Michael Jay Lissner

Professional Experience

September 2008 to Present - Consultant to County Agencies
Work on-site with government organizations to plan and implement program management solutions | Write planning and outcome reports | Perform needs analysis with contractors to determine program feasibility

June 2007 to September 2008 - Analyst of Systems Management, Contra Costa County Community Services Bureau
Maintained responsibility for all previous duties listed below | Worked with contractors to administer four departmental databases | Tracked and reported enrollment of more than 2,000 children | Coordinated, completed and submitted semi-annual Program Information Report to federal government | Analyzed and streamlined existing and planned systems | Generated custom GIS reports

October 2005 to June 2007 - Program Assistant, Contra Costa County Community Services Department
Generated and submitted monthly state and federal reports | Administered bi-annual National Reporting System testing of over 1,000 children | Generated and analyzed reports from online database | Researched and updated federally mandated Community Assessment Report | Created and maintained custom Google maps | Provided administrative assistance to county analysts

May 2004 to April 2005 - Inside Sales Manager, BenchPro, Inc.
Created and maintained marketing fliers and catalogs | Researched and contacted new distribution partners | Provided accurate quotes and timetables | Served as bilingual liaison between Mexican factory and American distributors | Independently created and implemented marketing techniques

December 2004 to Present - Founder, CharityHikers.org
Created and designed website | Generate content | Solicited donations for and independently undertook Pacific Crest Trail Temperature Research Project | Support current charity hikers | Solicit applications from community members to hike for a cause

September 2003 to May 2004 - New Merchandise Manager, The Pit Bookstore, Pitzer College
Petitioned for funding from collegiate budget | Managed design of custom logos | Contracted with companies to create student store goods | Maintained store inventory

Education

September 2008 to Present - University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Information
Spring 2009:
  • Mixing and Remixing Information
  • Social and Organizational Issues of Information
  • Energy and Sustainability
  • Energy, Sustainability, and Business Innovation
  • Information Law and Policy
  • Cyberlaw
  • Technology Strategy
Fall 2008:
  • Information Organization and Retrieval
  • Distributed Computing Applications and Infrastructure
  • Politics of Piracy
  • Computer-Mediated Communication
  • Metrics of Sustainability
August 2005 to August 2008 - University of California, Berkeley Extension
Unix/Linux fundamentals | System administration programming with focus on bash scripting, awk, C++, and Perl | Advanced Java Programming
Spring 2004 - BA in English and World Literature, Pitzer College, Claremont, California
Minor in Spanish Language and Literature | Relevant coursework in C++, calculus, economics, education, philosophy
Spring 2003 - Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain
19th century Spanish language and literature | Basque culture and cuisine

Extracurricular Experience

September 2008 to Present - Co-President, UC Berkeley, Graduate School of Information
Work towards greater staff, faculty and student interaction | Promote reputation of department | Facilitate work of other members of student organization through meetings and planning sessions
Summer 2005 - Hiked the length of the Pacific Crest Trail (Mexico to Canada, 2,650 miles)
In-depth research on long-term backpacking considerations including off-trail navigation, gear selection and ultra-light techniques | Planned five-month itinerary and food supply schemata | Set and realized goals over five month period, averaging 18 miles/day for 143 days
2000 to 2004 - Pitzer College Activism
Mead Hall Dormitory President | Intercollegiate Student Senate Representative | Social Responsibility Trustee Committee Member | Campus Life Committee Secretary | ACT/SAT Focus Group Student Senate Liaison | Fourth Meal Implementation Committee Co-Leader | Campus Aesthetics Committee Member | Sexual Assault Panel Member

Additional

Computer
Expert-level proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite including Visio, Excel, Word, Publisher and PowerPoint | Excel Analytical Tools | Dreamweaver | Photoshop | Unix/Linux: Bash scripting, awk, sed, grep and vim | apache2 | Drupal 5.x | Java 1.5 | XHTML, CSS 2.0, XML, Perl, C++, C | Python, django
Language
Fluent in written and oral Spanish
Leadership
Received and renounced Eagle Scout Rank | Robert's Rules of Order and Brown Act of 1953
Practical Skills
Certified Wilderness First Responder (WMI) | HIPAA certified | Woodworking | Metalworking | Sewing
Memberships
Information Management Student Association (IMSA) | Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) | Secular Coalition for America