CHAD ALLEN CAPELLMAN
350C Fieldpointe Blvd. Apt. 203 sleepdeprived@hotmail.com
Frederick, Md. 21701
703.585.8806
SKILLS
HTML, AOL Rainman, Macromedia
FlashMX, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Acrobat,
Nero Wave Editor, Swish, ColdFusion, SQL, Photoshop, AOL Art Press,
FTP, HotDog, Homesite, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, OmniPage Pro,
QuarkXPress, Lexis/Nexis
EXPERIENCE
American Press Institute
- managing producer
Oversee all aspects of the Web site for the American Press Institute,
a 56-year-old nonprofit organization devoted solely to training and
professional development for the news industry and journalism educators.
10/00 - present
FREELANCE/CONTRACT
POSITIONS
America Online - temp editor, AOL for Broadband
Update video
sports highlights two nights a week for AOL’s much-publicized Broadband service.
Work one day a week as part of NFL@AOL editorial team. Requires co-ordination
with editors at AOL headquarters in Dulles, Va. as well as editors at SportsLine.com
in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 4/02 - present
senior editor, 2002
Winter Olympics Temporary position which required timely editing, publishing
and coordinating of news, feature packages and results from 2002 Winter Olympics
for pages primarily viewed by AOL’s 30 million-plus subscribers. 2/02
- 2/02
Terrapin Times - Write features and game stories for
print and Web about University of Maryland athletics. 9/96-present
Digital City - Write venue descriptions and preview
upcoming events primarily for South Florida section of AOL’s prominent community
guide. 3/01 - present
Associated
Press
Assisted Miami-based sports reporters for the world's largest and oldest news
organization.
Duties included gathering post-game comments from players and coaches while
on tight deadlines. 5/99 - 4/00
St.
Petersburg Times
Covered Univ. of Miami and Miami Dolphins for one of Florida's leading newspapers. Duties include
filing game stories, preview capsules and features. 8/99-4/00
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Alta Vista - senior editor
Edited and posted breaking news, sports, technology, entertainment and
financial stories for one of the World Wide Web's 10 most-visited sites.
Daily duties included prioritizing, editing and publishing news and
photos; apprising Palo Alto, Calif., newsroom on latest developments;
paying particular attention to the linking of related content. 3/00
- 9/00
·
As
part of a content partnership agreement with financial message board
Web site Raging Bull, periodically
oversaw the Ragingbull.com home page, provided frequent stock market
updates and wrote daily market summary. 3/00 - 9/00
PDA
Mart - news editor/content producer
Wrote, edited and updated corporate and product news concerning Personal Digital
Assistants and related software for Delray Beach-based startup division of
Softmart Corporation.. 4/99 - 3/00
CBS SportsLine - staff editor
Published and edited content for one of the broadest-reaching sports
sites on the World Wide Web. Initiated use of macros to expedite HTML
coding of articles; wrote and edited copy for Sports in the 20th Century
retrospective as well as occasional breaking news articles. 8/98
- 4/99
·
Following
CBS SportsLine's three-year deal to become the exclusive sports content
provider for America
Online (AOL), nightly responsibilities expanded
to include updating and editing all aspects of AOL Sports using Rainman
and Art Press software. 1/99 - 4/99
Washingtonpost.com
- correspondent/online producer
Designed and edited Web pages on nightly basis for one of the nation's most-visited
and respected news Web sites. Responsibilities were primarily in writing and
editing for the sports section, but also included contributions to style and
politics sections, as well as working on special events with the marketing
department. 8/95 - 8/98
The
Washington Post - contributing writer
Wrote news and features on deadline about local athletes and sporting events.
Beats included Howard University and American University basketball teams. 11/94 - 8/98
Outlook - paid intern
Wrote news and feature stories for the weekly faculty and staff newsletter
at the University of Maryland. 8/94 - 1/95
The Diamondback - sports
editor
Paid position required assigning, editing and writing stories for the University
of Maryland's independent student newspaper. Covered every
campus sport with a concentration on football and men's basketball.
Other positions included managing editor and wire editor. Duties included
layout and editing of news section, writing for and editing all other sections.
7/92 - 8/94
Maryland Industrial Partnerships - paid
public relations intern
Wrote news releases and stories for publication, and established contacts
with media outlets for professional interest group at the University of Maryland.
5/94 - 8/94
Cable News Network - facilities engineer
Provided various services throughout the Washington, D.C. bureau that required interaction
with reporters and editors. Accompanied and assisted reporters in the field
on shoots in and around the Washington, D.C., area. 8/91 - 2/94
EDUCATION
University of Maryland
College Park,
Maryland
Bachelor of Arts in English
with concentration in language,
writing and rhetoric
(Graduation, May 1998)
Novell
Internet Certification Program
Received certificates for completing seminar courses in:
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Internet
Business Strategies
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TCP/IP Transport
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Mastering
the Net with Netscape Communicator
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Web Authoring
and Publishing
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Advanced
Web Authoring
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Web Server
Management
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DNS and
FTP Server Installation
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Designing
Effective Web Sites. (Completion, July 1999)
Westlake Internet Training - Washington, D.C.
Between January
2001 and October 2003, received certificates for completing the following
courses:
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Introduction
to Cold Fusion
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Advanced
Cold Fusion
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Introduction
to Macromedia Flash MX
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Intermediate
Macromedia Flash MX
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Advanced
Macromedia Flash MX
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Introduction
to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
References
available upon request