In an effort to share the good stuff in life, I’d like to add a sort of links page here. This is basically a bit about stuff I find interesting, satisfying, cool or otherwise noteworthy. They are not in any order and could include just about any kind of thing. In keeping with my lack of sorting tools and complete dearth of desire to hack WordPress anymore, I will not filter them in any way…

Union Hand-Roasted coffee is basically the best coffee available in the UK. It is roasted in London and available online. They express a passion for coffee which is admirable and shows completely in the product. They also embrace an admirable ethic in the selection and distrobution of their coffees and also focus in an incredibly interesting way on the education of coffee drinkers–without sounding patronising or arcane. In short, they ‘get’ coffee!

So, go and get some yourself. Online store here.

lifehacker is a blog about making life easier, more efficient and less troublesome. In general, the result is actually to give you something interesting to think about and a different way of approaching your day. Based on the idea of software ‘hackers’ making code better, this gives tips, tricks, advice and reviews to make everything better. lifehacker can be found here.

Stormhoek Wines from South Africa have a unique social marketing strategy and a very tasty product indeed. Their Pinotage is the only one I’ve been able to try due to local Tescos only stocking one, but it was delicious. their site’s definitely worth a look, and they have some very interesting content there too.

Zach Beauvais

Curriculum Vitae

Nationality: United States of America (resident without restriction in the United Kingdom)
Born: 1984
Gender: Male

Career Objectives:

To produce positive impact in the most effective and interesting way possible
To take opportunities to apply reasoning through efficient communication to solve problems; and to have the responsibility to make that difference
To help others reach their full potentials while maintaining a good environment in order that the entire network may see positive results

Relevant Employment:

Talis Information Ltd:

April 2008 - Present
Researcher

Talis—Shared Innovation—is exploring and applying semantic web technologies to business, education, and potentially public-sector markets. By researching high-level concepts, and synthesising ideas though blogs and print, as well as at conferences, I am working with Talis to advance its innovations. My position is with the Talis Platform, a Semantic Web enabling medium, and I work through Talis blogs and also edit the magazine Nodalities.

For more information on Talis, or for more information on my perspectives from here, feel free to email me on: zach.beauvais(at)talis.com.

Grandstand Media Ltd

Jan 2007 – Dec 2007
New Media Executive

Grandstand Media, organisers of Horse of the Year Show and the British Open Show Jumping Championships employed me to project-manage their electronic marketing and online presence. I was responsible for furthering Grandstand’s brand on the web—now their primary marketing tool—, for exploring the potential for Social Media involvement and for developing content with the marketing department. My remit included the production of the British Open official programme, press office work, and some graphic and digital design.