Ariel Ridgewalker's Resume (Last updated September 8th 2008)

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Ariel Ridgewalker

Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 USA

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SUMMARY

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I am looking for a challenging full time position on a dynamic team where I can bring to the table skills I have mastered to help a company succeed and grow while at the same time have the ability when the work day is over to fulfill my responsibilities as a single father and community organizer.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

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June 2004 - June 2008
Owner

Vinamor.com

Sandpoint Idaho
Owned and operated a online gift boutique that specialized in wine and wine accessories, Vinamor.com. Vinamor.com, a database driven website accomplished the following:
  • $500,000 in sales the first year it was open
  • A conversion rate of 5.6 percent
  • 140 plus wines ranking in the top ten in google for their names.
  • Developed a substancial customer base of over 4000 individuals, business owners, professionals and CEO's.
  • World class customer service that was always handled by one of the owner. When selling gifts of wine there is much more at stake than the value of the bottle of wine, no matter how expensive. Peoples business and personal relationships were on the line, and we felt we needed to handle that personally.

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January 1999 - Present
President

VaporGlide, LLC

Sandpoint Idaho
Website Book Development and Persuasion Architecture Consulting Firm.

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March 1993 - May 1995
Program Director

Minnesota Food Association

St. Paul Minnesota
Create programs and produced deliverables designed to educate the public on a variety of food issues including:
  • Community Supported Agriculture
  • Local Food Systems
  • Lowering capital requirements for entry level agriculture

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May 1995 - November 1995
Developer

Natural Harvest CSA

Short term contract to develop and market the first Community Supported Agriculture Project integrated within a housing development in the United States.

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EDUCATION

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September 1979 - June 1983

University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz California

BS

  • Horticulture

  • 3.8 Grade Point Average

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SKILLS

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Customer Relations
HTML / CSS
Persuasion Architecture
Internet Marketing including Article Dissemination, SEO, SEM
Writer
Facilitator
Community Organizer
Communication Dyad's Facilitator

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REFERENCES

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Bryan Eisenberg, Co-Founder
Future Now, Inc
55 Washington Street, Suite 419
Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA
Jeffrey and Bryan Eisenberg and I have become friends from the moment I told Jeffrey he was right when he wrote in I-Sales magazine, "It's about more than getting eyeballs to your site, it's about making sales."

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David Lahaniki, President
Bold Approach
tel: (208) 323 2653
fax: (208) 279 1254
850 E. Franklin #414
Boise, Idaho
Dave is a friend and has helped me through the various stages of my online business experience.

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Nichol Daskivich
tel: 208.265.8727
514 Boyer
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

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Started and facilitated Sandpoint Community Gardens.

Sandpoint Transition Initiative

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AWARDS AND HONORS

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Graduate of Wizards of Web in Austin Texas
Graduate of Magical Worlds Communication Workshop

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