Brian Oelberg

Brian Oelberg

Whitewater Raft Guide

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Organizer, Media maker.

  • Education

    • Palomar College

      1992 - 1994
      Transfer Radio & Television Production
    • UC San Diego

      1993 - 1998
      BA Communication
    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

      1999 - 2002
      Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Experience

    • Alaska Travel Adventures

      Apr 1990 - Aug 1990
      Whitewater Raft Guide

      Whitewater raft guide on the Mendenhall River, Juneau, Alaska.

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2002
      Graduate Instructor

      Taught undergraduate courses including Mass Communication, Media Production, Media Studies

    • International Union, UAW

      Jan 2002 - Dec 2003
      Member organizer
    • Worcester State University

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
      Adjunct Professor of Communication

      Taught Communication courses to undergraduates. Intro to Mass Communication, Intro to Media Studies, Video Production

    • Paper City Films

      Dec 2004 - Jan 2010
      Videographer/Director of Photography

      Paper City Films makes documentaries:http://papercityfilms.blogspot.comhttp://rocktownthedocumentary.blogspot.comhttp://tengolacamisa.blogspot.comhttp://dominicanelections.blogspot.comhttp://elsalvadorelections.blogspot.com

    • SEIU District 1199

      Aug 2005 - Jul 2006
      Union Organizer

      Organizer on internal and external campaigns, contract enforcement, member mobilization. Union organizer for nine nursing homes in the greater Hartford area.

    • ECAT

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2010
      Station Operations Manager

      Production Coordinator, promoted to Station Operations Manager.Responsible for installing and operating cable broadcast channel and digital server, conversion from sVHS to digital operations, teaching video production workshops to all ages of students. Produced, directed, edited and uploaded 5-10hrs of video each week, including school and city council meetings, school and community events, local music and arts.

    • Bubble Trubble the Movie

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2008
      Best Boy - Electric Dept.
    • State of Maine

      Jan 2010 - Jun 2015
      Field Representative/Lead Organizer

      Successfully negotiated collective bargaining agreements under all four labor relations acts with more than a dozen employers, represented over 2,500 workers in grievance procedures and on bargaining teams. Wrote arbitration and fact-finding briefs for arbitrators and the Maine Labor Relations Board. Organized members, developed leaders, recruited and trained union stewards. Managed a large and varied caseload including multiple ongoing contract negotiations and dozens of grievances at different stages in the procedure from investigation to arbitration. Show less

    • From Away Productions

      Jan 2011 - May 2024
      Photographer/Videographer

      Videography, lighting, grip work. Editing with FinalCut. Landscape, cultural and architectural photography from Ecuador, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Mexico, New Orleans, New England and beyond.

    • AFT

      Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
      Union Organizer

      Organizing project in association with the Montana Nurses Association.

    • AFT

      Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
      Union Organizer

      Organizing project in association with the Montana Nurses Association.

    • Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

      May 2017 - now
      Special Representative
    • PNWRCC is now Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

      Oct 2017 - May 2024
      Representative
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Conflict Resolution Foundations

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Fred Kofman on Managing Conflict

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Managing Team Conflict

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Working with Difficult People

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Working on a Cross-Functional Team

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • QPR Suicide Awareness Training

      QPR Institute
      Apr 2020
    • ICRA Awareness

      United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
      Apr 2020
    • CPR & AED

      Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute
      Sept 2019
    • Improving Your Conflict Competence

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Covid-19 Preparedness Training

      United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America
      Apr 2020