I wrote this list six months ago when I realized I needed to start thinking about my next move. It is very much still relevant today and there are some aspects I feel even more strongly about. (In case this isn’t clear, I’m currently looking for new opportunities either for full-time or contract work)

Position Components that Excite Me

• Free and Open Source Software
• Variety, not doing the same thing every day
• Creating digital commons
• Helping underrepresented groups in tech
• Highly collaborative environments
• Non-profit governance and formation
• Developing project plans from initial idea to fundraising to completion
• Maps and geospatial analysis

Situations that are Difficult for Me

• Working entirely alone on a project
• Environments without respect
• Particularly aggressive environments
• Teams where I am the only woman and it is unlikely to change

What I offer

• Strong management and coordination skills for diverse, global FOSS organizations
• Open source and new technology leadership
• Humanitarian technologies, information management and GIS systems
• Ability to recruit and excite people to work on a project
• Willingness to take up almost any task to get the job done

The Logistics

• Cannot move to take a position. Need to be mostly remote.
• Can be onsite at any city in North America for one week a month. Could be onsite in Portland or Seattle one day a week.
• Willing to travel globally, would not want to travel more than ⅓ of the time.
• Flexible on work hours, but could not commit to weekly middle of the night meetings, occasional are fine (I am based on the West Coast of the US)