Rabbi R. Karpov, Ph.D., JCTC-JCDC, G3

TECHNICAL CONTENT WRITER & RESEARCHER | COACH | CREATIVE at Career Pro Inc.
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Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Athapascan languages Elementary proficiency
  • Classical Hebrew עברית Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) Professional working proficiency
  • Hebrew Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Classical Aramaic Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • Navajo Limited working proficiency
  • Lakota Elementary proficiency
  • Italian Limited working proficiency
  • Ladino Limited working proficiency
  • Romance languages Limited working proficiency
  • Yiddish יידיש Elementary proficiency
  • Portuguese Limited working proficiency
  • Latin Professional working proficiency
  • Russian Elementary proficiency
  • Bulgarian Elementary proficiency

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Cayla Moore

I had the opportunity to have been taught by Dr. Rabbi R. Karpov during my undergraduate English Composition I course. She taught with a passion and created an environment where students and myself can express our own unique creative writing style. She was an excellent and well-driven professor with the background to prove it!

William (Bill) Holt

Rabbi Karpov is indeed a professional jewel. The result of her creativity on my "bespoke resume" is the best I've ever experienced. Her focused effort and collaboration produced a document that is succinct, beautifully organized, interesting, and easy to read and understand. I highly recommend her. I also want to recognize her straight forward honesty and dedication to her work and her clients. We stayed focused; in short order, the job was done. Awesome!

Lauren Potthoff MHRM, SHRM-CP

Working with Rabbi through Bespoke Resumes has been a very rewarding experience. Rabbi is extremely organized, refreshingly honest and has a knack for collaboration. Rabbi is intelligent and was able to pick up on patterns of professional talents I didn't realize I had. While working with Rabbi, I received an incredible amount of offers to interview. A majority of the positions were higher paying and geared for sales people with 8-10 years of industry-specific sales experience (I have nearly 2 years of telecom experience). I had a few recruiters comment on how impressed they were with my resume, something I had never heard before. I am pleased to say I accepted a job offer only a month after Rabbi finished working on my resume. If you are considering on working with Rabbi, do. It will be the best 'professional' investment you'll ever make. Thank you so much, Rabbi!

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Credentials

  • AI & Deep Learning (with Hadoop)
    StackSkills
    Apr, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Improving Your Online Course (IYOC)
    QM Quality Matters
    Oct, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR)
    QM Quality Matters
    Jul, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • eLearning Facilitator -- from Center for eLearning and Customized Education
    University of Central Oklahoma
    Sep, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Get Clear, Get Found, Get Hired! (G3) Coach
    The Academies -- #1 in Career Coach certification: Career Coach Academy | Job Search Academy | Leadership Coach Academy
    Dec, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC)
    The Career Development Network
    Dec, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • 360Reach Analyst
    Reach Personal Branding
    Nov, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt
    TheSixSigmaWay
    Aug, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • Rabbinic Ordination
    Rabbi Gershon Winkler--World Expert on Jewish Shamanism; and two other Orthodox-ordained rabbis
    Apr, 1989
    - Oct, 2024
  • CPRW (Certified Professional Resume Writer)
    PARW/CC (Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches)
    Apr, 2011
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Career Pro Inc.
    • United States
    • Human Resources Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • TECHNICAL CONTENT WRITER & RESEARCHER | COACH | CREATIVE
      • Oct 2020 - Present

      Research industry-related topics; write clear and engaging copy and prepare well-structured drafts aligned with organizational mission, goals, and best practices. Collaborate with executive team. Proofread. Research industry-related topics; write clear and engaging copy and prepare well-structured drafts aligned with organizational mission, goals, and best practices. Collaborate with executive team. Proofread.

  • Bespoke Résumés and Career Coaching
    • Global
    • ENGINEERING TECHNICAL WRITER | CERTIFIED LINKEDIN PROFILE & RESUME WRITER & CAREER TRANSITION COACH
      • Dec 2010 - Present

      If you are driven to optimally fulfill yourself professionally, we can help you present in ways enabling the world to access your uniquely combined Core Competencies' and transferable skills' value, for your highest potential dream-job that fully engages your strengths. ♞ TARGETED RÉSUMÉ WRITING: Bespoke career communication documents' precise tailoring to targeted job-postings, industries, and selected fields; and branded social media profiles that get you found; can land you months sooner in jobs engaging your full strengths, without leaving money on the table. .......We optimize your résumé to be selected for Hiring-Manager review, using bleeding-edge information-stream techniques. .......Beyond just résumés, we write Social Media content for LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. .......We enable you to create active company lists appropriate to your values, motivated skills, and interests. .......Post-interview, we skyrocket likelihood of your being selected, via strategic follow-up. We support your career development, transition, and unique job-search strategy success via: ♞ Statistically proven techniques ♞ Current job-markets knowledge, and ♞ Background skills as educator, counselor, translator, and .......ENGINEERING / IT / AI TECHNICAL WRITER -- Fortune 500 and 100 companies; start-ups .......AWARD-WINNING NARRATIVE WRITER -- harnessing storytelling's brain-based power .......POST-TRAUMA RABBINIC CERTIFICATION -- fueling new success with initial "plot-switch" shock's redirected energy ♞ COACHING: We help you clarify career goals via structured assessments, to transition from Military or within industries, towards your most fulfilling jobs and careers -- and save money by landing in a fraction of the time it would take you to do so alone! This is an investment in your valuable career. Email RabbiRKarpov@gmail.com background and position types desired, with resume attached so we can see baseline. Start the rest of your career life now! Show less

  • Jewish Center of Indian Country
    • Indian Country / First Nations Country -- Western USA and Canada
    • RABBI (SCHOLAR), FOUNDER, COORDINATOR
      • Jan 1991 - Present

      Currently serve rural Oklahoma and beyond, in startup. NAACP Award, 2/2019. Events include Pesach, annual Public Hanukkah Menorah Lightings; Purim services including Ft. Sill US Army base Esther cantillation with traditional trope, 2013. Started Window Rock area, 1991, for expanse between ABQ, Flagstaff, and Durango. Instrumental in initiating/developing Durango/Farmington congregation; ground-breaking 1997 Pesach Seder, covered front page of Durango newspaper. Provide ceremonies and more across U.S./Canada "Indian Country"; Montreal news, photo with Wallace Black Elk). ♞ CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: -- Guthrie, OK; including first Public Menorah Lighting (link below), Dec. 2018 -- Developed 130+ miles in each direction surrounding Window Rock/Gallup; to 60+ family units over 100+ miles in Navajo, Zuni, Hopi country. Many Jews didn't realize so many, or any, others. Native Americans instrumental in knowing; and who we were before we came. WWII Veteran fathers had liberated concentration camps; young people learned of Holocaust, 3rd grade on. One said what he heard "made him sick;" veteran father, reluctant to speak of it, finally commented: "They butchered them like sheep;" said he'd never seen anything like it. ♞ PRIOR UNTRANSLATED 16TH/17TH CENTURY TZ'FAT LURIANIC KABBALISTS ALL-NIGHT PRAYER/STUDY TEXTS: Tikkun Leil Shavuoth translation rollout, ABQ 2013; press coverage incl. The Examiner; New Mexico Jewish Link (June/July 2013 full 2-page article), Gallup Independent. Other ceremonial texts/translations: Tikkun Leil Hoshannah Rabbah, 7th Night of Pesach, 7 Adar; RH Achilath HaSimonim. Pub's on OpenSiddur.com. ♞ INTERFAITH WORK: Has included Native American/First Nations and traditional Black Christians (11/2014ff; awarded by NAACP 2/2019) ; current international/national focus on "Formers" and supporting lives after leaving extremist groups. Show less

  • The National Résumé Writers' Association
    • United States
    • Writing and Editing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
      • Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

      Established membership targets; led 6 "Directors of Industry" in effecting, within 5 months, a 36.68% increase in YoY membership. Executed special requests; transferred knowledge; created documents and accountability. Contributed to Board of Directors' Meetings, and website development while mastering new project-sharing and LMS technologies. ♞ Built membership, both internal and external outreach. Developed key working documents for functionaries' use. …. Ensured follow-up with members pending renewal / recently lapsed. Led monthly DoI meetings, providing clear communications and demanding accountability. …. Retained members, by creating and collaborating in creation of deployment oversight for 5 letters: Renewal with membership benefits, and pre-lapse and post-lapse notifications. …. Drove membership increase, soliciting new as well as lapsed members, and ensuring in many cases follow-up with members pending renewal / recently lapsed; and complete follow-up personally as needed. ♞ Coordinated / oversaw Membership Committee discussions, including planning Conference "icebreaker" Welcoming Reception. Created/submitted accurate, detailed reports. ♞ Researched and communicated knowledge where available; created documents as needed, with clear instructions. Wrote newsletter articles. ♞ Promoted the organization, contacting external groups, individuals, and associations. ♞ Continuously upgraded records' accuracy, collaborating closely with “Directors of Industry,” and with “Administrative Team.” ♞ BONUS: Created 4K+ “Potential Member” list. Available to spearhead Membership Drive for worthy WORLDWIDE, rather than merely American, focused corporation. Language capabilities in multiple human languages; know how to say “thank you” and other phrases in many more than that, with attention to cultural appropriateness – an important value, here. ♞ Software: TeamWork; LinkedIn, e-cards acknowledging significant occasions; email. Show less

  • Langston University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH / WESTERN HUMANITIES
      • Aug 2014 - Jan 2017

      ♞ Increased available lecture/discussion course-time through digital transformation, spearheading technological delivery by writing and implementing 100% online multi-select testing and alignment across Humanities and English/Foreign Language Department courses. ♞ Wrote and developed instructional documents, including ancillary textbook materials. ♞ Increased Composition courses’ content alignment, and lowered student textbook costs, by spearheading single text adoption across English Composition courses. ♞ Assured in-time textbook delivery by coordinating intensively to MacMillan World Sales Director level and Follett Regional Director level, 30 days pre-semester. .......In the process, negotiated additional cost-free MLA 2016 booklet. ♞ Aligned all curricula with administrative requirements and Best Practices. ♞ TECHNICAL / BUSINESS WRITING COURSE MATERIALS: ✔ Commercial and government procedures writing adhering to corporate standards and styles ✔ Security, confidentiality, and business ethics ✔ Careers writing including ATS-friendly resumes ♞ INCREASED AVAILABLE IN-CLASS LECTURE/DISCUSSION TIME by increasing online multi-select testing to 100% (with Respondus Lockdown Browser), in collaboration with ISD and e-Learning CBT: ✔ Developed aligned test materials; wrote and implemented individual Dropbox rubrics ✔ Taught writing with Peer Reviews; edited all five Writing Center handouts for clarity of delivery ♞ LITERATURE AND WESTERN HUMANITIES COURSES, including World Literature, Western Humanities I, and British Literature, continuously developing courses via research: ✔ Increased knowledge of inter-cultural influences, beyond usually thought-of distances ✔ Explored developmental layers, successive interacting cultures, Paradigm-Shift, and Global Archetypes ♞ RESEARCH: Within literary/cultural context of newly exploding field of "Afroasiatic Corridor" (from Mesopotamia to Mali). Show less

  • The Sourcing Institute
    • United States
    • E-Learning Providers
    • KNOWLEDGE BASE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (WEBSITE CURATOR) -- SourcingKB.com
      • Jul 2012 - Nov 2013

      Knowledge Base website curator. Increased daily "hits" >300% within 2 months, <200/day to ~600/day, by selecting and posting bleeding-edge knowledge: ♞ ARTICLES SUPPORTING COMPANIES' FINDING AND NURTURING TOP PERFORMING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN TURBULENT TALENT MARKETPLACE: Sourcing (optimized recruitment), HR, EEOC, developing talent identification, attraction and engagement skills beyond conventional; as well as ♞ ARTICLES SUPPORTING CAREER PROFESSIONALS' SMOOTHEST LANDING WITH FULLEST ENGAGEMENT: Careers Industry conferences' information; career-pathing, job-finding techniques. Show less

  • The University of New Mexico
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • WRITING INSTRUCTOR
      • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

      Taught, presented, and developed both traditional and WebCT-enhanced English writing-skill development courses. ♞ More Native American Indian students than at any of Tribal colleges. ♞ Generous with my time. Taught, presented, and developed both traditional and WebCT-enhanced English writing-skill development courses. ♞ More Native American Indian students than at any of Tribal colleges. ♞ Generous with my time.

  • Diné College (formerly Navajo Community College)
    • HUMANITIES INSTRUCTOR -- Literature, Writing, Philosophy (including Philosophy of Religion)
      • Jan 1997 - Aug 2009

      Coached mostly Native American students in English language writing skills. In all writing courses other than Fiction Writing, folded in unit on resume-writing and job-finding--a writing-mode they could use immediately, in that unbelievable job-market.♞ Walked in Global Village, familiarity with other cultures' world-views (both Native American / First Nations and global/historical), via Literature and Philosophy courses including long "Philosophy of Religion" segment addressing Paradigm-Shift.♞ Demonstrated gratitude for Navajo Nation's educational opportunities contribution since 1985, by being generous with my time. Show less

    • INTERNET RESEARCH / WORLD WIDE WEB TUTOR / INSTRUCTOR
      • Jan 1997 - Jun 1997

      Trained students in Internet research skills on search engines and web browsers. Took that on, volunteer, when the individual hired to do so, after being trained up, quit and went on to more lucrative position. (Well, the students needed it.)

  • St. Michaels Chapter House President, Navajo Nation
    • PROPOSAL EDITOR/WRITER/DEVELOPER
      • Jul 1987 - Jul 2008

      For Business Development Specialist (St. Michaels Chapter House President, one of Navajo Nation Chairmen), wrote proposals in consistent, useable format for one of 110 Navajo Nation chapters. Fast, accurate. For Business Development Specialist (St. Michaels Chapter House President, one of Navajo Nation Chairmen), wrote proposals in consistent, useable format for one of 110 Navajo Nation chapters. Fast, accurate.

  • Diagenix Corporation
    • ENGINEERING TECHNICAL WRITER
      • Jul 2000 - Aug 2000

      From Engineering pages and meetings with Engineers, wrote manual of 120 pp. in 4 wks., incl. tables and their explanations. Rewrote 60-p. proposal, other proposals, edited marketing literature for company President. Demanding time-frame, quick turnaround time. ADDIE Model. MS Word. From Engineering pages and meetings with Engineers, wrote manual of 120 pp. in 4 wks., incl. tables and their explanations. Rewrote 60-p. proposal, other proposals, edited marketing literature for company President. Demanding time-frame, quick turnaround time. ADDIE Model. MS Word.

  • Sungard Shareholder Systems
    • TECHNICAL WRITER -- MANUAL
      • Sep 1998 - Nov 1998

      ♞ Completely rewrote and concisely expanded 250-page Workflow Document Imaging Systems manual, from former 88-page manual. ♞ Clarified English writing, formatting. ADDIE Model. MS Word, Screen Capture. Sungard bought-out by Oracle, on whose platforms I worked throughout those Technical Writing career years. ♞ Completely rewrote and concisely expanded 250-page Workflow Document Imaging Systems manual, from former 88-page manual. ♞ Clarified English writing, formatting. ADDIE Model. MS Word, Screen Capture. Sungard bought-out by Oracle, on whose platforms I worked throughout those Technical Writing career years.

  • Temple Beth Israel
    • Australia
    • Religious Institutions
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • RABBI, solo (Congregational Leader)
      • Nov 1997 - May 1998

      Historically Orthodox synagogue, now Traditional Egalitarian, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism member. ♞ One huge accomplishment: Subsidized by a grant, trained various mostly elderly and shy individuals to chant from Torah beautifully, accurately, even perfectly. Such a pleasure! The voice of my mother (may she rest in peace) lives on, that way -- her tunes, her ta'amei-kri'ah, the ones she taught me as a girl, before that was widely done. What a pioneer she was! Am grateful for all I learned, and for the opportunity to pass it on -- that way, my Mama's voice, her song, continues. ♞ Honored in "Rabbis of Waltham" 100-year anniversary weekend, 2015 Show less

  • Lockheed Martin
    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • TECHNICAL WRITER
      • Jun 1997 - Aug 1997

      For DoD subcontractor, wrote and updated Aerospace technical end-user manuals, Test Plans and Test Procedures, to template, including extensive cross-referencing, field updating, tables, figures for NASA key facility instrument. ADDIE Model. MS Word, Screen Capture. 40 or more of us got laid-off, LIFO, in Restructuring, For DoD subcontractor, wrote and updated Aerospace technical end-user manuals, Test Plans and Test Procedures, to template, including extensive cross-referencing, field updating, tables, figures for NASA key facility instrument. ADDIE Model. MS Word, Screen Capture. 40 or more of us got laid-off, LIFO, in Restructuring,

  • Lockheed Martin
    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • ENGINEERING TECHNICAL WRITER -- Training Manuals Library
      • Apr 1996 - Nov 1996

      In support of massive Training and Development initiative: • Wrote entire Training Manual Library, using ADDIE Model, for JIT (Just In Time), an enterprise-wide MRP II (Material Requirement Planning) system using Relational Oracle Database, supporting factory-wide functional disciplines. • Reported directly to comprehensive Lockheed Martin Project Manager, who reported directly to President. • Scheduled entire project completion on Excel; interfaced with users. Quality Assurance. MS Word, Screen Capture. One of the happiest work-experiences of my life. After I'd boiled-down what information simply could not be ferreted out, I wrote it up on half a page, put it in a file-folder, and fired myself as no more work needed to be done. My boss said, "Call in every six months or so," and I did -- I would have loved to have done more of the same -- but after three years, the training-manual library I had developed was still so painstakingly accurate that they didn't need me or anyone because THEY WERE STILL USING IT. I'd work again for Lockheed Martin, in a heartbeat. Show less

  • Norwich Jewish Center
    • Norwich, NY
    • RABBI, solo (Congregational Leader)
      • Aug 1992 - Aug 1996

      The synagogue of Hitlers' refugees in upstate New York. I kept that pulpit a good four years. We celebrated Bnei/Bnot Mitzvah (Bar/Bat Mitzvahs) for normal young people; plus innovated a series of Down's Syndrome Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, together with Pastor Lyle Lindner, from the nearby Pathfinder Village. I'd figured out that if these Down's Syndrome adults had learned to make their beds every day; dress and undress themselves; and perform the jobs they had at Pathfinder Village; as well has learned all the verses to "Bringing in the Sheaves" (which for many years I'd misheard as "Bringing in the Sheep) and other things -- they could learn to undress and dress the Torah; each write their own short speech having something to do with assuming moral responsibility (the one couldn't speak, so he made the ASL "I Love You" sign across the entire audience -- I still have a pin with that hand-symbol), and follow a simplified half-hour version of the service from the old HUC Union Prayerbook, including bowing and bending at the right points. Four-handkerchief Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, for parents, relatives, and townies who'd assumed they'd never get THAT joy from THESE adult children. Newspaper coverage. Ice cream and cake. A real highlight of pleasure. I'd do it again, for other such adult children, other places, in a heartbeat. Show less

  • Hospice & Palliative Care of Chenango County
    • Norwich, NY
    • HOSPICE CHAPLAIN
      • Feb 1994 - Mar 1995

      Worked collaboratively with Hospice medical team. With knowledge of medical conditions and terminology, provided spiritual services for terminally ill patients across all religious denominations and for their families, loved ones, and caretakers, becoming available at need regardless of hour. Provided funeral services, including one at request of Baptist family after attending mother’s post-Christmas passing. Worked collaboratively with Hospice medical team. With knowledge of medical conditions and terminology, provided spiritual services for terminally ill patients across all religious denominations and for their families, loved ones, and caretakers, becoming available at need regardless of hour. Provided funeral services, including one at request of Baptist family after attending mother’s post-Christmas passing.

  • Hartwick College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • CAMPUS CHAPLAIN / HILLEL DIRECTOR -- 3-Member Chaplains'​ Team
      • Jan 1990 - Aug 1992

      Accepted invitation onto campus for two Administration-conceived initiatives: ► Spearhead and develop Hillel student organization, hoped to potentially increase university funding; and ► Serve on newly-conceived 3-member Chaplains' Team, with Head Chaplain (Protestant--Religion Department Chair), and Roman Catholic. ✔ Helped students cope with traumatic concerns including series of tragic student deaths; on-campus rape (worked closely with Catholic chaplain); and Gulf War I's shock and uncertainty for students in whose lifetime U.S. had never been at war. (Catholic chaplain termed our on-campus presence should students need to talk, "loitering with intent".) ✔ Initiated and developed Hillel Jewish Student Organization on self-described "Ivy League campus"; coordinated world-famous kick-off speaker's week-long Scholar-In-Residence activities including guest appearances in variety of classes, and well-attended beginning and end of week keynote and final speeches with lively audience discussions. ✔ Served on committee for "Diversity Week," acknowledged by head chaplain as "mostly a celebration of our own 'liberalism,' since very few members of minorities about whom to be diverse." In that context, increased awareness of Native American Indian concerns including those inherent in university's own history and Seal, during 1991's legal challenge to Native American Church rights. ✔ Served on Seal Committee, helping to articulate inherent ironies in proposed changes to disinclude / include Native American figure already on it, and likely outcome about twenty years hence. Show less

  • Temple Beth El (member, USCJ)
    • Oneonta, NY
    • RABBI, solo (Congregational Leader)
      • Aug 1989 - Aug 1992

      Among first ten woman rabbis serving United Synagogue (Conservative Movement) pulpit, solo. Grew community for three years, increasing both membership and internal activity. Declined a fourth year. Bar/Bat Mitzvah as spiritual initiation into entry-level adulthood, one of areas of excellence. Served that pulpit three years, then declined a fourth to accept following Conservative pulpit for four successive years. Among first ten woman rabbis serving United Synagogue (Conservative Movement) pulpit, solo. Grew community for three years, increasing both membership and internal activity. Declined a fourth year. Bar/Bat Mitzvah as spiritual initiation into entry-level adulthood, one of areas of excellence. Served that pulpit three years, then declined a fourth to accept following Conservative pulpit for four successive years.

  • Middletown State Hospital
    • Middletown, NY
    • STATE HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN
      • Apr 1991 - Apr 1992

      With knowledge of medical conditions and terminology, worked collaboratively with hospital Medical Teams, and with 3-member Chaplains’ Team, including Catholic Chaplain, and Protestant Chaplain (Team Leader). Provided spiritual care for residents across denominational lines upon request, and all Jewish residents and their families; for individuals phoning from local Kirias-Yoel / Monroe, Orange County, New York; and for others more geographically removed. Collaborated with traveling Arizona prison rabbi and others on Best Practices. Provided full traditional Jewish funerals for “friendless patient” residents. Visited anyone. Show less

  • Showboat Casino and Hotel
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • TECHNICAL WRITER
      • Jul 1987 - Nov 1987

      On MIS (Management Information Systems) team, documented Tandem Computer COBOL-language program, using ADDIE Model, including Update / Access / Delete functions. I was happy to be East, after the SoCal Defense Industry bottomed-out with the end of the Cold War. Although gambling was generally frowned-upon, by Jewish culture AND by my Navajo relatives AND by my father the mathematician who taught me about percent-chances AND my Muslim co-worker (who said I seemed like one of a few people around there who cared about other people, and we had some good conversations), I was happy to have a Technical Writing job; and the food was awesome, especially from the Captain's Table, and if you worked straight through 'round the clock past 5:00 a.m., they'd customize you a memorably wonderful breakfast. Gambling also had little place in the lives of all of us in MIS -- they wrote the programs, I documented them -- who knew what the odds were, so we never went on the floor (why would we). So that was twice my Muslim co-worker and I wouldn't have set foot down there. The Defense Industry had just fallen-apart in Southern California, so this was the job I found, and off I went. I outlasted the other two contractors; got paid, so had the dignity of selling-off, not walking-out-of, my condo, and fully paying-off all my other bills. Not everyone did, that year or two; and maybe nobody much blamed them; but for me it was a non-negotiable. Show less

  • U. of Judaism (now Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism)
    • Mulholland Drive, Greater Los Angeles
    • COURSE DEVELOPER / INSTRUCTOR: Torah Cantillation, Haftarah Cantillation (designed Eichoh & Esther)
      • Jan 1986 - Dec 1986

      Invited to teach traditional Cantillation (leining, with traditional trop) courses at University of Judaism. Driving up each week to teach at the William and Freda Fingerhut Educational Building that my mother's cousins Willie and Fradl put up, made this additionally sweet for me. Invited to teach Torah Cantillation course, and did so with original and individualized audiovisual texts; culminated in perfect synagogue performances by students. Next, invited to teach Haftarah Cantillation course, and did so with original and individualized audiovisual texts; culminated in perfect synagogue performances by students including 1 cantor. Subsequently, was invited to teach Esther-Trope course and Lamentations-Trope course, but declined to do so because of strong possibility that on the heels of prior 2 courses, students would confuse trope-tunes and might end up using the wrong one for the wrong text on the wrong occasion. When I teach this, it's got to be accurate, and I wanted to guard the process's sanctity. Have developed courses for: High Holidays Cantillation, Esther Cantillation, Eichoh (Lamentations) Cantillation, and so forth. Show less

  • Xerox
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • TECHNICAL WRITER
      • Sep 1985 - Dec 1986

      Wrote, from Functional Specifications and less, Procedures Manuals including explicated screen-capture graphics. Clarified, pre-Visio, with flowcharts and hand-executed CRT-screen graphics. ADDIE Model. Wrote, from Functional Specifications and less, Procedures Manuals including explicated screen-capture graphics. Clarified, pre-Visio, with flowcharts and hand-executed CRT-screen graphics. ADDIE Model.

  • Northrop Grumman
    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • ENGINEERING TECHNICAL WRITER
      • Jan 1985 - Sep 1985

      For DoD subcontractor, wrote and maintained entire library of manuals for Peacekeeper Missile (a.k.a. MX Missile), under Caspar Weinberger, to MIL-Specs / MIL-Standards. ADDIE Model. Wrote documentation for FORTRAN-77. The engineers were so happy they didn't have to document in ways they would have if they had done top-down programming in the first place, which practically nobody did. I was so happy I didn't have to attempt to program. I enjoyed being an Engineering Technical Writer. I like working with engineers. Show less

  • Teradata
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • SENIOR TECHNICAL WRITER
      • Jun 1984 - Nov 1984

      Documented world's 1st Database Computer. They used TEQUEL, their answer to SQL. Documented commands, error-messages and what happens from there--all the things that go in reference manuals, and much of the same of what I did in that regard for NCR Corporation, using same ADDIE Model. Teradata, the world's largest company focused on analytic data solutions through integrated data warehousing, big data analytics, and business applications, gives organizations the advantage to transform data across the organization into actionable insights empowering leaders to think boldly and act decisively for the best decisions possible. I'm grateful to have worked there--they were so wonderful, moved me cross-country from where I'd worked for NCR (who later bought them out); and were a joy with whom to work. I'm only sorry I got laid-off, right after Thanksgiving, together with 1/3 of everybody (LIFO). Later, NCR bought out Teradata--made total sense to me. Show less

  • NCR Corporation
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • SYSTEMS TECHNICAL WRITER / SOFTWARE TECHNICAL WRITER
      • Apr 1983 - May 1984

      Wrote modules for Systems and others for Software, and wrote and edited entire books for both, huge tomes, using ADDIE Model. Made sure to actually get on the machines and double-check that the instructions I was writing were, in fact, entirely factual. Wrote a couple interesting modules on Arabic programming and Hebrew programming, with the right-to-left keyboards, which provided its own set of challenges, especially then. Wrote modules for Systems and others for Software, and wrote and edited entire books for both, huge tomes, using ADDIE Model. Made sure to actually get on the machines and double-check that the instructions I was writing were, in fact, entirely factual. Wrote a couple interesting modules on Arabic programming and Hebrew programming, with the right-to-left keyboards, which provided its own set of challenges, especially then.

  • Karpov International, Ltd.
    • Greater Milwaukee Area
    • PRESIDENT | RÉSUMÉ WRITER | TEXT EDITOR | TEXT PROCESSOR
      • May 1981 - Apr 1983

      Multiple Tailored Resumes for job-campaigns, amazingly successful in the Recession of the early 1980s, in a city 10th largest in the U.S. in 1975, and 17th largest by 1983. Multi-language text processing, including 2 Russian language and 1 Bulgarian, with formatting, pre-Word Processor era. Full-page press coverage on front page of section in Milwaukee Journal, January 1983. Multiple Tailored Resumes for job-campaigns, amazingly successful in the Recession of the early 1980s, in a city 10th largest in the U.S. in 1975, and 17th largest by 1983. Multi-language text processing, including 2 Russian language and 1 Bulgarian, with formatting, pre-Word Processor era. Full-page press coverage on front page of section in Milwaukee Journal, January 1983.

  • Casey Employment Agency
    • Greater Milwaukee Area
    • TEMP PLACEMENT RECRUITER
      • Jan 1981 - May 1981

      Used Sourcing skills to cold-call businesses. The HR people mostly said: "Lady, we can't hire ANYBODY until we hire back the five hundred people we just laid-off." In 1976, Milwaukee was 10th largest US city; in 1983, it was 17th. Allis-Chalmers pulled out. So did Massey Ferguson. Smokestack industries disappeared. The soup-kitchen line spilled over into the third block, and that line included Izod The Alligator shirt type person looking absolutely freaked-out (this sort of thing was only supposed to happen in a Steinbeck novel). People praying "Give us this day our daily bread" during what should have been normal work hours, that was largely not a metaphor for something else. The employment agency itself went under. So did the upstart one trying to compete with it. I am grateful for what I learned. Show less

  • Astronautics Corporation of America
    • United States
    • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • JUNIOR PROGRAMMER
      • Mar 1980 - Jul 1980

      Assembler (BAL) Programmer for DoD subcontractor. Good platform for Engineering Technical Writer and Careers Industry functions including being in the forefront of ATS-friendly resume strategy. When the three quarter page article on the front of Milwaukee Living section in the Milwaukee Sentinel showcased my abilities in fourteen human languages, some people thought that would translate into my being able to write code. Companies were pulling people out of linguistics and music and making programmers of them; so off I went. The parity-error check program I wrote refused to even make the machine the least bit sick. The fact that I had hard-coded everything didn't help, either. Oh well; good try, and I ended up an Engineering Technical Writer, Systems Technical Writer, and Software Technical Writer; all of which now informs my writing an IT Resume or an Engineering Resume, and I'm enjoying the SAP / ERP ones. Today, I remain in the forefront of specially optimizing resumes to make it past the Applicant Tracking System gatekeepers and in front of the Hiring Managers. It's all good. Show less

  • University of Wisconsin
    • Wisconsin
    • INSTRUCTOR / COURSE DEVELOPER | TEACHING ASSISTANT
      • Aug 1976 - Dec 1979

      Taught writing courses -- mostly various levels of Creative Writing; with a few Composition and Literature. Invented and taught English 204, "The Personal Journal as Creative Expression". Such joy. Taught writing courses -- mostly various levels of Creative Writing; with a few Composition and Literature. Invented and taught English 204, "The Personal Journal as Creative Expression". Such joy.

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Ph.D., English
  • The Academies--#1 in Career Coach Certification
    Get Clear, Get Found, Get Hired! (G3) Coach ♞ Reach360 Branding Analyst, Branded Career Marketing Communications
    2013 - 2014
  • Structured Bereavement Counseling (post-trauma) by Rabbi Jacob Goldberg
    Intensive Course Graduate (no mean feat), learning to ease the pain of delayed grieving after sudden, unforeseen, traumatic death.
    1991 - 1991
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    M.A., English: Writing Concentration | Literature Concentration courses
  • University of Kentucky
    B.A., Humanities (Classical Hebrew with Cantillation of the Bible B.A. thesis; English; Spanish; sciences)
  • 3 Orthodox-Ordained Rabbis
    Semichah (Rabbinic Ordination), Year-Cycle and Life-Cycle (within halachic boundaries); Jewish Shamanism / Jewish Mysticism
    1987 - 1991
  • Robert Jameson Associates
    Resume Writing / Career Transition / Jobfinding / Outplacement
  • Indiana University Bloomington
    Honors Biology (pre-med)
  • Purdue University
    Special Student (400-level Graduate/Undergraduate courses), Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

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