schloss angeles
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The story below is a story of my professional life. It covers approximately 20 years, so some links may not work or may be very old.
General Manager, Apartment WIFI, EducationSuperHighway, 6/23-
At EducationSuperHighway I support broadband network design, procurement and strategy.
Civic Technologist, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston, MA
As a member of the Digital Equity team at MAPC, a Regional Planning Agency of the greater Boston area, I support municipalities and nonprofit organizations with their digital equity and access planning.
Member, PTSD Art Collective, Brooklyn, NY
With partner Paul Kamuf, PTSD creates site specific installations on fencing in the urban environment to engage viewers in conversations of separation, unity and beauty. In January of 2022 PTSD was selected by Artbridge for an installation within the NYCHA Red Hook Houses.
Community Design Consultant, Brooklyn, NY
Returning to the US in summer of 2020, I continue my work with individuals, nonprofits and other groups to implement human centered design practices and technology to support healthy communities.
“Sabbatical”, San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico
In the summer of 2018, my family and I moved to San Pancho in the state of Nayarit to begin a new adventure. While there I taught technology to 8th and 9th grade students at Costa Verde International School and supported Entreamigos with their technology programming. It was also a time to spend time with family, surf, play soccer, regain long forgotten Spanish fluency, and eat lots of tacos.
Project Manager
At HR&A Advisors I was a founding member of the Broadband team, supporting cities to create resilient, equitable, affordable and secure networks for their residents.
Director of Technology
As Director of Technology for the Red Hook Initiative, I developed and led the technology programs at the youth and community development nonprofit. Our department’s claim to fame was Red Hook WIFI, maintained and promoted by the Red Hook Digital Stewards. My team also managed the Red Hook HUB, a local communication tool, both online, social media, and good old fashioned bulletin boards. In 2015, Red Hook WIFI provided 4000+ users with free broadband access, mediated by our splash page featuring local news, opportunities and media productions. 80% of Digital Stewards find further employment or pursue further education. Red Hook WIFI will eventually expand to all commercial corridors of Red Hook, while the network simultaneously expands onto the footprint of NYCHA housing. I was a founding member of Mayor De Blasio’s Broadband Task Force, Per Scholas Brooklyn Advisory Board, and the RETI Center Advisory Board. I have presented RHI’s technology work at the White House, NYC City Hall, and internationally.
Director of Community Initiatives
As a resident of Red Hook and long time employee of the Red Hook Initiative, I oversaw the development of the Community Initiatives arm of the organization. This allowed me to meet with and create solutions with a wide variety of stakeholders, many of whom are also my neighbors. While in this position, our team developed the 8th grade math/science after-school program; Community Change Workers Media Team; Social Justice Fellows, young adult community organizers; and Red Hook Local Leaders, an emergency preparedness and community organizing group for adults.
Media Coordinator.
As the Media Programs Coordinator at the Red Hook Initiative, I began incorporating other types of media production including videomaking, photography, game design and web-making into the middle school and high school programming. Working with a team from NYC Radio Rookies, The Lamp, we the created the NYC Digital Waves Festival, a youth media festival bringing together youth media makers from the East Coast to share work and learn from each other. I also helped to redesign and maintain the website of the Red Hook Initiative.
Designer.
After completing my graduate work in the Stanford University Learning, Design and Technology program, I was awarded the idea@theBass fellowship assisting the Bass Art Museum in Miami, FL to redesign their educational center. I maintained a blog of the design process while at the Museum and after my departure the newly designed Lindemann Family Creativity Center was renovated.
Student.
Read about the 2010 final Expo for the Learning, Design and Technology Program at the Stanford University School of Education. My final project, 21stcenturylit.org, provided a curriculum for teachers to cultivate critical consumers and producers of online material.
Program Facilitator.
Initially as a volunteer and then as staff, I created RHI Radio, an Internet radio program for high school participants at the Red Hook Initiative, a nonprofit organization in Brooklyn, NY.
Artist.
Once I was a producer, engineer and performer of Prototokyo, a electronic RnB duo dedicated to love. I designed this website and it was built by Brendan Klinger.
Teacher.
I created this website with high school students to showcase their work in my music and radio production class. Over the years I have taught elementary, junior high and high school students various types of arts and media production, and have been a guest speaker at the university level.
Audio Engineer/Producer/Studio owner.
I created the first version of www.schlossangeles.com to present the work of my music production career, which lasted for about 10 years. The recording studio has been sold and the publishing and production company, and Internet and terrestrial radio station I ran out of the studio was shuttered.