Experience
Webmaster The Wildlife Society Bethesda, MD
01/2007-present
Led and executed complete redesign of the headquarters Web site, including customizing a new CMS. Redesigned affiliated Web sites, created more than 80 templates and trained subunit webmasters to manage their own sites. Conducted membership and audience studies. Routine tasks: optimize Web architecture for navigability, develop and enforce the house style; produce designs for print and Web, write and edit content for the HQ Web site, create and install tools to improve online services, provide first-level user support, participate in shaping the IT/Web/communication strategy.
Coder Project for Excellence in Journalism Washington, DC
07/2006-03/2007
Coded news content across media spectrum for research projects.
News Design Intern Washingtonpost.com Arlington, VA
06-08/2006
Created designs to support news coverage, including icons, illustrations and graphics. Adapted newspaper graphics and maps for the Web.
Web developer/Grad. Assistant American University Washington, DC
08/2005-12/2006
Maintained and developed Web sites for the School of Communication. Provided technical expertise for the Interactive Journalism master's program.
Graphic Design Intern International Center for Journalists Washington, DC      05-07/2005
Maintained Web sites managed by ICF and produced promotion material.
Teaching Assistant Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
08/2004-04/2005
Provided expertise in Web and graphic design using HTML, DreamWeaver, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress. Assisted professors in the Visual Communication department.
Founding Editor The Bucharest Post Bucharest, Romania
01-04/2004
Launched English weekly aimed at the ex-patriate community in Bucharest. Covered national politics.
Reporting internship Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Washington, DC
09-12/2003
Delivered stories for the online wire service covering Congress, national and international business events, local issues.
Reporting internship Reuters Bucharest, Romania
05-07/2003
Reported and researched national stories to find international angle. Fixer for local Reuters correspondent.
Staff Writer The Bullet Bucharest, Romania
10/2002-05/2003
Broke stories on student health, culture and politics for the Romanian-English monthly newspaper, produced as a project by the Center for Independent Journalism and the University of Bucharest. Also rotated positions of editor-in-chief, graphics editor, copy editor for the English section and designer for the Romanian section. Promoted newspaper and its Web site.
Intern TVR Bucharest, Romania
07/2002
Interned with the professional development section of the Romanian public television station. Shot and edited news.
Freelance Reporter B1TV Bucharest, Romania
04-05/2002
Reported on social issues for the 6 o’clock news.
Reporting internship Radio DeltaRFI Bucharest, Romania
07/2001
Researched and reported feature radio stories for the Romania section of Radio France Internationale
Education
M.A. Journalism/Public Affairs - American University, Washington, DC.
2006
Concentration: Public Policy. Awarded Hall of Nations scholarship
B. A. Journalism - University of Bucharest, Romania
2004
Computer Skills
MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Illustrator, ACDSee, Freehand, CoolEdit, Sound Forge, Adobe Audio, Adobe Premiere, Avid News Cutter, Avid Xpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, QuarkXpress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, MS Publisher, FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, Macromedia Director, Flash, SPSS, familiar with PhP, MySQL, XML, W3C standards, SEO
Proficient on Windows and MAC platforms
Language Skills
Romanian: Native speaker
English: Proficient: Certified Romanian-English Translator. Cambridge proficiency Certificate
French: Beginner
Spanish: Intermediate (conversation), Beginner (writing)
Achievements