Frank Floyd

Friends and collaborators:

Would like to meet other Arabic students or native speakers to improve conversational skills.

Last updated: February 4, 2011, 8:06 PM  

A job:

Web Project Manager - Seeking NGO that needs PM for Web technology or content management system (CMS) projects. Focus: Human Rights, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Middle East. Lived in Saudi Arabia, studying Arabic.

Last updated: May 12, 2011, 5:30 PM  

A volunteer opportunity:

Seeking opportunities in Washington, DC or Arlington, VA. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Would like to gain experience with a local non-profit or international NGO. Experience in Web design, information architecture, and usability.

Last updated: May 12, 2011, 5:30 PM  

In 2009 I moved to Washington, DC and started studying Arabic at Georgetown. My long term goal is to work in the Middle East, applying my project management experience to international development projects. In the meantime I am seeking to apply my 15 years of IT experience working with a non-profit or NGO.

Before moving to DC, I lived in Atlanta, GA for 15 years, working in IT as a technical writer, systems analyst, and project manager. As a child I lived in Saudi Arabia, where I spent five years in Riyadh (1976-1980) and four years in Jeddah (1985-1988). In 1990, I worked in Jeddah as an intern for the Saudi Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA). This sparked my interest in environmental issues, including global warming and sustainable development. In 1991 I worked as an intern on the Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Project in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia where I participated in field surveys of the impact of the oil spill and documented the cleanup efforts.

Living by my core values and applying my skills and experience in IT to help people use Web technologies to improve their lives and to achieve dignity and human rights.