Sean Larkin

Current

• Founder at Think!Shout - Technology Planning and Social Media (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Project Manager at OpenSourcery
• Freelance Web Developer at Portland OR
• Program Director at Northwest River Guides

• Outreach Coordinator at Amigos Bravos
• Field Coordinator at Waterkeeper Alliance
• Site Coordinator at Yosemite Institute
• Director of Operations at El Proyecto Nueva Esperanza (Honduras)

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Education

• Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Administration
• University of Virginia

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company

Sean Larkin’s Summary

Technical project manager and entrepreneur with diverse leadership and educational experience. Strong interest in working with start-ups and non-profits. Dedicated to the open source software movement.

Sean Larkin’s Specialties:

Application of open source software solutions. Technology planning for small businesses, start-ups and non-profits.

Sean Larkin’s Experience

• Founder

  Think!Shout - Technology Planning and Social Media (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Technology planning and social media services for non-profits and socially-responsible businesses. Drupal software development.

• Project Manager

  OpenSourcery

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2007 — June 2009 (2 years 5 months)

  * Facilitated the technical excellence and happiness of one of the brightest and most creative team I've met.
  * Coordinated the workload and schedules of a dozen software developers on custom Drupal, Ruby on Rails, and Perl projects.
  * Managed client expectations, requirements gathering, milestone development, release schedules and budgets – utilizing an agile development methodology.
  * Coordinated with the sales and marketing team regarding the availability and technical interests of my developers.
  * Coordinated with our systems administration team to remove roadblocks to my developers' work.

• Freelance Web Developer

  Portland OR

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2006 — February 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  Specialized in Drupal and CiviCRM integration, theming and site architecture. Deployed open source tools for nonprofits. Excelled at Drupal end-user training and IT planning.

• Program Director

  Northwest River Guides

  (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  August 2005 — June 2006 (11 months)

  Redesigned website and e-commerce tools using Drupal. Managed sales and scheduling for local kayak school. Managed logistics, budgets and pricing for regional and international expeditions.

• Outreach Coordinator

  Amigos Bravos

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  July 2004 — June 2005 (1 year )

  Coordinated direct mail campaigns, membership drives and special events. Developed outreach materials. Maintained website and e-commerce tools. Managed fundraising budget.

• Field Coordinator

  Waterkeeper Alliance

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 2002 — June 2004 (2 years 1 month)

  Designed and implemented the Alliance's fundraising database. Provided one-on-one management consulting services to over 100 local and regional conservation organizations. Represented the Alliance at speaking engagements and events in 4 countries. Led efforts to fundraise over $200K to develop a Chesapeake Bay regional organization. Coordinated direct mail and e-advocacy campaigns.

• Site Coordinator

  Yosemite Institute

  (Education Management industry)

  August 2001 — May 2002 (10 months)

  Coordinated lodging, transportation and logistics for 300-person outdoor education campus.

• Director of Operations

  El Proyecto Nueva Esperanza (Honduras)

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 1998 — January 1999 (1 year 1 month)

  Developed payroll and inventory database. Designed and executed a sweat-equity housing and micro-enterprise development project in response to the crisis of Hurricane Mitch. Developed work systems and organizational structure for a project serving 200+ beneficiaries and building 60+ homes. Managed 80 day laborers, 20 master carpenters, and 10-person administrative staff.

Sean Larkin’s Education

• Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Public Administration

  Masters , Public Administration , 2000 — 2001

  Focused in nonprofit administration and organizational development. Studied information management planning. Interned with

  Activities and Societies:

  Jon Ben Snow Fellow

• University of Virginia

  Bachelors of Arts; Focused , religious philosophy; literature , 1998

Additional Information

Sean Larkin’s Websites:

• My Company

Sean Larkin’s Interests:

Technology training, Drupal development, river conservation, skiing and kayaking.

Sean Larkin’s Contact Settings

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