Professional Profile
Technical – Unix, Linux, Mac OS-X, and Microsoft Windows XP environments using command line, graphical user, and voice interfaces. Perl scripting. MySQL including some development and maintenance experience. Software testing. Software configuration: Drupal, WordPress, some experience with Apache and MySQL configuration. Bug-reporting using Mantis. Website development using XHTML, CSS 1, 2 and 3, and RSS 2.0 standards. Limited PHP, JavaScript and XML experience.
Office Productivity – Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Flash; MediaWiki; Drupal 4.6 and 5.0; Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, online office productivity tools including Acrobat.com, Google Docs, Calendar, Gmail, Talk, Blogger, and Picassa; WordPress; EditGrid; and Skype.
Communications and Organization – Outstanding time-management, organization, and problem-solving. Procedure development and training. Education and Public Outreach including public-speaking, training, tours, and event organization and administration. Podcast hosting and editing. Graphic and website design.
Technical Experience
University of Arizona – High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) – Tucson, AZ
May 2005 – Present
Operations Specialist and Downlink Lead
Instrument raw image data downlink, processing, validation, and reporting; data analysis; software testing and bug reporting; team management; education and public outreach.
Laboratory Sciences of Arizona – Phoenix, AZ and Tucson, AZ
November 2002 – April 2005
Clinical Laboratory Assistant/Specimen Preparation Technician
Performed chemistry testing of patient biological samples using laboratory equipment. Performed laboratory procedures, maintenance and quality control. Data entry of specimen requisitions.
University of Rochester – Rochester, NY
July 1993 – August 1996
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Technician
Received and processed patient specimens for microbial testing. Performed laboratory procedures, maintenance and quality control.
Administration, Clerical and Service Experience
Humanity+
January 2009 – February 2009
Executive Director
Report to Board of Directors. Direct the work of the Assistant Director; maintain the website; fundraising; manage mailing lists, newsletter, and member communications; maintain contact with chapters and organizing committees, and facilitate chapter growth; maintain contact with affiliates around the programmatic agenda outlined by the Board; represent H+ and transhumanism in the media and other fora.
Immortality Institute
February 2008 – January 2009
Board of Directors and Treasurer
Complete accounting, data entry, and reporting tasks as required as Treasurer; upgrade and maintain website; complete website development; participate in Institute activities; represent the Institute in the media and other fora.
Bowne & Co. – Phoenix, AZ
June 2002 – November 2002
Typesetter
Typeset financial documents including SEC EDGAR filings. Handled confidential material.
Enoosphere – South Jordan, UT
February 2000 – June 2002
Owner/Vice President
Developed and presented concept art, websites, and multimedia presentations for all marketing and advertising projects. Interviewed and hired contract employees. Prepared legal documents, contracts, and promissory notes. Oversaw daily office operations including purchasing, bookkeeping, scheduling, and clerical tasks.
eBay – Draper, UT
July 1999 – March 2002
Customer Service Representative
Provided customer service through email and telephone. Reviewed member accounts for suspension and processed appeals. Created and presented documentation, graphics, and PowerPoint presentations.
Convergys – South Jordan, UT
September 1997 – August 1999
Entertainment Consultant/Supervisor
Supervised team of nine customer service representatives. Monitored, maintained and reported team quality and productivity metrics. Conducted trainings. Handled escalated customer calls.
Volt Services Group – Gresham, OR
May 1997 – August 1997
Administrative Assistant
Provided clerical and scheduling support for Boeing Portland department. Developed PowerPoint presentations and department intranet pages.
Standard Insurance – Portland, OR
October 1996 – March 1997
Business Communications Technician
Word processing from dictation.
Portfolio and Websites
Portfolio – http://hplusclub.com/gallery/artists/richard-leis/
Professional Profile – http://pirlwww.lpl.arizona.edu/~rleis/
Frontier Channel – http://frontierchannel.com
1999 – present
Creator, editor, designer, writer
“Frontier Channel provides news and commentary about the Great Frontiers of cyberspace, outer space, the ocean, and destinations in between. Frontier Channel also covers transhumanist-related topics, including artificial general intelligence (AGI), the Metaverse, nanotechnology, radical life extension, the Technological Singularity, transhumanism, and mind uploading.”
RADIO Frontier Channel – http://frontierchannel.com/radio-frontier-channel/
February 2005 – July 2005
Creator, editor, designer, writer, host
Podcast
h+ – http://hplusclub.com
August 2006 – present
Creator, editor, designer, writer
“The development of h+ began in the summer of 2006 with the formation of our first transhumanist club, now called h+ Tucson, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. By the end of 2007 a second chapter was planned for Phoenix and we began developing h+ as an affiliation of local clubs.”
Painbow.com – (defunct)
2007
Creator, editor, designer, writer
“A website to combat subtle discrimination.”
Education
University of Arizona – Tucson, AZ
Fall 2004 – Spring 2006; Spring 2009
Geosciences and Planetary Science coursework, including stratigraphy and sedimentology, geophysics, structural geology, and Mars studies.
Glendale Community College – Glendale, AZ
Fall 2003 – Summer 2004
25 credits
University of Rochester
Monroe Community College – Rochester, NY
Fall 1991 – Spring 1996
52 credits
References
Upon request