About
Owner
David M. Frye
WideSky.biz
5600 SW 80th Court
Denton, NE 68339-3332
402.450.2072
creativity (at) widesky dot biz
Strengths
Analytical Creativity
Energized by projects that demand both analysis and creativity, I use these talents to create outcomes that meet a project’s needs.
Collaborative Productivity
Drawing upon my diverse experiences and talents, I relate well with people in diverse fields and find common ground with them on project teams.
Incisive Connectivity
Combining experiences and capabilities from varied fields, I see connections among seemingly unrelated trends and can find innovative solutions to challenges.
Strengthsfinder® Signature Themes
- Input
- Learner
- Intellection
- Futuristic
- Ideation.
Experiences
Researched, designed and tested plan for organizing, standardizing and using reference design files. Customized SharePoint Intranet site for Press staff. Debugged SQL-based Crystal Reports queries.
- 2008-2009 | Archival Project Associate, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Neb.
Provide small-business owners and non-profit organizations with Web strategies and designs for their Web communications. Produce and exhibit original works of photography. Create and polish written business communications.
- 2009 | Technical Assistance Consultant, Compassion Capital Fund, Lincoln, Neb.
- 2007-present | Owner, WideSky.biz, Denton, Neb.
- 2007-present | Freelance Editorial Evaluator, Author Solutions, Bloomington, Ind.
- 1993-present | Freelance Writer, The Word in Season, Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, Minn.
Managed a team of creative marketing, public relations and fund-raising professionals, while alternating attention to Web strategy and design, writing and editing, procedure development and communications tactics.
- 2005-2006 | Vice President of Mission Advancement, Mosaic, Lincoln, Neb.
- 1997-2005 | Director of Communications, Mosaic & Martin Luther Homes, Lincoln, Neb.
Offered leadership to volunteer groups, spoke publicly on significant issues, counseled individuals in the midst of personal crises and developed expertise in practical written and oral communications.
- 2009-present | Interim Pastor, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Neb.
- 1995-1997 | Hospice Chaplain, Hospice Care of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.
- 1994-1997 | Visitation Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Neb.
- 1991-1994 | Parish Pastor, First Lutheran Church, York, Neb.
- 1989-1991 | Parish Pastor, First & Grace Lutheran Churches, Potter & Gurley, Neb.
Education
Wrote thesis developing a novel methodology for measuring the behavior of Web site users in an environment of free choice, drawing upon personal experience as a student researcher in high-energy physics at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.
- 2000 | Master of Arts in Journalism, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Neb.
Developed proficiency in public speaking and in applying complex systems of thought to individuals’ everyday issues and challenges.
- 1989 | Master of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa.
Graduated summa cum laude in major field while serving as college newspaper’s managing editor for a year and as a tutor in the Student Writing Center for three years.
- 1984 | Bachelor of Science in Physics, Lebanon Valley College, Pa.
Enrichment
Experienced intensive professional conferences to explore new fields, understand emerging trends and make fruitful connections.
- 2008 | American Philatelic Society Summer Seminar | Cultural Projects in Postal History
- 2005, 2006 | International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Leadership Institute
- 2005 | Sunday Scientist Symposium II
- 2004 | The Council on Quality and Leadership: Social Capital in America
- 2004 | IABC International Conference
- 2001, 2003 | 17th & 19th Annual Q Conferences, the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity
- 2000 | Wall Street Journal Technology Summit 2000–The Next Economy: Business, Public Policy and the Internet
Completed a semester of physics and mathematics and taught undergraduate physics students in recitation and laboratory settings.
- 1984 | Master’s Classes, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Achieved self-taught proficiency in FORTRAN and wrote code to analyze test-beam data for the calorimeter at Fermilab’s proton-antiproton collider detector.
- 1984 | Student Summer Research Program, High-energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.
Connections
- 2008-present | Lincoln Stamp Club, Lincoln, Neb., Secretary and Web Manager
- 2008 | Information Technology and Communications Project, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Hickman, Neb., Leader
- 2004-2007 | International Association of Business Communicators, Lincoln (Neb.) Chapter, Board of Directors
- 2006 | Ministry Support Committee, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Hickman, Neb.
- 2004-2006 | Communications and Capital Campaign Task Forces, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Hickman, Neb.
- 2002-2004 | Lincoln Area Mission Strategy Task Force, Lincoln Cluster, Nebraska Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Recorder
- 1996-2001 | Welcome Places Advisory Committee, Tabitha Inc., Lincoln, Neb.
- 2000-2002 | Congregation Council, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Hickman, Neb.
Software
Macintosh
- BBEdit
- CSSEdit
- FileMaker
- InDesign
- iWork
- Macintosh OS X 10.5
- Office
- Photoshop
Windows
- Acrobat Pro
- Crystal Reports XI
- Office
- Sharepoint Designer
- SQL Server Management Studio
- Title Management Module
- Visual Studio
- Windows Vista.
Published Work
- Devotions, Dec. 17-31, 2009, appearing in The Word in Season, Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, Minn. Augsburg Fortress Listing.
- “The Daily Grind,” poem, appearing in Simul: Lutheran Voices in Poetry, Xulon Press, Longwood, Fla. Amazon.com Listing.
- Devotions, Sept. 4-17, 2008, appearing in The Word in Season, Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, Minn. Augsburg Fortress Listing.
- Bridging Physics and Communications: experimental detection and analysis of web site users’ paths in an environment of free choice, thesis for master of arts degree at UNL. Library Listing.
Awards
- 2010 LINPEX Silver Bronze Medal and American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors award for multi-frame exhibit and LINPEX Bronze for single-frame exhibit, LINPEX, Lincoln, Neb.
- 2009 Winners Circle, 12th Annual Art+Soup, Visiting Nurse Association, Omaha, Neb.
- 2008 Lynn R. Casey Award, Lincoln Stamp Club, Lincoln, Neb.
- 2008 LINPEX Bronze for One-Frame Exhibits, LINPEX, Lincoln, Neb.
Memberships
- Academy of American Poets
- American Philatelic Society
- International Association of Business Communicators (past member)
- International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity (past member)
- Nature Photographers Network
- Oblates of St. Benedict, Lincoln Chapter, Sacred Heart Monastery of Yankton, S.D.
- Postal History Society.
Listings
- David Frye is a member of the Artists Registry.
- WideSky.biz appears on Facebook.
- WideSky.biz is listed with Web Design at FreelanceDesigners.com.
