1. Editor Tom Roderick tomroderick@t-rod.net
Publishing History
Long Beach CA, 90803 www.t-rod.net
415.722.0984 LinkedIn.com
Publisher/Editor: ThrottleHand.com
November, 2007-Present
Supervise daily operations of entire website Summary
Utilize marketing and social media to increase readership A progressive and professional media expert who embraces
Increase consumer interaction through promotions innovation and utilizes new technologies to enhance and promote
Balance editorial spending to maintain annual budget the publication I am editing.
Cultivate relationships with complementary businesses
Drive traffic with daily blog posts
Promote ThrottleHand to advertisers Qualific ations
Organize and direct content and production | Managerial-level editorial experience with websites, national
Create and edit video content consumer and trade publications
Write feature and supporting stories
| Comprehensive understanding of magazine and website
Conduct interviews and contribute photography
Edit columnists and contributor stories production processes
| Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with specialized
Editor: 2Wheel Tuner magazine coursework in online publishing
November, 2006-August, 2007
| Extensive computing and software background
Organized and directed content and layout
Produced compatible print/digital versions of publication | SEO and social networking experience
Managed editorial and art department staff | Career positions in both large corporate structures and
Increased consumer interaction through promotions small, privately-owned operations
Organized and contributed to supplements
Balanced editorial spending to maintain annual budget
Wrote feature and supporting stories
Determined inclusion of press releases Tec h S k il l s
Assigned freelance writers and photographers
| Macintosh OS or PC Windows
Conducted interviews & contributed photography
Edited columnists and contributor stories
| Adobe: InDesign, Photoshop, Bridge, Go Live
| Microsoft: Word, Excel, Power Point, Dreamweaver
Senior Editor: Dealernews magazine | Google: Analytics, DoubleClick, AdSense, AdPlanner
March, 2003-August, 2006 | Online: WordPress, HTML, e-mail marketing
Contributed to organization and direction | Social: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Digg
Wrote feature and supporting stories | Quark XPress
Organized and contributed to supplements
Conducted interviews & contributed photography
Edited columnists and contributor stories Educ ation
Determined inclusion of calendar events
| San Francisco State University: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Wrote feature and supporting stories
| Cuesta Community College: Associate of Arts in Journalism
Determined inclusion of press releases and new products
Conducted interviews & contributed photography
Edited columnists and contributor stories
Awards & Recognition
Editor: Big Twin Dealer magazine | Advanstar Magazine of the Year award — Dealernews magazine
August, 2005-August, 2006 | Otto J. Boss Memorial Scholarship — Excellence in Journalism
| Scholarship of Recognition — Excellence Towards Educational
During the ’05/’06 time period I was concurrently Editor
Goals
of Big Twin Dealer and Senior Editor of Dealernews. Big Twin
| Certificate of Achievement — Commitment To Alpha Gamma
Dealer was a quarterly niche magazine servicing the specific
Sigma Honor Society
needs of the V-twin industry.
