
Publisher of Herd Insider Magazine
Huntington, West Virginia Area

Publisher of Herd Insider Magazine
Huntington, West Virginia Area
17 years of media experience has produced a manager capable of producing award-winning publications that generate a healthy profit. The bottom line is the bottom line and is not to be ignored. Making a product that not only informs and entertains but makes a profit is my passion.
Future goals involve marrying my print/media/publishing abilities with my motorsports interests. This would be the ultimate job.
Media design and production, staff management, freelance writer/photographer negotiations, print production, creative production of one-off pieces to bolster the bottom line.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
July 1998 — Present (10 years 4 months)
Publisher of a 6,000-circulation weekly magazine covering college sports teams (Marshall University). Complete P&L responsibility. In addition to design, writing and production, I am also responsible for printing contract and other areas of operation.
Have a great sales staff of eight. Publication is roughly 45% advertising, and all advertising production is handled by me as well.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Photography industry)
May 1994 — June 1998 (4 years 2 months)
Successfully grew client roster to over three dozen in two short years via original creative ideas, lighting abilities and production. Fulltime freelancer for the Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, a 150,000-circulation daily newspaper between 1994 and 1998.
Produced award-winning content on a consistent basis, covering news, sports, illustrations, and features. Learned solid business and
management skills via being self-employed which have carried on to present day.
Notable Achievements:
• Kentucky News Photographers Association multiple-award winner
• Client roster of prestigious magazines (Sports Illustrated, Parade) and corporate entities (Valvoline, GTE), along with editorial/news clients such as the Associated Press and Lexington Herald-Leader
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1989 — May 1994 (4 years 10 months)
1984 — 1989
Running, restoring cars, learning to fly at Lawrence County Airpark, roadcourse track days with the SCCA and others, drag racing, JuliaK, investment real estate, one half-marathon a year.
Herd Insider Magazine has won numerous CSPA (College Sports Publishers Association) awards; multiple awards for my freelance editorial/corporate photography in the 1990s.