| Roland
Wells |
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http://rw.ip8.org |
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| Objective |
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Contact
Info |
| Contribute
to positive change. |
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Address |
PO Box 656 |
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Fairfield IA, 52556 |
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Phone |
641.469.6895 |
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Email |
rwells@thebeatbox.org |
| Walker
Group, Inc. - Fairfield, Iowa USA |
| Dates: |
August 2004 - Present |
| URL: |
http://wgclaims.com |
| Position: |
Adjuster / Operations Manager |
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| Working with Walker
Group, Inc. as an Insurance Adjuster, I spent 2 months last fall (2004)
working 12 hour days in Orlando and Pensacola, FL helping people get their
lives back together after the 4 hurricanes raged through. I inspected and
estimated over 70 damaged properties. Currently, I am working on setting
up accounting systems, a new website and training new adjusters in Xactimate,
an adjusting software. |
| The
Beatbox, Fairfield Iowa |
| Dates: |
August 1999 - November 2004 |
| URL: |
http://www.thebeatbox.org |
| Position: |
Founder / Director / Administrator |
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| Founded The Beatbox
youth center in August 1999. Responsible for overall business development
over 4 years of operations. Raised over $500,000 in funding from spring
2000 to spring 2003. Developed and taught educational programs in Web Design,
Video Production, and Business Development Applied for and received a $300,000
federal education dept. grant, in Fall 2001, to create BTECH (The Beatbox
technology program, now FTEC). Built and developed advisory board that included
the city mayor, chief of police, juvenile court officer, community parents,
state representatives, and local business owners. Juvenile crime in Fairfield
dropped 50% in the years the Beatbox was open. |
| Akkshara,
Inc. Sydney, Australia |
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Professional
Training |
| Dates: |
Sept. 2000 - Present |
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Walker Group, Inc. |
| URL: |
http://www.akkshara.com |
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Commercial and Residential Estimating |
| Position: |
Director of Photography |
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Earthquake & Flood damage estimating - Certified |
| Director
of Photography and editor for short film “This and That”. Director
of Photography for multi-media project “Reverie”. Reverie I
was shown in its video installation format at Sonic Circus, University of
Western Sydney in 2002. Reverie II was premiered at QPIX, Brisbane, Australia.
Currently, Director of Photography for an "untitled" documentary
featuring the life of a polish WWII survivor. |
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Xactimate estimating software - Certified |
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EMSLRC – University of Iowa Hospitals
& Clinics, 2004 |
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Completed Emergency Medical Technician course |
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Successfully passed National EMT-B certification
test |
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Digital Media Program, MUM University, 1997-2000 |
| Nurv.Nu.Media
- Los Angeles California |
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Produced and directed documentary film |
| Dates: |
August. 2003 - Present |
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Additional courses completed in Business Management |
| URL: |
http://www.nurv.nu |
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| Position: |
New Media Designer |
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The New York Film Academy, 1998 |
| Back-End
programming on 25+ CD-based new media projects for McGraw-Hill and Prentice
Hall textbook divisions. Unix consulting on various projects. |
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Completed intensive filmmaking course |
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Produced and directed short films on 16mm Reversal
film |
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| Skills
Portfolio |
| Catastrophe Damage Estimating |
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Web / New Media Production |
| Damage estimating for the following: |
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Web Design |
| Earthquake |
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E-commerce Strategy Development |
| Hurricane/Windstorm |
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Video/Audio Integration |
| Flood |
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Multimedia CD production |
| Residential and Commercial |
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Print Design / Layout Techniques |
| Xactimate Certified |
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Color-set design |
| Catastrophe Field Manager |
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Workstation design and installation |
| Claims & Issue Tracking/Auditing/Accounting |
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Film/Video Production |
| Emergency Medical Technician |
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Film Production - Pre-Production, Production,
Post |
| Nationally Certified EMT-B |
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Flatbed Film Editing |
| CPR/AED Instructor AHA |
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NLE Editing Systems - Final Cut Pro, Premiere,
Avid |
| Business - NPO Management |
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Digital Film Production |
| Project Management |
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Studio / Set Lighting |
| Financial Accounting |
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Titles/Credit Design |
| Operations Management |
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Network Administration |
| Strategy and Planning |
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LAN / WAN Routing and Switching |
| Team Leadership and Development |
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FreeBSD Unix Administration |
| Board Development |
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Web/FTP/Email Services |
| Budgeting and Financial Planning |
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Microsoft Network Management |
| Construction Techniques |
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CISCO PIX firewall configuration |
| Stick-frame construction |
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Network Cabling / Server Cabinet Installation |
| Drywall hanging/taping/mudding |
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Field/Catastrophe office and network set-up |
| Electrical roughing and finish |
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| rwells@thebeatbox.org |
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(641) 469-6895 |
