Dec. 1995 - Dec. 1996: Science Instructor for Robert Ventre Associate, Ft Bliss, TX
Duties: Taught physical science to personnel of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces in training for the Patriot system. Tutored them in technical English. Developed testing materials. *Received high marks on evaluation.*
Dec. 1995 - Aug. 1996: MCAT Instructor for Kaplan Test Prep, El Paso, TX
Duties: Taught general chemistry and organic chemistry modules in the MCAT test prep course. tutored in chemistry
Aug. 1990 to Aug. 1995: Assistant Professor at Potomac State College, Keyser, WV
Duties: Taught general and organic chemistry. Developed and assessed curriculum. Acquired and developed software. Advised students. Maintained stock inventory. *PSC students from my classes were accepted into the WVU Pharmacy School and medical programs at a higher rate than students from the University itself.*
Aug. 1989 to Aug. 1990: Visiting Assistant Professor at Southwest Missouri State Univ., Springfield, MO
Duties: Taught general and organic chemistry lecture and lab.
Sept. 1983 to Feb. 1989: Senior Chemist at Syntex Agribusiness, Chemical & Nutrition Div., Springfield, MO.
Duties: Process development and pharmaceutical research. Installed new processes in plant. Improved and maintained quality control of plant products. Supervised plant workers and acted as liason to third party consultants. Developed training software. Presented reports on new syntheses at corporate meetings.
Aug. 1982 to Aug. 1983: Assistant Professor at Avila College, Kansas City, MO
Duties: Taught general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry lecture and lab. Assisted in class scheduling
Aug. 1981 to Aug. 1982: Visiting Instructor at University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Duties: Administration of organic labs. Lectured in organic. Supervised graduate TA's and student workers. Assisted in examination of grad students.
Aug. 1980 to Aug. 1981: Visiting Instructor at Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Duties: Taught general chemistry. Assisted with FT-NMR and HPLC.
Aug. 1979 to Aug. 1980: Postdoctoral research with R.A. Abramovitch, Clemson University
Duties: Research on thermolysis products of azidoformates
Oct. 1978 to Aug. 1979: Instructor at Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Duties: Administered organic labs. Research with F. M. Menger on IR of micelles
Fall 1969 to Spring 1973 - University of Georgia, Athens: Chemistry major; Graduated with General Honors Magna cum Laude; GPA 3.69/4; BSChem
Computers: I have used MS Word, MSWorks, Lotus 1-2-3, AmiPro, and WordPerfect. I program in BASIC (QBasic, Visual Basic), and know HTML. I am familiar with Pascal and C.
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Outstanding Safety Activity Award, Potomac State College, 1993
Standard Oil Senior Scholarship Award in Chemistry, University of Georgia, 1973
NSF-Undergraduate Research Program, University of Georgia, 1972
NSF-Secondary Student Research Program, University of Georgia, 1968
ACS Division of Chemical Education