The Intersection

About Me & Resume

Award-winning investigative journalist turned web developer — 15 years in newsrooms, now building tools that turn data into understanding.

I spent 15 years as an investigative reporter — covering statehouses, analyzing public records and building data visualizations at newsrooms in Indiana, Virginia, Oklahoma and Wyoming. I left journalism voluntarily in 2022 to pursue web development full time.

The transition wasn't a departure from journalism — it was a move deeper into the tools. I'd been building Tableau dashboards and Datawrapper charts for years; learning React and TypeScript let me build the whole product, not just the graphic.

I'm looking for roles where journalism, data and technology overlap — news applications, election tools, AI-assisted reporting platforms, civic tech or any product that helps people understand complex information. I'm also open to general frontend and fullstack work, especially at mission-driven companies.

Outside of work, I follow AI policy closely. I live in Bloomington, Indiana, with my dog. I'm a lifelong Cubs fan, a distance runner and an IU alum who still reads the Indiana Daily Student.

TREVOR BROWN

630‑301‑0589 · trevorbrown.web@gmail.com · trevorthewebdeveloper.com

Summary

Award-winning investigative journalist with 15 years in newsrooms covering elections, government and public policy across four states. Turns public records and complex datasets into clear, accurate charts, maps and interactive graphics using Tableau, Datawrapper, Flourish and Chart.js. Now builds production web applications and data pipelines in JavaScript, TypeScript and SQL.

Web Development

Frontend & Backend Developer

2023 – Present

Keith Brown DDS (Naperville, IL)

Built production Next.js site from scratch — layout, forms, call tracking, full design system
Manages $2,000/month Google Ads campaign with API dashboard integrating GA4, CallRail and Google Business Profile; increased new patient bookings by 33%
Built admin dashboard with Clerk authentication, role-based access, Python billing pipeline and AI chat interface via Anthropic API

Journalism & Data Visualization

Investigative Reporter

2016 – 2022

Oklahoma Watch (Oklahoma City) — independent nonprofit newsroom

Investigated Oklahoma's legislative, executive and judicial branches for independent nonprofit newsroom — beats included elections, dark money, criminal justice, redistricting and public health
Built Tableau dashboards, Datawrapper charts and Flourish visualizations for own investigations and for other reporters published under Creative Commons and republished by other outlets
Investigations included hospital billing practices (22,250 court records), voter registration purges (90,000+ records), partisan legislation (3,600+ bills), campaign finance and redistricting

State Capitol Reporter

2011 – 2016

Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne)

Covered the governor's office, state legislature and state budget across three election cycles
Broke story on Wyoming Highway Patrol using ticket quotas to evaluate troopers — practice rescinded after publication

Reporter & Editor

2007 – 2011

CNHI (14 papers in Oklahoma), Staunton News Leader (Virginia daily), Indiana Daily Student (Indiana University)

Sole statehouse correspondent filing for 14 newspapers across Oklahoma
Daily newspaper reporter at Staunton News Leader covering local government in Virginia
Editor-in-Chief of Indiana Daily Student (Indiana University), directing 100+ student journalists

Technical Skills

Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS

Frameworks

React, Next.js, Node.js, Tailwind CSS

Data & APIs

PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Google Ads API, Chart.js, data pipelines

Auth & Tooling

Clerk, NextAuth, Better Auth, Playwright, Git, Vercel

Claude API, OpenAI API, Gemini API, Grok API, Ollama

Domain

Newsroom workflows, editorial judgment, FOIA, deadline publishing

Education

Web Development Certificate (2022)

University of Oklahoma / Fullstack Academy

260-hour intensive program

B.A. Journalism (2008)

Indiana University

B.A. Political Science (2008)

Indiana University

Awards & Recognition

Writer of the Year (2021)

Great Plains Journalism Awards

Reporter of the Year (2020)

Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists

1st Place, Investigative Reporting (2022)

Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists

Community Champion (Honorable Mention) (2020)

Institute for Nonprofit News

Web Projects

Second Brain — Personal Data Platform (2026)

TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Anthropic API

Fullstack application with TypeScript data pipelines processing 200,000+ records from 14 sources, React frontend with search and visualization dashboards, API route handlers, and Tauri desktop wrapper

Keith Brown DDS — Admin Dashboard (2024)

Next.js, Google Ads API, Clerk Auth, Python