Skills

Public records & research

As the creator of New Jersey’s largest public records research platform, Gavin is deeply familiar with the public records request process. With a journalistic and academic background, he is comfortable researching and synthesizing information from various sources.

Web & technology

Gavin is comfortable implementing and working with modern web, desktop & mobile technologies, including Linux & open source software and web development tools. His work as an IT solution provider allowed him to develop significant experience in this realm.

Media & communications

In the course of his work as an independent journalist, Gavin has produced and edited written reports and editorials as well as videos & audio podcasts. He also has experience writing press releases.

Accomplish­ments

Excellence in Local News 2019, Innovate Local

Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair University Feb 2019
Received for my work with OPRAmachine
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Student Leader of the Month

Stockton University Student Senate Nov 2016 – Dec 2016
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Readers’ Choice Best Computer Repair 2012

Asbury Park Press Dec 2012 – Jan 2013

Articles by Gavin

Ocean County Politics

Recent & Upcoming Talks

I will be speaking about how the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA) can be applied to researching the opiod addiction crisis. …
Feb 12, 2019 12:00 AM Ocean County College
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Recorded video of talk:   I will be speaking about my experience implementing open source software and working the RTLSDR …
Aug 7, 2018 12:00 AM Las Vegas, Nevada
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I will be presenting an in-person and webinar event about OPRAmachine, my statewide freedom of information platform serving New Jersey.
Jul 31, 2018 12:00 AM Montclair. New Jersey
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Projects

New Jersey’s first statewide freedom of information platform
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Online SDR trunked radio scanner & archive for Ocean County, NJ
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HAM radio club serving the greater Forked River, NJ area
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Political news and commentary for the Jersey Shore
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Data visualization project that shows fire & EMS calls using Python

Blog

Responding to an attorney’s commentary about OPRAmachine’s impact on crime victim privacy
10 min read

I was interviewed by PrincetonInfo about my work modernizing public records with OPRAmachine
2 min read

Gavin Rozzi wins the 2019 Excellence in Local News Award in the Innovate Local category from NJ News Commons
3 min read

Reflections on how the site grew from 2017-18
4 min read

Why we’re suing Monmouth County
3 min read
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Publications

In Election 2017: The Policy Priorities of New Jersey College Students, William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.

I present a summary of some of the current issues involving the administration of state & local tax abatement policy and its effects on revenues of taxing entities within the municipality.
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Teaching

Ocean County College (Fall, 2017):

In this class, working with Professor John A. Brogan, Sr., I participated in an exercise that saw the students create their own jobs program for recovering addicts. Students addressed recidivism and integrating recovering addicts into community organizations & programs.

A significant role that I played in this class was providing technology assistance to the professor and helping to modernize teaching methods.

Stockton University (Fall, 2018):

For the fall, 2018 semester I served as the teaching assistant for two of Professor Linda J. Wharton’s classes at Stockton. Both courses feature in-depth study & discussion of key decisions of the United States Supreme Court.

Consulting

I am available for hire as a consultant for commercial projects and partners interested in utilizing my services.

Some of the types of projects I am interested include:

  • Web development projects (WordPress etc.)
  • IT and technology projects (Linux and Windows server issues)
  • Writing and copyediting projects
  • Video production and photography

Please contact me if you would like to discuss a potential project.

OPRA Research

What Gavin is researching using the Open Public Records Act

Data obtained via the OPRAmachine API:

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