Geek, Blogger, Superhero
Eugene, Oregon Area
- Current
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- IT Director and Ad Designer at Discover Sunriver Vacation Rentals
- Manager and Editor at Bend Blogs
- IT Manager and Ad Designer at Sunray Vacation Rentals
- Writer and Manager at UtterlyBoring.com
- Chief Geek at orty.com Technology Solutions (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Installation Manager at ispi of Lincoln/Digital Partners
- Online Director, Columnist at Oregon Daily Emerald
- Online Intern at Statesman Journal
- Education
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- University of Oregon
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Jake Ortman’s Experience
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IT Director and Ad Designer
Discover Sunriver Vacation Rentals
(Hospitality industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)
Responsible for Web site maintenance, photography, network, computer and telephone system issues, design and implementation of marketing campaigns.
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Manager and Editor
Bend Blogs
(Internet industry)
December 2004 — Present (5 years )
Webmaster, editor, manager, owner, chief geek and gopher of Central Oregon's blog aggregator.
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IT Manager and Ad Designer
Sunray Vacation Rentals
(Hospitality industry)
May 2002 — Present (7 years 7 months)
In charge of Web development and marketing (including SEO), print and web design as well as maintenance and management of 20-client and five-server Windows NT/2000 and Citrix terminal network.
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Writer and Manager
UtterlyBoring.com
(Internet industry)
May 2002 — Present (7 years 7 months)
Nearly-daily updated Bend-based blog. Receives over 2000 unique visitors per day. Considered "Godfather of Local Blogs" by The Source Weekly.
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Chief Geek
orty.com Technology Solutions (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)
Chief geek and head honcho for Web hosting and technology consulting company in Bend, Oregon. Providing Web hosting using a cPanel-powered Apache, PHP, Perl, MySQL environment. Provide custom computer, server and laptops as well as repairs and maintenance of those systems.
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Installation Manager
ispi of Lincoln/Digital Partners
(Internet industry)
July 2000 — May 2002 (1 year 11 months)
Installation Manager, customer support technician, production assistant, sales support. In charge of moving clients and staff through installation and setup processes, making sure deadlines were met. Remote and in-person support for sales team and over 200 University and corporate clients.
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Online Director, Columnist
Oregon Daily Emerald
(Non-Profit; Publishing industry)
February 1998 — June 2000 (2 years 5 months)
Online Director/Editor, Columnist, Freelance Photographer. Online Edition Awards: Collegiate Press Network: 1999 Gold Medal Award, 1998 Honorable Mention; ACP/U-Wire Online Newspaper of the Year: 1999 2nd place, 1998 3rd place; Student Society of News Design: 2000 3rd Place; SPJ NW Region: 2000 1st place; ONPA: 2000 1st Place; Pacemaker Finalist: 2000.
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Online Intern
Statesman Journal
(Newspapers industry)
June 1999 — September 1999 (4 months)
Summer Internship. Researched and developed database-driven hosting and management solutions for online news content. Worked with Sales department to produce products for clients.
Jake Ortman’s Education
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University of Oregon
BS , Journalism, CIT , 1997 — 2000
Minor in Computer Information Technology
- Activities and Societies:
- Oregon Daily Emerald, Oregon Running Club, Campus Band
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cPanel Official Company Group
Jake Ortman’s Honors:
Collegiate Online News Awards:
Collegiate Press Network: 1999 Gold Medal Award, 1998 Honorable Mention
American Collegiate Press Online Newspaper of the Year: 1999 2nd place, 1998 3rd place
Student Society of News Design: 2000 3rd Place
Society of Professional Journalists NW Region: 2000 1st place
Oregon: 2000 1st Place
Pacemaker Finalist: 2000.
Contributor: The Student Newspaper Survival Guide (ISBN: 0813807417) and mention in Buzz Marketing with Blogs For Dummies (ISBN: 076458457X)
Considered the "Godfather Of Local Blogs" by The Source Weekly.
Mentioned and Quoted in numerous national and regional publications (New York Times, Bend Bulletin, Oregonian, among others)
Jake Ortman’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
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- business deals
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