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
Disturbing circumstances: One of the cats figured out that he can sit in my office chair when I'm not around. Or if I am, my lap works too.about 8 hours agofrom Tweetie
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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
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, LAUGHING SQUID;
San Francisco, CA – August 2008 – Present
SITE ADMINISTRATOR, GEOLOGY NEWS;
San Francisco, CA – February 2005 – Present
PHOTO SAFARI COORDINATOR, PHOTOJOJO
San Francisco, CA – October 2008 – February 2009
COMMUNITY MANAGER AND FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPER, HIPSTERATE;
San Francisco, CA – January 2008 – December 2008
OUTREACH ASSISTANT, SF-ROCKS;
San Francisco, CA – September 2004 – December 2006
SURE INTERN, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE CENTER;
Los Angeles, CA – June 2004 – August 2004
EDUCATION
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Computer Applications and Operating Systems:
Apple Aperture, Final Cut Pro, and iWork
HTML/XHML, CSS design
Computer Languages:
AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, CLUBS, and HONORS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS