Margy Rydzynski

Current

Social Media Consultant at Brave New Web (Sole Proprietorship)
Site Administrator at Arlington Entrepreneurs

Past

Guest Columnist at Vibrant Nation
Documentation Specialist - Lahey Clinic at Black Diamond Networks
Owner at New Europe Bakery

Data Migration Specialist - Hewlett Packard at Tek Systems
Data Migration - Sun Microsystems eCommerce Content Operations at Tek Systems
Database Administrator and IT Assistant at CQ Personnel
Founder of Desktop Publishing Business at Inscribe
Marketing Coordinator at YWCA of Cambridge, MA
Administrative and Marketing Assistant at Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries
Office Manager at Harvard Divinity School
Program Coordinator at Harvard University Trade Union Program

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Education

Boston University

Recommended

4 people have recommended Margy

Connections

74 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

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Margy Rydzynski’s Summary

I am a social media consultant in Arlington, Massachusetts. I enjoy working with small business owners, generally age 40 and above, who are not familiar (or even comfortable) with the social media landscape (blogs, social networks, cloud computing, etc.). I consider it my job to "demystify" this environment and give these business owners a tangible, comprehensible, place to begin.

I am also the founder and manager of Arlington Entrepreneurs, an online social network for businesses of all types in Arlington, Massachusetts.

These specialties also tie into my ongoing interest in the web, in particular content management and web development. I welcome the opportunity to use my existing skills as a high-tech contractor, and am always looking for ways to increase that level of expertise. My current learning projects include coursework in html, CSS and asp.net.

Finally, I am a fiction writer with one, self-published, mystery novel and another in the pipes. I'd like to work with other authors and publishers to get more visibility, share writing and increase sales.

Margy Rydzynski’s Specialties:

Social media, content management, writing, business administration

Margy Rydzynski’s Experience

Social Media Consultant
Brave New Web (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Public Relations and Communications industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

I am the founder of Brave New Web, which helps small business owners understand and use online social media. My services include one-on-one and group consultations, social network setup and simple website design/hosting.
Site Administrator

Arlington Entrepreneurs

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

Founder of Arlington Entrepreneurs, a business social networking website open to Arlington, MA businesses, consultants, non-profit organizations, contractors, temps and volunteers. Content creation, topical research and recruitment.
Guest Columnist

Vibrant Nation

(Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Guest business columnist. Provide advice about using social media (blogs, social networks, micro-blogs) to promote small business.
Documentation Specialist - Lahey Clinic

Black Diamond Networks

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2008 — January 2009 (5 months)

Member of HIPAA Electronic Forms Management team. Prepare paper forms for conversion to electronic format. Use content management system to upload, version and publish electronic forms. Also wrote user documentation for the same.
Owner

New Europe Bakery

(Food & Beverages industry)

2004 — 2009 (5 years )

Founder of internet-based specialty food and gift business. Strategic planning, event management, website/blog/print media content creation and maintenance, market research, office management and financial administration.
Data Migration Specialist - Hewlett Packard

Tek Systems

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2008 — July 2008 (4 months)

Contractor with experience in data migration on a variety of different software platforms. Wrote "how to" documentation for tool/s used in migration project at Hewlett Packard. Contract position.
Data Migration - Sun Microsystems eCommerce Content Operations

Tek Systems

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2007 — February 2008 (6 months)

Data migration and validation in a multitude of live and test storefront environments. Testing of functionality following upgrades to content management systems (created in-house). Position required extreme attention to detail and accuracy, regular documentation of progress. Contract position
Database Administrator and IT Assistant

CQ Personnel

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year )

Worked as IT assistant and junior database administrator for the Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup. Contract position through CQ Personnel
Founder of Desktop Publishing Business

Inscribe

(Publishing industry)

October 2002 — January 2005 (2 years 4 months)

Writing, editing and desktop publishing. Content provision, page layout and design, photo and illustration editing, coordination with print service bureaus, photographers and designers.
Marketing Coordinator

YWCA of Cambridge, MA

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

May 2004 — December 2004 (8 months)

Administrative assistant and marketing coordinator. Coordinated major fundraising luncheon. Wrote promotional and informational literature, used national YWCA design templates to lay out fliers, brochures and booklets. Assisted Executive Director with daily administrative tasks. Part-time position.
Administrative and Marketing Assistant

Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

December 2002 — March 2004 (1 year 4 months)

Maintained website, wrote for website and other informational publications, designed brochures, fliers and newsletters, assisted with setup of monthly conferences and other events, performed general office administrative duties. Part-time position.
Office Manager

Harvard Divinity School

(Education Management industry)

May 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 6 months)

Office and event management, financial/grant and office administration. Supported Center director and worked with faculty, researchers and fellows, support staff and work-study students. Liaison to Divinity School’s MIS Department. Helped resolve staff and fellows’ software, hardware and email problems.
Program Coordinator

Harvard University Trade Union Program

(Education Management industry)

October 1989 — May 2000 (10 years 8 months)

Event coordination, office management and financial/grant administration. Most of this time was sole event coordinator for a 10-week international, residential Executive Program. Wrote and edited sections of the alumni newsletter. Served as department liaison to IT Department, oversaw transition to new finance and accounting computer systems. Hired and trained a second, part-time assistant.