MAXWELL E.

SIMPSON
18908 Willow Grove Road | Olney, Maryland 20832 | 301.512.7505 | maxwelle@terpmail.umd.edu
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EXPERIENCE

Junior Application Systems Analyst July 2017 - present

KG Systems Corp., Merrifield, Virginia
 Wrote software design documents for USPS Engineering programs
 Wrote scripts using Windows PowerShell for moving daily machine performance data from online
sources to an Oracle database
 Created dashboard pages to show machine performance on internal websites with interactive data
visualizations and tables

Online/Multimedia Producer November 2015 - July 2017

Carroll County Times/Baltimore Sun Media Group, Westminster, Maryland
 Prepared stories for presentation online using P2P content management system
 Edited videos ranging from quick sports clips to longer interview pieces to accompany stories online
 Created data visualizations and maps to accompany stories in print and online
 Set the layout of several landing pages on the Carroll County Times site including the Retro Carroll and
Carroll Living pages
 Posted content on social media accounts to maintain audience engagement

Marketing Assistant - Temp/Contractor September 2015 - November 2015

Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C.
 Assisted in creating and editing marketing emails and surveys using Concep Send and HTML
 Created contact lists in LexisNexis InterAction for use in marketing campaigns
 Conducted database research and cleanup

Reporter January 2015 - May 2015

Capital News Service - Studio C, College Park, Maryland
 Conducted data-based reporting on a variety of subjects
 Designed data visualization projects and pages for the CNS website using Highcharts, HTML, CSS and
images created in Photoshop
 Assisted in posting content to CNS social media accounts

Intern Reporter, Freelance Reporter May 2014 - November 2014

Montgomery County Sentinel, Rockville, Maryland
 Wrote news articles covering Rockville, Montgomery County and Maryland
 Covered the 2014 primary elections in Montgomery County and conducted exit polls
 Took breaking news assignments ranging from attending events on short notice to writing same-day
articles on local government news

Internet Marketing Intern May 2013 - July 2013

Whitaker Brothers Business Machines, Rockville, Maryland
 Created and updated product pages using Magento and eBay
 Wrote product descriptions for the website and eBay listings
 Appeared in videos to demonstrate products available on the website

COMPUTER SKILLS
 Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, PowerShell, Audacity, NewsGate, Adobe
Premiere, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Highcharts, CARTO, Oracle, SQL
and LexisNexis InterAction

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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Multiplatform Journalism May 2015
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Global Terrorism Minor Program May 2015

 The minor is designed to train the next generation of terrorism analysts and focuses on exploring the
origins and motivations of terrorism.

College Park Scholars - Media, Self and Society September 2011 - May 2013

AWARDS

Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association 2016 Editorial Contest

 First place in Best Use of Interactive Media - Division B for “Map: Election Results from Anne Arundel
County’s polling places”
 First place in Best Use of Interactive Media - Division C for “Halloween Sweet 16: What’s the best
candy”
 First place in Best Use of Interactive Media and second place in Informational Graphics - Division D for
“Interactive: How many drone owners are registered in Harford County”
 Second place in Multimedia Storytelling (News) - Division C for “Interactive: How much has Carroll
County contributed to the presidential campaigns?”
 Second place in Best Use of Interactive Media - Division E for “Interactive: How many drone owners are
registered in Howard County”

Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout Earned October 15, 2010

Troop 264, National Capital Area Council
 Held leadership positions and led an Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project to benefit the Our House
Foundation in Brookeville, Maryland

WORK PORTFOLIO
 maxesimpson.wordpress.com

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