News Experience

• WFAA Channel 8 (Dallas, TX - April 2018 - Current)
  ​Multi-Media Journalist
  Part of a team launching a new long-form show at WFAA
  ​Turn daily stories in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the 4, 5, 6 pm newscasts
  ​Shoot, write, edit, and go on air; on-call for breaking news and severe weather
  Experience working in the Fort Worth bureau
  Experience working on the morning show with frequent live shots
• KWTV News 9 (Oklahoma City, OK - March 2016 to March 2018)
  MMJ, Reporter
  Traveled to Haiti as a solo-journalist in January 2018 (Emmy Award Winning)
  Senior MMJ at the station, responsible for training other multi-media journalists in the company
  Shoot, write, edit packages in multiple shows per day;  deliver live, in-studio or with creative stand-ups
  On-call reporter with experience in tornado coverage, severe weather and breaking news
• KWQC TV 6 News/NBC (Davenport, IA - March 2014 - February 2016)
  MMJ, Reporter, Anchor
  Shoot, edit, write stories - daily turns - bi-state in Iowa and Illinois; daily live shots or in-studio
  Cover breaking news stories, specialize in crime, court, severe weather, enterprise
  Shoot Friday night local sports, team cover special sporting events like John Deere Classic
  Anchor weekend morning show, fill-in anchor for all other shows
• KTVE/NBC-10 and KARD/FOX-14 (West Monroe, LA - October 2013 - February 2014)
  Morning Producer, MMJ, Reporter, Fill-In Anchor       
  Cover stories throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas
  Produce, write, stack stories for 3-hour morning show
  Fill-in anchor morning and weekend show
• FOX/KTVU-2 (Oakland, CA - June 2012 - October 2013)
  Overnight Assignment Editor
  Promoted from Intern to Assignment Editor in November 2012
  Collect story ideas, incident, event details; beat calls; scanner ear
  
  

Skills, Awards, Achievements

• Conversational in Taiwanese Mandarin
• 2020 Lone Star Emmy Award recipient for Societal Concerns on firefighter series
  
• 2019 Texas Associated Press Awards for Feature (Serious) category 
• 2019 Heartland Emmy Award recipient for Video Journalist craft category on the story in Haiti
• 2019 Lone Star Emmy Award recipient for Human Interest Feature category
• 2019 RTDNA/RTDNF Michele Clark Fellowship recipient for promising young minority journalist
• Asian-American Journalist Association
  Co-President of the Texas Chapter
  2017 Speaker: Jazz Up Your Live Shots and Stand Ups
  2018 Speaker: MMJ Life - Surviving and Thriving
  2019 Speaker (upcoming): Audio Editing like a Pro
• National Press Photographer's Association
  2019 NPPA Best of Photojournalism - News Feature - Honorable Mention - Freeze Frames of Elena Shoemaker
  2019 NPPA Best of Photojournalism - Team Edit - Honorable Mention - Fighting Fires and Cancer
  2017 NPPA News Video Workshop Participant
  Winner of multiple NPPA Quarterly Clip Award
  Invited to be a faculty member for 2020 NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop
• 2019 IRE Conference Speaker: Let's Face It - Diverse Newsrooms Do Better Journalism

Education

• Ohlone College (Fremont, CA - December 2012)
  Certificate in Broadcasting: Live Television Production
• Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA - December 2011)
  Leavey School of Business, Bachelor of Science Commerce
  Marketing and Communication, Degree Honor: Cum Laude
  Honors and Awards: SCU Preferred Scholarship, Leavey Scholars Program, Dean's List, Comm Honors Society

Additional Experience

• ONTV News Channel 28 (Fremont, CA - August 2011 to December 2012)
  Student Multi-Media Journalist
  Experience with Avid, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Chyron, Autocue
  Shoot, write, edit packages, produce shows, and go live for Tri-City newscast
• ABC-7/KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA - March 2011 to September 2011)
  Market Research Intern
  Analyze data with Nielsen Answers and Scarborough
  Manage Nielsen's Grabix projects, providing feedback to improve viewer ratings
  Work with sales and cross-functional teams to create presentations for clients
• Salesforce.com (San Mateo and San Francisco, CA - November 2011 - October 2013)
  Event Marketing Manager and Data Analyst
  Organize and host webinars
  Speak, present, organize customer facing events
  Find relevant news to share on social media sites