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Edward Zapson
7 Sundance Acres
Stormville, NY 12582
edzap@optonline.net
(845) 226-4270
Professional educator with 12 years experience teaching various science courses seeking to enter a nonacademic environment.
Skills Summary:
• Strong Knowledge of Biology, Geology, Physics
• Expert in explaining technical concepts to lay audience
• Expert public speaking/presentation skills
• Ability to design multimedia presentations
• Experienced in computer and probeware use
• Strong writing, proofreading and editing skills
Organizational/ Administrative Skills
• able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• can keep accurate and usable records
• experience in accumulating, organizing, and analyzing large volumes of data
• communicate effectively with people of various ages and education levels
• develop long-range and short-range plans
• experience in interviewing, mentoring and evaluating professional staff
Computer Skills
Areas of Expertise
•Macintosh Operating Systems (installation, configuration, troubleshooting and support)
•Serial and SCSI device installation, troubleshooting and support
•Application Use and Support for : Appleworks (Clarisworks), Netscape Communicator, MS Explorer, Adobe Acrobat.
•Document Manipulation (changing formats, platforms or creator codes)
Areas of High Proficiency
•Network Configuration (local talk, appletalk, TCP/IP) and installation
•Firewire and USB device installation and support
•Application Use and Support for: MS Office, Virtual PC, Adobe Photoshop.
•Media diagnosis and repair, and data rescue
Areas of General Proficiency
•HTML editing and Web Site Construction
•Multimedia Development (Graphic, Animation, Quicktime, and Sprite)
•Windows Operating System use and support
•Application Use and Support for: Compression Utilities, Adaptec Toast/Jam, and various media design and utility software
Work Experience
Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY 1993-Present
• Sixth Grade General Science Teacher (‘93-Present)
• Health Educator grades 5-8 (‘93- ‘96)
• Upper School Geology Teacher (‘96 - ‘01)
• Conceptual Physics - 9th grade (‘01 - Present)
Additional duties have included: Faculty Mentoring; Writing Two Complete Curriculum Revisions for Sixth Grade Science; Middle School Science Textbook Review and Adoption; Participating in hiring of new Administrators and Faculty.
South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena, CA 1991-1993
• Sixth Grade General Science Teacher
• Eighth Grade Physical Science Teacher
• Sixth Grade Math Teacher
Additional duties included: Faculty Representative to the School Site Council, Development of a Sequential Curriculum and Textbook Adoption for Schoolwide Science Curriculum (committee)
R.A.F. Greenham Common School (DoDDS), Barkshire, England Fall 1990
• Seventh Grade Life Science Teacher
• Eighth Grade Earth Science Teacher
• High School Health Educator
Education
SUNY Purchase : Purchase, NY.
Continuing Education in science 1993-Present
Northern Arizona University: Flagstaff, AZ.
Participant in the National Science Foundation’s Science Education Project
Certification in Secondary Education
B.S. in Health Education, Minor: Psychology December 1990, Magna Cum Laude
Endorsement as Middle Level Education Specialist May 1991