Resume
ERIC M. CHIMA
17660 Plymouth Row
Strongsville, OH 44136
(440) 376-8556
emchima@gmail.com
Education:
• University of Illinois
• BS Journalism and BS Computer Science, 2007
• GPA: 3.78 out of 4.0
• Dean’s List, all eight semesters
• Member of Campus Honors Program and National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Experience:
Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Summer Fellow (June 2007 – July 2007)
• Spent six-week boot camp learning from Poynter faculty and professional journalists
• Reported on Southeastern St. Petersburg for webmagazine at www.PointsSouth.net
• Helped produce web, video and audio content for the site
The Daily Illini, Champaign, Ill.
Senior Writer (August 2004-May 2007)
• Reported on city government beat, focusing on local and national politics
• Covered nation’s No. 2 men’s tennis team throughout the 2006-2007 season
• Covered Illinois men’s basketball team during 2006-2007 season
• Wrote two articles per week on average
• Named reporter of the year for 2005-2006 and reporter of the week three times
University of Illinois Department of Computer Science, Champaign, Ill.
Public Relations Intern (November 2005-December 2006)
• Covered events within the department and wrote news releases for wide dissemination
• Profiled professors and their research for distribution to outside companies and donors
• Translated complex computer concepts into readable feature stories
Swickets.com, online
Sports Intern (August 2006-November 2006)
• Wrote weekly columns on major sports teams and events
Cray Supercomputers, Minneapolis, Minn.
Intern (May 2006-August 2006)
• Created web-based status report system used by entire department
• Wrote testing software for compilers
• Researched and wrote traceback function for Intel 86 hardware
Practical skills:
• Frequently write on deadline with quick copy turnaround
• Extensive computer background and experience making complex technology concepts relevant to the average reader
• Adept with Quark Copydesk, Adobe InDesign and Macromedia Freehand
• Experienced in C++, OCaml, Perl, Fortran, html and assembly language programming
References available upon request
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