Résumé

Contact: sparks@wiredoregon.com

• June 2010-Present:
  — Co-Owner, Wired Advanced Media LLC (Eugene, Ore.)
  — Executive Editor, Wired Oregon
  — Freelance writer/designer/photographer
• Nov. 2006-June 2010:
  Designer/Copy editor, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
• Aug. 2003-Nov. 2006:
  Designer/Copy editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu)
• Dec 2000-Aug. 2003:
  Copy editor, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
• July 2000-Dec. 2000:
  Sports editor, The Springfield News (Springfield, Ore.)
• Nov. 1997-Jan. 2000:
  Sports writer, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
• Oct. 1996-Nov. 1997:
  Sports writer, The Springfield News (Springfield, Ore.)

AWARDS

• APSE Top 10, special section:
  2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials preview section
• ONPA first place, special section:
  2008 Oregon football preview section
• ONPA second place, special section:
  2010 Rose Bowl preview section
• ONPA second place, special section:
  2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials preview section
• APSE Top 10, special section:
  2005 Hawaii volleyball preview section
• APSE Top 10, special section:
  2004 Hawaii football preview section
• SPJ, Hawaii Chapter:
  2004 best news page design

EDUCATION

• 1996-2001:
  University of Oregon, Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• 1995-1996:
  University of Nevada, Reno

REFERENCES

• Provided on request

• Freelance sportswriter for The Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, The Register-Guard, 2010-present
• Systems administrator for InDesign, InCopy and DTI programs at The Register-Guard, 2007-2010
• Beta and training team member for The Register-Guard’s computer system upgrade, 2007
• Beta testing team for Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite, 2010-present
• Lead sports designer, The Register-Guard, 2006-2010
• Lead sports designer, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2003-2006

COMPUTER SKILLS

• InDesign
• PhotoShop
• QuarkXpress
• DTI
• InCopy
• DreamWeaver
• Word/Excel

WEB DESIGN

• WordPress/Thesis development
• CSS
• PHP
• HTML