Looking at my resume/C.V., I feel somewhat ambivalent. I guess putting so much work into going to school was better than just lying on my butt and drinking beer for these years. And it definitely had a positive influence on who I am today--and some bad influences! I just wish all this work would have translated into a more lucrative lifestyle. Maybe it will someday. Oh well. I didn't have the kind of brain to become an accountant, a lawyer, or a scientist. Anyway, without further ado, here it is:

Education

Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. Fall Semester 1997 to July 2001. Doctoral program in history (3.6 GPA).

Fields of study: Modern German history, modern Russian/Soviet history, modern Eastern European history, and early modern European history with an emphasis on the Renaissance and Reformation.

Research interests: Soviet immortalization rituals.

Indiana State University. Terre Haute, IN. Fall Semester 1994 to Winter Semester 1996. Master of Arts in History (3.9 GPA).

Fields of study: See above. Research interests: : German nationalism as articulated in the German poetry written during the “Wars of Liberation” against Napoleon.

University of Michigan-Flint. Fall Semester 1991 to Spring Semester 1994. Flint, MI. Bachelor of Arts Degree. Major in History with Minors in German and British Literature (3.97 GPA).

Mott Community College. Fall Semester 1989 to Spring Semester 1991. Flint, MI. Associates Degree (3.6 GPA).

Foreign Language Skills: I passed reading comprehension tests for both German and Russian. I have also conducted historical research using primary and secondary materials in both languages.

Computer Skills: I own and use both a PC and a Mac. I have used Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and I use Microsoft Word on a daily basis. I can type both quickly and accurately. I also have extensive experience in doing web-based research, including searching library databases for materials.

Articles and Fiction

“The Spectral Pipe Smoker”. The Pipe Smoker's Ephemeris. Winter/Spring 2004.

“It's in the Mail!” Writing Basics, a special issue of Writer's Digest. March 2005.

http://www.writersdigest.com/store/magdisplay.asp?id=WG0305

“A Very Short Sherlock Holmes Mystery”. Happy. Issue #19. 2005.

“Don't Push the Resurrection Button!” The Nocturnal Lyric. Issue #65. December 2005.

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/nocturnallyric/storyaccepts.html

Professional Experience

Winter Semester 2003. Mott Community College. Part-time history instructor for the Social Sciences Department. I taught two sections of History 154: US History, 1607-1877 and one section of History 155: US History, 1877 to Present.

Fall 1999 to July 2001. Instructor/TA for the Integrated Arts & Humanities Department at Michigan State University teaching IAH 201 “The United States and the World”, a class that looks at how the national identity of the U.S. has been remade over its history. My duties included leading class discussions, formulating class assignments, and grading. (I should mention here that I actually taught this class-I was not an assistant to an instructor as the title of TA sometimes denotes.)

1996 to 1997. Young and Welshan's Bookstore in Flint, Michigan. In addition to waiting on customers, my duties also included sorting books and shelving them, along with searching databases and placing orders for books.

Fall 1994 to Spring Semester 1996. Graduate assistant at Indiana State University. My duties included administering exams and showing films. During my second year as a graduate assistant, I graded exams in World Civilization history courses. I also ordered history books for the library through the history department, and ran searches of various library databases for the professors to whom I was assigned.

June 1987 to August 1994. I supported myself through my high school and undergraduate college years by working in the McDonalds restaurant in Fenton, Michigan, first working as a “grill person” and then as a “Crew Trainer”. My duties as a Crew Trainer included training new employees and supervising them until they were able to perform their job without my assistance.

Awards

- Nominated Spring Semester of 2001 for the Somers Teaching Award for teaching IAH 201 at Michigan State University.

- Graduated with honors from Mott Community College, University of Michigan-Flint and Indiana State University.

- Charles Roll Award - Outstanding Graduate in History - 1996 - Indiana State University

- Phi Alpha Theta - International Honor Society in History. Inducted in 1994 at the University of Michigan-Flint.

- Phi Sigma Iota - International Foreign Language Honor Society - Inducted in 1994 at the University of Michigan - Flint.

- U of M-Flint Scholar - Fall 1992, Winter 1993, Fall 1994.

- James B. Angell Scholar (awarded for carrying a 4.0 (A) GPA for three of more semesters). Fall 1992, Fall 1993, May 1994.

- Everette and Viola Bray Teaching Scholarship 1992, University of Michigan-Flint.

- Joseph F. Perisa Award - Outstanding Graduate - History - 1991 - Mott Community College.

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