I would like to receive a position that I may
use to showcase my skills. I hope to grow and progress with this to
achieve a high rank in my work based on my successes and what I am able to
perform.
Education
Aug. 08 - Present
University of
Michigan-Flint Sophomore Flint, Michigan
- Expected completion: May 2012 Major:
Communications
Aug. 04 - June 08
Kearsley High School High School
Diploma Flint, Michigan
- I took honors and AP courses every year in my
high school career.
Work Experience
Oct. 09 - Present
Game Shows
Blogger About.com
- I write a weekly blog for GameShows.About.com!
With editor Carrie Grosvenor I write articles on things from tips on how
to get onto a game show to realistic views on the landscape of game shows
to ways to succeed on call-in programs to even fun anecdotes and stories
from my experiences in games.
Dec. 04 - Present
Middle School Quiz Bowl Coach Kearsley
Community Schools Flint, Michigan
- Along with Mrs. Karen Richards, from December
to April, I'm co-coach of the middle school Quiz Bowl team in the Kearsley
district. We're usually pretty successful. During the season, I run two
one-hour practices a week, along with moderating twenty matches between
schools at various meets.
Aug. 08 - Dec. 08
Host PlayCafe Flint, MI,
Michigan
- I hosted two-hour shows
on PlayCafe.com, the first online game show network. I hosted remotely in
my Flint studio via a streaming video broadcast. I hosted over 35 hours of
live internet games. I performed these tasks on a web camera in a studio
set up in my home, and I got favorable feedback from the viewers each
time.
Oct. 07 - Dec. 08
Operations Manager/Writer/Production
Assistant PlayCafe Redwood City, California
- I worked as a trivia writer, a
question-triggering production assistant and an operations manager at
PlayCafe.com, the first online game show network. I wrote over 1,200
trivia questions for this position, along with distributing prizes,
updating live leaderboards online and providing live support in the chat
rooms. I have learned so much about the game show industry, the video
producing industry and the internet/technical aspects through this
job.
Oct. 08 - Nov. 08
Writer & Assistant van Straaten
Entertainment, Inc. Los Angeles, California
- I wrote trivia for game show host and comedian
J. Keith van Straaten's game show pilot presentation, "The Waiting Game".
I also wrote material and assisted in design of visuals for his live game
show concept "Word 1", which had a three-day test run live in Los
Angeles.
