Manager Project

John Mink___________________________________________

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Overview of Skills

. Extensive nonprofit sector experience doing research, writing,

and archiving

. Detail-oriented with longtime editorial experience in the

workplace

. Project management - supervising interns, working with outside

clients, and meeting deadlines

. Planning and executing promotional strategies for intellectual

content

. Database building and management

. Proficient in Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Excel, Cyclone,

AutoCad, ArcGIS

. Longtime experience in event planning and coordination

. Well-developed skills as a treasurer, negotiator, and meeting

facilitator

Professional Experience

CyArk

Lead Researcher, Editor-at-Large

Orinda/Oakland, California, 2007-present

. Full oversight and execution of primary research, written

content, and professional-grade editing on thirty-plus

individual heritage site documentation projects published online

for public viewing

. Key project sites include Provence's Saint-Trophime

(http://archive.cyark.org/sainttrophime-info), Yucatan's

Chichen Itz (http://archive.cyark.org/chichen-itza-info)

and Oaxaca's Monte Alb n (http://archive.cyark.org/monte-

albn-info)

. Graphic processing and positioning of individual project media

items with full geo-referencing

. Directing full multimedia presentations and assembly of live

powerpoint lectures for audiences of CyArk employees, interns,

project partners, college students, and heritage professionals

. Building and maintaining textual content and geo-referencing for

extensive database on potential threats to thousands of global

heritage sites, a portion of which is publicly viewable online

at http://archive.cyark.org/hazard-map

. Supervising interns, fact-checking and editing their written

work

. Authoring and editing investigative blogs on a variety of

current events affecting world heritage and related concerns,

all published online for public viewing

. Key blogs include the multipart 2012: Truth, Fiction, and

the Popular Imagination (http://archive.cyark.org/2012-

truth-fiction-and-the-popular-imagination-blog)

. Maintaining extensive direct communications with outside

clients, including many different project co-sponsors,

facilitating their requirements for research and written content

S.P.A.M. Records/Geekfest Booking Collective

Co-founder, General Manager

Pinole/Oakland, California, 1996-2003

. Booked all performers and set schedules for monthly daylong

music showcases, with up to fifteen acts per day performing

. Set performance schedules, served as primary stage manager,

organized volunteer teams for day-to-day tasks and

conducted crisis management as needed

. Routed and booked tours across the U.S. and Europe for acts on

the record label, ranging from fifteen shows in three weeks to

133 shows in eighteen weeks

. Served as facilitator for bimonthly collective meetings with ten

to twenty attendees

. Personally executed graphic layouts for over twenty full-length

records, then arranged for their mastering, pressing, and public

release

. Conducted general label bookkeeping and calculated royalty

payments for musicians

. Wrote and negotiated recording contracts for new artists on

label's roster

. Maintained regular communication with record distributors and

stores

Education and Internships

University of California

Berkeley, California, Class of 2007

. Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology with Distinction in General

Scholarship

. Degree (Summary) G.P.A. of 3.86, Academic Honors

CyArk Internship (accredited by UC Berkeley)

Berkeley, California, 2006-2007

. Conducted high-definition laser scanning operations of standing

architecture using several different Leica LDS scanners, coupled

with onsite survey and GIS work

. Processed and rendered raw scans from these operations using

Cyclone and AutoCad architectural software suites, then

organized and presented complete datasets for other interns,

heritage professionals, and UC faculty members

Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance

San Ignacio, Belize, summers of 2005 and 2006

. Archaeological fieldwork program; training included field

survey, excavation, architectural reconstruction, laboratory

analysis and cataloging of artifacts to create a database

Additional Experience

MRR Magazine (est. 1978)

Featured Monthly Columnist

San Francisco, California, 2000-2007

. Wrote fully-researched opinion columns on a wide range of

social, political, and musical topics

. Met monthly deadlines and stringent editorial requirements

. Engaged in frontline reporting in Manhattan immediately

following the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade

Center

Alternative Tentacles Recordings

General Manager Trainee

Fall 2003

. Conducted general label bookkeeping, calculated royalty payments

for musicians

. Wrote and negotiated recording contracts for new artists on

label's roster

. Helped manage an office staff of four employees and several

interns

. Maintained regular communication with record distributors and

stores

Alternative Music Foundation Youth Collective

Booking Agent (volunteer position)

Berkeley, California, 1998-2002

. Booked performers and coordinated full schedules for three to

four shows per month

. Represented the booking department at bimonthly collective

meetings

. Reviewed the lyrical content of musical acts for ethical

concerns, in service of the Foundation's mission to provide a

safe space for people of all ages and backgrounds

References Available Upon Request

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