Resume

Direct coverage and edit copy for Bloomberg’s team covering mergers and acquisitions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Develops the team’s feature stories and trend pieces
Produces graphics for team’s stories on the Web and the terminal using Bloomberg software
Responsible for the Bloomberg Deals Twitter account with more than 14,000 followers
Primary editor for the team’s stories, ensuring accuracy, correct style and compelling headlines and leads
Collaborates with other news desks to help those teams break news and produce stories on M&A

􏰀Broke news on the European technology and telecommunications industries with a focus on Vodafone, BT, O2 and EE, as well as the U.K. startup scene, cyber-security and M&A
Attended major industry conferences including Mobile World Congress, the Morgan Stanley TMT conference, the Monaco Media Forum and the Cannes Lions advertising awards
Moderated technology panels including Bloomberg Live’s Enterprise Technology Summit
Appeared as an expert on TMT stories for media including the BBC World News Radio, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio and at events including the Babel PR’s MWC preview event
􏰀 Edited stories and guide coverage for colleagues in Europe and Africa
􏰀 Wrote features for Businessweek and posts for the Global Technology blog
Covered the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World and subsequent fallout, including the Leveson Inquiry and James and Rupert Murdoch’s appearances in Parliament’s CMS committee

􏰀 Led coverage of AT&T, Verizon, Sprint as well as smaller carriers such as Embarq, Alltel and CenturyLink
Produced real-time coverage of the Consumer Electronics Conference in Las Vegas for three years
􏰀 Broke market-moving stories, including Apple’s decision to sell the iPhone through Verizon Wireless, ending AT&T’s exclusivity. That story was elected one of the best news stories of 2010 by my managing editors
􏰀 Gained exclusive access to high-profile executives including the first interview of Ed Whitacre when he became chairman of GM and famously said to me, “I don’t know anything about cars.”

Bachelor’s degree with a certificate in business journalism
Minor in biology
Received student SABEW award, runner up, for an article written as an intern at Bloomberg News