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From: Jeff Abbott <jdabbott51 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2016-07-23 21:33:13
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Saludos de New Mexico!
My name is Jeffery Abbott (Jeff for short) and I live in the state of New
Mexico in the United States of America. My FAS username is jdabbott5100 and
my IRC alias will be #jdabbott5100 (although I have yet to sign on yet).
I learned about the Fedora Marketing team by reading the *How do you *
*Fedora?* feature on the Fedora website, in which one of contributors
proclaimed
to love the Fedora community. Moved by my own appreciation of Fedora, I too
have decided to join and contribute in any way I can. This will be the
first Open Source project of which I've officially sought to be a part of.
My Skills, which I hope to utilize in Fedora Marketing, include:
- Promotions – I was the assistant director of Circulation and Audience
Development for the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper for several years in
which I oversaw several promotions to help expand readership.
- Writing – I have a bachelors of arts in Literature, with a concentration
in Spanish and Latin American literature. I've had several columns in
English and articles translated to/from Spanish published in the Santa Fe
New Mexican Newspaper. My first writing project out of college was with a
small newspaper in Quito, Ecuador where I worked as an intern for several
months.
- Graphic Design – My three go-to programs are GIMP, Inkscape and Scribus
(a great program I don't think is ever mentioned enough). I've created
advertisements and promotional materials for both print and web.
- Web Design – I am proficient in HTML/CSS. I've also been an avid user
of the Drupal Content Management System since 2011.
Currently I work for the Special Education Department for Santa Fe Public
Schools as a Coordinator for Parent and Educator Resources. I am incredibly
fortunate to be put in a position to support students, teachers and
families of students who have special needs. Personally, I have a son who
was born with Special Needs, something which has opened my eyes, I feel, to
the incredible wonder that it
is to be a sentient human being. In using Fedora and the vast array of Open
Source offerings, at work I'm known as the guy capable of doing a lot with
little. My heart often breaks when I see such institutions like public
schools pay so much money for the licensing of software of which I know
there is a perfectly good open source alternative. My chief interest in
joining the Fedora Marketing Team is to promote Fedora as a viable
alternative for nonprofits and public institutions. I currently use Fedora
on an eight year old laptop that was discarded and reported to be "old and
broken" but that worked superbly once I put a Fedora Spin of LXDE on it.
I've also spent time with my son navigating the joys of *Sugar on a Stick*.
Being a father of a child with special needs, a husband to my beautiful
wife Katia, and a coordinator in the public schools often means I can be a
bit busy. I may not be the first to respond to collaboration initiatives
but that doesn't mean I won't be paying attention. I'll gladly chime in and
contribute whenever possible! :)
Thanks so much for the opportunity and please consider including me on your
marketing team!
Kindest regards,
--
Jeffery Abbott
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<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><span class="gmail-im" \
style="font-size:12.8px">Saludos de New Mexico!<br><br></span></div><div><span \
class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">My name is Jeffery Abbott (Jeff for short) \
and I live in the state of New Mexico in the United States of America. My FAS \
username is jdabbott5100 and my IRC alias will be #jdabbott5100 (although I have \
yet to sign on yet).<br><br></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">I learned about the \
Fedora Marketing team by reading the <i>How do you </i></span><span \
style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Fedora?</i> feature on the Fedora website, in which one \
of contributors </span><span class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">proclaimed to \
love the Fedora community. Moved by my own appreciation of Fedora, I too have \
decided to join and contribute in any way I can. This will be the first Open Source \
project of which I've officially sought to be a part \
of.<br><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">My \
Skills, which I hope to utilize in Fedora Marketing, include:<br></span><span \
style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><ul><li><span \
style="font-size:12.8px">Promotions – I was the assistant director of Circulation \
and </span><span class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">Audience Development for \
the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper for several years in which I oversaw several \
promotions to help expand readership.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span \
style="font-size:12.8px">Writing – I have a bachelors of arts in Literature, with a \
</span><span class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">concentration in Spanish and \
Latin American literature. I've had several columns in English and articles \
translated to/from Spanish published in the Santa Fe New Mexican Newspaper. My \
first writing project out of college was with a small newspaper in Quito, Ecuador \
where I worked as an intern for several months.</span></li></ul><span \
class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px"><ul><li><span \
style="font-size:12.8px">Graphic Design – My three go-to programs are GIMP, \
Inkscape and </span><span class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">Scribus (a great \
program I don't think is ever mentioned enough). I've created advertisements \
and promotional materials for both print and web.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span \
style="font-size:12.8px">Web Design – I am proficient in HTML/CSS. I've also \
been an avid </span><span class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">user of the \
Drupal Content Management System since 2011.</span><br></li></ul></span><span \
class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span \
class="gmail-im" style="font-size:12.8px">Currently I work for the Special Education \
Department for Santa Fe Public Schools as a Coordinator for Parent and Educator \
Resources. I am incredibly fortunate to be put in a position to support students, \
teachers and families of students who have special needs. Personally, I have a son \
who was born with Special Needs, something which has opened my eyes, I feel, to the \
incredible wonder that it<br>is to be a sentient human being. In using Fedora and the \
vast array of Open Source offerings, at work I'm known as the guy capable of \
doing a lot with little. My heart often breaks when I see such institutions like \
public schools pay so much money for the licensing of software of which I know there \
is a perfectly good open source alternative. My chief interest in joining the Fedora \
Marketing Team is to promote Fedora as a viable alternative for nonprofits and \
public institutions. I currently use Fedora on an eight year old laptop that was \
discarded and reported to be "old and broken" but that worked superbly once I put a \
Fedora Spin of LXDE on it. I've </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">also spent \
time with my son navigating the joys of <i>Sugar on a Stick</i>.</span><div \
class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU" style="margin:2px 0px 0px;font-size:12.8px"><div \
id="gmail-:qc" class="gmail-ajR" tabindex="0"><br></div></div><div class="gmail-adL" \
style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-im">Being a father of a child with \
special needs, a husband to my beautiful wife Katia, and a coordinator in the public \
schools often means I can be a bit busy. I may not be the first to respond to \
collaboration initiatives but that doesn't mean I won't be paying attention. \
I'll gladly chime in and contribute whenever possible! :)<br><br>Thanks so much \
for the opportunity and please consider including me on your marketing \
team!<br><br>Kindest regards,<br><br>--</span></div><div class="gmail-adL" \
style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-im">Jeffery \
Abbott<br></span></div></div><br> </div>
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