David Chartier

Current

• Freelance tech writer at David Chartier

Past

• Assistant Editor at Ars Technica LLC
• Assistant Lead Editor at Download Squad
• Pro Blogger at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - Weblogs, Inc. / AOL

• IT support at Metropolitan State College of Denver
• Laptop Lease program support at Metropolitan State College of Denver
• IT Support Admin at University of Colorado at Denver
• designer at Four Winds Trading Company

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Education

• University of Colorado at Denver
• University of Wisconsin-Stout

Recommended

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Connections

140 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Blog
• Ars Technica
• My Website

David Chartier’s Summary

Technology writer focused on industry analysis, software and personal productivity. Interested in what's next where it's coming from.

David Chartier’s Specialties:

Research, writing, journalism, motion graphics production, IT support

David Chartier’s Experience

• Freelance tech writer

  David Chartier

  (Online Media industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

• Assistant Editor

  Ars Technica LLC

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  September 2007 — April 2009 (1 year 8 months)

  Reporting and analyzing news about general technology, Apple, the media industry, business, and social media.

• Assistant Lead Editor

  Download Squad

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  February 2007 — August 2007 (7 months)

  Assistant Lead Editor of AOL's Download Squad, a popular computing and software blog. Responsible for blogging news, tips, tricks and opinions on the industry. Also: helping to manage the editorial team and grow the brand.

• Pro Blogger

  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - Weblogs, Inc. / AOL

  (Media Production industry)

  2005 — August 2007 (2 years )

• IT support

  Metropolitan State College of Denver

  (Media Production industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year )

• Laptop Lease program support

  Metropolitan State College of Denver

  (Media Production industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year )

• IT Support Admin

  University of Colorado at Denver

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2004 — May 2005 (10 months)

  Distributing and supporting notebooks for the lease program at the University of Colorado at Denver. Providing training and support for both students and faculty across both Windows and Mac OS X-based computers.

• designer

  Four Winds Trading Company

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  September 2003 — August 2004 (1 year )

  Designing interactive menus for DVD kiosks and cutting movie trailers for said DVDs.

David Chartier’s Education

• University of Colorado at Denver

  BFA , Multimedia design, photo manipulation, motion graphics, video editing , 2002 — 2008

• University of Wisconsin-Stout

  undergrad , Multimedia, graphic design , 1998 — 2000

Additional Information

David Chartier’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Ars Technica
• My Website

David Chartier’s Groups:

•    Ars Technica

David Chartier’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
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• reference requests
• getting back in touch