• Education
  • 2 yr    University of Kansas, Lawrence KS               Physics, Math major
  • AB     University of Kansas, Lawrence KS               Botany, Zoology, French
  • MA    Columbia University, New York NY              Botany
  • PhD    University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN    Biology (Ecology)
• Experience in education
  • 2 yr    Beta-tested, then delivered fully on-line Nutrition course (for Nursing and Liberal Arts students) for Ancilla College, Donaldson IN
  • 9 yr    Associate Professor at Ancilla College, Donaldson IN [a small, private, 2-year Liberal Arts college]
  • 5 yr    Assistant Professor at Ivy Tech State College, Valparaiso & South Bend IN campuses
  • 1 yr    Visiting Professor at Purdue North Central University, Westville IN
  • 4 yr    Assistant Professor at Indiana University Northwest, Gary IN
  • 8 yr    Teacher at Marquette High School, Michigan City IN [a private, college preparatory high school]

Accomplishments in education include:
• designed and implemented on-line delivery of course content for independent study students
• designed and implemented innovative delivery of Biology content for teacher candidates (K – 12), including draft of textbook to accompany course
• designed and taught Distance Learning [closed circuit TV] courses
• served on committee to implement innovative instructional methods in Nursing program
• participated in development of portfolio requirements and rubrics for assessment of collegiate learning and prepared statistical reports for assessment for accreditation [Higher Learning Commission]
• participated in developing Strategic Plan [5 year] for College.
• served on the original curriculum committee for the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, & other curriculum and program development committees

• Experience in management
  • 2 yr    Chair (elected), Faculty Senate, Ancilla College
  • 2 yr    Vice-Chair (elected), Faculty Senate, Ancilla College
  • 5 yr    Chair, Division of Science, Mathematics & Information Technology, Ancilla College
  • 1 yr    Assistant Chair, Department of Information Technology, Ancilla College
  • 2 yr    Senior Project Manager, ESEI EcolScience (an environmental consulting firm), Rockaway NJ
  • 2 yr    Software Quality Assurance Manager & Project Manager, Hertzler Systems (a software development firm), Goshen IN
• Experience in consulting
  • >10 yr    independent contractor
  • 2 yr      Senior Project Manager, EcolSciences, Rockaway NJ
  • 2 yr      Senior Scientist, Applied Biology Inc, Decatur GA
  • 4 yr      Ecologist, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne IL
• Publications
  1. 1972. invited paper on Computer-Assisted Instruction at Indiana University system-wide computer system conference.
  2. 1969. paper in Ecology [journal of Ecological Society of America] describing behavior of plant ecology analyses based on computer-simulated [FORTRAN] vegetation (using different models describing plant community organization).