Selected Work Experience
- Employed by Thrasymachus Corporation since incorporation in 2003.
- Current and former officer for various corporations (profit, non-profit, cooperative).
- Changed business name to MacRory.Com to focus on Macintosh integration.
- Primary Final Cut Pro and digital video trainer for Prewitt Consulting, 2000.
- Contract project manager for Disney's Go.Com in Seattle, 1999-2000.
- Demonstration representative for Apple, Microsoft 1998-2000.
- Founded RoryBowman.com in 1998 for contract tech writing, Mac consulting.
- Taught gifted and regular sixth grade for Vancouver School District.
- Coordinator for Reed College Paideia interim program.
- Fifth-grade teacher, Orleans Parish School Board, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Community Service
- Board of directors, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.
- Board of directors for Vancouver Food Cooperative, 2006-2008.
- Volunteer instructor and IT partner to CREAM technology center, Clark County.
- Adjunct Faculty for Clark College, taught Mac OS.
- Instructor for "Mac Camp" statewide user group conferences since 1999.
- Dean of PMUG College: designed curriculum for transition from OS 9 to OS X.
- PMUG volunteer "adopting" CompUSA 164, teaching free community classes there.
- Portland Macintosh Users Group: Past president, secretary and vice president.
- AppleVan Association: Former vice-president, frequent presentor.
- Volunteer instructor at Senior Computer Learning Center, Portland OR.
- Vancouver Parks and Recreation, senior and community enrichment instructor.
- Volunteer for Vancouver Food Co-Op, drop point coordinator for Buyer's Club.
- Reed College Alumni Association, former Portland chapter president and officer.
Programs and Systems
- Trainer-level expertise in Mac OS 3 through 10.5
- Intermediate-level expertise in Windows 98, NT4, XP.
- Cross-platform comfort, including Boot Camp & Parallels Desktop.
- Business planning, including marketing and strategic IT planning experience.
- Familiarity and intermediate-level expertise in Palm OS since 1999.
- Trainer-level expertise in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Intermediate-level expertise with Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat Professional.
- Trainer-level expertise in FileMaker Pro 2 through 10, Palm Desktop.
- Basic expertise in Quark, Illustrator, DreamWeaver, QuickBooks, MYOB.
- Trainer-level expertise in AppleWorks, iWork, iLife, Eudora, Entourage.
- Intermediate expertise in open-source NeoOffice, Movable Type, Mozilla Suite, HTML.
- Basic expertise in OS X Server, LANs, backup strategies, firewalls.
- "Web 2.0" technologies for business, including Google Apps, blogs, intranets, social networking.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Reed College, 1990.
- Charter Member, Teach for America national teacher corps.
- Master in Teaching program, Washington State University, 1995-1996.
Professional Organizations and Certifications
- Senior Member, Society for Technical Communication
- Project Management Institute
- Apple Consultants Network
- Apple Certification Alliance
- Association of Macintosh Trainers
- Macintosh Professionals Network
- Apple Solution Experts
- Apple Product Professional
- Certified Macintosh and PowerBook Technician, Apple Help Desk Specialist
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