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'''Company''': [[fastwonder.com|FastWonder]]
 
'''Company''': [[fastwonder.com|FastWonder]]
  
'''Position''': Founder
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'''Position''': Online Community and Social Media Consultant
  
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'''About Dawn''': Consultant, Community Manager, Event Organizer, Blogger, and Technology Enthusiast
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==Experience==
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* Currently provides [http://fastwonderblog.com/consulting/ consulting services] for companies wanting to engage with online communities through various social media technologies including discussion forums, blogs, wikis, podcasts, and more. Consulting services also include community events, online community building, blogging strategy, RSS-based information monitoring, custom employee training sessions, and more.
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* Also currently the community evangelist for Shizzow and co-founder / chair of Legion of Tech
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* Has more than 13 years of experience in technology and software with expertise in open source software, [[web 2.0]], blogging, and community building.
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* The author of the [[FastWonderBlog.com|Fast Wonder]] Blog ([[fastwonderblog.com]]) and is currently working on a book for [[Oreilly.com|O'Reilly Media]] about the art of community.
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* Organizes a monthly Portland [http://legionoftech.org/blog Legion of Tech Happy Hour Meetup event] for local technology employees, is an organizer for the Portland BarCamp event, and is a member of the [[POSSEPDX.org|Portland Open Source Software Entrepreneurs (POSSE)]].
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* Previously, worked at [[JiveSoftware.com|Jive Software]], [[compiere.com|Compiere]], [[Intel.com|Intel]], and a Midwestern manufacturing company in positions ranging from [[Unix.org|Unix]] system administrator to market researcher to open source strategist.
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==Education==
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* Holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from [[Kent.edu|Kent State University]]
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* A master's degree in business administration from [[Ashland.edu|Ashland University]].
  
Dawn M. Foster is currently the Director of Developer Relations at Jive Software, a collaboration software company in Portland, OR. She has more than 12 years of experience in technology and software with expertise in open source software, web 2.0, blogging, and community building.
 
  
Dawn is the author of [[fastwonderblog.com|Fast Wonder]]: An Open Culture Blog (fastwonderblog.com) and is currently working on a book for O'Reilly Media about the art of community. She organizes a monthly Portland BarCamp Meetup event for local technology employees, is an organizer for the Portland BarCamp event, and is a member of the Portland Open Source Software Entrepreneurs (POSSE).
 
  
Previously, Dawn worked at Compiere, Intel, and a Midwestern manufacturing company in positions ranging from Unix system administrator to market researcher to open source strategist. She holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Kent State University and a master's degree in business administration from Ashland University.
 
  
 
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: <email>7dfc43e394a948704c160c61a311f134</email>
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: 503-702-7223
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: @geekygirldawn on Twitter
  
  
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 22 October 2008

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Company: FastWonder

Position: Online Community and Social Media Consultant

About Dawn: Consultant, Community Manager, Event Organizer, Blogger, and Technology Enthusiast

Experience

  • Currently provides consulting services for companies wanting to engage with online communities through various social media technologies including discussion forums, blogs, wikis, podcasts, and more. Consulting services also include community events, online community building, blogging strategy, RSS-based information monitoring, custom employee training sessions, and more.
  • Also currently the community evangelist for Shizzow and co-founder / chair of Legion of Tech
  • Has more than 13 years of experience in technology and software with expertise in open source software, web 2.0, blogging, and community building.
  • Previously, worked at Jive Software, Compiere, Intel, and a Midwestern manufacturing company in positions ranging from Unix system administrator to market researcher to open source strategist.

Education



Contact info:

503-702-7223
@geekygirldawn on Twitter


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