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OBJECTIVE

Science educator seeking a creative role with courseware development team, bringing strong problem solving skills and fine attention to detail.

EXPERIENCE

Freelance2003—Present

• Global Kids - Wrote basic scripting lessons
• AchieveGlobal - Designed and developed interactive objects in virtual reality environment (Second Life)
• Watson Laboratories, Inc. of Arizona - Technical writing, testing of database configuration
• Teacher's Pal, Inc. - Tested software, wrote user acceptance test scripts
• M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Analyzed multimedia resources for alignment with state standards
• Pearson Digital Learning - Developed science curriculum objectives, synthesizing content standards from various states

Watson Laboratories, Inc. of Arizona2006—2007
Manufacturing Supervisor

• Supervised final container inspection in pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Wrote and revised Standard Operating Procedures
• Analyzed production data

Evans Newton Incorporated, Scottsdale, AZ2002—2003
Science Assessment Writer

• Developed curriculum materials and standardized tests
• Reviewed curriculum guides from various school districts, consulting with administrators aligning curricula to state education standards
• Created graphic illustrations for science instruction documents; edited math, science, and language arts documents
• Trained teachers in the evaluation of standards and assessments
• Prepared and delivered “Writing Assessments To Test The Standards”, a four-day workshop for science teachers

University of Minnesota and Arizona State University1997—2001
Research and Teaching Assistant

• Designed Student Urban Ecology Project investigations funded by the National Science Foundation, Central Arizona Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research (CAPLTER), and the Center for Environmental Studies at ASU
• Developed protocols for an interactive, Internet-based website sponsored by CAPLTER. Presented a hands-on display at an ASU showcase.
• Mentored undergraduate student research
• Featured in CLAS News, an ASU Research Magazine newsletter

Deer Valley Unified School District, Phoenix, AZ1991—2000
Science Instructor

• Developed “Inquiry in the Classroom”, week-long workshops to instruct science teachers in implementation of Standard A of the National Science Education Standards
• Delivered “Instructional Media and the Internet” workshops for district in-services for teachers
• Profiled in Chain Reaction, a magazine published by the Vice Provost Office at ASU following development of research projects for the classroom

Steris Laboratories, Incorporated, Phoenix, AZ1986—1991
Quality Control Analyst

• Wrote and revised Standard Operating Procedures
• Trained new technicians in sampling and testing procedures
• Operated VITEK (automated microbial identification system)
• Sterility testing; organism culture and microbial identification; chemical and microbiological assay of water, raw materials and final products

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Nebraska at Omaha 1986, Named to Dean’s List; coursework including Genetics, Endocrinology, Bacteriology, Parasitology, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, BASIC, FORTRAN, Pascal, and C
• Post-baccalaureate study at Arizona State University (ASU), Glendale Community College, and the University of Minnesota
• Media Design Skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, PHP, ActionScript for Flash™ Animation, LSL. Examples of interactive designs can be viewed online from this page