J OHN TRI PPE

2277 MI SSI ON STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110

PHONE: 415.505.1240
johnetrippe@gmail.com
WWW.JOHNTRIPPE.COM
Web-based visual arts leader and curator; skills include HTML, PHP, CMS,
MySQL, Unix, Javascript programming, server administration -
photography/video editing and direction and arts management.
Early adopter and internationally recognized inuencer with deep understanding
of the arts, culture, social issues, and emerging trends. Proven expertise in
strategic social media marketing, content strategy, digital advertising, inuencer
outreach, community growth, network building, image management, branding
strategies, sales generation, team leadership, event management, merchandise
marketing, and budget accountability. Founder of two highly successful,
internationally recognized arts enterprises; consultant to multinational
corporations.
SCION AUTOMOBILE COMPANY: trend-setter, strategic marketing
MOTOROLA CELLULAR: inuencer/product development
MCD Brazil: arts curator, cultural liason
SEMI PERMANENT CREATIVE CONFERENCE: Spoke on emerging creative
trends and strategic creative and social media marketing before an international
audience of 3,000, Sydney, Australia, 2010.
FOUNDER, PROGRAMMER & EDITOR, FECALFACE.COM
2277 Mission St. San Francisco, April 2000 Present (13 years 10 months).
PHP, CMS Joomla & MYSQL Programming, Unix Server Administration,
editing, writing, photography, videography, coding, web management, curator,
social media, event management, international staf management, audio/
podcast.
Fecal Face is San Franciscos original web-based art portal. I designed,
programmed and launched FF in 2000, and grew it to a site averaging 15,000
hits a day. FecalFace.com both chronicles and shapes an international arts
community, with coverage that began with the Bay Area and expanded to
include art and culture in The Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa.
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JOHN TRI PPE 2277 MI SSI ON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 415. 505.1240 WWW. JOHN TRI PPE. COM
Self coded PHP and MYSQL with modied Joomla CMS, Javascript and Unix
administered.
The website ofers continuously evolving, photo-rich content, including artist
interviews, studio visits, blogs by prominent artists and arts world personalities,
an hourly updated news section, and coverage of current art openings. I am the
sole owner of FecalFace.com, drawing on photography, writing, editing,
management, curatorial and social marketing skills. I developed most of the
site's original CMS using PHP and MYSQL. Fourteen years after going live, Fecal
Face continues to help launch the careers of creative visionaries and catalyze a
global community of working artists.
For international media reviews and coverage of FecalFace.com, please visit
www.johntrippe.com
FOUNDER, OWNER & CURATOR, FFDG
2277 Mission St., San Francisco, January 2008 Present (6 years 1 month)
Curating, sales, social media, P.R., web, administrating, sta mangement,
shipping, photography/videography.
FFDG was established in 2008 as a local, brick-and-mortar expansion of
FecalFace.com. Located in San Francisco's Mission district, FFDG shows the
work of contemporary artists, with an emphasis on painting, street art, and
illustrative works. I am the sole proprietor of FFDG, working closely with an
international network of artists developed through FecalFace.com over the past
14 years. www.fdg.net
WEB DEVELOPER & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, IPATH Footwear
January 2003 January 2007 (4 years 1 month) San Francisco Bay Area
HTML Programming, website content creation, photography/ video. Sales and
marketing. Social media manager.
Worked part time (2 days/ week) updating their website and managing their
high volume ecommerce: back end/ front end.
SERVER & CMS ADMIN, Swell.com & Hardcloud.com
April 2001 April 2003 (2 years 1 month) San Francisco Bay Area
Unix and CMS server administration, HTML, Javascript, server backups and
rebuilds.
VIDEOGRAPHER, 411 Video Magazine
September 1995 July 2001 (5 years 11 months) San Francisco Bay Area
video shooting/editing
Main contributing videographer for this bi-monthly skateboard video program.
Worldwide distribution.
JOHN TRI PPE 2277 MI SSI ON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 415. 505.1240 WWW. JOHN TRI PPE. COM

WEB DEVELOPER, Idea
April 2000 April 2001 (1 year 1 month) San Francisco Bay Area

Website maintenance/build HTML/CCS/Javascript
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR & WEB DEVELOPER, Thrasher Magazine
January 1998 April 2000 (2 years 4 months) San Francisco Bay Area
Writing , photography, magazine layout , video, web manager, programming
and content creation.
Graphic design and layout for monthly skateboarding magazine. Managed their
new website thrashermagazine.com and slapmagazine.com.
BROADCAST ENGINEER, WTVG Channel 13
January 1993 December 1995 (3 years) Toledo, Ohio Area
Solely managed onsite remote broadcasts from the outside broadcasting van for
the 5pm and 6pm news.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
Cinema Studies
1998 2000
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
Civil Engineering
1993 1995
SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE, Who Runs SF, April, 2013
THE HUNDREDS, "John Trippe/ Founder/ Editor/ Fecal Face", May 2012
THE BOLD ITALIC, On a Trippe, April 2012
THE CREATIVE LIVES, John Trippe & Fecal Face's 10 year anniversay show, 27min.
documentary, September 2010
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Fecal Face Gallery Thrives in San Francisco,
May 2008
For international media reviews and interviews with me and about
FecalFace.com, please visit www.johntrippe.com
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