Years Experience Assistant

Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (HBANES)

Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Curriculum Vitae

Degrees

2007, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies,

University of Washington

Dissertation: "Textual Histories of Early Jewish Writings: Multivalences vs. the Quest

for 'The Original'"

2003, M.A., Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, University of Washington

Core Languages: Biblical Hebrew & Akkadian

2001, B.A., Classics, University of Washington, with distinction

1975, B.A., Physics-Astronomy, Whitman College, cum laude, with distinction

Faculty Positions University of Washington

2007-2012Lecturer of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization

Summer 2007Visiting Lecturer

Summer 2004Visiting Lecturer

Graduate Positions University of Washington

Autumn 2006Spring 2007: Predoctoral Teaching Associate II

Elementary Biblical Hebrew (HEBR 414, 415)

Biblical Hebrew Prose (HEBR 426)

Summer 2006 (B Term): Website Developer (Predoctoral Research Associate II)

Near Eastern Languages & Civilization

Summer 2006 (A Term): Predoctoral Teaching Associate II

Israel:

The First Six Centuries BCE (NEAR E 454 / SISJE 454)

Autumn 2005Spring 2006: Predoctoral Staff Associate I

Language Learning CenterSummer 2005 (B Term): Predoctoral Teaching Associate I

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (NEAR E 240 / RELIG 240)

Spring 2005: Predoctoral Teaching Associate I

Introduction to the Ancient Near East (NEAR E 220)

Autumn 2002 Spring 2003: Teaching Assistant I

Elementary Biblical Hebrew (HEBR 414, 415)

Biblical Hebrew Prose (HEBR 426)

January September 2002: Research Assistant/Webmaster: "Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project"

funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of Washington, and directed by

University of Washington Associate Dean Jody Nyquist as Principal Investigator.

Academic Position University of Kiel, Germany

1986: Teaching Assistant for Biblical Hebrew course

Awards & Fellowships

Greek Award 2011: Faculty Member of the Year for Most Worldly and Diverse

Recipient of Marsha S. Glazer Graduate Fellowship

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near & Middle Eastern Studies

University of Washington, 2004 2005

First place award for outstanding graduate student paper

Pacific Northwest Regional AAR/SBL student paper competition, May 2002

Recipient of Greenfield scholarship

Classics, University of Washington 1993 1994

Editorial Work

2004 2006: Proof-read and prepared camera-ready master for Nocturnal Ciphers: The Punning

1986: Proof-read and corrected manuscript of The Mosaic Map of Madaba, Herbert Donner

(Kampen: Kok Pharos Publishing House, 1992)

Languages

German

Semitics: Biblical and Epigraphic Hebrew and Aramaic, Akkadian, Syriac

Classics: Classical & Hellenistic Greek, Classical Latin

Non-Degree Programs/Coursework

1992, Conflict Resolution Skills & Strategy course; Seattle Pacific University

1985, Modern Hebrew language course certificate (Hamburg, Germany)

1983, Biblical Hebrew language certificate (top exam score); University of Kiel, Germany

1983, German language certificate (top exam score); University of Kiel, Germany19811994, Extension courses in Hebrew, Greek, Latin; University of Wisconsin, Madison

1975 1976, Medical Radiation Physics, Graduate program, National Institutes of Health

grant; University of Washington

1971, Music Theory course; Pasadena City College, CA

Active Memberships

Annual Meeting. Spokane, WA. Panel presentation on "Word Play in the Hebrew Bible and

Ancient Near East." Saturday, May 6, 2006.

Conducted training session for volunteer staff of the Pacific Science Center's

"Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls" Exhibition. Saturday, May 13, 2006.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible and Its Living Legacy: What's Love Got to Do With It? Variant

Histories in the Transmission of Hebrew Biblical Texts." Presentation for SISME 532:

Seminar on Middle Eastern Studies, University of Washington. Friday, May 19, 2006.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible and Its Living Legacy: What's Love Got to Do With It?"

Presentation for Tikkun Leil Shavuot [ ] at Temple Beth Am, Seattle, WA. Thursday, June 1,

2006.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls at the Pacific Science Center." Presentation for the Edmonds

Exchange Club breakfast meeting, Edmonds, WA. Wednesday, June 14, 2006.

Conducted training session for volunteer staff of the Pacific Science Center's

"Discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls" Exhibition. Saturday, September 9, 2006.

"

The Dead Sea Scrolls at the Pacific Science Center." PSC Speaker's Bureau presentation

at Saint Thomas More Parish, Lynnwood, WA. Co-hosted by St. Thomas More, Trinity Lutheran,

and Maplewood Presbyterian churches (all of Lynnwood, WA). Thursday, October 5, 2006.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible and Its Living Legacy." Lecture at Bethany Presbyterian

Church on Queen Anne (Seattle, WA) for a tour group from United Presbyterian Church of

Albany, OR. Saturday, October 14, 2006.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible and Its Living Legacy." Lecture for an Elderhostel group at

Pacific Science Center's Laser Dome. Monday, October 23, 2006.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible and Its Living Legacy." Lecture for an event sponsored by

Seattle attorney C. James Judson at Pacific Science Center's Ackerley Family Gallery.

Friday, October 27, 2006.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible and Its Living Legacy." Two lectures for the University of

Washington Medicine Alumni Association. Sunday, November 5, 2006.

Other Professional/Business Experience

FreeHand Systems, Inc. (now: OnlineSheetMusic.com)

20032004: Sales, Web User-Interface Design, Web/Product Testing

Sunhawk Digital Music LLC / Sunhawk.com Corporation, Seattle, WA

(now OnlineSheetMusic.com)

20012003: Vice President,

Marketing & Publishing

19992000: Vice President of Publishing

19951999: Program Manager

Minister

1977 1994, 2000 2002: Minister with churches in Kiel, Germany (German-speaking) and

Washington state

Summary of Business Skills

30+ years experience in teaching, training, and public speaking in academic institutions,

business, community and religious organizations.

Software skills: Macromedia Studio MX suite (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash), Microsoft

Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), FrontPage, font-creation software

(Fontographer), Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat (full version), OCR software, audio editing

software, HTML, EndNote, SPSS, basic skills in networking; software testing

Web site design:

Managed web site re-design for University of Washington, NELC department.

Designed and built web shopping cart for commercial internet business.

Designed and built online user s guide for product of commercial internet business.

Designed and built course web sites on University of Washington and other servers.

Professional desktop publishing skills, from text editing to final layout.

Creation and development of music font and music engraving style manual for digital sheet

music production, resulting in the availability of thousands of music scores of major

publishers for sale on the internet at http://www.onlinesheetmusic.com/.

6 years management experience (up to 30 people) in fast-paced, high-pressure environment

internet technology company (specializing in music software and sheet music products),

including hiring, evaluation, promotion, termination, and salary decisions; dealt

successfully with restructuring and changing priorities.

Implementation and management of production processes and quality control mechanisms in

both local (Seattle/Tacoma) and remote (central Russia) facilities. Required meticulous

planning, tracking, documentation, follow-up.

2 years experience in contract negotiations and business development with owners of

copyrighted material (sheet music).

Multicultural background: Lived and worked 9 years in Germany; maintained business

communication channels with production facility in central Russia; delivered formal

business presentations to major music publishers in Milan, Italy and at an annual meeting

of the Finnish Music Publishers Association in Helsinki (both in Spring, 2000); have

traveled in over 20 countries

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