Resume

Experience

Senior Manager of Digital Products for The Bakersfield Californian. (2004 to Present)

Responsible for product strategy, management and marketing for several new products for The Bakersfield Californian company. These include the award-winning Bakomatic social media platform that powers 9 sites. Among them are Bakotopia.com, a social media site for young downtown hipsters ("Edgie" winner for 2006); Masbakersfield.com, and Northwestvoice.com. These sites run on a homegrown platform called "Bakomatic" that I manage along with a small "virtual" team of developers.
Worked collaboratively to set new business, content and technology strategies for Bakersfield.com. Found new partnerships that improve site quality while also putting Bakersfield.com on a clear path to profitability.
Found vendor and managed launch for Bakersfieldhealthsource.com, the online companion to a printed directory of health providers.

President and Chief Consultant for FutureForecast Consulting. (2004 to Present)

Provide product, media and marketing consulting services to small to medium-sized companies; specialize in both web and print products, with particular emphasis on online community.
Find more details at http://www.futureforecast.com

Principal Product Manager and Programming Director at America Online. (1998 - 2004)

Set strategy for new digital photography products based on market research and consumer demand.
- Listed as inventor on USPTO application 20040177057.
Defined product requirements in conjunction with engineers and designers.
Liaisoned with business strategy to identify opportunities for monetization.
Wrote requirements for new AOL Chat features.
Defined strategy for "Real World Organizations" business to provide community solutions for activity groups, such as Little League.
Managed development of new community tools, such as 1-2-3 Publish and Easy Designer.
Worked with premium content partners such as Warner Bros. Online, C|Net and Better Homes & Gardens.

Multimedia Producer at Knight-Ridder Tribune Interactive, a Web syndicator. (Fall 1997 to Fall 1998)

Online Producer at washingtonpost.com, the Web site for The Washington Post newspaper. (Fall 1995 - Fall 1997)

Was a critical member of the team that put The Washington Post on the Web for the first time.
Managed rollout of Business and Consumer Technology sections.
Created software review database.
Managed "best of the web" features.
Ran interactive contests and polls.
Directed music and nightlife coverage.
Managed community discussion areas.
Performed live coverage of events.
Updated breaking news and created daily news packages.

Staff Writer & Web Designer for The Denver Post newspaper. (Summer 1994 - Fall 1995)

Created newspaper's first World Wide Web site. Wrote feature stories about how the Internet affects daily life, along with general features.
Wrote daily news and feature stories.

Managing Editor of University of Colorado Campus Press. (Spring 1994)

Pulled paper out of $50,000 debt, modernized production process, redesigned paper. Directed 10 editors and 30 reporters. Put paper online.

2006 Knight Batten Award for Innovation in Journalism for the "Bakomatic" platform.
NAA "Edgie" Award for Bakotopia.com in 2006.
Recipient of 2005 "20 under 40" award, granted each year to 20 people by the Newspaper Association of America. All award recipients are nominated by peers.
Newly invited to be on the advisory board for the University of Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication. This is a three-year volunteer position.
Selected Outstanding Senior of the Year in 1994 by faculty of the University of Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Bachelor of Science degree in news/editorial, University of Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication (1994).
Completed reporting internships at the Fort Collins Coloradoan and The Denver Post.