My Resume

 

Education

 

Experience

Freelance writer — July 2007 to present

China: Pitched and published stories in several magazines based in Asia. Regular contributor to Urbane China, writing about technology, social trends and business.

California: Reporter and multimedia producer for Bay Area News Group. Correspondent for Legal Newsline covering the California Department of Justice.

English teacher, Dalian Fisheries University 大连水产学院; Dalian, China — Sept. 2006 - July 2007

I built a curriculum from scratch with no supervision and minimal support. My students (approx. 240 in seven classes) ranged from beginners to near-fluent English majors.

Reporter, Antelope Valley Press; Palmdale, California — Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2006

Award-winning education writer for 35,000-circ. daily, simultaneously covering up to 12 school districts in Los Angeles and Kern counties

Editor, City on a Hill Press; Santa Cruz, California — Sept. 2002 - June 2004

I wrote for and managed the campus desk, focusing on education issues and student concerns with a local focus. Later, I ran the World/National and Health desks.

Also published in:

Red Fence Magazine, Asian Geographic, Student Guide (Santa Cruz), Santa Clarita Signal

Other Projects

  • DalianDalian.com — A hyper-local community site, focused on bringing news and practical information to Dalian residents. I founded the site with three partners and currently oversee content development.
  • DalianXpat.com — I wrote the newsletter and some content for this community site and advised the founder on community development
  • UC Student News Wire — An effort to unite several student newspapers in the UC system, I helped start this project with another student (no longer operating).

 

Skills & Languages

MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; online and offline research; HTML; Conversational in Italian and Mandarin Chinese; learning Django web framework. For my complete skill set, click here

Outside Interests

I love to travel. I’ve visited 17 countries, lived and worked in three, and plan on seeing the rest in due time. Martial arts are also a life-long fascination; I’ve trained in styles from Japan, China, Southeast Asia and the West.