Welcome to Goodfellow

Studio!

I'm Kris

JOURNALIST,

INFORMATION ARCHITECT,

ENTREPRENEUR,

TECHNOLOGIST

JOURNALISM HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. TELLING STORIES IS AS IMPORTANT AS EVER, BUT NEW METHODS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS, UNDERSTAND ISSUES AND TAKE ACTION.
I HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

ILLUSTRATOR

95%

90%

GEOSPATIAL

85%

PHOTOSHOP

80%

NATURAL LANGUAGE

40%

JAVASCRIPT

30%

PYTHON

30%

PROFESSIONAL

PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO

MY WORK. LEARN MORE >

School Ratings vs. Home Value At cyberhomes, we looked at the correlation between home values and school ratings. We created a tool that would help users find places where schools were good and home values were lower than would be expected.	Map Making Made Easy When I was at AP, we struck a deal with Esri to create a SaaS solution to make creating news maps fast and easy.	50 Year of Manned Space Travel At National Geographic, we commemorated this important anniversary.
Impact of Going Green At cyberhomes.com, we walked users through how to make their home more energy efficient using a combination of DIY videos, stories and analysis of the impact of the improvement on their home value.	Foreclosure Facing America The foreclosure crisis that affected so many Americans was confusing and scary. At cyberhomes, we helped them navigate the difficult waters.	Home Sweet Home At cyberhomes.com, we created a way for people to find the right neighborhood for them before finding the right home for them.
Where Should I Put My Business? At cyberhomes.com, we also created a tool for helping businesses use data to find the place where their customers would flock.	Associated Press Graphics AP Graphics was voted Best Wire Service Graphics after years of losing to competitors. We improved the quality of the work and increased daily.	Can New Orleans Be Saved? National Geographic asked this questions after Katrina leveled the city. I did a deep dive into the geography and climate science to help readers understand the challenges ahead. The feature won a Gold Award at the Malofiej information graphics competition.
When Does Life Begin? With advancement in stem cell research, The New York Times ask me to look at what religious and political opinions are against the backdrop of the daily growth of an embryo.	CBS News Election Graphics In 2004, I worked with a team from Esri to help CBS present demographic background data and live election results using a touch screen monitor.	Voyager's Open Data Network At Voyager Search, we cover the news, too. We keep our open data site up to date with free, topical data from public sources. Today, there are about 40 million map data sources.

Experience

2013-present

Voyager Search

Executive

Early employee in the search and geospatial startup. Lead product development, marketing, support and set up processes for hiring and growing the company.

2006-2012

Cyberhomes & RPR

Vice President of Product Management
Lead Product management for the home valuation and listing website. • Won Best Online site from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

2005-2006

National Geographic

Freelance Graphics Editor

• Worked with illustrators and cartographers to create award winning graphics on New Orleans following Katrina and the 50-year anniversary of manned space missions.

2001-2006

Esri

Media Marketing and Product Manager

• Headed worldwide media marketing for this GIS technology company • Created on-air election maps for CBS News in 2004 • Supported recovery efforts in the NYC Emergency Operation Center following 9/11.

1998-2001

Associated Press

Graphics Director
• Integrated print and online graphics departments • Envisioned and launched an SAAS mapping solution with software partner • Developed election mapping tools for 50-state coverage.

1995-1998

The New York Times

Visual Journalist and Graphics Editor
• Covered breaking news, investigations and features.
• Worked on new section development

2001-1998

Columbia University,
School of Journalism

Adjunct Professor

• Created and taught the first visual journalism class. A number of my students went on to work at the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other national publications.

1993-1995

Chicago Tribune

Graphics Editor and Visual Journalist
• Covered breaking news and feature stories.
• Worked on the newspaper redesign and new section development

1993-1995

Northwestern University,
Medill School of Journalism

Adjunct Professor

• Copy editing

1992

Northwestern University

BA Journalism at Medill School of Journalism

CONTACT

Twitter: @krisgoodfellow

Email: kris@krisgoodfellow.com

Tel: 949-335-2437

CONTACT

EXPERIENCEO

Welcome to Goodfellow

Studio!

I'm Kris

JOURNALIST,

INFORMATION ARCHITECT,

ENTREPRENEUR,

TECHNOLOGIST

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PORTFOLIO

MY WORK. LEARN MORE >

School Ratings vs. Home Value

At cyberhomes, we looked at the correlation between home values and school ratings. We created a tool that would help users find places where schools were good and home values were lower than would be expected.

Map Making Made Easy

When I was at AP, we struck a deal with Esri to create a SaaS solution to make creating news maps fast and easy.

50 Year of Manned Space Travel

At National Geographic, we commemorated this important anniversary.

Impact of Going Green

At cyberhomes.com, we walked users through how to make their home more energy efficient using a combination of DIY videos, stories and analysis of the impact of the improvement on their home value.

Foreclosure Facing America

The foreclosure crisis that affected so many Americans was confusing and scary. At cyberhomes, we helped them navigate the difficult waters.

Home Sweet Home

At cyberhomes.com, we created a way for people to find the right neighborhood for them before finding the right home for them.

Where Should I Put My Business?

At cyberhomes.com, we also created a tool for helping businesses use data to find the place where their customers would flock.

Associated Press Graphics

AP Graphics was voted Best Wire Service Graphics after years of losing to competitors. We improved the quality of the work and increased daily.

Can New Orleans Be Saved?

National Geographic asked this questions after Katrina leveled the city. I did a deep dive into the geography and climate science to help readers understand the challenges ahead. The feature won a Gold Award at the Malofiej information graphics competition.

When Does Life Begin?

With advancement in stem cell research, The New York Times ask me to look at what religious and political opinions are against the backdrop of the daily growth of an embryo.

CBS News Election Graphics

In 2004, I worked with a team from Esri to help CBS present demographic background data and live election results using a touch screen monitor.

Voyager's Open Data Network

At Voyager Search, we cover the news, too. We keep our open data site up to date with free, topical data from public sources. Today, there are about 40 million map data sources.

Experience

Voyager Search

Cyberhomes & RPR

National Geographic

Esri

Associated Press

The New York Times

Columbia University, School of Journalism

Chicago Tribune

Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism

Northwestern University

CONTACT

Columbia University,
School of Journalism

Northwestern University,
Medill School of Journalism