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My name is Ryan, I'm 26, and I'm from Southern California. I'm a world traveler (Australia, UK, Netherlands, India) since 2002 and so far my experiences have taught me so much more about the world than I ever could have hoped to learn at home. I am eager to continue my travels and help the world and the people around it that I have met. I see Open Source Ecology as a phenomenally innovative way to do this.  
[[Image:Ryan workshop.jpg|thumb| Ryan Lutz]]


I have been watching your project with awe and eager anticipation since I saw Marcin's TED talk earlier this year. Since then I have been talking about OSE nonstop, but I have been busy for the past few months. I have since freed up some time and I would like to come for a DPV as soon as possible. Literally speaking, I could probably be there Tuesday afternoon if I got the green light, I'm not sure how the time frame works for the DPV invitation process. I just say ASAP because I do eventually need to return to California after a month and get back to life, but I have some free time right now (and some frequent flier miles I have been saving for a good reason) and want to make the most of it.
==Team Culturing Information==


I want to help organize the project's documentation and infrastructure and improve the step. I think your idea is groundbreaking and as I type this I am watching a replay of Marcin's latest talk at Maker Faire with excitement and enthusiasm.  
==='''WHO''' are you?===
*''Ryan Lutz''
*''Orange, California, USA''
*''ryan.lutz37@gmail.com | skype: ryanl84 | mobile 714-310-7984''
*''Introductory Video''
*''[http://www.google.com/profiles/ryan.lutz37 Resume/CV]''
*''[[User:Ryan_Lutz | Here is my user page/DPV application]]


Anyway, on with the application!
==='''WHY''' are you motivated to support/develop this work?===
*''Do you endorse open source culture?''
The collective knowledge of the world is too great for people to worry about getting ahead of everyone else. Let's put what we already know to work and everyone can have plenty. Scarcity need be no more with the advent of OSE!


1. Ryan Lutz, 26, male from Orange, California
*''Why are you interested in collaborating with us?''
Orange, CA 92866
Marcin's TED talk took me completely by surprise. I was ignorant of the fact that DIY could ever go beyond hobbies, but once I learned about it, there was no going back. I want to live my life by building my future, not buying it.
mobile 714-310-7984
Skype: ryanl84
facebook profile
twitter


*''How do you think that the GVCS can address pressing world issues?''
I traveled to India in 2008 and I can visualize what the GVCS would do for one of the villages I visited. Put plainly, a complete GVCS would give the villagers there the chance to rise up to first world standards in a matter of months.


2. Attended Orange Lutheran High School, Orange Coast College, and University of Phoenix. I am 95% complete with my AA in Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism and will finish in August at which point I will continue for a Bachelors' in Information Technology. Independent studies I have conducted include personal research into sustainability and self-sufficiency, horticulture, and alternative energy sources such as solar. The Solar Fire P32 really sparked my interest when it was listed on your blog.  
*''What should happen so that you become more involved with the project?''
Ideally I would like to come for a DPV and then help remotely, visiting again if the opportunity arose.  


3. A list of work experience: [http://www.google.com/profiles/ryan.lutz37].
*''What is missing in the project?''
Standards and organization, basically. The project is off to a great start and has big potential, I want to help it become truly great.


5. I watched Marcin's TED talk in March and have been watching the project and hoping to contribute. I've also been telling all of my friends in the hopes they will get on board, too.
*''What are your suggestions for improvement of the project?''
I am applying for a DPV because I want to contribute something because I intend to make full use of this technology when the project is complete. If I can help OSE accomplish the goal of finishing the GVCS by 2012, I will.
Regular meetings with as many contributors as possible. This could be virtually, in person, or both. Either this or a completely transparent communication system for development, but I think meetings really add a level of unification.  
I am interested in OSE's work because the potential for success is within grasp but you need help from others who are intelligent, hard-working, and willing to dedicate to the idea of open source over commercialization and mass product. The answer is a holistic approach where the system is affected at the roots.  


6. SKILLS:
==='''WHAT''' are your skills?===


agriculture: experience tending gardens both agriculturally (vegetables, fruit) and aesthetically (ornamental herbs, flowers) since birth.
*'''List all of your skills in these areas: Communications - Organizational - Computer Support - Finances - Design - Natural Building - Electronics - Automation - Metallurgy - Engineering - Fabrication - Agriculture - Energy - Architecture - Video/Graphics/Art - PR/Marketing - Education - Construction - Industry - CNC - Chemistry - Product Design - Other'''
workshop: I have cut and installed tile, laid hardwood floor manually, installed roofing, spent excess amount of time on carpentry in Boy Scouts, helped rebuild homemade vehicles, DIY homebrewing (beer) making and dispensing system, water systems installation and maintenance, hydroponics, and probably more I have forgotten about... I am a "jack of all trades" and like that I have a broad horizon of interest.
industry: travel, foodservice, technology, corporate events/meeting planning, construction
organizing: my room is neat and clean. I'm a Feng Shui wannabe.
hands-on: I love getting hands-on. I learn more quickly that way, plus I process concepts more efficiently.
CAD: Very 3D minded. I have experience with Google Sketchup, Blender, etc.
manufacturing: with the right tools, plans, skills, and materials, I can build anything. I have most of those, some I might need help with. In any case, I am very eager!
computer skills: working on A+ certification but have lifelong experience. Here's the first picture from my photo album:  I have extensive experience with computers because of my father's work as a Tech Coordinator for private elementary schools. I helped him network and manage up to 200 computers and still provide secondary support. I have built, rebuilt, and troubleshooted my own computers since adulthood. This will be the focus of my involvement in OSE as well.
animals and husbandry: raised cats, turtle, parrots, geckos, ball python, dogs, experience with sugar gliders, chinchillas, other. I have a great love and respect for animals but I am definitely a carnivore.


7. Yes, I built my computer and still maintain it. I have 3 desktop monitors and a laptop, giving me 4 displays for easy multitasking. I also built my home brewing kit, installed and maintained sprinkler systems, installed numerous car audio systems in numerous cars (when I was a teenager), and I installed and run my own multi-component surround sound home theater system, complete with projection for about 100" screen. Probably more along the way I've forgotten about... I've helped a lot of people make projects over the years.  
- Communications: I am an effective communicator especially online where the written word is the main form of communication.  


8. My organization and computer skills are mainly what I have to offer. After seeing several instances where Marcin and other team members voiced concern over infrastructure, organization, and having a more reinforced online presence, I thought I could help direct in these areas.
- Organizational: I am very organized out of necessity. I used to lose stuff when I was younger, so I changed my habits to make my life easier and keep a system. Later I found out those habits are called Feng Shui and since then I have been chasing that philosophy with a fierce interest. Organization is key to success.


9. My first job was an office assistant for a construction company at age 16. I organized file systems, typed estimates, entered payroll, and performed many miscellaneous jobs. I am extremely organized at home and have everything in order so I know where to find everything!
- Computer Support: I have lifelong experience working with my father who is Technology Coordinator at a private elementary school (he gets funding to try out all the new tech devices). I'm very 3D minded. I have experience with Google Sketchup, Blender, FreeCAD, etc


10. I can grow and cook food and would be able to bring a limited amount of money for groceries. Perhaps I can trade more cooking responsibilities for food?...
- Design: I like to design quirky buildings in Google Sketchup... creativity is definitely one of my skills.  


11. I have been backpacking with my father since I was 6 in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and so have basic camping equipment. I could live for a month in a tent no problem at Factor E Farm as long as I had Internet and electricity.
- Electronics: basic understanding, but am teaching myself constantly.  


12. No disabilities would inhibit my involvement with the project.
- Automation: I've been interested in this topic since childhood, and only now am I realizing what I want to do and how to get there. I'm having to learn a great deal, but eventually, I'll be building the house of the future with regard to automation.  


13. I am very easy to get along with as long as everyone is respected. I don't take disrespect well.  
- Metallurgy: Very limited knowledge, but I again, I am learning.  


14. I have political and religious views, but do not push my beliefs on others. You don't have to worry about my agenda. The excitement of OSE is enough for me!
- Fabrication: I have designed and built a homebrewing set for beer making. I had to assemble compression fittings and do some basic drilling; the system was of intermediate complexity.


15. I understand that only through teamwork can truly great things be accomplished so not only am I a team player, I don't see how anyone can get along without a team of some kind. I know that I could never design a GVCS alone; I would rely on support of others the same as they rely on me. The result is a group that lifts itself to greater heights together than they ever could as individuals: synergy.  
- Agriculture: experience tending gardens both agriculturally (vegetables, fruit) and aesthetically (ornamental herbs, flowers) since birth. Green thumbs run in my family.


The level of maturity you are speaking of in this question I feel has been totally and completely lost in my society in Southern California (somehow I learned some manners, however). I yearn to once again communicate with others intelligently, respectfully, and with the intention of changing the world for the better.  
- Energy: Natural sciences class in school and intense personal research on solar and other alternatives. Mostly solar though.  


16. I do not smoke and have no dietary restrictions (unless you count a penicillin allergy, but most people don't quite "eat" that)
- Video/Graphics/Art: video editing, dubbing audio, cameraman, hardware


17. I live in Orange County, California and while I do have sufficient resources to travel by air to Missouri, I would need transportation to and from Kansas City Airport (MCI) (unless I can convince my cousin in St. Louis to drive out and pick me up or drop me off, but I wouldn't know if he even could until I knew when to be expected).  
- Education: I have been a Tour Director for a few tour operators including one that sent 8th graders to Washington, D.C. I provide narration and am typically supposed to have the ability to "teach" the guests about the destinations they are visiting in addition to keeping track of them.  


18. Since documentation is one of my goals for my work at OSE, I will explain this in depth. Each time I surf to the OSE website or Wiki, I have seen small edits here and there, but know you all must be doing quite a bit each day. I would like to have a series of cameras (which I have to bring) set up around the premises to not only capture day-to-day activities, but to enhance transparency for the project. If a live webcam will show True Fans what their hard-earned money is going toward, maybe they'd be inclined to get a little more involved. The idea is to open up the Farm with technology that already exists. I (and I think others do, too) want to have more visualization of what you guys do and I think improving the infrastructure is relatively easy in this department.  
- Construction: I have cut and installed tile, laid hardwood floor manually, installed roofing, spent excess amount of time on carpentry in Boy Scouts, helped rebuild homemade vehicles, DIY homebrewing (beer) making and dispensing system, water systems installation and maintenance, hydroponics, and probably more I have forgotten about... I am a "jack of all trades" and like that I have a broad horizon of interest.


If I am accepted to OSE Factor E Farm for a DPV, I will strive to have daily video updates not only on my work, but for everyone on the Farm. I will use social media (Twitter, Facebook, Buzz, etc.) to communicate during my trip over, during my stay, and eventually, after I leave.  
- Industry: travel, technology, corporate events/meeting planning, construction, foodservice, education...  
Here are my proposed goals, mostly my input for OSE and a few personal goals:


Month-long goals:
- Chemistry: high school
Standards for documentation / establish system for daily documentation and posts
Increase online community's view of the operations with videoblog/live broadcasts at pivotal events (firing up LifeTrac III prototype for the first time, etc.)
Wiki reorganization to standardize input
Increase renewable domestic food production (compost system, broaden range of homegrown food, basic cloning/propagation of plants, possible hydroponics)
3D model the Factor E Farm and maintain it to increase transparency... enabling virtual tours which would expand online fan base.
Make friends and connect with cool people


Weekly goals:
- Animals and husbandry: raised cats, turtle, parrots, geckos, ball python, dogs, experience with sugar gliders, chinchillas, other. I have a great love and respect for animals but I am definitely a carnivore.
Week 1 - Exactly measured 3D model of Factor E Farm, daily video blogs being posted
Week 2 - Strengthen video blogs, focus on documentation structure and standards
Week 3 - Vegetable garden planted, further documentation work
Week 4 - Finalization of documentation standards / daily video blogs


Daily goals:
*''How have you already contributed to the project?''
Prepare a meal for the group
I have been telling every one of my friends about OSE including my 500+ Facebook friends. I have also become a True Fan and begun donating $ every month.
Video blog or broadcast (once a system is established)
Make everyone laugh once
19. I can work well as a pioneer (backpacking experience teaches much about survival and making do) and I create my own environment and am generally quite content anywhere.  


20. I am available for a DPV as soon as possible. I could fly in Monday if I was invited.


21. If things do not work out before a month's time is up, I always have home to go back to. I do only intend to spend a month, though.
===HOW can you help?===


22. List your goals and deliverables for your Dedicated Project Visit, breaking it up by each of the four weeks: see #18
*''How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?''
Participating in a DPV and then volunteering part time while I work full-time until I can afford to build a GVCS of my own and start a community!


23. Any work I do for OSE is open source and I have no problem with that!
*''Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?''
Depends on my current work load, but up to 20 probably.


24. My proposed work contributes to the creation and strengthening of the GVCS's support infrastructure, enabling a more streamlined and standardized process for documentation of building open source projects. I see step by step videos on a web page that is easy enough for a high school student to follow. The combination of this concept with the rest of OSE will make the knowledge universal and scarcity will not be an issue because plans for complex machines are made easy to follow.  
*''Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?''
Money would be great, but I'm not counting on it unless the project takes over my life.  


25. My work could be measured by the INCREASED (1) number of video blogs posted, (2) the documentation produced, (3) number of domestically-grown food products, (4) number of prepared meals weekly, (5) number of True Fans due to increased web visibility and project transparency, (5) infrastructure systems designed and produced (looking at that 3D printer), and (6) labor morale (I think I'm pretty funny, but not intrusively so; basically I always try to help people be happy).
*''Are you interested in a [[Dedicated Project Visit]]?
YES, definitely. See my [[User:Ryan_Lutz | user page]] for my application


I know you're not looking to hear it, but 'I will help with whatever is needed' as well, because I'm a team player.  :-)  Hopefully though, my work on video blogging and documentation will keep me busy enough.  
*''Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?''
Yes, eventually.


26. I want to learn every detail about this project so I can teach others how to better their lives. From my DPV, I expect to apply my common sense, technological, and practical workshop skills to use while growing a great project idea. I intend to learn everything I can about building each and every piece of the GVCS because some concepts I am readily familiar with, and others I have little to no knowledge. If I master the knowledge behind each piece, I will be unstoppable! I or anyone else could build a modern day civilization. That idea is astonishing to me, and I want to be part of it!
*''Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?''
Yes, one of those... in some form or another.  


27. I could only visit prior to my DPV over Skype.
*''Are you a [[True Fans|True Fan]]? If not, why not?''
Yes!


28. I taught myself to juggle around age 12, by far the most influential visual arts media on me was the first 11 seasons of the Simpsons, and my favorite classical composer is a tie between J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi.  
*''Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?''
I can do a full month DPV and volunteer part time afterward but if full-time with pay happens, that could work too.  


29. I snore, I enjoy personal time after lights out, and I wait my turn.  
*''Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology.''
Be a part of history? Count me in!


30. I can bring one Panasonic DV camcorder, 3 Microsoft LifeCam 6000-HDs webcams (which I could donate at the end of my month if they work properly for the project), a Zoom H2 microphone for recording audio, and my Sony VAIO laptop for editing and uploading work.
[[Category: Team Culturing]]
 
[[Category: IT team]]
31. Nope!
 
Thanks for reading, and I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible and working on Factor E Farm. Have a great day!
 
Ryan Lutz
M 714-310-7984
Skype: ryanl84

Latest revision as of 01:10, 7 August 2011

Ryan Lutz

Team Culturing Information

WHO are you?

WHY are you motivated to support/develop this work?

  • Do you endorse open source culture?

The collective knowledge of the world is too great for people to worry about getting ahead of everyone else. Let's put what we already know to work and everyone can have plenty. Scarcity need be no more with the advent of OSE!

  • Why are you interested in collaborating with us?

Marcin's TED talk took me completely by surprise. I was ignorant of the fact that DIY could ever go beyond hobbies, but once I learned about it, there was no going back. I want to live my life by building my future, not buying it.

  • How do you think that the GVCS can address pressing world issues?

I traveled to India in 2008 and I can visualize what the GVCS would do for one of the villages I visited. Put plainly, a complete GVCS would give the villagers there the chance to rise up to first world standards in a matter of months.

  • What should happen so that you become more involved with the project?

Ideally I would like to come for a DPV and then help remotely, visiting again if the opportunity arose.

  • What is missing in the project?

Standards and organization, basically. The project is off to a great start and has big potential, I want to help it become truly great.

  • What are your suggestions for improvement of the project?

Regular meetings with as many contributors as possible. This could be virtually, in person, or both. Either this or a completely transparent communication system for development, but I think meetings really add a level of unification.

WHAT are your skills?

  • List all of your skills in these areas: Communications - Organizational - Computer Support - Finances - Design - Natural Building - Electronics - Automation - Metallurgy - Engineering - Fabrication - Agriculture - Energy - Architecture - Video/Graphics/Art - PR/Marketing - Education - Construction - Industry - CNC - Chemistry - Product Design - Other

- Communications: I am an effective communicator especially online where the written word is the main form of communication.

- Organizational: I am very organized out of necessity. I used to lose stuff when I was younger, so I changed my habits to make my life easier and keep a system. Later I found out those habits are called Feng Shui and since then I have been chasing that philosophy with a fierce interest. Organization is key to success.

- Computer Support: I have lifelong experience working with my father who is Technology Coordinator at a private elementary school (he gets funding to try out all the new tech devices). I'm very 3D minded. I have experience with Google Sketchup, Blender, FreeCAD, etc

- Design: I like to design quirky buildings in Google Sketchup... creativity is definitely one of my skills.

- Electronics: basic understanding, but am teaching myself constantly.

- Automation: I've been interested in this topic since childhood, and only now am I realizing what I want to do and how to get there. I'm having to learn a great deal, but eventually, I'll be building the house of the future with regard to automation.

- Metallurgy: Very limited knowledge, but I again, I am learning.

- Fabrication: I have designed and built a homebrewing set for beer making. I had to assemble compression fittings and do some basic drilling; the system was of intermediate complexity.

- Agriculture: experience tending gardens both agriculturally (vegetables, fruit) and aesthetically (ornamental herbs, flowers) since birth. Green thumbs run in my family.

- Energy: Natural sciences class in school and intense personal research on solar and other alternatives. Mostly solar though.

- Video/Graphics/Art: video editing, dubbing audio, cameraman, hardware

- Education: I have been a Tour Director for a few tour operators including one that sent 8th graders to Washington, D.C. I provide narration and am typically supposed to have the ability to "teach" the guests about the destinations they are visiting in addition to keeping track of them.

- Construction: I have cut and installed tile, laid hardwood floor manually, installed roofing, spent excess amount of time on carpentry in Boy Scouts, helped rebuild homemade vehicles, DIY homebrewing (beer) making and dispensing system, water systems installation and maintenance, hydroponics, and probably more I have forgotten about... I am a "jack of all trades" and like that I have a broad horizon of interest.

- Industry: travel, technology, corporate events/meeting planning, construction, foodservice, education...

- Chemistry: high school

- Animals and husbandry: raised cats, turtle, parrots, geckos, ball python, dogs, experience with sugar gliders, chinchillas, other. I have a great love and respect for animals but I am definitely a carnivore.

  • How have you already contributed to the project?

I have been telling every one of my friends about OSE including my 500+ Facebook friends. I have also become a True Fan and begun donating $ every month.


HOW can you help?

  • How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?

Participating in a DPV and then volunteering part time while I work full-time until I can afford to build a GVCS of my own and start a community!

  • Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?

Depends on my current work load, but up to 20 probably.

  • Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?

Money would be great, but I'm not counting on it unless the project takes over my life.

YES, definitely. See my user page for my application

  • Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?

Yes, eventually.

  • Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?

Yes, one of those... in some form or another.

Yes!

  • Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?

I can do a full month DPV and volunteer part time afterward but if full-time with pay happens, that could work too.

  • Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology.

Be a part of history? Count me in!

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