Thomas R. "Randy" Lilleston
lilleston@lycos.com
703-768-4782

Resume -- brief version

Work Experience:

1/04-date: Rewrite desk editor, USA TODAY/News editor, USATODAY.com/Deputy news editor, USATODAY.com

Currently oversee news section of USATODAY.com as well as rewrite/continuous news desk, which provides breaking news copy and briefs to all USA TODAY products (print and electronic).  Supervise staff of 13. From 1/04 until 12/05, oversaw political coverage and performed rewrite duties for website.

6/01-1/04: Senior editor, AOL News/Managing editor of local news, AOL Local/Digital City.

In senior editor's post, edited news articles, built video packages and edited the news Welcome screen. From 6/01 to 4/03, oversaw the editing and placement of local news feeds for various AOL products, including AOL Digital City, and supervised eight contract employees.


6/99 – 6/01: Senior editor of politics section, CNN.com, Washington.

Lead editor of political section of CNN.com during 2000 election season. Supervised staff of as many as nine; planned daily political news coverage and helped plan special projects, including CNN.com's coverage of the 2000 primaries, political conventions, election and the 2001 inaugural. Worked under tremendous deadline pressure every day, often posting articles within minutes of news developments. Helped coordinate video and cross-media packages with CNN broadcast units. Awards include "Webby" nominations for best political or law site in 2000 and 2001, and a "Webby People's Choice" award in the same category in 2001. Site made numerous major "Best of the Web" lists during my tenure.


3/95 – 6/99: Managing editor of online ventures/senior editor of CQ Daily Monitor, Congressional Quarterly Inc. Washington.

Served as managing editor of online ventures from 3/95-1/99 and senior editor of CQ Daily Monitor from 1/99-6/99. In online ventures position, was charged with developing new consumer and professional online products for Congressional Quarterly, a highly respected Washington publishing company. Worked closely with editorial, marketing and technical staffers to build, launch and edit new products. Sites developed, edited or assisted in development included CQ American Voter 1996, CQ Politics for Pros, CQ Monitor on the Web and CQ Washington Alert for the Web. In senior editor's position, helped in transition of CQ Daily Monitor daily newsletter onto the World Wide Web, then served in a daily editing capacity and oversaw staff of four. Awards included: Best consumer Web site, Interactive Industry Association, 1996; best non-print magazine, "Ozzie" awards for magazine design, 1998.


11/90 – 3/95: Washington bureau chief/White House reporter, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Washington.

Bureau chief and White House reporter for largest newspaper in former President Clinton's home state. Served as newspaper's lead reporter for the 1992 presidential campaign, traveling more than 100,000 miles with then-Gov. Bill Clinton. Supervised two staffers.

1/90 – 11/90: Deputy editor, zoned editions, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis.

11/84– 1/90: Assistant city editor/reporter, Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock.

11/82– 11/84: Reporter, The Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

5/81– 11/82: Reporter, The News-Tribune, Jefferson City, Mo.

Education:

9/78 – 5/81 Bachelor's degree, journalism, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo.

Co-editor of student newspaper, spring term 1980; sports editor, 1981; vice president of student chapter of Society of Professional Journalists, 1981; vice president of Missouri College Newspaper Association, 1981.



Other Skills:

Strong online and computer skills. I have been online since 1982 and have overseen numerous Web sites and computer bulletin boards. I opened my first CompuServe account and ran my first online "bulletin board" in 1983, and opened my first Internet account in 1991. Have good basic knowledge of HTML and most widely used commercial software packages. Very familiar with computer hardware; build my own computers from parts. Also have strong knowledge of developing technologies and consumer electronics.