Alan Joseph Pinon

109 Union Street.                                                                                 (734) 276-4434 ­

Milton, DE, 19971                                                                                  apinon2@yahoo.com

 

           

                         

Work experience

Delmarva Media Group, Mid-Atlantic region

                        Assistant Photo Editor, multimedia specialist - May 2007- present

·         Build and coordinate multimedia program through out newspaper group

·         Edit Content of audio-visual slideshows and video

·         Shoot photos

·         Direct use of photos online and in print

·         Train photographers on new media

 

Coast Press Newspaper, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

                        Staff Photographer - February 2005- 2007

·         Photograph all aspects of the community

·         Tone and prepare photos for print and online

·         Shoot and produce multi-media slideshows for online

·         Lay out pages focusing on layout and design of photo pages and front page designs

 

                        Press & Guide Newspaper, Dearborn, Michigan

                        Staff Writer - March 2003 – February 2005

·         Cover the Dearborn Heights city beat along with police and fire

·         Photograph events as necessary to illustrate stories

·         Layout pages and read copy

 

Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Michigan

                        Photographer - December 2004February 2005

·         Shoot freelance assignments covering events for the Henry Ford Community College office of public information.  

 

Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan

                        Writing Coach - 2000-2003

·         Coach writing for the university’s Writing Center

·         Instruct foreign students on techniques for writing better papers.

·         Proof read term papers

·         Assist with the daily operations of the Macintosh computer lab

 

 

Education         Madonna University, Livonia, Michigan 

                        September 1998 – April 2003

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Relations

 

Internships

 

                        Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Michigan

                        Summer 2002 – Spring 2003

·         Write press releases for use in area newspapers and college publications.

·         Photograph the daily life of students on campus

Related skills

·         Versed in Quark Express, Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop and NewsEdit on both Macintosh and Windows based computers.  

·         Knowledgeable with both Canon and Nikon digital cameras

  

 

References

 

Marc Clery

Director of Photography

Coast Press Newspaper

(302) 228-8616

 

 

Millard Berry

Photo Editor

Press & Guide Newspaper

(313) 506-3341

 

Sue Brown

Director of Communications

Henry Ford Community College

(313) 845-9628