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Welcome to Relief Valve! My goal in creating this is to build a virtual square where I can talk with people about what is going on in their worlds to share experiences and ideas that might help all of us get through these unprecedented times.
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Chris Hause is the Group Vice President, North America Sales Engineering at Oracle. He spent the first twelve years of his career at Hughes Aircraft Company where he wrote test automation suites for the M1 Abrams main battle tank and then later at Hughes Space and Communications where he worked as a Systems Engineer supporting integration, system test and launch operations for various missions including the Earth Observing System for Goddard Space Flight Center and launch vehicle integration and operations for the Airane 4 as well as two Space Shuttle missions.
Chris lives on a small ranch in Northern California with his wife of 35 Years. He has 2 children and 3 grandchildren.
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That's a wrap for 2020! I'm going to take a few weeks around the holidays off.
I hope hearing what others all over the world have been going through, finding the common as well as the unique experiences has been insightful, and I look forward to doing more of these in a hopefully much improved new year!
I may try to throw some stuff into the feed in the next few weeks, some moments from the season that didn’t make an episode, but otherwise look for a season 2 sometime around the beginning of February!
From me and my family, to you and yours, The Merriest of Christmases, Happiest of Chanukahs, Kwanzaas or whatever you and your tribe celebrate and most of all Cheers to a Healthy and Prosperous 2021 !
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Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Cat Thelia is a Visual Effects & Animation Producer.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, she saw “Jurassic Park” at a formative time and decided she wanted to be a part of it. A chance encounter at Disneyland sent her career to the technology department at Walt Disney Feature Animation.
She has worked at studios such as Digital Domain, Rhythm & Hues, Sony Imageworks, and Dreamworks Animation. She also served as Digital Manager at Gentle Giant studios where she developed the framework for their 3D scanning facility in London for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and got to see a lot of Avengers in their underwear.
She is a Visual Effects Society board member as well as a member of the Producers' Guild of America.
In 2018, she decided to pick up and move her family and two cats to a small village in the Charente region of France. She’s currently working with a remote team on a futuristic CG animated feature. In her spare time, she’s giving the local Brits French lessons and teaching herself machine knitting.
See the complete list of her work at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1533215/
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Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Susan Karlin is an award-winning journalist in Los Angeles who writes about the nexus of science, technology, business, and arts.
She’s a regular contributor to Fast Company, where she covers space science, autonomous vehicles, and the future of transportation.
She has also reported for the New York Times, Scientific American, Wired, Discover, and NPR, among other outlets, from such locations as the Antarctica, The Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
Find her work at:
https://www.fastcompany.com/user/susan-karlin
https://www.kcrw.com/people/susan-karlin
Reach out and say hi on Twitter: @suekarlin
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Originally from the Philadelphia area, Matthew Cooperstein transplanted to LA in 2006 to work for the LA Weekly. He has 15 years experience in media and marketing and was formerly in digital marketing sales for V Digital Services a part of the Voice Media Group.
Check out his his new work home at: https://simpleshow.com/us-en/
I hope you find your Relief Valve with those you love the most on Thanksgiving! Be smart and no matter where you go or what you do, be safe!
And Wear The Damn Mask!
We're gonna take a break for the holiday next week, so Happy Thanksgiving to all! Back in December!
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Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Athena Demos sees herself as a muse, fueling her soul by facilitating the creative process.
She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston University in Huntsville, Texas. After graduating from college, she decided to focus her attention on an Acting career, earning many professional credits while working as a Coordinator for the Los Angeles Burning Man community. From that experience, she worked to create a virtual reality version of the Burning Man Playa at BRCvr.org
She is currently developing a new TV show about the lives of indigenous women. Traveling to and living in South and Central America as she captures the experiences of these communities.
You can find her work at:
And on Instagram @athenademos
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Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Linda Nelson has been an investment banker, IT executive and real estate developer before pivoting into her true passion as a producer and distributor of films and television shows.
In 2007, she co-founded Indie Rights with Michael Madison and has been active in creating and distributing quality content ever since.
Find her and her work at:
@indierights
https://www.facebook.com/IndieRightsMovies
https://www.facebook.com/LindaNelson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindanelson/
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Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Noelle Stransky is a User Experience design strategist for brands such as ZipRecruiter, Livestrong.com and the Active Network.
She's also spent time working in the gaming industry at Microsoft Xbox and is currently working on internal tooling at Riot Games.
When Noelle isn’t busy leveraging her technical and creative talents to craft world-class designs, she can usually be found building massive art installations for Burning Man out of wood, metal, fire effects, and LEDs.
You can find her on Twitter: @nstransky
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One last thing…. Election Day is next Tuesday! I sincerely believe that you having a right to vote as you choose without risk of disenfranchisement is the cornerstone of a modern civilization!
So if you haven’t voted already, make sure you have a plan and above all else, VOTE, cause this year our lives do depend on it!
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Tiana Chun is a Post Production Assistant for the NCIS: New Orleans TV Show on CBS.
She graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a BA in Film and Electronic Arts with an emphasis in editing. Prior to working on NCIS:NOLA, she was a Post PA for the Netflix show, Julie and The Phantoms.
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Jen Lee Reeves is Founder of Born Just Right Strategy which evolved from her experience as a parent and led to her work as an ally in the disability community.
When she isn’t working as a communications consultant or as Co-Founder/Executive Director for her Born Just Right Non-Profit, she’s a Digital Director at the University of Missouri and a training consultant.
She is an alumna of the social strategy team at A.A.R.P. in Washington, DC and also spent years as a television news producer.
Jen taught digital journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism while managing an NBC affiliate newsroom.
To relax, Jen loves to travel with her family of four (including husband, Randy), take photos of the beauty around her, and enjoy music and good food.
You can find more about her ventures and connect on social media at:
https://justrightstrategy.com/
https://www.bornjustright.org/
@jenleereeves
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Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Scott Kelley is a world traveler these days!
He used to work in IT for such places as the US Air Force, Oracle, Disney, and various busted startups.
Back in January 2018 he took on the American dream, sold his home and quit his job in order to travel more and enjoy life.
Since then he has visited at least seven countries and thirteen states and has plans for many more. He also volunteers for the state parks, the Sierra Club, and Burning Man.
If you are looking for someplace to volunteer, Scott recommends helping out at your local food bank for those who are having difficulty getting by in the pandemic. You can find a place to help by looking at https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
If you are in the Los Angeles region, Scott recommends:
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