Ryan Oelke's Resume (Last updated November 13th 2009)

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Ryan Oelke
Boulder, CO 80302 USA
http://www.ryanoelke.com

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Sex, God, Rock 'n Roll TV Show
Producer, Segment Producer, Sound Mixer

October 2008 - Present
Boulder, Colorado

  • Co-produced 6 hour-long episodes in full HD, airing on national television on the cable network, HD Net. Cutting edge comedy, professionally produced.
  • Created and ran live elements for live taping
  • Mixed post-production audio for episodes
  • Provided feedback to Director on writing for show segments
  • Writer in upcoming second season
  • Managed and coordinated the design and development of show's website
  • Sample available at www.sexgodrocknroll.com

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Ryan Oelke
Independent Screenwriter & Director, Producer

April 2008 - Present
Boulder, Colorado

  • Ryan's short film, "Love's Invitation" placed in the Top Ten and won the award for Best Screenplay in Boulder's Shootout 24 Hour Film Festival, 2009.
  • Writing and directing short films, sketches, and episodic content. Fiction and reality based.
  • Composing music for film
  • Mixing sound for film

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PowerUp Productions
Executive Producer, CEO, Founder

May 2008 - Present
Boulder, Colorado

  • Serving a range of clients for spoken word projects
  • Recording, editing, mixing audio
  • Composing music
  • Managing company direction and operations
  • Coordinating freelancers

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Buddhist Geeks, LLC
Founding Member, Host, Sound Mixer/Recorder

September 2006 - June 2009
Boulder, Colorado

  • Interview and record conversations with Buddhist scholars, teachers, and practitioners
  • Voice-over artist for episode introductions and advertisements
  • Supervise post-production on all audio and podcasts

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Falling Fruit
CEO & Executive Producer, Co-Founder

April 2007 - April 2008
Boulder, Colorado

  • Creating and making strategic decisions of company; proposing to board when necessary
  • Managing business plan
  • Interfacing with Falling Fruit consultants
  • Determining staffing needs and hiring
  • Determining professional development needs of company
  • Approving major budgetary expenditures
  • Seeking out investment as needed by company
  • Approving shows to go into pre-production
  • Developing ongoing company compensation plan
  • Managing show development, production, and post-production of media
  • Designing and facilitating process of handling new show ideas and hosts
  • Assigning producers to shows
  • Gathering relevant feedback related to potential shows
  • Selecting hosts
  • Selecting formats for shows
  • Approving episode proposals when deemed necessary
  • Monitoring and reviewing, as necessary, quality of show episodes
  • Managing the development of the host training curriculum
  • Managing host training
  • Managing and coordinating production research
  • Managing the production budget and purchases
  • Managing and training of production staff
  • Consulting with production consultants
  • Creating and approving music intros and outros for shows
  • Approving written material related to production
  • Managing process documents for production
  • Compiling and presenting production metrics
  • Creating, defining, and approving production processes
  • Soliciting feedback from relevant parties about show name and approving final decision

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Naropa University
Adjunct Faculty - Tibetan 1

August 2007 - May 2008
Boulder, Colorado

  • Presenting and teaching lessons to students
  • Grading homework and exams
  • Providing tutoring for students

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University of Colorado at Boulder
Residence Life Conduct Coordinator

August 2006 - May 2007
Boulder, Colorado

  • Hear student judicial cases
  • Assign appropriate educational sanctions
  • Manage case documentation

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University of Colorado at Boulder
Residence Hall Director

August 2005 - May 2006
Boulder, Colorado

  • Implemented and facilitated community and academic growth in a coed residence hall of 330 residents
  • Directly facilitated leadership development, supervised, trained, and evaluated staff of eight resident advisors, one senior resident advisor, and on academic support resident
  • Served as a resource and referral for residents in the areas of academics, crisis, counseling, and overall well-being
  • Coordinated and facilitated all-hall educational programs to encourage academics within the residence hall
  • Served on an academic committee to help promote academic success in residence halls and provide resources to struggling students
  • Advised Hall Council
  • Assisted in staff selection process
  • Conducted judicial hearings and issued educational sanctions
  • Provided emergency duty coverage for over 5000 on-campus students
  • Managed residence hall budget
  • Maintained administration reports
  • Collaborated with an administrative assistant on occupancy, budget, and various administrative responsibilities

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University of Nebraska at Kearney
Residence Hall Director

July 2002 - May 2005
Kearney, Nebraska

  • Implemented and facilitated community and academic growth in a coed residence hall of 330 residents
  • Directly facilitated leadership development, supervised, trained, and evaluated staff of eight resident advisors, one senior resident advisor, and on academic support resident
  • Served as a resource and referral for residents in the areas of academics, crisis, counseling, and overall well-being
  • Coordinated and facilitated all-hall educational programs to encourage academics within the residence hall
  • Created and facilitated Piece by Peace, a diversity
  • Advised Hall Council
  • Assisted in staff selection process
  • Conducted judicial hearings and issued educational sanctions
  • Provided emergency duty coverage for over 1800 on-campus students
  • Managed residence hall budget
  • Maintained administration reports

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Missouri Western State College
Head Resident

August 2000 - May 2002
St. Joseph, Missouri

  • Assisted with the organization and presentation of fall and continuing RA training
  • Provided duty coverage and policy enforcement for a residential community of 1100 residents
  • Assisted RAs in mediating resident conflicts
  • Supervised a 24-hour desk operation, including daily supervision of staff
  • Innovated new training, desk manual and customer service expectations for desk staff

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Missouri Western State College
Resident Assistant

August 1999 - August 2000
St. Joseph, Missouri

  • Served as a mentor and leader for a floor of 40 honor students
  • Implemented social and educational programs to enhance community development
  • Mediated resident conflicts and conducted regular community meetings to enforce community standards

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EDUCATION

Naropa University
MA - Partial, in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan

January 2006 - December, 2008
Boulder, Colorado

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University of Nebraska at Kearney
MSEd in Counseling Psychology

August 2002 - May 2005
Kearney, Nebraska

3.8 Grade Point Average

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Missouri Western State College
BA in Sound Engineering, Music Performance, Spanish

August 1997 - May 2002
St. Joseph, MO

3.7 Grade Point Average

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SKILLS

  • Television Producing
  • Comedy sketch writing
  • Sound Mixing and Recording
  • Leadership
  • Creative Directing
  • Music Producing
  • Podcast Production
  • Programs: ProTools, Screenwriter, Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro
  • Teaching
  • Coaching
  • Getting Things Done Productivity System

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TRAINING

  • Gear Media Tech Seminar - Podcasting, Videocasting, Show Production, 2007
  • Introduction to Integral Theory, Graduate Course, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2004
  • Spiral Dynamics-Integral, Level II Certification 2004
  • Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge, MWSC 2000

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AWARDS AND HONORS

  • The Chancellor's List, National Academic Honorary Society for Graduate Students 2005
  • Rho Alpha Sigma, Resident Advisor Honorary Society, Honorary Member
  • Regional Advisor of the Month, MACURH 2004
  • Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honors Society, member
  • Alpha Mu Gamma, National Foreign Language Society, member
  • Rising Star Award, NASPA 2002
  • Outstanding Music Graduate, MWSC 2002

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