Seth Vincent Email & Phone Number

Olympia, Washington, United States

Contributed to software for offline-first mapping tools used by earth defender communities around the world.

Collected, analyzed, and visualized data relevant to New Jersey residents. Worked with reporters on stories to provide data and to visualize data they had collected. Created news apps to illustrate local topics.

Part people operations (organizing the recruiting process, interviewing, regular one-on-ones with the whole team), part technical writing and internal tool development, part coach of team members and contributor to team structure and project management implementation.

Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, Wa

Organized monthly & annual events focused on civic technology with attendance of up to ~100 people.

Created UIs and APIs for a wide range of projects for clients and as open source projects. Received grant funding from Shuttleworth, Knight Foundation, and OpenNews that supported projects like https://editdata.org and https://static.land

Olympia, Wa

Trained students on web development, software, and equipment. Responsible for maintaining servers, computers, and equipment.

Olympia, Wa

I created the first full news website for the Cooper Point Journal and worked with students to develop the business plan, policies, procedures, and training materials related to publishing online.

Olympia, Wa

As editor in chief I led production of the newspaper, coached writers on their stories, was ultimately accountable for making complex decisions while working toward group concensus. I provided training, appointed staff members, and worked with the business-side co-coordinator to maintain the organization as an inclusive, friendly, and fun learning environment.

Olympia, Wa

Supervisor of high school students learning photography, writing, and publication layout. Upward Bound provides at-risk, low-income students a chance to get familiar with and learn how to get into college. As a supervisor I learned about creating lesson plans and motivating students.

Redmond, Wa

Maintained health of Pacific Northwest river and stream banks to improve salmon habitat. Planted native trees and shrubs, removed invasive, noxious plants, learned about local ecology.Spent one month in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina helping residents by putting tarps on damaged roofs.