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May 17, 2012 Interviews

• Nick Raaum Interview

• Next - followup with him

May 16, 2012 Interviews

• Carl Patrick

• Assignment - explainer video on how to write a business plan and start a business - due 5/23

May 14, 2012 Interviews

• Gabrielle LeBlanc - available June 15

• Work Plan - File:GabrielleLeBlancWorkPlan.doc File:FactoreFarm.odg
• Next - Respond to her work plan

May 9, 2012 Interviews

• Steve Andrews - June 8 - video documenter

• Can he stay longer than two months?

May 8, 2012 Interviews

• Parker McEvoy - June 15
  • Assignment -

• Wes Short - June 15
  • web design and graphics; volunteer; lifestyle investor interested in replicating operations in California;
  • Assignment - Learn Sketchup - create technical manual wiki page by June 1st.

May 4, 2012 Interviews

• Alex Briggs Interview - July 1 or 15. interested in Workshop Apprentice and newly Farm Director role; need to renegotiate Farm Directorship - specific interview for contract specifics. Main question - if Farm Director duty, is it still volunteer - and what exactly is Alex's problemsolving/learning capacity for new task. Assess his ability to get going. Beginning to write a contract. Asked Alex for work plan, and what he'd like to learn. Next: contract after talking to Gabrielle on Monday.
  • Assignment - we need to send him a contract.

• Alex Briggs Workplan
• Next - Marcin will followup with him (5/17/12)

• Lucas McConnell Interview - July 1
  • Assignment - HabLab Video - due Friday May 11th
  • Main Duty - apprenticeship; half time volunteer construction, agriculture

• Aidan Williamson Interview - June 1
  • Assignment - Flash Mob Questionnaire Outline - due Tuesday May 8th. Well done. Next: contract negotiation.
  • Next: June 1st (maybe before), will read Marcin's contributions for the last 30 days, will come up with work plan and identify personal growth goals, due May 17th, will make a team culturing survey page, will learn MediaWiki, upload a personal video introduction.

• Diego Saiz Interview
  • Assignment - Self-Funding Business Plan. Review Biz Plan on May 10

• Marshall Hilton Interview - 1 month
  • Assignment - Flash Mob Strategy definition
  • Next Step - will get us his ideas for contract by Thursday night May 10th. Email Marshall
  • Work Plan - final work plan delivered Wednesday, June 23
  • Marcin - get him walkthrough of shop and survey of tools.

• Miguel Castro Jr Interview Arrival June 26th-July15th depending on urgency
  

• Assignment - Welding Tutorial Video - Submitted on 18th. 680MB file[1]
  

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• Sam Holland Interview
  • Assignment - 3D print out of the LifeTrac and video documenting the process. Will respond on Friday the 11th regarding his summer plans.

• Mike Harbin Interview - after May 15
  • Assignment - CAD of the Sawmill - Marcin sent ironworker problem statement Tuesday May 8th, due date on the 14th, Monday. **Next: find from Brianna on progress.

• Chris DeAngelis Interview - May 19
  • Assignment - CNC Torch Table Project Proposal - due Friday May 11
  • Next - get him started on Torch table

• Parker Bonnell Interview - July 3-4. Finalize contract by end of May. 3 Weeks for Shuttleworth contract to kick in.
  • Assignment - finalize Kickstarter rewards and DVD ordering - Assign on Wed. May 9
  • Next Steps - Contract by June 1 signed.

May 3, 2012 Interviews

• Michael McConnell - Avail. now
  • Assignment - Heat Exchanger Video - due May 15
  • Assessing candidates - will get back by Mon, 21st.

• Graham Robertson - Avail. Mid June
  • Assignment - MicroTrac Sketchup - due May 20th

• Dani Tanenbaum - NYC Documentary Director; paid; initial exploration - emailed him declining involvement
  • Assignment - N/A