The Basics
Experience
Web Developer
@HawkSoft, Inc.
I build websites, web applications, and web service frameworks using C# and the .Net Framework. Much of my front-end work delves heavily into jQuery and HTML5.
Location
Aurora, OR
Dates
Jul. 2011 - Present
Website
http://hawksoftinc.com
Managing Director
@Jumping Duck Media
Focus on print production of fiction novels and workbooks, the online production of websites and blogs, and everything else in between. Offer consulting services to individuals and companies interested in enhancing their online presence or creating innovative printed collateral.
Fields
Consulting, publishing, Strategy, Marketing, Website Design and Development
Location
Beaverton, OR
Dates
Apr. 2008 - Present
Website
http://jumping-duck.com
Consultant
@Eric A Mann
Work independently to help clients of all sizes recognize and leverage their brand strengths and competitive positions in the market. Develop comprehensive marketing strategies for new product development, product/brand repositioning, and major consumer advertising campaigns.

Skilled at collateral development, copywriting, web strategy, and event coordination.
Fields
Consulting, Strategy, sales, Branding
Location
Portland, OR
Dates
Jul. 2007 - Present
Website
http://eamann.com
Technical Writer
@NuMedics
Develop intuitive user interfaces for web-based data management applications. Create and implement marketing strategies geared towards cultivating quality web traffic and social media referrals.
Fields
Website Design and Development, Technical Writing
Location
Tigard, OR
Dates
Apr. 2010 - Jul. 2011
Website
http://numedics.com
Customer Development Director
@Zubeo
Managed customer development activities. Prepared business presentations for potential corporate partners and delivered sales pitches in-person at industry trade shows. Developed sales and marketing website in advance of product beta release. Facilitated customer focus groups and design collaboration meetings.
Fields
B2B, sales, Website Design and Development, Customer Development
Location
Portland, OR
Dates
Oct. 2008 - Nov. 2009
Website
http://zubeo.com
Sales Associate
@Columbia Sportswear
I help educate customers about Columbia's products and match them with the most effective item for their activity of choice. I also help maintain a clean sales floor, restock inventory, and check out customers when they're finished shopping.
Fields
sales, Retail
Location
Lake Oswego, OR
Dates
Oct. 2008 - Jan. 2009
Website
http://columbia.com
Intern
@Parker LePla
Provided administrative support and was a constant contributor in brand strategy development projects. Brainstormed ideas, researched naming scheme, and prepared client deliverables well in advance of presentations. Also worked on projects aimed and gaining new business (RFPs) and further developing our extensive and diverse portfolio of clients.
Fields
Strategy, Branding, Marketing Communications
Location
Seattle, WA
Dates
Jan. 2008 - Apr. 2008
Website
http://parkerlepla.com
Sales Associate
@Zales
Sold diamond, precious gem, gold, and sterling silver jewelry during the holiday season. Also responsible at times for cleaning jewelry, repairing watches and replacing batteries, and sending more complicated repairs to area jewelers. Other responsibilities included counting the till and making the nightly deposit.
Fields
sales, Retail
Location
Tigard, OR
Dates
Dec. 2007 - Jan. 2008
Graduate Student
@Portland State University
Full-time student in an intensive business management master's program. Studies focused on business and related trends throughout the Pacific Rim and on marketing to a global consumer base. Focused on understanding the power of the brand and the branding process, and exercised knowledge of the outdoors and related industries through case studies and live projects with MNC clients.
Location
Portland, OR
Dates
Jun. 2006 - Aug. 2007
Website
http://www.mim.pdx.edu
Assistant Complex Director
@University of Oregon
Supervised training and event planning, organization, and execution with 16 Resident Assistants and 4 Freshmen Interest Group Academic Assistants in a building with ~600 full-time first-year students. Other Responsibilities included event development, academic and leadership coaching, financial management, and student advising.
Fields
Higher Education, Student Affairs, Judicial Affairs
Location
Eugene, OR
Dates
2005 - 2006
Website
http://housing.uoregon.edu
Scoutcraft Director
@Boy Scouts of America
Designed a craft and outdoors skills curriculum for a Boy Scout summer camp. Trained and led four junior staff members in course instruction and program development.
Fields
Leadership, Education
Location
Oregon
Dates
Jun. 2002 - Aug. 2005
Resident Assistant
@University of Oregon
Created academic and social events, acted as a resource for freshman residents in substance-free theme first-year living building.
Fields
Higher Education, Resident Adviser
Location
Eugene, OR
Dates
2003 - 2005
Website
http://housing.uoregon.edu
Education
Master of International Management
@Portland State University - School of Business
International business program focused on the Pacific rim (SE Asia). Covered courses on international marketing, cross-cultural negotiations, logistics management, and environmental sustainability. Included 3-week business trip to Japan and China to meet with businessmen on the ground. Culminated in 5-month business consulting project with DeMarini Sports regarding international exports to Japan.
Fields
Global Marketing, International Management
Location
Portland, OR
Dates
Jun. 2006 - Aug. 2007
Bachelor of Science
@University of Oregon
Studied international relations, universal human rights, multi-generational justice, race relations, and elections strategy.
Fields
Political Science
Location
Eugene, OR
Dates
Sep. 2005 - Jun. 2006
Bachelor of Science
@University of Oregon
Studied quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, experimental and theoretical physics, Fourier analysis, multi-variable calculus, and fractal analysis.

Conducted an independent study project to estimate and extrapolate the Chandrasekhar limit for the mass of a white dwarf star.
Fields
Physics, Mathematics
Location
Eugene, OR
Dates
Sep. 2002 - Jun. 2005