Education 

  • Master of Science in Geology
    1989, Kent State University - Paleontology, Sedimentology, and Stratigraphy
    Thesis: Aptychi from the Late Devonian dark shales of northeast Ohio

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  • Bachelor of Arts in Education 1980, University of Akron
    Secondary certification in comprehensive science, mathematics, and psychology

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  • Bachelor of General Studies 1978, Kent State University
    Physics, Mathematics, General Science

Training and Experience

Network Systems Administration

Installation and configuration of Cisco routers and switches; Basic Ethernet cabling practice; Configuration and maintenance of Novell Netware, Apple Macintosh, and Windows NT servers; TCP/IP network administration including DNS, DHCP and routing issues; Installation and operation of email, web, antivirus, monitoring, and SQL server applications; Remote access, remote control, and user administration and policy implementation; diagnosis and troubleshooting of all of these.

Computer Analysis

3-D Computer-aided Drafting and Design; Programming with BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, and C; Windows programming with Visual Basic, Visual C++ and CA-Realizer; Database design using FileMaker Pro, DataEase and other xBase/dBase systems; 123, Excel, and Quattro Pro spreadsheet design and analysis; Quark xPress and other publishing/layout systems; Misc. design, graphics, accounting packages. Use and support Microsoft Office versions 4 to 2000; Word Perfect Office Suite from version 4.2 to 8.0.

Public Contact and Education

Wide experience in public speaking and education, with target groups ranging from early elementary through secondary and college students, general public audiences, and technical presentations. Photographic preparation includes studio and darkroom work, materials preparation and artwork or presentation graphics creation.

Field Work

Experience in topographic and bedrock cartography, basic surveying techniques, field collection and sampling, and interpretation 'in the real world.'

Laboratory Analysis

Operation and maintenance of general sample preparation equipment, optical, petrographic, and scanning electron microscopes, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer, X-ray diffractometer, plasma spectrophotometer, general laboratory techniques, and interpretation of results.