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The Résumé of Ryan Matson

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OBJECTIVE

To build on my foundation of community involvement and web development through a commitment to ongoing learning and problem solving by applying my organizational and technical skills to a job that is creative and technical in nature, ideally working to empower individual and organization alike.

EDUCATION

9.03-8.09 ♦ Portland State University 's School of Urban and Public Affairs
Bachelors of Science Degree in Community Development
& Sustainable Urban Development minor
with a focus on Community Organization & Change

9.01-6.03 ♦ Portland Community College
Civil and Mechanical Engineering Technology
Electronic Engineering Technology

9.96-6.00 ♦ High School
Portland Adventist Academy

RELATED EMPLOYMENT

06.97-present ♦ Resonant Resident
☆ Freelance Internet Consultant ☆
Development of diverse web projects of dynamic, user-editable content for interactively scaling web solutions is achieved utilizing technical writing, graphic design and relational data management, made accessible through hand-coded layout and application programming using various languages often described as 'object-oriented programming', as well as offering office networking assistance and computer hardware and software support.

10.05-09.06 ♦ Community Development Student Group @ PSU
☆ Communications Director ☆
Responsibility for implementation and maintenance of a community-driven website, as well as monitoring the main organizational email account and voicemail box. This role expanded to also include database development and web form programming, as well as email newsletter campaigns.

09.03-06.04 ♦ Democracy Matters
☆ Campus Organizer ☆
Establishment of this student group at PSU by organizing events around education on campaign finance reform for political candidates revealed political electoral reform approaches not previously known to much of the PSU community.

COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

04.04-05.06 ♦ Peoples Food Co-op: Localization Committee and Hands-On-Owner

07.05-05.06 ♦ Spreading Roots Spring Forth: Member of Board of Directors

01.05-09.05 ♦ Project Sustain Urth: Project Co-Champion / Natural Builder

08.04-07.05 ♦ Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood: Communications Chair

11.03-06.05 ♦ The City Repair Project: Technology Coordinator

11.04-06.05 ♦ Seven Corners Localization Initiative: Organization Chair

11.04-06.05 ♦ Southeast Uplift N'hood Coalition Member of Board of Directors

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project management including facilitation, consensus and development;
Mastery of web-based programming languages including XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL;
Utilization of auxiliary languages such as ASP, MSSQL, PERL, CFML;
Incorporation of open-source approaches like RESTful architecture, JSON and AJAX-based interfaces;
Curiosity of ActionScript, RSS/RDF, FOAF, and various XML standards.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Community empowerment, placemaking, slow food, sustainable development, cycling, photography, permaculture, reclaimed resources, international communities and local asset mapping.