I began working in television at a public access TV station when I was fourteen years old. A few years later, I interned at KSBY-TV, the NBC affiliate in San Luis Obispo, California, and shortly thereafter, was hired as a production assistant.

Less than a year later, I was promoted to the position of newscast director, which involved planning and coordinating all of the technical aspects of the show and then directing the on-air talent and production crew during the station’s live newscasts. I continued to direct both weekday and weekend newscasts there for three years until moving away to San Diego to study television, film, and new media production at SDSU.

Later, I was hired as a technician at KNSD-TV, the NBC O&O in San Diego, and I stayed there for a short time before deciding to leave so that I could focus on my academic studies at SDSU.

The specific job duties I’ve had have all centered around the technical aspects of news production, but I’ve also gained experience in the editorial aspects of broadcast news by writing and field-producing news stories, and serving as the news director at my community college’s student-run radio station.

Today, I’m living with six other guys in a large house within walking distance to SDSU, simply trying to enjoy what’s left of my college years.