EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Adjunct Professor, Texas Christian University, Schieffer School of Journalism
• Institute of General Semantics (January 2004—Current): Executive Director.
• Institute of General Semantics (January 2002—December 2003): Director for Programs (part-time), Trustee.
• Entrepreneur, Traveler, Volunteer (April 2001—December 2001).
• Rockwell Collins Government Systems (March 2000—March 2001): Principal Program Manager for ground communication programs in Richardson, Texas.
• Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture (September 1999—February 2000): Consultant to offices in Tucson, Arizona and Orlando, Florida.
• Texas Instruments Defense Systems and Electronics Group (April 1982—August 1999): System Engineer, Planning Manager, New Business Strategy, Program Manager and Business Operations Manager for various defense programs in the TI Defense group. (In July 1997, Raytheon bought the TI defense group).
• United States Air Force (June 1976—March 1982): Captain, KC-135 Instructor Navigator.

U.S. Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science with a major in Humanities and extensive core curriculum background in Math, Science and Engineering. (1976)

Texas Christian University, Graduate studies in Linguistics and Writing. (1979)

DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Outstanding writing and communication abilities.
• Excellent planning and organizational capabilities.
• Personal and professional judgment in dealing with people.
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex technologies and processes.
• Analytical ability for evaluating difficult problems from multiple perspectives.
• Intelligent, inquisitive, intuitive creativity in seeking continually improvement.

Broad business experience managing all project aspects of $5M—$50M programs and proposals for domestic and international customers. Integral member of a major Joint Venture corporate management team responsible for a $3B weapon systems product line. Designed and facilitated workshops for a "white space" team tasked to develop strategies for converting defense technologies to commercial applications. Served as a communications "bridge" between engineering, management, financial and marketing organizations.

GENERAL SEMANTICS

• Developed and introduced a specially-requested course in General Semantics for Mass Communications at Texas Christian University.
• Certified Teacher of General Semantics by the Institute of General Semantics.
• Participated, taught or presented papers at about 20 different seminars, conferences, and symposia, including: Hofstra University, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Pace University, Alverno College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Notre Dame, and University of Nevada Las Vegas.
• Organized and hosted International Conferences in General Semantics in Fort Worth, TX (October 2006) and Las Vegas, NV (October 2003).
• Led the initiative to merge the International Society for General Semantics with the Institute of General Semantics; purchase a permanent home and training center for the Institute in Fort Worth, TX; and was appointed Executive Director of the Institute. (January 2004)
• Selected to give the inaugural Berman Lecture at University of Nevada Las Vegas, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs. (October 2004)
• Regular contributor to the quarterly journal ETC: A Review of General Semantics. Edited the December 2004 special anthology edition, "General Semantics Across the Curriculum."
• Webmaster for the Institute's website: www.time-binding.org.

• Community Columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (2005)
• Offered a variety of continuing education classes at TCU and SMU, including:
       o Lucid Dating for Adults
       o How to be a Non-conformist (While Looking Perfectly Normal)
       o How to Think for Yourself in an Election Year
       o Become the Webmaster of Your Own Domain
• Profiled in articles in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Business Journal, and the Dallas Morning News.
• Personal website (www.ThisIsNotThat.com) commended by New York Times syndicated columnist William Safire (April 2000).

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