Roland Wells http://rw.ip8.org - Objective Contact Info Contribute to positive change. Address PO Box 656 Fairfield IA, 52556 Phone 641.469.6895 Email rwells@thebeatbox.org Walker Group, Inc. - Fairfield, Iowa USA Dates: August 2004 - Present URL: http://wgclaims.com Position: Adjuster / Operations Manager - 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 - 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 Professional Training Dates: Sept. 2000 - Present Walker Group, Inc. URL: http://www.akkshara.com Commercial and Residential Estimating Position: Director of Photography 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. Xactimate estimating software - Certified EMSLRC – University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, 2004 Completed Emergency Medical Technician course Successfully passed National EMT-B certification test Digital Media Program, MUM University, 1997-2000 Nurv.Nu.Media - Los Angeles California Produced and directed documentary film Dates: August. 2003 - Present Additional courses completed in Business Management URL: http://www.nurv.nu Position: New Media Designer 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. Completed intensive filmmaking course Produced and directed short films on 16mm Reversal film Skills Portfolio Catastrophe Damage Estimating Web / New Media Production Damage estimating for the following: Web Design Earthquake E-commerce Strategy Development Hurricane/Windstorm Video/Audio Integration Flood Multimedia CD production Residential and Commercial Print Design / Layout Techniques Xactimate Certified Color-set design Catastrophe Field Manager Workstation design and installation Claims & Issue Tracking/Auditing/Accounting Film/Video Production Emergency Medical Technician Film Production - Pre-Production, Production, Post Nationally Certified EMT-B Flatbed Film Editing CPR/AED Instructor AHA NLE Editing Systems - Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Avid Business - NPO Management Digital Film Production Project Management Studio / Set Lighting Financial Accounting Titles/Credit Design Operations Management Network Administration Strategy and Planning LAN / WAN Routing and Switching Team Leadership and Development FreeBSD Unix Administration Board Development Web/FTP/Email Services Budgeting and Financial Planning Microsoft Network Management Construction Techniques CISCO PIX firewall configuration Stick-frame construction Network Cabling / Server Cabinet Installation Drywall hanging/taping/mudding Field/Catastrophe office and network set-up Electrical roughing and finish rwells@thebeatbox.org (641) 469-6895