12 STARLING CRES.

NEPEAN ONTARIO
PHONE: (613)-859-0566 • E-MAIL: ROB.HILTZ@GMAIL.COM

ROBERT HILTZ
Objective
To obtain an internship at CBC Ottawa in order to gain real-world experience
in journalism

Related experience

January-April 2010 Algonquin Times

Editor
 Responsible for editing content, slotting stories, layout of front page,

selection of content and post-production editing

 Worked as full-time reporter/photographer, writing stories from school

budgets to sports

September-December 2010 Algonquin Times

Editorial page editor/layout editor
 Assisted in slotting, selected content for comment pages, co-ordinated

cartoon, worked with paginators to solve problems and worked with

advertising staff
 Worked as full-time reporter/photographer, writing stories from school

budgets to sports to columns and editorials.

September-December 2010 Algonquin Times

Re-design committee member
 Completely overhauled the Algonquin Times into a modern, clean

newspaper.
Education

September 2009-Present Algonquin College

Journalism
 Program focuses on a hands on approach to journalism

 Students work across all mediums: print, online, radio as well as video

2005-2008 Laurentian University Sudbury, ON

Mining Engineering.
 Focused in problem solving, mathematics, programming and mining

practices.

2001 - 2005 John McCrae Secondary School Ottawa, ON

Focused in mathematics, science, history and English
 Graduated with honours June 2005
Other work experience
2008 Xstrata Nickel – Craig Mine Sudbury,
ON
Surveyor/Engineering student worker
 Compiled daily survey drawings, and updated the primary mine drafts,

surveyed above and below ground using electronic survey equipment and
proprietary software
 Created excel program using visual basic in order to track cement fill

passed through underground filling system; for the purpose of scheduling

maintenance based on pipe wear studies.
 Conducted weekly safety checks in order to maintain air quality in the

underground portion of the mine, created and issued plans for new and/or
updated designs to un-mined portions of the site.
 Participated in planning and design meetings with management from

engineering as well as the production side of operations.

2007 Xstrata Nickel – Thayer Lindsley Mine. Sudbury,
ON
Underground labourer/Engineering student worker
 Observed and assisted with many different areas of underground

production, from drilling to extraction

 Learned to become comfortable with the underground environment and

high pressure/dangerous environments in general.

 Worked with heavy equipment and explosives on a daily basis.

References
 Available upon request.