| The RMIUG is run by an “executive
committee” (doesn't that sound spiffy! ;-)
that is currently composed of Josh Zapin, Dave Taylor,
Dan Murray, Jeff Finkelstein, and Tom Bresnahan. We are reachable via Email at rmiug-comm@rmiug.org.
Several other people have volunteered
to help out with running the group, and we can
always use more help if you would like to pitch
in. Additionally, if you would like to volunteer
to make a presentation at a meeting or have questions,
suggestions or feedback, please let us know. Thanks
to everyone who is helping RMIUG in one way or
another.
Here are our executive committee
members, enjoying a nice day on the slopes:
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Currently, there are 4“Exec's” who
are ...
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Dan Murray (dan@rmiug.org)
started using the Internet in 1992 while living
in Columbia, MD. He successfully used the
"Net" to find a job in Colorado,
packed up his skis and hiking boots, and relocated
in mid-1993. He subsequently worked in director-level
marketing roles in a number of Internet startups
in Boulder and Denver. In 2002, Dan founded
a Boulder company called Ravenwood
Marketing which specializes in performance-based
Internet marketing programs that help companies
sell products and generate sales leads over
the web. His educational background is in
engineering and statistics/quality management.
With no membership and no meeting place arranged,
he launched the Rocky Mountain Internet Users
Group in late January 1994 by posting an announcement
(and dire plea for help ;-) to several local
Usenet newsgroups. About 70 emails, along
with generous offers of assistance, came pouring
in and RMIUG was off and running.
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Jeff Finkelstein (jeff@rmiug.org)
convinced his parents back in 1984 to get
a second phone line so that he could use the
300-baud modem on his Apple IIe to dial into
Bulletin Boards. Jeff is the founder of Customer
Paradigm, a company focused on search
engine marketing, website design, Magento Development and php programming in
the Boulder, Colorado area. In his spare time,
he helps his wife, Rabbi Jamie Korngold, author
of God
in the Wilderness, run the Adventure
Rabbi program. He has also worked as a
professional ski patroller, trained search
and rescue dogs, built custom homes in the
mountains of Colorado, run an indoor rock
climbing gym, and led teens on extended backpacking
trips throughout Colorado. Jeff holds an MBA
in Entrepreneurship & Technology Management
from the University of Colorado at Boulder
and studied Political Science and Psychology
at the University of Michigan. Best way to
contact Jeff
- visit here >>
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Tom Bresnahan (tbrez@rmiug.org) began using computers
in high school in 1968 on a teletype terminal,
but lost interest when he discovered beer.
He graduated with a BS in Geology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1975 and worked
as a geologist for various oil companies.
Currently, Tom does technical support for
Golden
Software, Inc. in Golden, Colorado. He
started using the Internet in 1992 to answer
e-mail, and now administers the company e-mail
gateways, Web pages, FTP site, and BBS. In
addition, he is the Director of the Computer Oriented Geological Society (COGS),
where he maintains the society's Web pages,
FTP site, BBS, and membership databases.
- Josh Zapin (josh@rmiug.org)
is a professionally certified Project Manager
who is expert at transforming complex visions
into reality. Josh cut his teeth on the interactive
world where he launched dozens of multimillion
dollar, mission-critical web, CD-ROM, and other
multimedia projects. He then leveraged his experience
for even larger entities such as The Federal
Reserve Bank where he helped them manage one
of the largest IT undertakings to date: a $250
million IT project that upgraded the largest
check processing system in the world. Working
during the dawn of Internet (~1995) for such
industry innovators, as AGENCY.COM, Organic,
Inc. and iXL, Josh was integral at turning the
chaos of interactive development into measurable
and manageable tasks. He has created and improved
upon many complex development methodologies
and has proven their effectiveness by delivering
better products in less time for less money.
Josh recently moved from the urban jungle of
New York City to the urbane forests of Boulder,
Colorado. He is an outdoor sports enthusiast
who organizes backcountry trips for numerous
volunteer organizations. Josh is a graduate
from Cornell University with a BS in Business
Management and Marketing. To learn more about
Josh visit http://www.jzapin.com.
There have been other exec's in the past that
have moved on to greener pastures. Please see
our Exec Emeritus
page. |
