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Finance ColombiaContributor
Apr. 2023 - Jul. 2024Bogotá, Capital District, ColombiaThe definitive English-language publication for economic, business, and financial news in Colombia. I produced some bylined pieces while assisting on the copyediting and production side of the publication.
BounteousSenior Copywriter
Jan. 2021- Served as the lead copywriter for a Fortune 500 client in the financial services space - Created copy for the launch of a new health insurance brand website - Worked with a cross-discipline creative team on various strategic brand overhauls, website builds, and app development - Wrote branded digital campaign content for video, email, social, display, push notifications, and more - Refreshed pitch decks to drive increased sales for brands
Cognitive Business NewsEditor
Jul. 2017 - Feb. 2019A publication devoted to covering the business and enterprise applications of automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive technologies, robotic process automation (RPA), and other related innovations affecting the workforce.
Finance ColombiaEditor in Chief
Jun. 2016 - Mar. 2019Bogotá, ColombiaThe definitive English-language publication for economic, business, and financial news in Colombia.
Nearshore AmericasAssociate Editor
Jul. 2015 - May. 2016Bogotá, ColombiaAn online publication covering Latin America's software, IT services, and outsourcing industry I wrote analysis articles on the technology sector in Latin America, developed story ideas, managed submissions from industry contributors, edited news articles from reporters, project-managed the publication of whitepapers, and compiled a weekly newsletter. We also launched a sister publication, Mexico IT, during my tenure and I served as the primary writer for that digital outlet dedicated to the tech sector in Mexico.
The City Paper BogotáAssociate Editor
May. 2015 - Apr. 2017Bogotá, ColombiaThe largest English-language newspaper in Colombia's capital I reported on national news, the peace process with FARC, economics, business, culture, travel, and all aspects of Colombia while also editing, proofreading, and helping shape our editorial coverage in print and online.
FanSidedColumnist
Mar. 2014 - Nov. 2016A Time, Inc.-owned digital publication covering sports and entertainment I wrote a weekly NBA column ("The Weekside") highlighting timely basketball news and views, including player profiles, commentary, video breakdowns, and statistical analysis.
Bleacher ReportFeatured Columnist
Oct. 2012 - Jul. 2013New York CityThe world's third-most-trafficked sports website I wrote three columns and analysis articles each week about the NBA for one full season, including the production of charts, graphics, and videos to complement my commentary.
8 Points, 9 SecondsFounder / Editor
Jul. 2009 - Nov. 2016A Time, Inc.-owned online publication covering the Indiana Pacers of the NBA After nearly five years of providing the world's best coverage of the Pacers as an ESPN-affiliated outlet — producing everything from locker-room coverage and opinion pieces to podcasts and video breakdown analysis — the digital publication I founded in the summer of 2009 was bought by FanSided (which later joined Time, Inc.). I continued to run the outlet for two more years under FanSided's leadership before moving on to other opportunities. The publication reached an average of 1.5 million pageviews per year during my final three years as editor — up from 55,000 during its inaugural year in 2009.
ESPNContributing Writer
Jul. 2009 - Mar. 2014New York CityThe largest sports media company in the world I wrote columns, analysis, game recaps, and expert opinion pieces about the NBA in addition to reporting from the locker room at NBA games, covering industry events, and managing official ESPN social media accounts to provide live, real-time updates and commentary during NBA games.
The Institute for Defense and Disarmament StudiesWriter / Researcher
Jun. 2007 - Feb. 2008New York CityA nonprofit NGO founded by the late Randall Forsberg, who launched the Nuclear Freeze Campaign and won a MacArthur Fellowship "genius grant" in 1983 Overseen by Forsberg, and during my time pursuing a master's degree in international relations at City College of New York, I researched and wrote reports on national missile programs, nuclear disarmament, and chemical/biological weapons for the organization's "Arms Control Reporter" publication.
Both Teams Played HardFounder / Editor
May. 2006 - Jun. 2012New York CityA well-known basketball blog covering the NBA I founded this basketball blog in 2006 as an outlet to discuss my favorite sport and as a means to learn the logistics of digital publishing and the Wordpress platform. It unexpectedly attracted many readers while evolving into a daily publication for basketball "insight" and eventually becoming a gateway to writing professionally about the NBA.
St. John's University Parent's ProgramEditor
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2006New York CityA biannual newsletter about St. John's University Wrote and edited eight issues of an eight-page newsletter that was mailed from the school's fundraising department to parents of students.
New York Daily NewsEditorial Intern
Jan. 2003 - Jun. 2003New York CityThe sixth largest paper in the United States / unparalleled headline pun provider As an intern in the nation's largest city, I reported and wrote byline articles on court cases, labor protests, charitable causes and street renamings, among other local news items. Once I covered a homicide. I received course credit for my work.
Risk Management MagazineSenior Editor
Jan. 2002 - Jul. 2013New York CityA monthly magazine covering risk management, insurance, general business, natural disasters, regulation, technology, crisis management, corporate litigation, and international supply chains I spent more than a decade staying current on the latest trends in the business world and society in order to write and edit countless stories for more than 100 issues of a publication that since 1954 has discussed all matters related to organizational risk. During my time there, I helped re-imagine the magazine from a simple trade publication to a modern, multimedia, forward-thinking examination of the business world and other global trends. I am most proud of the vast quantity of analysis and insight that we published about natural disaster risk.
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