T. ROB

OBJECTIVE

I am striving to advance my career and gain additional experience in the exciting field of photojournalism. Full-time staff positions desired include: Photo Editor or chief photographer.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Mass Communication Option) with an emphasis in print journalism and a minor in computer science from Missouri Southern State University, Joplin -- December 1993 graduate.

CAREER HISTORY

• Lead Photographer: The Joplin (Mo.) Globe, June 2000 to present
• Photo Editor: The Branson (Mo.) Tri-Lakes Daily News, March 1997 to June 2000
• Staff Photographer/Staff Writer: The Carthage (Mo.) Press, August 1996 to February 1997
• Staff Photographer: The Benton County (Bentonville, Ark.) Daily Record, December 1995 to July 1996
• Main Photographer/Staff Writer: The (Warrensburg, Mo.) Daily Star-Journal, July 1994 to December 1995
• Chief Photographer: The (Junction City, Kan.) Daily Union, December 1993 to July 1994
• Associate Editor/Director of Photography: The Chart, 1993
• Additional work history available on request

SKILLS

• Extensive Nikon D1H, D1 and AP NC2000e digital camera experience
• Adobe Photoshop (Mac and PC)
• Digital image scanning with film and prints
• Darkroom skills (color and black & white negatives, slides, and hand printing)
• Desktop publishing (QuarkXPress, NewsEdit, etc.) Mac and PC
• Web publishing (FrontPage, Dreamweaver)

HONORS and AWARDS

    National Awards

• First place in the National Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest, Best Lifestyles and Living Coverage category, 1999 (This award was based on two photo pages I shot, wrote, designed and built.)
• First place in the Associated Collegiate Press national News Photo of the Year contest, 1993
• Third place in the Inland Press Assocation contest, Sports category, 2001
• Third place in the National Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest, Photo Package category, 1998

    State and Regional Awards

• First place in the Best Photo Submitted to the Associated Press (AP) in Kansas City, Mo., contest, February 2003
• First place in the Best Photo Submitted to the AP in Kansas City, Mo., contest, May 2003
• First place in the Missouri Press Association, Spot News category, and second place in the Photo Package category, 2003
• First, second and honorable mention awards in the Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, feature photography category, 1998, plus second place in spot news
• Second place in the National Press Photographer's Association regional (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma) clip contest feature photography category, May 1997.
• First place in the Best Photo Submitted to the AP in Little Rock, Ark., contest, February 1996
• First place in the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) newspaper feature photography contest, 1993

REFERENCES

• MIKE GULLETT, Pittsburg (Kan.) State University photojournalism instructor and former chief photographer of The Joplin (Mo.) Globe
• BOB FOOS, publisher/editor/photographer of the Webb City (Mo.) Sentinel
• CHAD STEBBINS, executive adviser to The Chart at Missouri Southern State College

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