Jershonda Baker

Team Culturing Information

WHO are you?

• Name: Jerhsonda Baker
• Location (city, country): Minneapolis, MN, USA
• Contact Information (email, skype, phone): Jershond@gmail.com
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• Resume/CV

WHY are you motivated to support/develop this work?

• Do you endorse open source culture?

    Yes, most of my ideas are in some way intertwined with it.

• Why are you interested in collaborating with us?

    To be part of a group that help give power back to the individual, I think, would be an honor  

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

   nowdays even the smalls technologoes that are redeveloped for resiliency have massive impact.  being able to re-smelt plastic bags into shoes?  This delves even deeper.

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

    I have only seen products and achivemnets that the project has made.  I haven't actually talked to people or met anyone, so I'm kind of out of the loop.

• What are you missing in the project?

   knowledge and inclusion.

• What are your suggestions for improvement of the project?

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

    CAD design, blueprinting and GD+T, blacksmithing (1 year), machining (manual and g-code)

• How have you already contributed to the project?

HOW can you help?

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

    I can prototype things in the machine shop (manuals) at my school, and if I could help with the matal lathe or other machine tools that would be my preferance.

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

    Yes, it depends on my course load at the time.

• 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?

• Are you interested in a Dedicated Project Visit?

    Yes but I would want to meet people first.

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

    I'm a poor student.

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

• Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?

    Yes

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

   If it feels right then yes.

• 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.

    Yes