ONLINE RESUME

Peter A Salzman
32 High Street, UNIT 6
Greenfield, MA 01301
mr.salzman@gmail.com
www.dirtroad.org
(413) 768 - 7255

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced working as an independent web designer and music producer for the online knowledge project Dirtroad Cooperative [www.dirtroad.org] for the past five years dedicated to radically hidden philanthropy and is a business portal for interactive commerce and website design also found at www.planetibo.com. Having lived and studied abroad conducting international
fieldwork in the United States, Israel, and Ukraine, will be a valuable asset to any
global learning community or web development team.

EDUCATION Experience

Hebrew College Fellowship, Boston, MA
One of 18 participants in Summer Beit Midrash Program, May 2005.

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Bachelor of Arts, with Departmental Honors, May 1997.
Major in Cultural Anthropology.

Yeshivat HaMivtar, Efrat, Israel
Traditional Modern Orthodox Yeshiva, 1998 – 1999.
Studied Talmud, Torah, and Halacha lishma …
[a year of study for its own sake, no degree]

Massachusetts Institute for New Teachers (MINT), Springfield, MA
Intensive Teacher Training and World History practicum, July/August 2001.
Massachusetts D.O.E. Certification in Social Studies received July 1, 2001.

Nachal Novea Mekor Chochma, Safed, Israel
Translation: [Flowing Brook Source of Wisdom] , Summer 1996.
Yeshiva of R. Nachman's Disciples, the Breslov Hasidim

Amherst Regional High School, Amherst, MA
High School Graduate, June 1993.

WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Professional Technology Specialist & Web Development Design Experience, Professional Multimedia Productions , 2000 - Present. Over five years of experience working on personal and professional website www.dirtroad.org. Initiated extra curricular program for learning to build websites and taught a course on the subject. Also, I am a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician and have been a Certified Microsoft Professional Technology Specialist since 2006.

Summer School Teacher, Amherst Regional Public Schools, July 2000 & July 2002.
Designed and taught an MCAS supported course on Science and Technology for 9-12th grades.
Taught Middle School Mathematics for MCAS preparation and also taught course in Web Design.

Cultural and Religious Community Organizer, Wesleyan University Chaplains Office, 1997-1998.
Programmed cultural and religious events for Wesleyan University's Jewish community as Hillel Fellow.

Music Teacher & Counselor, Jewish Community of Amherst, 1993-2001.
Acted as music specialist and song leader for the Jewish Community of Amherst Hebrew School.
Served three years as camp counselor and one year as Assistant Director with local summer day camp.

Special Education Liaison & Paraprofessional, Amherst Regional High School, 1999 – 2002.
Served students with moderate special needs, wrote IEPs, and assisted them in all subjects.
Cooperated with teachers, staff, and parents to ensure a quality educational experience.

Disabilities Project Coordinator, Independent Living Resources, Disability Rights Group, 1995-2000.
Designed website, advocated for accessibility, and helped educate the public about disability rights.

INTERESTS & SKILLS

Computers and Design: Web development, HTML & CSS programming, word processing,
graphics & design applications, multimedia learning, and Internet research & education.
See www.dirtroad.org … for a website dedicated to “Progressive Education For
A Digital Dawn”, the balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit, and the promotion of original
music independently produced. Studied course on “Mastering Digital Photography
and Imaging” and applied for grant to support professional multimedia productions.

Performing Arts: A singer, songwriter, and recording artist with many years of guitar
study backed by 5 years of intensive tuba playing with High School wind ensemble.
An independent music producer producing several albums in such genres as Folk,
Hip Hop, and Hebrew & Aramaic Sabbath Songs which are sold and promoted
through www.dirtroad.org. Will begin performing this original material in a live debut
8:00 Saturday night on June 18, 2005 at Café Koko in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Judaic and Holocaust Studies: Lived and studied in Israel, become familiar with ancient
and modern Jewish literature, and written an ethnography of Hasidic learning encounters
for senior honors thesis entitled "Relating With Breslov" which can be found online
at www.dirtroad.org/thesis.html. Studied Kabbalah with Rabbis, Hasidic Masters,
and Jewish Mystics for over ten years. Practiced Jewish meditation and led group
meditation sessions for college students at Wesleyan University. Originated
new melodies to traditional Sabbath songs that are being sung in Jewish
communities all over the world [listen @ www.dirtroad.org/hebrew.html].

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

“The River” Radio Station Internship, Northampton, MA
Intern at local Pioneer Valley radio station, 2004 – Present.
Web design work, updating calendar, and filing advertisements.

Pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman’s Grave, Uman, Ukraine, Fall 1996.
As part of anthropology fieldwork and personal spiritual quest I went.
Over 7,000 disciples travel to Uman for Rosh Ha Shana yearly.

Nachal Novea Mekor Chochma, Safed, Israel
Translation: [Flowing Brook Source of Wisdom], Summer 1996.
Yeshiva of Rebbe Nachman’s disciples, the Breslov Hasidim.

President of B’nei Brith Youth Organization, Amherst, MA
For the third and final year of involvement in my local chapter,
Chai BBYO … 1992 – 1993.

Captain of High School Varsity Wrestling Team, Amherst, MA
Won second place in Western Mass & 6th in the State. 1991 – 1993.

PROFESSIONAL REFFERENCES

Available upon request