Advanced from Administrative Secretarial positions to university-level teacher of writing in the sciences, in the social sciences, and technical communication. Pursued and earned a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Technical communication with an emphasis on environmental and scientific rhetoric and risk communication. Three years as an associate editor of a nationally recognized bibliography in rhetoric and composition and of the journal Computers and Composition.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	(Confidential)	10/2006 - Present
Communications Program, University of Texas at Dallas	(Confidential)	9/2001 - 5/2005
Humanities, Michigan Technological University	(Confidential)	9/1991 - 12/2000
Dept. of English, Colorado State University	(Confidential)	9/1983 - 6/1991
Washington State University	(Confidential)	7/1976 - 8/1982
Grant County, Washington	(Confidential)	6/1973 - 6/1976

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
Michigan Technological University	Rhetoric and Technical Communication	2001	Doctorate Degree
Colorado State University	English (Communication Development Program)	1986	Master Degree
Washington State University	History	1972	Bachelor Degree
Pullman High School	NA	1967	High School/GED Degree

Highlights:

Companies I like:

Entities interested in and willing to support improved communications, especially those involved in integrating environmental and risk mediation into their business practices.

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership
Curriculum Design and Implementation

• Teaching
• teacher
• technical editing
• editing
• writing instructor
• tutor
• instructor
• rhetoric
• college instructor
• Environmental rhetoric
• Risk Communication Instruction
• collaboration
• Bibliography
• library research

Developed teaching approaches to encourage hostile graduates students to connect the course contents to their career goals. Established curriculums that faciliated an efficient and effective team-teaching process for courses that had one semester to prepare students when two semesters were more realistic.