Work

  • 2002 to date - post-secondary English tutoring
    • proofreading and upgrading essays, papers, theses by e-mail on 48 hr notice
    • helping post-secondary and adult clients with written and conversational English grammar, diction, syntax, and style
    • helping clients fluent in English whose first language is not English with conversational and written English
  • 1966-2002 - designed, developed, supported, maintained, and documented business computer systems
    • business applications systems support, systems analysis, systems design, programming, maintenance (12 years)
    • technical support of IBM mainframe business applications (11 years)
    • writing, editing, and publishing computer software manuals and business procedure manuals (5 years)
    • teaching technical writing and IBM mainframe computer programming (2 years)

Education

  • 1966 - B.A. in English literature, philosophy, and physiology
  • 2001 - Diploma in PC programming and web site development

Hobbies, Interests

  • Internet browsing
  • PC performance tuning
  • law, consumer advocacy
  • journalism
  • sailing
  • reading
  • cooking
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