest ‘Mas Bravos’ award. Travel to 57 countries on five continents. Fluent in French.
• High School All-American diver; Wisconsin State Champion; Three-time University of Illinois letter winner.

• THCommunications 2000-2007
  • Sole proprietor of independent web, print and copywriting service.
  • Extensive design with Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, HTML, digital photography and scanners.
  • Client list includes Adidas America, Tibetan Government in Exile, International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Life is Good, Wisconsin Association for Equity in Funding.
• Adidas America, Portland, OR 1994-2000
  • Editor, L'adidas Newspaper 1997-2000
    • Managed creation and publication of Adidas corporate newspaper. Wrote, edited, photographed, designed layout and distributed paper to a global circulation of 2,500. Produced corporate intranet pages. Wrote press releases.
    • Restructured existing newsletter using Quark Express, Epson scanners, Olympus digital cameras and Photoshop. Prepared intranet sites using Front Page and HTML. Experience with Flash and Director.
    • Outside contact with print, radio and TV media, as well as sports NGO’s, athletes, etc.
  • Event Coordinator 1994 -1996
    • Planned and implemented promotional events involving coordination of marketing, sporting organizations, press contacts, athletes and key accounts.
    • Organized a nine-city, on-site vending area during World Cup 1994 (vending sites, merchandising, inventory purchasing), generating $1.2 million in sales.
    • Worked in Adidas promotional campaigns for The Boston Marathon, NCAA Final Four (basketball and soccer), Women's World Cup, Atlanta Super Show, Hood to Coast Run and National Sales Meetings.

Education:

• B.A. Broadcast News, Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, Washington State University.
  Magna Cum Laude; 2008 President's Honor Roll Recipient.
• B.S. Industrial Psychology, University of Illinois.

• Adaptive skier
• Photographer
• Singer-songwriter guitar wiz
• Wheelchair Coordinator for Portland Marathon.
• Entertainment Director - Master of Ceremonies for Portland Bastille Day Festival (Speaking in French).