Tom Cheredar
Web Experience
NewAssignment.net
Admin / Contributor - March 2008 to Present.
2035 Elliott Ave Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 336-1125 Tom.Cheredar@gmail.com
GeeksofDoom.com TomCheredar.com
Staff Writer - June 2008 to Present. Personal Web site - A complete portfolio of my online work and much more.
Other Experience
MAPCO / Delek-US
Communications Coordinator - December 2007 to Present
Williamson Herald
Staff Writer - Sports and Education Reporter, December 2006 to December 2007. Coordinator - A 32-page football tabloid that was inserted into the main paper, August 2007. Staff Intern - August to December 2006. Staff Writer - August to December 2006. News Editor - February to July 2006.
MTSU Sidelines
On The Margins...
Managing Editor - Fall 2005.
New Media Skills
• Proficient in: Mac OS X, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office Suite 2007, Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Garage Band. • I have a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS. • I am able to create, post, edit and track articles for content management systems such as Drupal and Wordpress, which includes writing effective SEO headlines and copy. • Active in many social web networks such as digg, Twitter, Mixx, reddit, Current, Del.icio.us and many more. • Bachelor of journalism from the College of Mass Communication, Middle Tennessee State University, August 2002 to December 2006. • Emphasis: Print media with a focus on magazine writing. • Minors in Political Science and English. • Related course work: Media Writing, Reporting, Advanced Reporting, Feature Writing, Media Design & Visual Language, Magazine Writing & Editing, Independent Study in Technology Journalism
Education
Honors & Activities
• Herman Eskew Journalism Award for the student who exhibits the most promise as an editor, 2006. • Organizer for Technology “Un-Conference” BarCamp Nashville, 2008; and PodCamp Nashville, 2009. • Member of the Nashville Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. • I have had freelance articles published in Nashville Scene, Williamson A.M. (The Tennessean) and franklinIs.com. • Articles I’ve written have appeared on digg.com’s front page as well as linked to on the web by ReadWriteWeb, NY Times and All Things Digital (allthingsd.com) among others. David J. Seligman Webmaster & Creative Director Geeks Of Doom (917) 921-7230 staff@geeksofdoom.com
References
David Cohn Editor NewAssignment.net (310) 365-3600 dcohn1@gmail.com
Derby Jones Publisher Williamson Herald (615) 790-6465 djones@williamsonherald.com