Chris Rowe

Experience

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  Crowe Productions

  Jan 1998 - Jun 2004

  Event Production

  I worked as an independent event producer. I handled everything from planning and logistics to on site management. I often focused on sound, lighting, video and rigging.

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  Clean Power Inc.

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2001

  Founder

  Everything from market research and writing the business plan to working in the machine shop to build prototypes.

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  The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems CMPBS

  Mar 2002 - Jan 2005

  Green building research and IT Support

  - Prototype parts fabrication and building construction.- Project planning and grant writing for sustainable land planning software concept.- IT infrastructure maintenance and support.

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  Life Cycle Learning

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2008

  Consultant

  Technology: Business process consulting; Technology solutions recommendations; Project Management.Education: Curriculum design; Training; Educational technology consulting.Sustainability: Land Planning; Carbon footprint analysis; Life Cycle Assessment.

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  Sri Atmananda Memorial School

  Jan 2006 - May 2006

  High school technology teacher

  Developed the first technology curriculum for the school. Worked with science teachers and students to produce publications for a Toyota funded grant project analyzing local water quality. Website, newsletter, powerpoint, video diary.

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  Open Learning Exchange

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  Lead Technologist (CTO) & Product Owner

  - Product Owner for a prototype offline e-learning platform design for use in developing countries called the School BeLL (Basic e-Learning Library). This project has since gone on to help over fifty thousand learners in more than 100 locations.- Led product planning workshops with directors, curriculum experts, and teachers spread across Asia, Africa and the Americas resulting in a tool that was adaptable to a wide range of use cases.- Managed initial deployment of the BeLL in rural schools in Ghana, including hardware specification and testing. Despite the harsh conditions and unreliable power, the project was a success. Show less

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  The Boston Harbor Association

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  IT Consultant

  - Researched and implemented constituent engagement systems to link online donations and multiple email lists to a single CRM. This included finding the right tools, configuring them properly, and wiring them together. As a result it was much easier to mail targeted donation requests and membership renewal requests. - Managed distributed team of 2 developers and a designer to build an activity guide for Boston’s waterfront. http://summeronthewaterfront.org/ The site allowed government agencies, local businesses and property owners to collaborate on create cross branded marketing campaigns. Show less

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  Isovera Inc.

  Apr 2013 - May 2017

  - Promoted to lead distributed team of 4 developers launching a microsite platform for Verizon that exceeded expectations, slashing site build timelines from months to days.- Managed initial build and ongoing development for over a year on WGBH News using 2 week sprints which allowed the newsroom to see new features and fixes much quicker than their previous system.- Championed the use of Behat for automated testing and Probo.CI for continuous integration which became part of our standard practice.- Other clients included Charles Schwab and AAAS. Show less

  • Senior Digital Project Strategist

    Apr 2015 - May 2017

  • Digital Project Strategest

    Apr 2013 - Mar 2015
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  Life Cycle Learning

  May 2017 - Dec 2018

  Freelancer

  - Research and development of open source hardware and software to increase transparency in the food chain, allow for data sharing among groups, and engage the public and make the benefits of shared data available to all.- Led integration engineering for agricultural IoT research project to live streaming data from monitoring equipment and store it is a cryptocurrency blockchain to verify carbon sequestration for FarmOS.- Managed custom server environment for legacy website and assist in migration to new hosted SaaS platform. Show less

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  Center on Rural Innovation

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2022

  Geospatial Products Manager

  - Product owner for Rural Opportunity Map. A geospatial analytics tool for understanding opportunities in small-town America in the 21st century. Funded by Schmidt Futures, MasterCard, Walmart, and Reid Hoffman.- Managed consulting engagement with Fannie Mae to support their Duty to Serve initiative with geospatial data analysis tools.- Lead cloud infrastructure strategy and development for data analytics pipeline.

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  World Resources Institute

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Data Science Strategist - Data Lab

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Data Team Lead - Resource Watch

    Feb 2022 - Feb 2023