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 | |
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| 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 |
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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