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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Bill 5APart6 06/21/2010Tcnol® and Telecor~nr~nicat~ons Advisory r~nitte Three vacancies for 2-year terms expiring 201.2 59 _t _ r WV~AtJ~Q,A~ LX... ~.n~' , 9 ~ q S t.~ . {_ Y.Qtrs~ `e~~i~eor:.ed voter in Refq~urn~a'Z. ' :a~ so, i~or hauv kqe~~~! Blinn, Bruce Technology/Telecommunications Advisory Committee 60 .. ~~ ~~ .. . .. , .... w .. :. .:. . ao~q _2bcB 61 ~ _,_ 62 Revised August i2, 2008 6:3 z ' ~~~ 9 ~ ~ e City Board, Commission and Committee Appl ~ ti~ 1,858 ~ "Instructions. Use this form to apply to serve on any of the City of Petaluma, Califo~' ; Commissions;. or Committees. Please fill out the form completely. If a question does not :q - v a Vo , b ,write N%A in, the space provided.. When completed, please forward to the City Clerks Office ~t_ Petaluma, 1 l English Street, Petaluma; CA 94952. All applications are reviewedby`the Ci ,Council., Name: Jason Edward Davies Home Address, City, State and Zip,Code: 1226 B Street, Petaluma, CA 94952 Home Phone: (If appointed, do you want this number to be available to the public?) lNork Phone: ® YES ® IdO 707 ~ 658 _ 1444 (707 ~ 559 _7363 `E-RAail: (If appointed, do you want this address to` FAX: be available to the public?J_ ~ YES ~ NO ~ ~ _ jason @ bias-ina.com Are you a registered voter in Petaluma? >If so,,for how long? YES :NO Nearly 10 years Board(s), Commission(s); or Committee(s) of Interest*: ec no ogy a ecommunica ions visory ommi ee *tdote: To serve on the Senior Advisory Committee, you must be age 55 or above. Have you attended a meeting. of'this Have you served on, interviewed, or;applied for 'body? this body previously? D YES D NO ~ YES ~ NO Davies, Jason Technology/Telecommunicatio~s~ Advisory Committee Present Employer: er ey n egra e u to o ware nc. 1.21 H Street Petaluma, CA 94952 Job Title: VP Sales & Marketing - (Includes Worldwide Sales & Marketing., Business Development, Senior Management, and Strategic Planning) Previous Governmental Bodies/Elective Offices you have served; Position/Office Held and Dates: ec no ogy a ecommunications visory ommittee arc -une Civic or Charitable Organization to which you have belonged, Position/Office Held, ar7d 'Dates: ` ec no ogy a ecommunica ions ,visory ommi ee arc --une What Special Interests/Skills/Talents would you' bring fo this Board, Commission, or Committee? • xperfence o Curren y serving on ec no ogy a eeommunca ions visory ornmi ee. • Nearly two decades ofi private sector work experience in the computer software & hardware technology field. • Excellent communication skills -including experience in consensus building and lasing between inter-office departments, business to business negotiations, authorin"g press releases, and .general public: relations. • A strong interest and passion for technology and it's socioeconomic impacts -with knowledge of current.. and future technology trends. Working knowledge of key software applications. • Presentation/demonstration skills -designed to demystify complex. technologies, excite, and engage the general public:. • Additional access to technology companies and services through my industry contacts. • Experience in Business with a background in Political Science, Urban Planning, Audio & Video Production, Music Composition/Performance. 65 College, Professional, Vocational Schools>Attended (AHajor Subject, Dates, Degree/Date): - . ~n o i ics rom - secorr ma~or'm nvironmen a u ies wi emp asis on Policy and Planning. .Special Awards or;Recognition Received;- or over a eca e, our company, as earne numerous awar~ s or our pro uc s -many o which, .I've been instrumental' in-helping to design, market; and.sell to our customers worldwide. I personally received a GRAMMY CAMP Award for our support of the GRAMMY Association's efforts to promote music education.ln March, I authored and accepted on behalf of the Technology & Telecommunications Advisory Committee., a proclamation declaring March 26th as "Google Fiber Day". Please''stote`reasons why you want'to become a member of this Board, Commission or Committee, including what specific objectives you would be working toward as a member of this advisory body: n arc , i was sugges e y severs mem ers o e ommi ee a app. y a er spea mg on the subject of the Google Fiber initiaive. Should our City be selected for~this opportunity, I would be happy to assist in this effort:: Generally, I want to contribute to making Petaluma not only more "tech-friendly" to existing residents, businesses, and city government, but also to inspire more companies to locate: here -bringing jobs and: much needed revenue'to our city. Ensuring Petaluma is a sustainable: community -enabling residents to work. locally and prosper - is a key goal. I believe bringing more clean hi-tech businesses to our community can facilitate this,. while maintaining our character and important history: I am also interested in ways the city can work:. with-the. private sector to increase technology access to our schools, particulalry in fight of current budget constraints. The development of a mobile application designed fo not only draw more visitors to our town, buf provide historical informationand promote local shopping tips to minimize retail leakage, is another project I'd like to help .foster. Is there any other information that you feel would be useful #o the City Council in reviewing your application? m eager o asses our~ci y an o0 orwar o e oppor uni o serve s ou a se ec e . Having only served. since March, I am of course eager to serve a full term so I can continue to assist our city and community in areas of Technology access - as well as developing programs aimed at .bringing snore Technology .companies to our town.. Should you have additional questions regarding my qualifications,_interest, goals; or references., please don't hesitate to contact me. 66 Are you associated writh' any Organization/Employment that might be deemed a conflict of .interest in performing your duties if appointed to this position? YES ^°~ NO If yes, please state name of Organization/Employment: City policy directs all appointed, advisory body members not to'vote on 'matters where there - exists apotential conflict of interest. VNould you>be willing to abstain from voting if such a conflict arises? YES ~ NO How did you hear about this opening? iyo eauma ,4pplicant,'s Signature Date --a~ ~. ay , Re i ed August 12, 2008 67 `~ a ~ ~ - ~'d~. ~~f ~~tcgli~~~~~9 ~'c~lpf~~r~8~~ City Board, Commission and Commitfee Ap~~ I86$ ~' -~. Instructions: 'Use this .form to apply to serve on any of.' the .City of Petaluma, Cal' Commissions, or Committees. Please.-.fill outthe form completely. If a questiondoes.nof'a write N/A in the space provided. When completed, please forward to the Cify Clerk's Office City of Petaluma, 11 English Street, Petaluma, CA_ 94952. All applications•are reviewed by the CityCounciL ., - ~, Name• Eric John Thoreson _ .. ..,,. .r. .... ~ _te .~MO, a,~, ~. ~...:. '2Home AddressCity, State and ~p Code:; ~ ° " 1.631 Cabernet Court Petaluma, CA 94954 rHome Phorie: (If c~,~~l•~c~irrted ,do;.y~ii w<-~r~i. fh'i~, ~~ ., ~G ~ ni~~rrih~r loh~~ ~wcrtk7k~l~to~the.pukilic?J ~ lislork Phone: u YE$ ~ MO : ~~ ~~.3. ~; ~ 707 } 843 _ 910$ ~ 707 ~ 843. _ 9108 .. ~. ~. ~ E-Marl: (lf ~yp~~~infe<f, d~~ ycu~ wanf this acJdrt~~s't~ 'FAX: ~: , ,vailuk~IFt<~ ihe vi Iic?J ~'~YES' ^ ND t~c ;~ , ~ ~~. ~ ~ _ ethoceson @ comcast.nef m " F,H9 'g? Q`° Are you ca registered vcrterxin~Petalu a? , If~so; for h©w~lon ; - ®/ YES ~ N:O 22 Years Bo®rd(s), Commission(s), or Comrraittee(s) of •lnteresf~: Technology and Telecommunications Advisory Committee *fVote: To serve on the.Senior Advisory Committee, you rrwst be age 55 or above. rtHave you attended ®m'eeting of this Have you serried on, iriterdiewed; or applied for` body4? s.. this body previously? 1~~: YES D NO D YES ®NO 'Thoreson, Eric Technology/Telecommunications Advisory Committee 68 Rresent Employer. ,,:, Next Step Consulting, Petaluma CA. - _ ..,- :r-,~ ~ z ~; fly.' ,~ W Job Title:..: ~, ,~~ Technical Project Manager and Applications Support` Specialist;. s: Previous Governmental"Botlies/•Eletttve` Offices y©u~ have `served;y~RositionyOffice~Held~'anc!"' Dates: .~ ~:, ~ y N/i4 ~- - Civic or Charit. _ ionization to whi` ~ ,v ~~x ~.. '.:m~,_ _. , able Org ch yov have belongetl, Positidh/Office Held, and°~ ~ Dates: ~ ~ ~~ Petaluma.. Valley,' Rotary, Member (2009 o present) Sonoma :County MEN, Domestic Uiole_ nce Prevention, Board Member (2003 to present) Pefaluma`.Su"rinse Rotary, Member (2001 to 2005.), Board Member`(2002 - 2005') Petaluma .People Services Center, Board Member (2001' - 2002) Community Counseling Services; Santa Rosa,. Board Mernber~(1996 - 1998} ~. ~ ~~ ,5, 'What Special Interests/Skills/Talents would you,-bring to this Board, Commrss~bn, or Committee?: 1 moved; ETA, Accouritirig Software Specialists, my sole proprietorship, to Petaluma in 1'98$. The :firm; which: af'its~.largest~ had.20 employees, implemented accounting systems on PC and Mac networks ;for over 250'small to medium sized organizafions in the•north bay, including; ,. .. .governmental departments., .When ETA closed in 2005,, I became Director of lnformatrori Technology,for 13R{DGE Housing in San Francisco, which with'260 employees`is the largest non-profit developer of,affordable housing, in California. `Since being laid; off from'BRIDGE in early 2009, I have been working as a Technical Project Manager and, Applications Support Specialisf. I believe that_ my technical. knowledge~~and balanced, pragmatic approach to ' technological issues will be of greataervice to the Technology and Telecommunications Advisory`Committee:and'to:the city of Petaluma. 69 #,~~; . College; Professional,, Vocationcnl Schools Attended (Rfl®jor Subject, Dates, Degree/Date): University of California at Berkeley'Bachelors, Psychology, 1'978 SonorimaState University, Organizational Development Masters program, partial (2000 - 2001 } Microsoft Courses attended:? Microsoft Server Systems (multiple versions); Microsoft-SQL Server'(multiple versions), Microsoft CRM, Microsoft.Pr•oject Additional Technology Courses: Novell Netware, Crystal Reports, Enterprise Resource Planning. (ERP) applications: Great Plains Dynamics/Microsoft Great Plains, 'Solomon, MAS Accourthg Series, Yardi Property Management Special Awards or Recognition Received: y G.. ,r xi'~A3 E $ ~ :v'~ Project'IVlanagement Professional (PMP) designation March 2009 Please stcate~reasons why'you a-ant'to b~~¢e~pcome a%memtier,of•this~Board; Commission=or `~, Committee; including vvhat'specific. objectives you would be working toward as d member of ~ ~ this advisory body: f have served -the Petaluma:community in various ways since moving here in 1'988.. I wish to extend my service to ahe~ City itself and I feel that he Technology and Telecommunications Advisory Committees the best match,~of my.skill"sand community need. ~My objective is to be of service to the community; f`fiave no other specific objective and cer#ainly .don't Piave a preset agenda. ~,~ ~. - ;. y on thatyou #eel would be useful to the-City Council in reviewing Is there an other informati ~~ ~~ ~~+ your application? ~ ~ ~, @. N/A - 70 ,..: Are you associated with any Organization/Employment that might be'deemeii a conflict of °interest in performing yourduties if appointed to this p`ositrors? . x: ~ s , ® YES ~ NO If yes, please state name of Organization/Employment: '!N!A ~, _ ~_ iJ~'k" ~ ~~, ~, w' fw"M~ Y~'y cy.direcis all appointed, advisory body members not to vote on matters where .there' ~C'rfy poli . exists a potential conflict of interest. NNould you be willing to"abstain from voting if such a ' i conflict arises?' ®/ YES ~ NO ~_ a ~ _ - `~'k How did"y'ou hear about this opening? k From my wife, :who works in the 'finance department for the City of Petaluma. Applicants Signature.: Date ~- ~i~~~ Revised August 12, 2008 71 Resolution No. 2010-XXX N.C.S. of'the City Of Petaluma, California; APPOIN'T'ING' INDIVIDUALS: T® CITY'BOAItDS; COMMISSIONS, ANT) COIVIMIT'TEES BE IT ~S'OLVEI);,th'e City Council does hereby. appoint individuals to City Boards, Commissions, and Committees-as follows: Name Appointed to Term Ex Tres Under the power~and"authority'conferred upon this Council by tfie'Charter of'said,City. .REFERENCE: I hereby certify',the,foregoing:Resolution was introduced: and adopted by the Approved as to Couricil:of,the,City~ofFetaluma at"a Regular meeting on the"21'51 day of Jiane, 2010, form: by the following vote;- AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST City Mayor City Attorney 72