
Professor of English at East Los Angeles College
Greater Los Angeles Area

Professor of English at East Los Angeles College
Greater Los Angeles Area
Welcome to my LinkedIn profile. I am an educator and writer based in Southern California. I have taught English Composition and Literature at five of the nine campuses which comprise the Los Angeles Community College District. I have worked as an Adjunct Instructor of English at East Los Angeles College since 2000. I am the recipient of the Shakespeare award from TPAC (the Torrance Performing Arts Consortium) for my poem “My Ode to Joy.” My fiction, articles, and poems appear in such publications as Easy Reader, Torrance People, Other Worlds, Wrapped in Plastic, The Gamer, and Games Unplugged. My poetry also appears in the anthologies Timeless Voices, Faces of Love, and The Manuscripter Volume II. My work for The Write Stuff!, the newsletter of The Southwest Manuscripters writers’ club, has earned me the title of senior editor.
Instruction of Language Arts courses via the Internet.
(Education Management industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
I am a member of the Board of Directors for Garr Academy of Mathematics and Entrepreneurial Studies, a charter school in Los Angeles, California.
(Financial Services industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
I proofread documents for a nationwide tax preparation firm based in Torrance, California.
(Educational Institution; Performing Arts industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)
I teach English composition courses. I have taught on-ground and online courses in composition, grammar and literature for the Los Angeles Community College District since 1997.
(Self-Employed; Internet industry)
January 1997 — Present (12 years 11 months)
I proofread novels, stories, screenplays, resumes and other documents on a freelance basis.
(Education Management industry)
1986 — Present (23 years )
I write stories, poetry, roleplaying games, and the occasional novel.
(Privately Held; Food & Beverages industry)
January 2009 — January 2009 (1 month)
I proofread proposals for a food services company in Gardena, California.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — December 2008 (2 years )
I taught freshman English Composition courses at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, California.
(Hospitality industry)
January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year )
I updated vendor and client databases for the W Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
(Education Management industry)
January 1997 — December 2007 (11 years )
I edited and proofread proposals and business correspondence for a nationwide building maintenance firm based in Hawthorne, California.
(Security and Investigations industry)
January 1997 — December 2007 (11 years )
I wrote, edited and proofread proposals and correspondence for a nationwide security firm based in Hawthorne, California.
(Public Company; DV; Higher Education industry)
January 2005 — December 2006 (2 years )
I instructed English Composition courses online for DeVry University.
(Education Management industry)
January 2004 — December 2004 (1 year )
I instructed English courses for the PACE program at Los Angeles Southwest College.
(Education Management industry)
January 2002 — December 2003 (2 years )
I instructed English courses for West Los Angeles College.
(Education Management industry)
January 1999 — December 2001 (3 years )
I instructed English courses for the Instructional Television program at Harbor College.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 1997 — December 2001 (5 years )
I instructed English courses for the Department of English and the Instructional Television program at Los Angeles City College.
(Education Management industry)
January 1999 — December 1999 (1 year )
I instructed students in English, Mathematics, and Reading for Keys to Learning in Redondo Beach, California.
Certificate , Education , 1996 — 1997
I earned a Certificate in Community College Teaching from Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1997. My internship was performed at Santa Monica College, under the supervision of Dr. Joseph Longo.
MA, BA , English Literature, History , 1988 — 1993
I was on the Dean's List for two semesters.
AA , History , 1985 — 1988
I studied Modern European History and English at El Camino College.
Writing, reading, ping pong, role-playing gaming, computer gaming, art, collecting signed books.
Torrance Performing Arts Consortium (TPAC), Southwest Manuscripters writers club, Greater Los Angeles Writers Society (GLAWS), Blustering Gales from the South-West (a scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars).
I won the Shakespeare award for third-place in a poetry contest sponsored by TPAC (the Torrance Performing Arts Consortium) in 2009.