Experience
2021-present The Washington Post; Washington, D.C.
Design Editor: Edit visuals for variety of coverage areas — investigative, metro, health, wellness and science; staff management
2012-2021 The Washington Post; Washington, D.C.
Art director/designer: Print (Magazine, Sunday Metro, Sunday Business, A1, projects), web (custom, Ellipsis, WordPress, social), design committee
2009-2012 Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Sports Design Director: Staff management and editing, art direction, page design
Assistant News Editor: Page design, templates
2004-2009 Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Sports designer
2003-2004 Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Sports copy editor
2000-2003 Sun Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Editorial assistant: Statistics, copy editing, phones
Freelance reporter: Community sports
1998-2000 The Beacon; Miami, Fla.
Sports editor/reporter: Staff management, art direction, page design, copy editing, writing
Industry
February 2020 Society for News Design
Features judge at the 41st Best of News Design competition
Education
1997-2000 Florida International University; Miami, Fla.
Studied journalism and English
Sports editor/reporter at The Beacon, FIU’s student newspaper
1993-1997 Miami Senior High School; Miami, Fla.
Graduated in June 1997
Technical
Computer Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft programs, operating systems (Mac OS, Windows), CMS (Ellipsis, Methode, CCI), Arc, WordPress
Web design CSS, HTML, some JavaScript
Bilingual English and Spanish
Recognition
Society for News Design Multiple awards for print and web design, including Awards of Excellence for portfolio entries in 2014 and 2015, and a Silver Medal for cover design in 2020
American Society of Magazine Editors Designer and art director on The Washington Post Magazine issue that won an Ellie Award, the Post’s first, at the 2020 National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media
Pulitzer Prize Designer on Sun Sentinel series that won a gold medal for public service journalism in 2013