Work Experience

• Student Trainee (Communications Specialist)
Responsibilities: newsletter design and copy editing, photography, specialized publication design, writing and editing news releases, and communications plan development
July 2008 – present, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state office, Auburn, AL

• Graphics Operator/Production Assistant
Responsibilities: setup HD video equipment, manage display of in-game advertising graphics
Aug 2007 – present, Daktronics/Keyframe

• Instructional Equipment Assistant
Responsibilities: setup equipment and supervise recording of master’s level classes
Feb 2007 – June 2008, Graduate Outreach Program – TES, Auburn University

• Communications Intern
GCA Annual Convention, GJCA Annual Field Day
(multimedia/event assistant, photographer)
July 2004, Feb 2005, July 2005, Feb 2006, April 2007, April 2008, April 2009
Georgia Cattlemens Association

• Video Producer
April 2006
Lemmon Cattle Enterprises

• Video Board Personnel Trainer
Aug 2006 – May 2007
Marketing Department
Auburn University Athletics

•Communications Intern
Responsibilities: writing, photography, layout of one special project
June – Aug 2005 , Neighbors Magazine, Communications Department, Alabama Farmers Federation

• Assistant Photo Editor
Responsibilities: photography, photo editing, photo layout
May – Oct 2003, The Auburn Plainsman

• Staff Writer, Photojournalist
Responsibilities: writing, photography
Jan – Oct 2003, The Auburn Plainsman

• Camp War Eagle Counselor
Responsibilities: orientation of incoming freshmen to campus and the university environment
May 2002 – July 2002, Freshman Year Experience, Division of Student Affairs, Auburn University

• Scoreboard/Video Operator
Responsibilities: live event operation of scoreboard/video display system
Sept – Oct 2005, Auburn Soccer Complex, Marketing Department, Auburn University Athletics

• Matrix Board Operator, Plainsman Park
Responsibilities: live event operation of information display system
Feb – June 2004, 2005, Marketing Department, Auburn University Athletics

• Tiger Vision Production Crew Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum
Responsibilities: live event video production
Nov – April 2001-2005, Marketing Department, Auburn University Athletics

• High School Football Broadcast Commentator
Responsibilities: radio broadcast equipment setup and live event coverage
Aug – Nov 2006, Quantum Communications

• Family Farm Worker
Responsibilities: involved in all phases of beef cattle and hay production
Early childhood – present, Collins Farm, Cusseta, AL