Ed Thompson

Experience

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  SOUTH HILLS HEALTH SYSTEM

  Sept 1987 - Nov 2004

  Paramedic Response Unit Personel

  Response paramedic for the South Hills Health System. Also in charge of the systems prehospital QA/CQIAT. Performed QA over every trip sheet where critical measures were used.

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  West Mifflin # 2 VFC

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1996

  Assistant Chief

  Assistant Chief, Borough of West Mifflin.

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  LifeStar Ambulance

  Oct 1995 - Feb 1997

  Operations Supervisor

  Operations Supervisor at the Main Base. Worked and managed the day to day operations in the Communications Center.

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  Verizon

  Feb 1997 - Jun 2006

  Outside Plant Technician (Lineman)
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  Titan Swim Team

  Aug 1997 - Apr 2005

  Head Coach

  Head coach of competitive swimming program in the Allegheny Mountain Swimming Association. The program was run under USA Swimming.In addition to overall team operations, coached the senior swimmers.

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  Allegheny Mountain Swimming Association

  Mar 1998 - Jan 2001

  Assistant Swimming Coach

  Selected by peers to coach the Allegheny Mountain Swimming Association's Zone Swimming Team. This team is comprised of the fastest swimmers in the state of PA/WV/OH.

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  West Mifflin School District

  Jul 2000 - Dec 2004

  High School Assistant Swimming Coach

  Assistant Swimming Coach for High School athletes and also the age group swimmers.

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  HyXposure Photography

  Jun 2002 - now

  Owner/Photographer

  Owner/HyXposure Sports PhotographyWe provide top of the line action/sports photographs to our customers. We shoot all sports and anything action. Not only do we do the action, but we also do any type stills, senior pictures, pets, babies, new position announcement photos and architectural shots. Basically, anything you can come up with.

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  LifeCare Hospital-Pittsburgh

  Nov 2007 - Apr 2008

  Physician Liaison

  Market LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh.

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  Football University

  Sept 2008 - now

  Regional Director/Scout

  Scout athletes across the country for our camps. Coordinate camps in my region. FBU is the premier company that develops today's young athletes and prepares them for the NCAA that lies ahead of them.Football University is the nations largest football camp company that spans North American and will begin camps in Europe in 2012. Operating in 45 cities in the US, 6 in Canada and 3 in Europe, FBU brings the nations top 6th-12th graders to camp to work on fundamentals and technique in a small group setting. FBU brings in 15 NFL instructors to train 200 plus athletes per city for 20 hrs of on field and in classroom training. FBU is the owner of the Eastbay Youth All American games, Football University Youth National Championships, US Army National combine and the US Army All American Bowl. For more information on these properties go to www.footballuniversity.org or contact me. Show less

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  Andre Rison Football Academy

  Oct 2008 - Mar 2012

  Head Football Coach

  Head coach at Andre Rison's Football Academy.

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  Voice of America

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Sports Radio Co-Host with NFL Andre Rison

  Co-Host sports talk radio with NFL veteran player and Super Bowl Champion Andre "Bad Moon Rising" Rison.

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  Baldwin High School Football Program

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Assistant Football Coach/Scout

  Assisted with the Baldwin High School Football Program. Also was a scout for the program. Scouted future opponents and filmed/evaluated teams. Worked with both middle school level and varsity level.

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  MaxPreps

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2017

  Sports Photographer

  Cover high school sports games.

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  High School Sports Center

  Jul 2012 - Jan 2013

  Director of Operations Pennsylvania

  Responsible for entire operations and advertisements at High School Sports Center in Pennsylvania. Cover all high school sports and the athletes that participate in them. Oversee the advertisement sales and management. Coordinate daily sports articles for the website. Also complete various media outlet requests. Responsible for the day to day operations of all sports management and information within Pennsylvania.

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  The Recruit

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2017

  Sr. VP of Marketing and Brand Development/Athlete Recruiting and Education

  Currently in charge of leading nationwide marketing program and brand development of new company. The Recruit is a company that has partnered with the nations leading athlete recruiting firm Top Prospect Networks. hand in hand the two companies look to be at the fore front of high school athletes recruiting from the east coast to the west coast.

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  Trib Total Media

  Apr 2014 - Oct 2016

  Freelance Photographer

  Cover the stories in and around the Pittsburgh PA market.

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  Varsity Views

  Mar 2015 - Jul 2017

  Sports Photographer

  Cover high school sports each day. Shoot upwards of 2-3 games a day.

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  Mon Valley Independent

  Dec 2015 - Nov 2018

  Photojournalist

  Freelance photojournalist

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  LEGENDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2018

  Director Of Photography

  Director of Photography

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  Steelers Now

  Jul 2017 - now

  Sports Photojournalist
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  Herald-Standard

  Nov 2017 - now

  Photojournalist
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  Pittsburgh Sports Now

  Aug 2018 - now

  Freelance Photojournalist
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  Pittsburgh Soccer Now

  Aug 2018 - now

  Photojournalist
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  Glossy Finish

  May 2019 - May 2020

  Professional Photographer

  Photographer for Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach South Carolina.

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  Lifetouch

  Nov 2020 - Feb 2022

  Photographer
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  KDKA-TV

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  Assignment Desk Editor
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  WTAE Hearst Pittsburgh

  Jun 2022 - now

  • Assignment Editor

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Assignment Editor

    Jun 2022 - now
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  Butler Eagle

  Jan 2024 - now

  Lead Photographer