Digital Media Professional
Austin, Texas Area
- Current
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- Open Media Project Lead at channelAustin
- Communications Director at channelAustin
- Video Producer, Writer & Web Developer at iconmedia
- Past
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- Board Member at Save Our Springs Alliance
- Web Developer at Tin Garden Web Solutions
- News Producer at KOOP 91.7 FM
- Web Developer & Video Producer at App-Lab
- Webmaster at Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
- Web Content Editor at Stratfor
- Help Desk Analyst at GTE Call Center
- Media Studies Lecturer at New York University
- Teaching Assistant at University of Texas at Austin
- Human Rights Delegate at Global Exchange
- Bicycle Messenger at Speedway
- Radio News Intern at KPFA 94.1 FM
- Data Entry Specialist at US Census Bureau
- Reporter & Editor at Golden Gater, San Francisco State University
- Building Engineer Assistant at San Francisco State University
- Editorial Assistant, Writer, and Designer at Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco
- Volunteer at Seeds of Peace
- Data Entry Specialist at INFOCOM
- Construction Worker at Housing Project
- Assistant Editor & Festival Organizer at Foundation Europe Against The Current
- Warehouse Remodeler at Berlin Architect
- Remodeler at Gila Builders
- Set Builder at Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- International Volunteer at APSNICA
- Sustainability Intern at Aprovecho Institute
- Carpenter at Joseph Klockner & Co.
- House Remodeler at Integrated Construction Services
- Passive Solar Test Lab Research Assistant at Community College of Allegheny County
- Renewable Energy Intern & Electrician's Helper at Elk Valley Electric
- Groundskeeper at Negley Apartments
- Art Model at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
- Caretaker at Pittsburgh Friends Meeting House
- Tree Planter at Grover Crosswhite & Co.
- Staff Assistant at Santa Cruz Alternative Energy Coop
- Hot Tar Roofer at Roofing Company
- Laborer at Youth Conservation Corps
- Summer Intern at Forest Echo Farm
- Education
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- New York University
- The University of Texas at Austin
- San Francisco State University
- Berliner Volkshochschulen
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Universal
- University of Pittsburgh
- Earlham College
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Stefan Wray’s Summary
Extensive experience in digital media production and management, including print, radio, television, and Internet media. Published writer and talented editor. Proficient at all stages of video creation from script to screen. Possess diverse front-end and back-end web knowledge.
Expertise in variety of Adobe, Apple and Microsoft software, as well as open source tools. Comfortable in Linux, Mac and Windows environments.
Have worked for small businesses, non-profits, and universities. Previous background in renewable energy and sustainable technology.
Stefan Wray’s Specialties:
Copy writing, editing, event planning, grant writing, media management, policy development, public speaking, research, strategic planning, teaching, training, video production, web design
Stefan Wray’s Experience
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Open Media Project Lead
channelAustin
(Non-Profit; Media Production industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
channelAustin's lead on the Open Media Project.
The Open Media Project was initiated by Denver Open Media in 2008, and is now a collaborative effort with Amherst Community Television, Boston Neighborhood Network, channelAustin, Davis Media Access, Portland Community Media, and Urbana Public Television. The project's mission is to develop and distribute an open source tool set that will enable public access TV stations, community media centers, community technology centers, and other community media organizations to work together as user-driven, locally-focused, alternative media networks. Based in Drupal, the project is developing a modular, web-based system that makes local user-generated media more accessible locally and nationally through digital distribution. Leveraging thousands of open-source contributors, the tools are relatively easy and affordable to implement. -
Communications Director
channelAustin
(Non-Profit; Media Production industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
- Writing and editing, including grants, newsletter copy, media releases, policy and procedures, and other internal and external communication.
- Web development, email administration, information management.
- Event planning and organizing, strategic planning.
- Video production and post-production.
- Teaching and training.
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Video Producer, Writer & Web Developer
iconmedia
(Partnership; Media Production industry)
1999 — Present (10 years )
iconmedia has provided video production, web design, and related media services for a range of Austin area non-profit organizations and businesses.
Clients include: Austin Chronicle, American Friends Service Committee, Baker Botts, LLP, Carlson Wireless Technologies, Free Speech Radio News, Free Speech Television, Grassroots Solutions, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon, & Moody, Kucinich for President Campaign, Institute for Southern Studies, Law Office of Henry and Poplin, Lowerre and Frederick, Peace Action Texas, Planned Parenthood of Texas, Save Our Springs Alliance, Sierra Club, Texas Civil Rights Project, Texas Observer, Vote Rescue, Westside Productions LLC, Workers Independent News Service, Z Magazine -
Board Member
Save Our Springs Alliance
(Non-Profit; Environmental Services industry)
March 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 11 months)
Served on the Board of Directors of the Save Our Springs Alliance. Helped organization through bankruptcy. Held position of Board Vice President.
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Web Developer
Tin Garden Web Solutions
(Media Production industry)
August 2002 — October 2002 (3 months)
With small team, established use cases, work flow, and user interface design for handheld devices to be used in an xml-driven medical application.
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News Producer
KOOP 91.7 FM
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 1999 — October 2002 (3 years 10 months)
Co-produced the Friday evening edition of the KOOP news. Conducted numerous, in-studio, live interviews with guests on a variety of local topics.
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Web Developer & Video Producer
App-Lab
(Media Production industry)
March 2001 — January 2002 (11 months)
Developed e-commerce site using XSLT, XML, and SQL. Produced videos of Internet appliance product reviews for App-Lab's partnered web sites.
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Webmaster
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 2000 — October 2000 (6 months)
Maintained and updated the Chamber of Commerce's award-winning web site built on Linux, Apache, and Perl.
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Web Content Editor
Stratfor
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
May 1999 — May 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Hired, trained, and managed 10-person editorial team to line edit and copy edit daily situation reports - sitreps - weekly analyses, and other content for Stratfor's web site. Stratfor provides strategic intelligence on global business, economic, security and geopolitical affairs.
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Help Desk Analyst
GTE Call Center
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 1999 — April 1999 (3 months)
Provided first level diagnostic help desk support to statewide Texas agency.
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Media Studies Lecturer
New York University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 1997 — December 1998 (1 year 4 months)
Taught introductory communications theory classes to undergraduate students in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication. Enhanced curriculum to include focus on the Internet.
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Teaching Assistant
University of Texas at Austin
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 1995 — August 1997 (2 years 1 month)
Taught reporting and editing to undergraduate students in the Journalism Department. Coached students on their writing. Managed a computer lab.
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Human Rights Delegate
Global Exchange
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 1995 — January 1996 (2 months)
Joined Global Exchange delegation to Chiapas, Mexico.
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Bicycle Messenger
Speedway
(Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
April 1995 — August 1995 (5 months)
Delivered packages via bicycle in San Francisco.
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Radio News Intern
KPFA 94.1 FM
(Media Production industry)
March 1995 — May 1995 (3 months)
Wrote news scripts from wire copy and edited local interviews for broadcast at KPFA, the nation's first listener sponsored, community based, radio station in Berkeley, California.
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Data Entry Specialist
US Census Bureau
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
March 1995 — April 1995 (2 months)
Entered census data collected by field workers.
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Reporter & Editor
Golden Gater, San Francisco State University
(Higher Education industry)
January 1994 — December 1994 (1 year )
Reporter and Editor for the Golden Gater, student newspaper at SFSU. Received award for Best News Story.
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Building Engineer Assistant
San Francisco State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 1992 — June 1993 (10 months)
Building maintenance support in SFSU student union.
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Editorial Assistant, Writer, and Designer
Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 1991 — August 1992 (1 year 4 months)
Wrote and edited articles for the Street Sheet. Designed promotional material with Adobe Pagemaker. Maintained mailing list database with MS Works. Participated in event planning and coalition efforts.
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Volunteer
Seeds of Peace
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
October 1990 — May 1991 (8 months)
Provided variety of support for this organization, including database management using FoxPro software.
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Data Entry Specialist
INFOCOM
(Information Services industry)
November 1990 — December 1990 (2 months)
Updated west coast media directory entries.
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Construction Worker
Housing Project
(Construction industry)
July 1990 — August 1990 (2 months)
Worked with Turkish immigrants renovating apartment buildings in Berlin.
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Assistant Editor & Festival Organizer
Foundation Europe Against The Current
(Media Production industry)
August 1989 — October 1989 (3 months)
Copy edited catalog entries for "Europe Against The Current: A Guide to Alternative Independent And Radical Information Carriers." The directory has more than 4,000 entries. Helped organize and staff the Europe Against The Current festival held in Amsterdam that brought together alternative media makers from all over Europe just months before the Berlin Wall fell.
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Warehouse Remodeler
Berlin Architect
(Construction industry)
May 1989 — July 1989 (3 months)
Built interior spaces in warehouse for Berlin architect.
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Remodeler
Gila Builders
(Construction industry)
July 1988 — October 1988 (4 months)
Worked with general contractor & electrician, John Fridinger, dba Gila Builders, on remodeling large home in San Jose, California. As part of small crew, work involved all aspects of construction from framing to wiring.
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Set Builder
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
(Performing Arts industry)
June 1988 — June 1988 (1 month)
Part of stage and set building team on UC Santa Cruz campus.
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International Volunteer
APSNICA
(International Trade and Development industry)
January 1988 — April 1988 (4 months)
Built small houses in rural Nicaragua as volunteer with Architects and Planners in Solidarity with Nicaragua. Project used wood milled from trees and gravel from river beds and only imported metal roofing and cement.
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Sustainability Intern
Aprovecho Institute
(Renewables & Environment industry)
July 1987 — December 1987 (6 months)
Learned about and practiced sustainable and appropriate technology skills at Aprovecho Institute, a non-profit research and education center located on 40-acres outside of Cottage Grove, Oregon.
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Carpenter
Joseph Klockner & Co.
(Construction industry)
February 1987 — May 1987 (4 months)
Part of construction crew that completed the finish carpentry (doors, stair railings, moulding & trim) at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
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House Remodeler
Integrated Construction Services
(Construction industry)
February 1986 — February 1987 (1 year 1 month)
House remodeling with small contractor in suburban Washington, DC.
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Passive Solar Test Lab Research Assistant
Community College of Allegheny County
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 1985 — December 1985 (1 year )
Research Assistant at a newly completed Passive Solar Test Laboratory at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Collected and entered climate and solar lab data. Used Lotus 123 software.
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Renewable Energy Intern & Electrician's Helper
Elk Valley Electric
(Renewables & Environment industry)
June 1985 — September 1985 (4 months)
Summer intern/apprentice with Mike Jacks, a master electrician in Webster Springs, West Virginia, who provided photovoltaic, small-scale wind, and micro-hydro electricity solutions to rural clients. Learned and applied skills in PV installation, wiring, and battery systems.
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Groundskeeper
Negley Apartments
(Real Estate industry)
September 1983 — November 1984 (1 year 3 months)
Groundskeeper at large apartment complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Art Model
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
(Arts and Crafts industry)
June 1982 — October 1983 (1 year 5 months)
Posed for life drawing classes.
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Caretaker
Pittsburgh Friends Meeting House
(Religious Institutions industry)
May 1982 — May 1983 (1 year 1 month)
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Tree Planter
Grover Crosswhite & Co.
(Environmental Services industry)
March 1982 — April 1982 (2 months)
Tree planter in forest clear cuts in Appalachian foothills of North Carolina.
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Staff Assistant
Santa Cruz Alternative Energy Coop
(Renewables & Environment industry)
October 1980 — March 1981 (6 months)
Assisted staff in office administration, public education, and data collection at this alternative energy information and research center in California.
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Hot Tar Roofer
Roofing Company
(Construction industry)
July 1980 — September 1980 (3 months)
Hot tar roofer at mall construction site in Boone, North Carolina.
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Laborer
Youth Conservation Corps
(Environmental Services industry)
November 1979 — January 1980 (3 months)
Built rock walls and other structures in public parks outside Tucson, Arizona.
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Summer Intern
Forest Echo Farm
(Farming industry)
June 1979 — September 1979 (4 months)
Practiced sustainable forestry at farm community near Mt Holly, Vermont.
Stefan Wray’s Education
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New York University
Doctoral Student , Media, Culture, and Communication , 1997 — 1998
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The University of Texas at Austin
MA , Journalism , 1995 — 1997
Completed thesis titled "The Drug War and Information Warfare in Mexico" (222 pages).
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San Francisco State University
BA , Journalism , 1992 — 1995
Major in Journalism, Minor in Technical Writing
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Berliner Volkshochschulen
German 1989 — 1989
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Community College of Allegheny County
AS , Energy Technology , 1984 — 1985
AS Degree in Energy Technology with a focus on Renewable Energy.
With courses in:
- Energy Future
- Energy Economics and Auditing
- Blueprint Reading and Estimating
- Alternative Energy Technology
- Passive Active Solar Systems
- Energy Production Systems
- Energy Practicum
- Fossil Fuel Technology
- Computer Aided HVAC
GPA: 3.69 -
Universal
Spanish 1983 — 1983
Intensive Spanish language program in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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University of Pittsburgh
Spanish 1982 — 1982
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Earlham College
1978 — 1979
Additional Information
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Stefan Wray’s Interests:
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Stefan Wray’s Groups:
Alliance for Community Media, Austin Drupal Users Group, National Conference for Media Reform, Penguin Day, indymedia.org, Various groups, Green City Festival
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Drupal Texas
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Central Texas Nonprofit Drupal Users Group
Stefan Wray’s Honors:
Nominated for the Dewey Winburne Community Service Award at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival, March 2007.
Stefan Wray’s Contact Settings
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