My Background

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Ph.D., Human Physiology, University of Southern California

B.A. and M.A., Physiological and Experimental Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles

I earned a M.S. in Computer Science with concentrations on structured analysis and design and neural networks at a small, private college.

WORK EXPERIENCE (starting with the most recent)

Part-time Instructor, Life Sciences Department, East Los Angeles College (current)

Chief Researcher, Researcher, and Team Member, County of Los Angeles

Program Director, OAO Technology Solutions, Los Angeles and Detroit, MI

Director and Senior Manager, Computer Sciences Corporation, United States, Canada, and Australia

Cognizant Design Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (CSC employee), La Canada-Flintridge, CA

Scientist and Operations Research Specialist, B-2 Development Program, Northrop Corporation, Pico Rivera, CA

Senior Scientist, Anacapa Sciences, Santa Barbara, CA

Part-time Instructor, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles and Newport Beach, CA

Part-time Instructor, Chaffey College, Alta Loma, CA (now Rancho Cucamonga)

Part-time Instructor, California State University, Los Angeles (my first teaching job at age 24)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, California State University, Los Angeles

Research Assistant, Department of Physiology, University of Southern California

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Herbarium and Living Collection, California Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA

Docent, Mt. Wilson Observatory Association, Pasadena, CA

AVOCATION

Wild Rose Photography, landscape photography and macrophotography (digital and film)

SECURITY CLEARANCES

Secret, Top Secret, and SCI (no longer active)