Noah Biavaschi

• Web application development, information architecture and data security.
• More than 14 years of internet experience.
• Ten years of relational database and information architecture experience.
• Seven years of using Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) in business critical systems.

Contact Information

Phone

• mobile us: +1 707 217 xxxx
• mobile france: +33 62 004 xxxx

Email

• noah (at) biavaschi [dot] com
• biavaschi (at) gmail [dot] com

Instant Messenger

• gtalk/jabber: biavaschi (at) gmail [dot] com
• msn: biavaschi (at) hotmail [dot] com
• aim: noahbiavaschi (at) aol [dot] com

Background

• Broad industry knowledge:
  • Travel and Hospitality
  • Leisure and Fitness
  • Technology
  • Academic, Government & Non-Government (Non-Profit) Sectors

• Born: June, 1975
• US citizen, currently living in France
• Past residences include the United States, the Netherlands, and Turkey

Availability

• Available now for contract and permanent work.
• Willing to travel internationally for short periods.
• Willing to work 'on call', and unusual hours.

Rates

I prefer to work towards fixed contracts with agreed project specifications and fixed prices. This provides an incentive for rapid delivery. I will also work on a hourly, daily or monthly basis.

• Short-term Contracts: starting at €75/$100 per hour
• Target Salary: €100 000/$140 000 per year

Strategic Skills

Technical Skills

Other Skills

Current Positions & Contacts

Past Positions & Contacts

August 2005 - 2007: Turkish Football Federation (http://www.tff.org) - Istanbul, Turkey

• Information Technology Consultant
  • Conduct survey of, and recommend, state of the art technological systems being employed by other national football associations throughout the world
  • IT department audit & recommendations analysis: including budgeting, development of roles, responsibilities & workflow processes
  • Design & specify requirements for public internet & extranet sites
  • Develop budget and project timeline for internet & extranet sites

May 2004 - 2007: Villa Saint Exupery (http://www.vsaint.com) - Nice, France

• Technology Consultant
  • Advised and implemented a number of IT solutions for a popular hostel/student residence including point of sale systems, empolyee time tracking & VOIP
  • Installation and administration of a medium-sized (30 computers) wired and wireless network
  • Developed marketing & advertising solutions
  • Retained as a general technology & telecommunications consultant on an ad hoc basis

2001 - 2004: Island Conservation (http://www.islandconservation.org) - Santa Cruz, USA

• Information Systems & Technology Director
  • Managed a small IT department for a successful multinational non governmental conservation organization
  • Procured and tracked an annual IT budget of more than 200,000 US Dollars
  • Developed and implemented best practices guidelines and protocols with regards to a variety of IT issues
  • Responsible for inter & intra office telecommunications and conferences between 3 countries, seagoing vessels, and numerous oceanic islands
  • Interacted with vendors, technical support persons, outside consultants, and internet service providers
  • Procured, installed, maintained, and upgraded software and hardware on a regular basis
  • Installed, maintained, backed up, updated and tuned an Oracle relational database
  • Collaborated in the design and development of the database to meet new user needs
  • Conducted design, programming, and reporting with 3rd and 4th generation languages (SQL, PL/SQL, PHP)
  • Implemented an internet-based island conservation database used by scientists and government throughout the world
  • Provided guidance and training to staff, professors, students, and public in the proper use of GIS, GPS and other spatial data analysis methods, systems and acquisition tools
  • Coordinated website design, content generation and updates
  • Created dynamic XHTML webpages, graphics, images, maps and publications for websites and print media
    
  • Troubleshot routine computer problems for staff, including updates, virus protection & removal and data backup & recovery

2000: Dentiva - Amsterdam, the Netherlands

• Database Administrator & Web Developer 
  • Web & database developer for a venture-capital funded multi-language European dentist portal
    
  • Used proprietary and commercial software to develop a content management system (CMS)
    

1997 - 2000: Island Conservation (http://www.islandconservation.org) - Santa Cruz, USA

• Systems and (geo)Database Administrator & Webmaster
  • Lead database designer, developer, and administrator for a successful multinational non-governmental conservation organization
  • Developed and maintained a Geographic Information System (GIS), including spatial & non-spatial data acquisition and integration, digital cartography and advanced spatial & non-spatial analyses

1997 - 2000: Digital Impact Productions - Santa Cruz, USA

• Co-Founder, Commercial Video Production Studio
  • Producted broadcast quality commercials, training videos, and short documentaries
  • Pre-prodution planning, equipment rental and acqusition & location and talent management
  • Direction, videography &  post production - computer graphics, special effect and offline editing

1994 - 1996: University of California, Santa Cruz (http://www.ucsc.edu) Santa Cruz, USA

• Director of Media Services, Office Physical Education & Recreation (OPERS)
  • Established a training & certification program for a major university's sports and recreation department
  • Trained & certified users in proper equipment operation
  • Maintained and facilitated repairs of OPERS video and training equipment
  • Developed and administered a checkout/return database

References

Available upon request

Published Articles

• Donlan, C. J., J. Knowlton, D.F. Doak, N. Biavaschi. Nested communities, invasive species, and Holocene extinctions: evaluating the power of a potential conservation tool. Oecologia 145:475-485
• Wood, B., Tershy, B.R., Hermosillo, M.A., Donlan, C.J., Sanchez, J.A., Keitt, B.S., Croll, D.A., Howald, G.R., Biavaschi, N.. 2002. Removing cats from islands in northwest Mexico. Pages 374-380 in Turning the tide: the eradication of invasive species (eds C.R. Veitch & M.N. Clout). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN Gland, Switzerland

Education

• B.A., March 1998. University of California Santa Cruz, United States Major in Environmental Studies
• B.A., June 1999. University of California Santa Cruz, United States Major in Film & Video