Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Boulder, Colorado

  • Artist-Art/Art History instructor-Teaches Italian

    • Jan 1981 - Present
    • Boulder, Colorado

    Self-Employed Exhibiting Artist, Italian Teacher/Translator. Teaches Art History Online with Blinn College while living in Boulder, Colorado. Has taught drawing, painting, design.

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  Bryan, Texas

  • Blinn College

    • Aug 2005 - Present

    Presently teaching Art History Online while living in Boulder, Colorado with Blinn College as Part-Time Faculty. Has also taught Drawing, Painting, & Design.

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  College Station, Texas

  • Texas A&M University

    • Aug 2005 - May 2009

    Assistant Lecturer of Italian

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  Adjunct Faculty Instructor

  • Traverse City, Michigan

  • Northwestern Michigan College

    • Jan 2002 - May 2002
    • Traverse City, Michigan

    Taught 2 Drawing courses for the Spring 2002 semester.

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  Substitute Teacher

  • Traverse City, Michigan

  • Traverse City Area Public School District

    • Jan 2002 - May 2002
    • Traverse City, Michigan

    Substitute teach for schools in Traverse City and Suttons Bay, Michigan.

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  Freelance Translator/Editing

  • CyberItalian Inc.

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

    Editing services in English and translation from Italian to English for the CyberItalian.com website.

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  Business Partnership

  • Suttons Bay, Michigan

  • SACC PRODUCTIONS

    • Jan 1994 - Oct 2001
    • Suttons Bay, Michigan

    A two-person partnership in sales and services comprising book sales, art, cultural presentations in art and language - independent contracts. The largest independent contract was with Books Are Fun LTD. The partnership developed a viable and profitable book business servicing 240 schools in 22 ...

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  Property Management

  • Portland, Oregon

  • Guardian Management Corporation

    • May 1989 - May 1993
    • Portland, Oregon

    Upscale residential property management, Leasing, Marketing, Public Relations, Managed new property Start-up, Assisted in managing property renovations, scheduling of and supervision of renovation. Also trained new managers.

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  Visual Art Teacher

  • Portland, Oregon

  • Portland Public Schools

    • Jan 1990 - May 1990
    • Portland, Oregon

    Taught Design and Art Composition to students in the Talented & Gifted Program for the Spring Semester 1990.

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  Fine Arts Instructor

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • San Antonio College

    • Jan 1982 - May 1988
    • San Antonio, Texas

    Fine Arts Instructor - Drawing I, II, III, & IV, Design, and Painting. Adjunct Faculty. Taught five studio courses each year.

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  Italian Instructor

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • Trinity University

    • Sep 1982 - May 1984
    • San Antonio, Texas

    Italian Instructor - Taught Basic Italian I & II and Intermediate Italian I & II.

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  Italian and English Instructor

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • Berlitz School of Languages

    • Jan 1982 - Jan 1983
    • San Antonio, Texas

    Italian and English Instructor

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  Independent contract services

  • Florence, Italy

  • Giovannozzi S.p.A.

    • Jan 1980 - Dec 1980
    • Florence, Italy

    Independent contract - Services rendered as technical illustrator for apparel and for services rendered with the shipping and production departments.

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  Teacher - English as a second language

  • Florence, Italy

  • Istituto Americano

    • Jan 1979 - Dec 1980
    • Florence, Italy

    Taught English as a second language. Classes included beginning and advanced conversation to office employees and engineers of Nuovo Pignone - Italian engineering firm.

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  English Language Teacher

  • Florence, Italy

  • Scuola Media Statale - Giosue Carducci (Italian Middle School)

    • Jan 1980 - Mar 1980
    • Florence, Italy

    Taught three courses in English Conversation - special extracurricular school program.

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  Art Teacher

  • Florence, Italy

  • American Academy - Private School

    • Jun 1979 - Jul 1979
    • Florence, Italy

    Taught summer program of art and English for Italian children. Also included sports activities.

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  Assistant Manager

  • College Station, Texas

  • C&S Transit Co. Restaurant

    • Jan 1977 - Oct 1977
    • College Station, Texas

    Assistant Manager - Assisted in all facets of the business. Also assisted during the construction and planning phase of the restaurant. Left to begin graduate school - MFA in Florence, Italy.

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  Artist/Graphic Designer

  • College Station, Texas

  • Texas A&M University - School of Natural Biosciences

    • Feb 1974 - Aug 1976
    • College Station, Texas

    Artist for the Departments of Recreation & Parks, Wildlife fisheries, Range Science, and Forest Science. Services included brochure, pamphlet, and certificate design, illustration, technical drawing, hand lettering, visually interpreted concepts as a narrative for a slide lecture by creating ...

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  Layout Artist/Graphic Design

  • College Station, Texas

  • Texas A&M University - A&M Printing Center

    • Jul 1972 - Jan 1974
    • College Station, Texas

    Layout Artist - Prepared mechanical paste-ups, layouts and did cover designs. Selected and arranged typestyles.

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  Art Laboratory Assistant

  • Huntsville, Texas

  • Sam Houston State University

    • Sep 1970 - May 1972
    • Huntsville, Texas

    Laboratory Assistant in the Fine Arts Department - photographed reproductions of artwork for lectures. Assisted in the organization and the labeling of slides for the department's Art History slide library.