Alex W.

About Alex W.

Guiya si Tåddong Gogue Tedpahago, lao i na\'ån-ña si Alex M. White. CHamoru gui. Tåddong belongs to the CHamoru people of Guåhan, and their work is guided by inafa’maolek, the foundational value of collectively striving for harmony through interdependence, cooperation, and reciprocity.Tåddong was born and raised in the foothills of Tavá Kaa-vi, graduated with a B.A. in Film from Montana State University and served with the Peace Corps in Kazakhstan. They have worked in a wide array of domains, teaching at the School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary Film Department in New York City, as a UX Researcher at Google, Fortune 500 companies, and Silicon Valley startups, a death doula with INELDA, and starting their business Roots & Resolve as a Life & Death Coach.Community stewardship has been the heart of Tåddong’s work: fighting for tenants rights and housing justice, union organizing with tech workers, staffing Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign as a Field Organizer in California and New York, and organizing mutual aid disaster relief with Occupy Sandy, Micronesian Climate Change Alliance, and Inafa’maolek Mutual Aid.Tåddong also practices remote austere wilderness medicine on wildland fires as well as partnering with Indigenous cultural practitioners for prescribed burning on tribal lands. Gåsgås na aire, gåsgås na nengkanno\', gåsgås na hånom para todu i taotao tano i guinifi-ña. Their dream is clean air, clean food, clean water for all the relatives of the land.

Experience

1. Fireline Emergency Medical Technician

   Med Transport Inc

   Mar 2021 — Present · US

   Assisted in providing for the welfare of others by serving as the module Emergency Medical Technician prepared to provide emergency life-saving care for trauma or illnesses on the fireline.– Highly resourceful in utilizing limited medical equipment in primitive and less than ideal conditions.– Accountable for medical supplies and equipment taking inventory of items to ensure availability in the event of an emergency. Personally carried medical kit in addition to fireline gear in rugged terrain and remote areas.– Understand medical incident report guidelines and radio protocols during medical emergencies, communicating pertinent details while protecting the identity of patient. Also familiar with the ICS-206 Medical Plan available in the Incident Action Plan.– Comfortable managing an incident within an incident by taking command of medical/traumaincident; delegating patient stabilization, treatment, or communications under stress; or taking thelead on patient care including performing head-to-toe patient assessments.– Utilized the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) to continue to expand upon knowledge of safety practices to prevent loss of life or injury including the Medical Incident Report guidelines, medevac protocols, short-haul or helicopter landing zone requirements, etc.

Education

• University of Cambridge

  Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults – Young Learner Extension, ESOL

  2009

• The Next Economy MBA (from LIFT Economy)

  Next Economy MBA - Cohort X

• Montana State University-Bozeman

  BA, Film Production

  2005 — 2009

• University of Cambridge

  Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, ESOL

  2009

• Aerie Backcountry Medicine

  EMT, WEMT, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

  2020 — 2020

• General Assembly

  User Experience Design Immersive

  2015 — 2015

Skills

• Film Editing
• Community Organizing
• Film
• Video Production
• Photo Editing
• Feature Films
• Post Production
• Storytelling
• Web Design
• Multimedia Storytelling
• Wordpress
• Commercials
• Documentaries
• Short Films
• Sketch
• Social Networking
• Motivational Speaking
• Cinematography
• Social Advocacy
• Web Development
• Rapid Prototyping
• Mentoring
• Visual Storytelling
• User Research
• Compassion
• Editing
• Interactive Storytelling
• Music Videos
• Usability Testing
• Social Media Outreach
• Video
• Persuasive Presentations
• Graphic Design
• Design Thinking
• Web Applications
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Coaching
• Video Editing
• Directing