tel. 541-951-3394
23910 97th Pl. W., Edmonds, WA, 98020

Objective
To apply and expand my computing, teaching, language, and geography skills.

Education

B.S. Geography, Communication Minor at Southern Oregon University 2001; 3.36 GPA

1995 - 2009: VortexMaps.com Owner & webmaster; managing multiple concurrent complex technical tasks, managing subcontractors; including courtroom exhibit production and expert testimony, and video for State of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and various aerospace organizations

05/92 - present : Rosetta Publishing, owner, website and print publishing services

04/02 - 10/02 Ground Zero Analysis, hydrogeology research assistant, chemical and industrial research for Superfund lawsuits

12/02 - 06/03 Southern Oregon University Adult and Non-traditional Students Program, director

09/02 - 12/02 Southern Oregon University Student Support Services, tutor/mentor for students with disabilities, low income, and / or first generation college students

03/98 - 09/01 Southern Oregon University Library Information Technology Center, staff, providing computing support to students

5/91 - 5/92 Tools for Exploration, sales manager; providing detailed technical information about an extensive line of a variety of health products, closing sales, order fulfillment

4/90-12/90 Graphic Services/ Publishing Enterprises; typesetter, editorial assistant

2/89-11/89 Business Media Resources; office administrator, information, billing, and tracking systems, reception and receptionist training, vendor relations, administrative support, general clerical, warehouse inventory, picking, packing, and shipping, training and supervision. Copyediting, edit inputs, and mechanical pasteup. Clients included Ortho, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and J.K. Lasser Corp.

6/88-1/89 True Foods Natural Market; manager; customer service, providing information about a large line of health products

2/88-2/89 Congregation Kol Shofar; monthly bulletin production, non-profit organizational procedures, office computerization and general clerical

5/88-2/89 Cassandra Press; general office, copyediting, edit inputs, transcription

6/86-2/88 StarHeart Publishing; office start-up, order fulfillment, information resource and referral, event production

Academic Honors & Awards
Southern Oregon University Dean's List, Fall 1998
Cal Aggie Alumni Scholar for academic excellence and promise, 1981
National Merit Certificate
California Scholarship Federation Life Member, 1981
Novato High School (N.H.S.) Harvest literary magazine editor (1981) and production and publicity (1980)
N.H.S. representative to Independent Journal youth panels
N.H.S. Outstanding Service Award
N.H.S. Achievement Award in Art
North Coast Sectionals diving semi-finalist 1980

Teaching, Schools, Classrooms, Coaching, & Camps
Map Art Exhibit, "Find Yourself on a River" displayed at the Ashland Public Library, including geography questions and a lesson plan for visiting school classes and the public, 2007.
Map Scavenger Hunt, Map Specialist, Talent Elementary School, 1999. My map collection covers two basketball courts. I developed and presented a curriculum based on a scavenger hunt for map symbols.
Salmon Watch Program teacher, Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Oregon, 1998. I delivered a curriculum developed by Oregon Trout.
"Space Base" a geography curriculum I developed and taught for the After-School Enrichment Program, Walker Elementary School, Ashland, Oregon Winter 1997.
"Mapping Home" visiting specialist, Mountain Oak School, Ashland, Oregon.
1996 - 2000: Ashland YMCA Soccer Coach
1980 - 1982: Marin Jewish Community Center Day Camp counselor, Camp Tawonga counselor, Contra Costa Jewish Community Center art specialist
California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST): Total passing score of 182; 2007.

Publications

Comet Athabasca and the LifeBoat Generation, science fiction short story, in Living in Space, co-authored with Dr. Sherry Bell, Dec. 2008

Home Sweet Moon, poem, in Space Frontiers Foundation, Dec. 2008

Celebrate Art! A salute to the contribution of our local talent, Fringes Magazine, Spring 1997

A Call for Hawaiian Sovereignty: A Hawaiian Nation II. Book Review, Perceptions Magazine, March/ April 1996

Geometric Calendars and Maps, Mt. Shasta's Directions, Fall 1995
Also in Adobe .pdf format.

States Declare Sovereignty, American's Bulletin, September 1994

10 Tips for a Healthier Diet (Adobe .pdf format), Reflections Magazine and Directory, Summer 1994

Congratulations! Legislative Victory for Supplements -- Senate Cured, House Needs Another Dose, Newsletter of the Ashland Coop, September 1993 (Adobe .pdf format)

Vitamin C to be Banned?, Lithiagraph, August 1993 (Adobe format)

Earth Imbalance: Al Gore's Corporate Environmentalism (book review), Reflections Magazine and Directory, Spring 1993

Environmental Harmonics (with Lawrence Schechter), Natural Building News, October 1992

The Green Cities Program, an interview with Peter Berg of Planet Drum Foundation, New Alternatives, 1991

Channeling: An Interview with Karen Glueck and Father Andre Channeled by Karen Glueck, Life Times Magazine, 1987

Online Articles:
Growing an Organization
Support Ashland Area Local Economy
Ashland's Local Economy & Oregon's State Constitution: Limitations on powers of county or city to assist corporations.
A remarkable medicine has been overlooked.
Bush Inspires a New Renaissance in Political Music and Satire on the Web

Articles written for my website clients

Publishing & Cartography
I founded VortexMaps.com in 1992.
Vortex Field Guide, includes nearly 100 maps, 2004
EarthStar World Map/ Globe, 1992
EarthStar North America, 1992
Bear Creek Watershed Map, 2000. (Several large images; may take a few minutes to load on slower connections.)

Public Appearances
Dan Shaw has produced more than 200 shows; Dan's main youtube channel has had more than 200,000 views.
WorldPortLive.com, numerous episodes, Seattle, Washington, 2008
Aerospace Technology Working Group speaker, Earth-Based Space Stations, May 29, 2008
National Space Society International Space Development Conference speaker, May 2008
Overcoming Society's Crisis, The Jim Rough Show, SocietysBreakthrough.com, Port Townsend TV, WA, 2008
Above Top Secret, AboveTopSecret.com, Show 14 - Interview Show With Dan Shaw
Ashland Daily Tidings September, 2005: Katrina Response TV Show
Ashland Daily Tidings August 19, 2005: Patterns in Sound (photoessay)
Ashland Daily Tidings July 30, 2005: RVTV: Community Access Stations Offer an Eclectic Mix of Local Shows
Ashland Daily Tidings April 23, 2004: Musicians Meet for Marketing
LauraLee.com, internet radio guest, 2004
Earth Energy Vortices Lecture, Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library, September 16, 2003
EarthChangesMedia.com, internet radio guest, (twice, including 06/05/2003)
Roundtable for Subtle Energies Research, bi-monthly series host 2002 - 2003
Sacred Place and Vortex Energies Lecture, Horizon Institute, Ashland, Oregon, April 2002
Miracles Moments Show, Rogue Valley TV, guest, 2000
Ancient Geometry Lecture, Northwest Nature Shop, Ashland, Oregon, June 1999
Geometry of Consciousness and Geometric Maps Lecture, U.S. Psychotronics Association Conference, July 1995
Unlimited (J.Z. Knight Show), RVTV television guest, 1994
Dr. Bob Dubin Radio Show, guest, Petaluma, California, 1990

Rogue Valley Community Access Television producer and mentor, 2005 - 2008
Ham Radio Operator License #KD7VZQ, 2004
Scuba Certification, 2002
Basic Lifesaving (EMT-B) Certification, 2001
Ashland Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) member #0090, 2001
Ashland Police Department Citizen's Academy, 2000
Mediator's Certification, 1999
Certification in lithography, 1981
Typing speed: 65+ words per minute
Log Home Builder’s Association
Certification in lithography

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