| JASON JESURUM JAY
jason [at]
jasonjay [dot] com |
| 139
West Newton St. #3
Boston,
MA 02118
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| Objective |
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core objective is to help create holding environments for
dialogue and the holistic development of individuals, organizations,
and communities. |
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Skills |
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Management:
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Creative
and driven leader capable of organizing shared vision
and promoting team learning. Understanding of operational
and financial details of product and business development. |
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Digital:
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Capable
architect, implementor, and facilitator of systems for
online learning and collaboration. Competent producer
and editor of digital video and interactive multimedia.
Programming in ColdFusion, HTML, XML/XSL, Flash, Java,
C, C++, LISP, Scheme, and Objective C on UNIX, Macintosh,
and Windows. |
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International:
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Native speaker of Italian. Fluent
knowledge of French. Able to communicate in Spanish.
Extensive travel in Europe, India,
and the Middle East. |
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Recreation:
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Capable practitioner of jujutsu, yoga,
flute, and percussion. |
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Work
Experience
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Consultant |
DIALOGOS INTERNATIONAL |
Cambridge,
MA |
| Consult
with mid-sized corporations, non-profit organizations,
and public school systems on leadership and organizational
development as part of global consulting and action
research firm. Designed and co-facilitated four-part
leadership training for 39 people from 19 agencies
serving high-risk youth in the greater Boston area.
Personal coach for managers and change leaders. Project
manager for senior consultants engaging with Fortune
500 companies and international institutions. Director
of information technology at the firm. October,
2003 Present.
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Intern |
HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL |
Cambridge,
MA |
| Coordinated
partnerships between Boston-area public schools and
Harvard's Certificate for Technologies of Education.
Designed database for school profiles and collaborative
research and professional development projects.
January, 2003 September, 2003.
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Kindergarten Teacher |
THE BOULDER JOURNEY SCHOOL |
Boulder,
CO |
| Co-taught
kindergarten classroom in Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool.
Assisted with strategic planning and educational technology
selection. Built database system for archival, discussion,
and guided construction of pedagogical documentation.
November, 2001 August, 2002.
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Founder and President |
KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE, LLC. |
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Little
Engine |
San
Francisco, CA |
| Developed
concept and business plan for technology startup targeting
parents of young children and early childhood educators.
Secured $750K seed funding from Milken team. Built
nine person engineering, content, and marketing team.
Coordinated development of Java/XML/XSL-based Early
Care Assistance System. Responsible for all strategy,
business development, and operations of company. Carried
out shutdown and asset distribution when the market
crash eliminated possibilities of further funding.
May 2000-February 2001
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| Knowledge Management Specialist |
Knowledge
Learning Corporation |
San
Rafael, CA |
| Designed
and managed development of database-driven web site
for nationwide early education provider. Produced
Flash-based Virtual
Tour of a school. Wrote new framework for preschool
science curriculum, built database-driven web application
for construction of science lesson plans, migrated
five years of text-based curriculum to new platform.
Designed, built, and supported customer lead tracking
system. Summer 1999 April 2000.
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Undergraduate Researcher |
MIT MEDIA LAB |
Cambridge,
MA |
| Designed
and prototyped Firefly interactive
music toys, submitted for Computer Human Interface
conference. Built breath interface hardware and Java-based
software for Contemplative Multimedia project.
Winter 1999 Summer 1999.
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Intern |
SYNECTICS, INC. |
Cambridge,
MA |
| Contributed
to strategic planning, information technology, and
research in mid-sized consulting firm. Helped design
and develop Synectics InSync, a Java-based software
package for creative group collaboration over the
Internet. Summer 1998 Summer 1999.
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Research
Assistant |
VISUAL COGNITION LAB, HARVARD
UNIVERSITY |
Cambridge,
MA |
| Designed,
prepared, and conducted 2 studies on spatial navigation
in virtual reality. Constructed 4 virtual worlds
using commercial computer game. Recruited, ran,
and analyzed data for 25 college-aged subjects.
Summer 1998.
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Undergraduate
Intern |
SANTA FE INSTITUTE |
Santa
Fe, NM |
| Designed
and conducted artificial life simulation in Swarm
to run on Sun workstations. Examined effects
of natural and sexual selection on behavior in organisms
with simple neural network control systems.
Summer 1997. |
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Education
| MIT
SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT |
Cambridge,
MA |
| Ph.D. in
Organization Studies expected in 2010. Secondary emphasis
in System Dynamics.
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| HARVARD
GRADUATE
SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION |
Cambridge,
MA |
| M.Ed. in
Technology in Education achieved in June, 2003.
Coursework on leadership, adult development, distance
education, children's media, the role of media and
culture in learning, and qualitative research methods
in schools and communities. GPA 3.9.
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| HARVARD
UNIVERSITY |
Cambridge,
MA |
| BA in Psychology 1999. Cum Laude. John
Harvard Scholarship all four years. Coursework:
Psychology, Computer Science, Biology, Neuroscience,
Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics. President
and instructor of Harvard Kokushi-Ryu Jujutsu Club.
Captain of intramural crew team. GPA: 3.9. GMAT:
770.
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| PHILLIPS
EXETER ACADEMY |
Exeter,
NH |
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Class
of 1995. Cox medallist (top 5 students in graduating
class). National Merit Scholar. Renssalaer
Medal and scholarship for excellence in science and
math. Harvard Book Award. |
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