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Joe W. Belcher

Objective: To secure a full-time position in the field of geology or environmental science.

Work Experience

August 2008 – current, Maricopa Community Colleges, Tempe, AZ

Adjunct Professor of Geology

Geologic Disasters and the Environment and Lab

Physical Geology and Lab

August 2009 – current, Mountain Ridge High School, Glendale, Arizona

July 2007 – August 2009, Desert Edge High School, Goodyear, Arizona

August 2002 – 2013,

High School Science Teacher

July 2007 – August, 2009, Arizona

Teaching upper-level Earth Science and Astronomy – juniors and seniors

Design Earth Science and Astronomy curriculum for Agua Fria High

School District and Deer Valley Unified School District

Teaching Physics – juniors and senior level students

Teaching Biology - sophomores and Integrated Science – freshmen

Advisory teacher to sophomore students

Acted as support staff for school athletic events and competitions

Teacher

August 2002 – June 2007, Fauquier High School, Warrenton, Virginia

Taught various academic levels of Earth Science – remedial, college

preparatory, and gifted & talented. All levels were laboratory-based

classes which covered the integrated sciences of geology, astronomy,

meteorology, and oceanography as outlined by the Virginia Standards of

Learning.

Taught Physics – college preparatory (juniors & seniors).

Prepare, remediate, and administer state-mandated Earth Science

Standards of Learning End of Course Exam for students.

Advisory teacher to members of the class of 2007

Acted as tutor for various math courses to various students.

Mentor teacher to new science teachers.

Earth Sciences lead teacher for Mountain Ridge High School.

Geology Specialist

March 1998 – August 2002, HydroGeoLogic, Inc., Reston, Virginia

Provided data analysis and mapping services using state-of-the-art GIS

computer systems. Projects involved hydrologic and topographic maps,

UST locations, and detected contaminant levels in groundwater.

Provided technical support for potential party investigations using

mapping software and pre-existing maps of areas. These maps were

used to establish liability, showing areas of concern and sampling data.

Provided technical/scientific support for numerous projects and reports for

various environmental investigations for the Air Force Center for

Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) and the US Army Corps of

Engineers.

Education

2006 – 2008, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

Master of Science, Geosciences

1992 – 1997, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

Blacksburg, VA

Bachelor of Science, Geological Sciences

1989 – 1992, Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, VA

Associates of Science, Drafting and Design Technology

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