| Summary: |
| Science Communication | I am a specialist in science communications who uses his research background and writing skills to help make clear the often daunting content of science. I work within a mixture of different media ranging from print and radio to museum exhibitions and web broadcasts. I am passionate about helping people to understand complex science concepts and am always on the lookout for places where there is a need for science stories to be told, no matter what the medium. |
| Media/Communications Experience: |
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2001-present | Science Journalist |
| | I regularly write for Nature, Science, the Economist, and others. I work on both feature and news stories. |
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2002-2007 | Science Communications, The Natural History Museum, London |
| | Developed events for presentation in the Museum's Darwin Centre. Worked as an intermediary between scientists, multimedia designers, webcasting technical staff, and public audiences. Managed online educational content and museum e-learning. |
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2003-2005 | Science Content Consultant, HIT Television, London |
| | Advising and supporting the script writers on science content as they develop episodes for the new animated children's series "Dusty and Musty". |
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2001 | Press Officer, European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) Press and Publications Division, Geneva |
| | Wrote articles and press releases on particle physics for external and internal release. Edited the CERN Bulletin. |
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1999 | Production Assistant, Discovery Channel, Intergrated Project Group, Washington D.C. |
| | Liased between Discovery and external corporate partners. Designed web pages and edited science content. |
| Paleontology Experience: |
| 2000 | Field Researcher, Barnosky Geo-Ecology Project, University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology |
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| 2000 | Vertebrate Paleobiology Laboratory Instructor, University of California, Davis |
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| 1999-2000 | Researcher, Analysis of Pleistocene Marmot Populations, University of California, Berkeley |
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| 1999-2000 | Research Team Member, Paleoclimate Reconstruction of the Badger Room, University of California, Berkeley |
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| Supporting Skills: |
| Medical | I am a licensed Emergency Medical Technician and have worked in both ambulance and emergency room environments. I am a certified wilderness search and rescue medic and spent several summers working in the field. |
| Language | Fluent in Spanish and proficient in French. |
| Education: |
| 2000 | Imperial College, University of London |
| | Masters in Science Communication |
| 1999-2000 | University of California, Berkeley |
| | Paleontology Thesis: "Evolutionary Response to Climate, As Seen In Marmota flaviventris" |
| 1995-1999 | University of California, Davis |
| | Undergraduate degrees with highest honors in both Paleobiology and Theatre |
| 1999 | Phi Beta Kappa |
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