Andrew's Resume (Last updated May 13th 2008)

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Andrew "Duff" McDuffee
Boulder, CO 80304 USA
http://precisionchange.com

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SUMMARY

I'm seeking work in a conscious business and/or startup environment where I can use my new media experience, rich communication skills, and general web geekery for solving problems and making the world a better place.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Personal Life Coaching
Life Coach

May 2005 - Present
Boulder, CO

  • Facilitated personal transformation for over 60 clients internationally, in-person and over the phone
  • Helped others to overcome "impossible" personal and professional challenges, nurture themselves, get organized, create and maintain new healthy habits, have "difficult conversations" with both honesty and compassion, and accomplish more than they ever thought possible
  • Set up online invoicing and credit card payment
  • Author of the GTD Mastery 100, a popular checklist for personal productivity enthusiasts
  • Blogger and Podcast host at Precision Change interviewing such guests as David Allen

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Falling Fruit, LLC
Co-Founder, Podcast Producer, Podcast Host

May 2007 - April 2008
Boulder, CO

  • Co-founded conscious media company including writing mission/vision, working on business and marketing plans, deciding on equity for members, creating company culture, etc.
  • Hosted and helped produce two cutting-edge podcasts on Conscious Business and personal development
  • Produced, branded, and marketed health podcast including booking and scheduling guests
  • Facilitated general company circle meetings using processes from Holacracy

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Integral Institute
Integral Life Practice Kit Product Manager

October 2006 - December 2006
Boulder, CO

  • Developed complex logistical flow for printing and distributing product from printing to fulfillment
  • Coordinated setup of CRM system with website and creation of 7-step scheduled automatic email followup campaign
  • Assisted with planning and executing marketing campaigns with the marketing manager
  • Helped to bring order out of chaos in turbo-charged startup/non-profit/movement culture

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Integral Institute
Web Designer

May 2005 - December 2006
Boulder, CO

  • Worked with under-resourced team to update cutting-edge $70k/month site on strict weekly deadline
  • Managed technical aspects of and hand-coded monthly magazine site with 25,000 member email list
  • Encoded and sent HTML newsletters for marketing campaigns to various email lists, based on mockups from Art Director
  • Worked with marketing team on marketing campaigns utilizing various web technologies and marketing tools on- and off-line

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ZenEdge Designs
Freelance Web Design

May 2004 - May 2005
Boulder, CO

  • Found prospective clients and sold them on my services
  • Managed projects for individual and larger non-profit clients
  • Hand-coded beautiful and elegant XHTML/CSS websites using web standards, accessibility, and natural SEO
  • Helped one client go from non-existent in Google to Top 5 for chosen keywords
  • Set up domain registration, web hosting, creating and managing email accounts, and other server-side details
  • Coordinated billing, invoicing, and accounts receivable

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GEEK SKILLS

  • Podcast production and marketing
  • Blog writing and marketing, including SEO, as well as WordPress installation and tweaking
  • Proficient personally and coach others in "Getting Things Done" personal productivity system and "Bit Literacy"
  • Web marketing: AdWords campaigns, Search Engine Optimization (natural), email capturing and list generation, e-newsletter creation and mailing
  • Basic CRM setup and use in marketing
  • User Experience and design knowledge and best practices
  • XHTML/CSS coding by hand, using web standards and accessibility guidelines
  • Basic Photoshop and graphic design
  • Basic project management
  • Technical problem-solving and troubleshooting
  • Technical understanding of human communication and influence as applied to marketing and advertising using NLP, type models, level models, and integral theory

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FORMAL TRAINING

  • Currently taking practitioner certification course in Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • B.A. in Philosophy from Lawrence University

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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

  • Facilitate NLP practitioner training study group
  • Lived in cooperative housing community since 2005 with 13 people, with large weekly meetings, and complex organizational systems
  • Served on the board of the Boulder Housing Coalition since 2005
  • Co-facilitated ongoing weekly philosophical discussion group since 2004

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

  • Five 10-day Vipassana mediation retreats
  • Daily yoga practice
  • Ecstatic dance (5 years)
  • Constant reading, learning, and practicing of personal and spiritual development tools

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