Education
Master of Arts - Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Wichita
State University
Bachelor of Arts - Speech Pathology, Highest Honors in Speech, Hofstra University
IBM Corporation
Wichita, Kansas
Systems Engineer 1/82-6/91
- Provided marketing, installation and technical support for customers and
IBM staff
- Seminar development and instruction
- Mass marketing coordinator
- Medical, legal, finance and manufacturing Industry Specialist; Office Specialist
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NCR Corporation
Wichita, Kansas
Software Technical Writer 10/80-10/81
- Wrote technical publications for retail computer systems
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Starkey Laboratories
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Research Audiologist 1/76-7/77
- Designed, performed and published the first psychoacoustic research for
in-the-ear hearing aids
- Documented user procedures for engineering prototypes of electronic equipment
- Wrote new specifications and manuals for the company's entire product line
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Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Peer Teacher 9/72-6/73
- Taught 16 credit hours of undergraduate courses
- Responsible for college admittance interviews and final evaluations
Publications
- "Signing on to the AS/400 System", AS/400 Newsletter:
Tips, Techniques, and Overview of System Topics (IBM)
- Six publications in the TCOS System Reference Manual (NCR)
- "Directional Microphones in ITE Aids", Hearing Aid Journal, April,
1977
- "Hearing Aid Evaluations Using Custom ITE and Stock BTE Aids",
Hearing Aid Journal, August, 1977
Professional
Associations
Kansas State Accreditation Committee
Committee member, 1989
- Evaluated the Data Processing and Business departments at the Wichita Vocational-Technical
School during its accreditation renewal process (done every ten years) and
provided recommendations for improvements in their program.
Hesston College Data Processing Advisory Council
Board member, 1985
- Evaluated the college's data processing curriculum and provided recommendations.
State Association for Speech and Hearing of New York
Founding member, 1973.