Macintosh Consultant at MacRory.Com
Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
-
- Macintosh Consultant at MacRory.Com
- Past
-
- Contract Project Manager at Go.com
- Teacher at Vancouver School District
- Community Safety Officer at Reed College
- Teacher at Orleans Parish School District
- Education
-
- Washington State University
- Clark College
- Portland State University
- Reed College
- Connections
-
52
connections
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Rory Bowman’s Summary
Reed College graduate and former elementary teacher now works as a computer consultant, specializing in integration of systems for non-profits, individuals, small and micro-businesses which use Macintosh computers. My job is to serve as an IT department and small business advisor, making sure that hardware, software, people and business processes all work together and get along for long-term productivity.
I am primarily interested in working with people I like on projects that are interesting in the Portland and Vancouver area of southwest Washington.
Rory Bowman’s Specialties:
Mac OS X and system integration including online presence for small business operations and marketing. Blogs, web sites, marketing and operations planning.
Rory Bowman’s Experience
-
Macintosh Consultant
MacRory.Com
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1998 — Present (10 years 4 months)
Founded own business as a contract technical writer in 1998, just as release of the iMac and OS X created opportunities for someone with Macintosh and Unix experience. Changed company name from RoryBowman.com to MacRory.com and incorporated in 2004 as Thrasymachus Corporation to bring on employees and function as a small-business incubator. Currently focused on general support, system integration and business process for non-profits, individuals, small businesses and micro-businesses.
-
Contract Project Manager
Go.com
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1999 — February 2000 (5 months)
Contract technical writer and project manager, covering key accounts for woman on maternity leave during transition from InfoSeek to Go.Com, primarily in Content Services.
-
Teacher
Vancouver School District
(Education Management industry)
August 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 1 month)
Middle school teacher at Gaiser Middle School, team-teaching sixth grade and in the Challenge program for gifted and talented students. Special emphasis on Visual Math program and Junior Great Books, with an interest in hands-on science, cross-disciplinary social studies and integration of the writing process across the curriculum.
-
Community Safety Officer
Reed College
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
1991 — June 1996 (5 years)
Worked as dispatcher then as Community Safety Officer within security department for a residential, private liberal arts college. Obtained a degree in criminal justice as I trained for a supervisory position, including work as crime prevention officer and bringing department into compliance with national Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act.
-
Teacher
Orleans Parish School District
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
July 1990 — June 1991 (1 year)
Fifth-grade teacher at McDonogh #19 in New Orleans' lower ninth ward. Charter member of Teach for America program, having completed student teacher training in Los Angeles Unified School District at Betty Plasencia Elementary near Echo Park.
Rory Bowman’s Education
-
Washington State University
Masters in Teaching Program 1995 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Member of the 1996 cohort for the Washington State University Vancouver Master in Teaching program, with internship and research in the Vancouver School District, leading to K8 elementary certification.
-
Clark College
AAS, Criminal Justice, 1993 — 1993
- Activities and Societies:
- Perfect 4.0 GPA with special emphasis in private security for a residential college campus, including anti-violence education and crime prevention.
-
Portland State University
Women's Studies 1991 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Post-bacc courses in women's studies with a special emphasis on women's spirituality, therapeutic writing and issues of social and physical violence.
-
Reed College
BA, Philosophy, Classics, 1984 — 1990
- Activities and Societies:
- Amnesty International, Deep Ecology Study Group, Paideia, Reed Men's Circle, Quest, Student Handbook, Grounds Crew, Night Bus
Additional Information
Rory Bowman’s Websites:
Rory Bowman’s Interests:
Apple, Mac, OS X, Movable Type, Wikis, Computer Networks, FileMaker, Training, Documentation, Tutoring, Teaching
Rory Bowman’s Groups:
Apple Consultants Network, Society for Technical Communications, Apple Certification Alliance, Apple Product Professionals, Portland Macintosh Users Group
-
Reed College Alumni -
Apple Consultants Network -
CubeSpace Entrepreneurial Series
Rory Bowman’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
