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Thursday, January 27, 2011

My Resume

TANYA H. A. VARILEK

a.k.a. SQUID B. VAA

ILEKOVA

**********@*****.*** 415-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Procure worthwhile permanent, full-time or part-time employment that is intellectually

stimulating, that is enriching for the soul, and that helps the world.

GEOGRAPHY

Place of Birth: Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Citizenship: USAWORK HISTORY

Writer and Author -- 2006currentself-employed -- San Francisco, California, USA; Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, PF; Chicago,

Illinois, USA; West Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Ankeny, Iowa, USA

Fiction, Nonfiction, Novels, Memoirs, Articles, Autobiography, Novelettes, Short Stories,

Screenplays, Television Pilots some published and some unpublished

Mathematics Content Editor -- 20032006CTB/McGraw-Hill -- Monterey, California, USA

Responsible for generating, piloting, and editing the grade-level, cultural, and

difficulty-level appropriate mathematical content for mathematical exams administered by

the country of Qatar and various states in the US. Used many industry-designed forms of

software to ensure the performance of each exam and each question on each exam. Met with

teachers, religious leaders, and community leaders from across the areas in which the

tests were to be administered to ensure in face-to-face meetings that all mathematical and

cultural content was appropriate for all students in each geographic region.

Editor & Mathematician -- 20012003Laurel Tech -- Redwood City, California, USA

Proofread and accuracy-checked mathematical textbooks from manuscript assembly to blue

lines for difficulties from college-level to middle school-level. Wrote, content edited,

and style edited ancillary materials of middle school textbooks for major national

educational publishing companies. Worked through the pedagogical concerns, style editing,

and mathematical accuracy of college-level educational software in both mathematics and

English.

Marketing Assistant -- 19992000Interep Marketing Group -- San Francisco, California, USA

Demographic analysis of radio markets. Created algorithms to most efficiently reach

internet users of various backgrounds and in most major US cities. Wrote copy and creative

for radio spots. New business research. Database creation and administration. Maintained

relationships with agencies, radio stations, and advertisers. General office support.

EDUCATION

Mathematical Science

Bachelor of Science -- 1999 -- magna cum laude -- University of Texas at Dallas

Arts & Performance

Bachelor of Arts -- 1999 -- magna cum laude -- University of Texas at Dallas

Undergraduate summer study abroad to Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Undergraduate summer study abroad to the Univerzita Karlova, Prague, CZ

Mathematics

study towards Doctorate of Philosophy -- 2000 2001 -- Johns Hopkins University

Liberal Arts

study towards Master of Liberal Arts -- 20032004 -- Stanford University

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

-Web 2.0 savvy

-Hyper-detailed with fact-checking, researching, and proofreading

-Very much at ease on the telephone and in-person with the general public, celebrities,

and persons of political importance

-Highly experienced with writing and speaking and quite able to express myself

efficiently, professionally, and effectively

-Understanding of and sensitive to the needs of a global team

-Driven by a need to better the world

-In possession of well-listened-to, internalized logic and socially-responsible judgment

-Seasoned with the nuances of Microsoft Office

-Expressive on strongly held and still currently evolving environmental issues

-Capable of performing admirably under pressure

-Forward-thinking and insistent that this behavior prevents most disasters

-Aware that my global-consciousness starts with my own heart and reaches across the world

with no end

PUBLICATIONS

article -- Fulcrum Magazine -- July 2008 -- My First General Practitioner

article -- Fulcrum Magazine -- January 2008 -- Love Sees with the Heart

short story -- Prolonged Insult -- 2008 -- The Dance of Libu e

novelette -- Podiobooks.com -- 2008 -- Infamy

LANGUAGES

English -- native speaker

Spanish -- intermediate

German -- beginner

Czech -- beginner

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

-Traveled to four of seven continents and various island nations

-Completed Iowa Summer Shakespeare Conservatory twice during high school

-Sat upon Huayna Picchu and looked down to see Machu Picchu below my feet

-Sang with choir at Carnegie Hall on Easter Sunday 1994

-Won a full four-year scholarship that allowed both of my undergraduate degrees

INTERESTS

-International and indigenous dance (from traditional Hawaiian to Argentine Tango)

-Volunteering to help educate our youth

-Writing and the craft of writing (from sestinas and lyrical prose to the power of a

speech)

-Travel: There is always more of the world to see.

-The arts (from the fine arts to the common ones)

REFERENCES

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