David Dawson Email and Phone Number

Mechanic specializing in high end road bikes.

Professional Criterium Racer

Perform carbon fiber repair on broken high performance road bicycle and mountain bike frames and components. Also re-match and re-touch paint schemes after repair is complete to provide a completed and finalized look. Have completed over 50 repairs to a wide range of clients.

Full time rider for new up and coming professional cycling team, Team Skyline. Development rider learning from some of the best pro's in the country. Helped the team achieve 15 wins for the season, 2 coming from myself, and over 20 additional podium finishes at local, national, and international levels.

Lead Barista and manager at the newest Gryphon Cafe location in Rosemont PA. Worked with the owners to open the cafe from the start. Training new staff and helping to design and provide input on the new processes of running the new location. To optimize the space for the highest quality and most efficient use of the space. In charge of preparing drinks from our extensive list of over 30 different coffee, tea, and juice beverages. Have done Graphic Design work for all three Gryphon locations designing drink and food menus. Perform barista tasks efficiently while holding the highest quality standard. Entrusted with opening and/or closing the cafe and performing managerial tasks during those times. Prepare lunch & breakfast orders, as well as organize & maintain equipment, stock supplies, and maintain a high level of standard both from a customer interaction and quality control perspective. Also learning the processes of coffee roasting since all coffee we serve is roasted in house.

Used my years of eBay selling experience to start the business's online presence on eBay. Set up the account to run efficiently and establish a process for which to sell high quantities, and variety of both high end and cost effective products. Was in charge of organizing the items to be sold online. Then writing descriptions, creating the listings and in charge of all photography for the items as well. Would delegate shipping tasks to other staff members once all payment was received and shipping information was in order. Helping with bike/clothing/components/ and accessory sales, as well as occasional work in the mechanic area performing bike builds, repairs, and maintaining stock of items across both areas.

Learned: Mechanic abilities, multi-tasking, customer interaction and sales, quality control• Completed 4-8 bicycle builds/repairs per weeks in addition to mechanic duties.• Organized large shipments of stock items 3 times per week, generating price tags for each item to be sold.

Working to develop and re-design the iBike Power Meter and to add the features for the purposes of ZUUUM Club Cycling. Through user testing, generated feedback of current product to then better develop the next generation of the Newton+ power meter. While also developing the specific additional functions for the ZUUUM customer and athlete. Better determining what features would better suit a beginner user of a cycling power meter computer. By testing the current product with experienced and beginner cyclists.

• Worked at the front counter swiping student ID cards, directing and providing the first impression for visitors to the facility.• Maintained machines within fitness center, while gaining knowledge so as to instruct users of the facility.• Instructed a weekly spin class for one semester.

• Scoreboard operator, door security, referee (intramural sports)

Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout