Changing Way

I am seeking a job in social media as community manager, product manager, or similar.

My abilities, activities and achievements fit well with such a position.

• Content producer.
  • Main outlet is the blog Changing Way, which is regularly featured on Techmeme, the tracker of popular tech news links.
  • Have guest-posted at ReadWriteWeb, one of the leading publications on Web 2.0.
• Teacher.
  • Currently on faculty of the College of Business at Northeastern University in Boston.
  • Developed and delivered short courses “Blogging and Business” and “The Business of Open Source Software” for MBA students.
  • Coordinated/managed the undergraduate capstone course “Strategy in Action.” While I was course coordinator, Northeastern was ranked 3rd nationwide for undergraduate strategy teaching by Business Week.
• Researcher.
  • Publications and presentations in top academic outlets (e.g., Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management conference).
  • Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• Product manager.
  • At Digital Equipment Corporation, Database Systems, based in Nashua NH.
  • During my “first career” in IT, prior to taking a hiatus from industry for academia.
• Other software industry experience.
  • Senior support engineer at Digital’s European Technical Support Centre.
  • Instructor in Digital’s UK Customer Training Center.
  • Application development at other UK employers.

Writing samples, at Changing Way unless otherwise specified.

• Making Money From WordPress.com, part of a series of posts on Automattic.
• Cupholders 2.0, in which I compare features of web sites to cupholders in cars.
• Comparison Between Six Apart and Automattic, my guest post at ReadWriteWeb. It was published, in July 2007, with a more dramatic title: “Blog Platforms Head to Head: Six Apart & Automattic Compared.” I will publish a follow-up in July 2008.
• Book Recommendations at Business Week Online.

Other potentially relevant details.

• Best means of contact is email: andrew at changingway dot org.
• References available on request.
• Based in Boston, MA.
• Holder of Green Card (and of UK passport).
• More conventional resume in preparation.