Resume

DAVE SCHUMAKER
San Francisco, CA
(415) 692-1016
dave@daveschumaker.net

COMMUNITY MANAGER

Experienced, motivated and driven community manager and front end web developer for multiple websites since 2003. Possess a bachelor of science degree and a strong passion for interacting with others to solve problems in a positive way. Currently working for a social media company that has the potential to change the way we think.

EXPERIENCE

COMMUNITY MANAGER, GDGT;
San Francisco, CA – January 2009 – Present

• Lead a team of moderators and interns in consumer electronics product research.
• Proactively responded to user support requests.
• Promote website through various avenues of social media.
• QA support for new site features.

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, LAUGHING SQUID;
San Francisco, CA – August 2008 – Present

• Researched and wrote posts and articles that focused on entertainment news, photography, science, and social media that were seen by tens of thousands of readers each day.
• Fostered intelligent discussion with readers and commenters and actively searched for new, interesting, and fresh content that would be periodically posted on the site.

SITE ADMINISTRATOR, GEOLOGY NEWS;
San Francisco, CA – February 2005 – Present

• Designed and maintained a portal and community for geoscience related news on the internet.
• Designed front-end presentation of the site and made sure fresh, new content was regularly posted from 3 different contributors.
• Interacted with readers and community members to effectively disseminate information and knowledge.
• Initially designed the site using our own content management / blogging system using HTML / CSS, PHP, MySQL, and Javascript before moving the site over to a customized WordPress installation in late 2005.

PHOTO SAFARI COORDINATOR, PHOTOJOJO
San Francisco, CA – October 2008 – February 2009

• Planned and organized a series of free, public photo safaris in San Francisco with upwards of 100 photographers attending. Scouted out potential routes and contacted venues to schedule hosting options.
• Promoted the events through online and offline media and covered by newspapers such as the SF Chronicle.
• Answered questions about our events from potential participants in a concise and timely manner.
• During the events, I ensured smooth operation of the festivities and led participants through the streets of San Francisco.
• At each venue, I interacted with the participants and managed the voting and presentation of prizes.

COMMUNITY MANAGER AND FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPER, HIPSTERATE;
San Francisco, CA – January 2008 – December 2008

• Primary liaison between development team and the community.
• Addressed any concerns or questions that users had and relayed constructive comments to our development team.
• Updated the official site blog with our latest activities and features and promoted the website through various mediums (web and print).
• Developed and maintained the initial MySQL database back-end and front-end PHP, HTML, and CSS of the website.

OUTREACH ASSISTANT, SF-ROCKS;
San Francisco, CA – September 2004 – December 2006

• Worked with high school students and their teachers to show how scientific research projects related to earth studies were conducted.
• Guided students in conducting their own independent research that would eventually be presented in front of a national science conference.
• Also designed and maintained the SF-ROCKS web page using standards compliant HTML and CSS.

SURE INTERN, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE CENTER;
Los Angeles, CA – June 2004 – August 2004

• Conducted independent research projects in geophysics and seismology that involved statistical analysis of raw seismic data in a laboratory.
• Involved in field work that required the installation of radio-networked sensors to monitor the propagation of seismic waves.
• Interpreted seismic data on UNIX workstations using a combination of MATLab, Generic Mapping Tools, Seismic Analysis Code 2000, and C++.

EDUCATION

• San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA – Bachelor of Science (Geology), 2006
• Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA – Associate of Science (Computer Science), 2003

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Applications and Operating Systems:

• Mac OS X, Windows XP and Vista, various flavors on Linux (Fedora, Mandriva, and Ubuntu)
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access
• Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Lightroom, and Photoshop
  Apple Aperture, Final Cut Pro, and iWork
• Scientific analysis packages: Mathematica and MATLab
  HTML/XHML, CSS design

Computer Languages:

• C++
• Javascript
• MySQL
• PHP
• XML

AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, CLUBS, and HONORS

• 2007 – Poster presentation at the annual Geological Society of America meeting in Denver, Colorado
• 2005 – California State University Research Competition, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Finalist
• 2004 – Internship with Southern California Earthquake Center
• 2003 – Secretary of Geology Club at Cal State University, San Bernardino

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Geophysical Union
• Geological Society of America
• Southern California Earthquake Center