Education
Masters Degree in African Studies
Awarded with Merit
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
London, UK
2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Minor in Art History
College of Fine Arts
Boston University
Boston, MA
2002
Experience
Publications Assistant, United Nations
New York, NY
2014-present
- Tasks: Developing websites and managing public information for the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Economic Analysis and Policy Division.
Data Consultant, OpenSignal
London, UK
2013
- Tasks: Collecting data for mobile carrier ratings across the US. Travelled to and collected data from twenty major cities in just five weeks, covering over 50,000 miles and running 18,000 tests. I also write about mobile tech and my trip for TechHive: http://www.techhive.com/author/Gabe-Scelta/ and OpenSignal: http://opensignal.com/blog/author/gabescelta/
Innovation Director, Ethicodes
London, UK
2010-2013
- Tasks: Create top level strategy & program design, assess appropriate technologies
- Achievements: Co-founded Ethicodes as part of a Skoll Centre social entrepreneurship initiative to leverage mobile technology and gaming to promote product source transparency and social engagement. Analyzed potential country and industry involvement in coffee producing nations in eastern Africa and South America. Partnered with key ethically sourced producers, NGOs, and retail brands.
Director, Zap Squeak Design
Oakland, CA
2008-2011
- Tasks: Management, Design, Administrative and Light Coding
- Achievements: Used knowledge of design, coding, and project management to consistently deliver projects to clients on time and under projected cost. Worked with clients to develop 12 full-site builds or rebuilds using various content management and blog systems including Joomla, Moveable Type, and WordPress, as well as several custom-built mapping applications.
Digital Marketing Manager, Goodwill Industries of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
2007-2008
- Tasks: Coordinate and manage all outgoing digital outreach including email, site updates & networking
- Achievements: Coordinated rollout of Salesforce eCRM, Vertical Response and Prism marketing data integration and upgraded UI of consumer-facing online donation system resulting in a increase of online data capture of 150%. Trained and oversaw a rolling team of up to 18 data entry trainees in computer training and best practices resulting in an increase of manual data capture by 300%.
Internet Communications Director, Peace Action West
Berkeley, CA
2006-2007
- Tasks: Styling, templating, publishing all web content, managing eCRM vendors and providing new media consultation
- Achievements: Designed and promoted 3 constituent response web and print campaigns leading up to key California elections and congressional votes. Created and coded interactive mapping system for US nuclear waste disposal sites based on abstract government data.
Web Producer, Six Apart
San Francisco, CA
2005
- Tasks: Coordinate design and implementation of web representation for four products; Movable Type, TypePad, LiveJournal and Vox
- Achievements: Monitored and analysed usage data for each product site and worked with marketing team on various promotions and iterative UI changes. Worked with EMEA team to coordinate international and multilingual versions of web marketing material.
Project Manager, Rosetta Project
San Francisco, CA
2004-2005
- Tasks: Interface between managerial and technical staff, UI design, design integration
- Achievements: Served as technical liaison between curating staff and coding personnel to create the world’s first all-language database on a customised CMS platform, integrating linguistic data, archived text and recorded data for over 7000 world languages.
Professional Achievements
Policy Research Associate
Ethiopian Global Initiative, 2011
Emerge Venture Lab Fellow
Changemakers Grant Recipient
SOAS Alumni & Friends Fund, University of London, 2011
Silverman Business Plan Competition Finalist
Simmons School of Management, 2011
First Place: WikiLeaks Legal Perspectives
Taylor Wessing Essay Prize SOAS Law Society, University of London, 2011
Project Highlight: Afterschool Special
Open Data: Philanthropy’s Future Fuel For Change
New America Foundation, Washington DC, May 2010
Featured Design Award
www.gabescelta.com
American Design Awards, August 2009
Featured Data Application "After School Special"
City & County of San Francisco, 2009
Rosetta Project Representative
North American Plone Symposium 2005 New Orleans, LA
Rosetta Project Representative
Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting 2005
Oakland, CA
Selected Research Topics
- Social Factors in HIV/AIDS Response: Uganda and Tanzania
- Ethiopian Christian Liturgical Chant & Historical Context
- Much to Learn About Living: Tuareg Architecture and Reflections of Knowledge
- WikiLeaks: New Frontiers in International Law
- A Case Against Onobrakpeya: Body Marking as a Cornerstone of African Art
- The Comparative Origin and Usage of the Ge’ez Writing System of Ethiopia
Project Press
- New York Times, "Local Government Offer Data to Minors," December 2009
- La Republica, "La strada piú sicura per casa? Adessa te la indica il cellulare," December 2009
- Texas Tribune, "On the Records: A Data Challenge for Texas," December 2009
Languages
Proficient: English
Familiar: Spanish, Amharic, French, German
Other Interests & Achievements
UN-GLOBE Board Member
2016-present
UN for All Facilitator, "Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace" Training
2016-present
UN-GLOBE Trans Policy Working Group
2016-present
EMT + Wilderness,
NREMT & California Certified,
2010
Disaster Action Team,
Bay Area American Red Cross,
2009
Various Solo Painting Exhibitions,
New York, London, San Francisco, Boston
