User:Danjschneider
I am a digital journalist, working for The Denver Post in digital and social media journalism.
Biographical Information
[edit]I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, raised in Beaverton, Oregon, and currently live in Denver, Colorado. I am 31 years old.
Education & Training
[edit]I received a bachelor's degree in Technical Communication (New Media Production) from Metropolitan State College of Denver, June 16, 2010.
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Denver Automotive & Diesel College, receiving an Associate of Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology February 15, 2000.
I also have additional training in clerical work, web design, and page layout.
Professional
[edit]I have experience at creating corporate identities, including logos, layout styles and formatting, advertising, web_site and more. My clients have included advertising and media consulting firms, technical consultants, and several beauty salons. I have also edited one novel to date, as well as edited and done layout for a beginning-reading book.
I have about 5 years' experience writing and editing in a news environment as a freelance producer for The Denver Post's website, DenverPost.com. One of my music reviews has been published, as well as several of my photographs.
I have experience with a variety of software tools including Quark Xpress and Adobe Systems' Creative Suite. I also have experience with a variety of web-related technologies, including Joomla, Wordpress, LAMP (software bundle) servers and PHP.
Interests
[edit]My areas of interest include the English language, etymology, books (especially science fiction), music and all things related to computers.
I occasionally find time to work on my personal and professional websites, the first of which was coded, and has been maintained, entirely by hand using Microsoft Notepad. I used Dreamweaver for more recent versions of my website which were all raw PHP, and have recently switched to Wordpress.