Dan Shaw

PO Box 3028, Ashland, Oregon 97520

dan@danshaw.com –  tel. 707-513-9005 – DanShaw.com

 

Career Summary

·       30+ years as a writer, editor, and publisher; helping hundreds of independent business owners develop and execute print, internet and video marketing strategies, meeting deadlines on multiple concurrent complex projects

·       15 years as a website developer, helping corporations and entrepreneurs to set and achieve their online business and income goals

·       Producing hundreds of hours of video, filming conferences and television shows; interviewing hundreds of people on film, 3/4 million youtube views

·       Authoring poetry, fiction and non-fiction articles on a broad range of topics, publishing numerous books and maps, appearance on the History channel (2011)

·       Decades of public speaking, group leadership, sports and personal coaching, classroom teaching, and tutoring adults, explaining technical information to novices

Employment

Harry & David

          Stocker, gift assembly & packing line, fast-paced supply with zero delay              Oct. – Nov. 2013

          Customer service rep, telephone order entry, with courtesy and accuracy          Dec. 2013

Owner, Rosetta Publishing, video, print publishing, website, & business support services. Managing multiple concurrent complex technical tasks, managing subcontractors; producing courtroom exhibits and giving expert testimony, and shooting hundreds of videos for clients including State of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, and various aerospace organizations                                                                           05/1992 – present

Owner & webmaster, VortexMaps.com, business startup & development             1995 – present

Aquaponics project manager, Pyramid Pure Foods, design and build 11,000 gallon vegetable and fish production greenhouse systems                                                                                      05/2012 – 08/2012

Featured artist, Ashland Public Library, "Find Yourself on a River" Interactive Map Art Exhibit, including geography questions, a puzzle, and a lesson plan for students and the public                                        Spring 2007

Hydrogeology researcher, Ground Zero Analysis, chemical and industrial research for Superfund lawsuits.                                                                                                                               10/2001 – 05/2002

Southern Oregon University:

Tutor & mentor, Success at Southern, serving students with disabilities, low income, and / or first generation college students                                                                                         09/2001 – 12/2001

Program Director, Adult and Non-traditional Students Program, managing the program office & lounge, producing a variety of programs, representing Non-trad. needs in student governance          

09/1999 – 06/2000

Tech Specialist, Hannon Library Information Technology Center, providing computing support to students                                                                                                                    01/1999 – 06/1999

Hotel manager Ashland Hostel, taking reservations, greeting guests, and customer service                                                                                                                                                      5/98 – 10/1998 & 5/1999 – 10/1999

Map specialist, Talent Elementary School. My map collection covers two basketball courts. I developed and presented an activity based on a scavenger hunt for map symbols.                                               1999

Ecology teacher, Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Oregon. I delivered the Salmon Watch curriculum developed by Oregon Trout.                                                                                                       Fall 1998.

Geography teacher, "Space Base". I developed and taught this geography curriculum for the After-School Enrichment Program, Walker Elementary School, Ashland, Oregon,                                             May 1997

Soccer coach, Ashland YMCA, fall season,                                              1996 - 2000

Gymnastics coach, Level 1 girls, 6 – 9 years old, Ashland YMCA,           1993

Camp Counseling:

Lifeguard, Contra Costa Jewish Community Center Summer Day Camp, 1984; Art specialist, Contra Costa Jewish Community Center Summer Day Camp, 1983; Camp counselor, Camp Tawonga, overnight camp, 1982; Camp counselor, Marin Jewish Community Center Day Camp, 1981

Education

B.S. Geography, Communication Minor at Southern Oregon University 2001; 3.37 GPA, Dean's List, Fall 1998

California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST): Total passing score of 182. 2007.

Community Involvement:

Phoenix Community Kitchen volunteer 2012-2103; Rogue Valley Community Access Television producer and mentor, 2005 – 2013; Ham Radio Operator License #KD7VZQ, 2004; Scuba Certification, 2002; Basic Lifesaving (EMT-B) Certification, 2001; Ashland Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member #0090, 2001; Ashland Police Department Citizen's Academy, 2000; Mediator's Certification, 1999; Certification in lithography 1980, The youngest person to program the IBM 1130 computer at College of Marin in 1974, at age 10