Carl V. Lewis CONTACT 266 Washington Ave
[email protected] D9 http://carlvlewis.net, Brooklyn, NY 11205 http://linkedin.com/in/carlvlewis (912) 816-7007 OVERVIEW A post-platform journalist, web developer, design thinker, product manager, interaction designer, digital media educator and data visualization developer with more than 7 years of experience in data journalism, news graphics, newsroom interactive storytelling, curriculum design, digital publishing, homepage editing, product management, media entrepreneurship, digital strategy/social media management, mobile front-end design/development, interaction programming and Wordpress/Drupal content management development. EDUCATION M.S. in Digital Media, Honors. Aug. 2011 — May 2012 Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism -Specializations in data visualization, interactive design, audience engagement and consumer reporting. -Awarded multiple honors designations, including only honor's status in entire cohort for Data Journalism focus and Journalism Business Models focus. -Elected as online editor and officer for Society of Professional Journalists chapter, the school's official student governing body. -Built new SPJ site from scratch using Twitter Bootstrap as a framework built on top of the popular WordPress CMS. -Grew SPJ digital audience reach among class from 150 per week to 1,482 unique impressions per week. -Served as online editor for Society for Hispanic Journalists, building organization's website and leading initial marketing efforts. (Recommendations provided from Susan E. McGregor, Ava Seave and Daniel Medina; Arlene Morgan, Sree Srenevasian and Rebecca Castillo may also be contacted as references). B.A. in Journalism, B.A. in Southern Studies, Aug. 2007 — May 2011 Honors. Mercer University -Graduated summa cum laude with a 3.94 GPA, University Honors, Presidential Service Fellowship and the annual Jimmy Carter Award for Community Outreach and Public Service, given to a graduating senior who exemplifies the school's long-held tradition of servant leadership and community activism by Pres.