Resume of Robert E. Thomason
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Washington, DC, 20033
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Work experience
The Washington Post: 1988 to June, 2009
News researcher, reporter
- Covered international affairs and economics
- Provided research for a wide range of subjects as needed
- Established a bankruptcy beat for the business desk
- Co-edited the Cybersurfing column during the early days of the Web
- Extensive work on both Gulf Wars and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
- Provided close assistance and support to numerous graphics and maps
- Explained Post standards to readers, think tanks and foreign governments
- Assisted in joint projects with WashingtonPost.com
Alamance-Orange Enterprise: 1985-1986, 1987, Mebane, NC
Editor/reporter for a weekly near Chapel Hill, NC
- Provided intensive and quality news reporting, editing and photography
- Supervised staff of reporter/photographers
- Assisted in an early conversion to an electronic content management system
The Raleigh News and Observer: 1986-1987, Chapel Hill NC
Police/court reporter
- Covered the Chapel Hill and Orange County communities
- News desk duties in newsroom at Raleigh
- Provided photography in support of stories and staff
The Kernersville News: 1982-1984, Kernersville, NC
Reporter, photographer
- Extensive work covering community, church and political events
- Responsible for darkroom production of newspaper s photographs
- Conducted layout for a weekly publication
Other work experience: freelance, part-time or short-term assignments
- Covered the S&L bailout legislation of 1988 for a finance-industry newsletter
- Detailed macroeconomic effects as well as industry effects on credit unions
- Monitored and wrote about the Federal Reserve Board
- Covered over-the-counter stocks for a wire service
- Computer-assisted-research project for national magazine
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Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA in journalism, 1979
- Heavy concentration of economics courses
- Active on school newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel
Additional courses
- The University of Maryland (economics)
- George Washington University (statistics and economics)
Relevant skills
Core Web skills
- HTML, CSS, MySQL, PHP, javascript
- Developed skills on personal Web sites
- Assisted producers at WashingtonPost.com
- Geocoding for various Web mapping projects
Six years as a director of my condo association
- Planned, approved and directed $1 million-plus annual budgets
- Oversaw a $3.5 million building upgrade
- Director for a 15-person staff; Treasurer, president of 5-member board