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Resume

• Graduate Student, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Oklahoma.
• Juris Doctorate from University of Oklahoma Law School.
• Master of Arts in Psychology from Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont.
• Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Oklahoma.

Experience:

• Seven years of private practice as an attorney in the areas of Family Law, Bankruptcy, and Probate.
• Three years of experience and training as a computer technician with Computers-Associates of Norman, Oklahoma. (Installation, maintenance and repair of computer systems, and software support)
• Worked two summers (June through September) for Sierra Club as caretaker and custodian of Sierra Club Alpine Lodge on Mt. Shasta, California:
• Gave talks to hikers and backpackers on the natural history of Mt. Shasta.

-Organized and participated in mountain search and rescue.
-Provided information on hiking trails and climbing routes.

Achievements:

• Received $3,000 Creative Writing Fellowship from the Book-of-the-Month Club/
• College English Association while an undergraduate at the University of Oklahoma.
• President, University of Oklahoma Russian Club, 1983.
• Received various awards for poetry and fiction from literary publications and foundations.

Special Qualifications:

• Certified as Level One Computer Technician by Apple, IBM, and COMPAQ;
• Certified for Macintosh Office by Apple Computer.
• Bilingual: Read, write, and speak Russian.
• Have traveled in England, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Luxemburg, Russia, Ukraine,

Lithuania, Estonia, and Baja Oklahoma.

Military Service:

• Served 37 months with U. S. Army Security Agency as Communications Specialist (M. O. S. 059).
• Served 14 months with 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, at

Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, as Radio Operator and Cryptographer (M. O. S. 722).
Participated in Operation Swift Strike 3 with 7th Special Forces.
• Qualified as Expert marksman; familiar with the operation, care, maintenance and

safety procedures for a variety of firearms, including fully automatic weapons.

Personal Interests/Skills:

• Good computer skills; good basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, More II, Filemaker

Pro, Quicken, Timeslips, Front Page, and Excel.
• Have published various short stories and poems and have written two novels.
• Currently marketing one novel that is based on my experiences in San Francisco,

Berkeley, and Mt. Shasta, California in the 1970s.

Community Service:

• Have taught free meditation classes in Norman, Okahoma for 14 years. (Student at San Francisco Zen Center, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, and Berkeley Zen Center in 1960s and '70s)

Employment Information:

Key responsibilities:  To assist patrons at the Cartwright Law Library in the Oklahoma State Capitol by answering questions, helping them locate materials, and assisting in research.

Department or workgroup:
Jan Eric Cartwright Memorial Law Library, Oklahoma Department of Libraries

Manager
Immediate Supervisor, Susan Gilley
Director, Marilyn Jacobs 

 

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