Brian Oelberg

Experience

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  Alaska Travel Adventures

  Apr 1990 - Aug 1990

  Whitewater Raft Guide

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

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Graduate Instructor

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

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  International Union, UAW

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

  Member organizer
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  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

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  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

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  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.

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  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.

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  Bubble Trubble the Movie

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Best Boy - Electric Dept.
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  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

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  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.

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  AFT

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Union Organizer

  Organizing project in association with the Montana Nurses Association.

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  AFT

  Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

  Union Organizer

  Organizing project in association with the Montana Nurses Association.

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  Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

  May 2017 - now

  Special Representative
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  PNWRCC is now Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

  Oct 2017 - May 2024

  Representative