Assistant Supervisor

Unabridged Résumé(non-acting related activities)

Dr. Kevin S. Kolack

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Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, 1997

Minor: Organic Chemistry

Research Director:

Major: B.S. Chemistry, Echols Scholar, Dean's List,

Minor:

Graduated: January 1991, with Distinction, Kennesaw, Georgia

Graduated: 1987, Salutatorian

WORK EXPERIENCE:,

New York, NY

Adjunct Professor; January 1999 - present

Immediate Supervisor: Dr. John Bové, Chairman

Duties: Primary instructor for Chemistry ch110 and ch111, the department's introductory chemistry and chemistry laboratory classes. Also ch251,

analytical chemistry lab.,

New York, NY

Adjunct Associate Professor; January 1998 - May 1998

Immediate Supervisor: Dr. John Sweeney, Chairman

Duties: Primary co-instructor for Chemistry C120, the department's

course for freshman health professionals.,

Bloomington, IN

Assistant Professor/Visiting Lecturer; various semesters, January, 1995 -

December 1997

Immediate Supervisor: Dr. Adam Allerhand, Director of Undergraduate

Teaching

Duties: Primary instructor for Chemistry C100, the department's

course for non-science majors (Spring '95 & '96). Primary

instructor for C106, second semester introductory chemistry for

the science major (Summer '95). Primary instructor for C105, first

semester introductory chemistry for science majors. Primary instructor

for C126, second semester general chemistry laboratory (Summer

'96). Primary instructor for C125, first semester general chemistry

laboratory (Spring '97). Primary instructor for C122, second semester

general chemistry laboratory for health professionals (Fall '97).

Consistently superior evaluations attained for

excellence in knowledge, multimedia presentation of material (CD-ROM, videodisc,

VCR, live demonstrations, color overheads, ), and communication skills.

LKF Environment & Education, Inc., Bloomington, IN

Founder, President, & CEO; December 1995 - present

Duties: Legally established the corporation as an entity under IN law. Began operations in

hydrocarbon spill remediation, OSHA compliance consultation, and emergency responder education. Parent company of movies2go.com (an online video sales site) and companiesthatsuck.com (an online complaint bureau).

Indiana University Chemistry Department, Bloomington, IN

Associate Instructor; various semesters, August, 1991-

December, 1994

Immediate Supervisors: Drs. Joseph Gajewski, Mark Hollingsworth,

Lee Todd, Brenda Kessler

Duties: Instruct and supervise several hundred college students

in the classroom and in the laboratory. Consistently superior

evaluations of knowledge, teaching skill, personability, and enthusiasm

obtained.

Indiana University Chemistry Department, Bloomington, IN

Safety Consultant; August, 1991- December 1997

Immediate Supervisor: Jack Baker, Building Engineer

Duties: Provide advice on the

of the Chemistry department for its employees and students. Maintain

the building's safety equipment and instruct faculty, staff, and

students in its proper use and other safety procedures., Bloomington, IN

Firefighter, Master Instructor, Hazardous Materials Specialist,

EMT; January, 1991 - December 1997

Immediate Supervisor: Faron Livingston, Chief

Certifications:

Master Class Firefighter- Tactics

Master Class Firefighter- Instructor

Emergency Medical Technician

NFPA Instructor I/II/III

Second Class Instructor

First Class Firefighter

Second Class Firefighter

Haz-Mat Technician (Texas A & M)

HazMat Technician (Emergency Response, Inc.)

Confined Space Rescue

Trench Rescue

Basic Fire Prevention and Building Inspection (National Fire Academy course)

Youth Fire Prevention

Aircraft Crash & Rescue

Wildland Firefighting

Basic Auto Extrication

Incident Command System

Incident Management System

Advanced Search & Rescue

HazMat Awareness/Operations

Bloodborne Pathogens

Emergency Vehicle Driver Training

SIDS Awareness

Awards:Lieutenant, Fire Prevention Officer (1994 - 1997)

Outstanding Service to Fire Prevention (1993)

Most Improved Firefighter (1992)

Treasurer (1992-1997)

Tacoma-Pierce County YMCA, Tacoma, WA

Resident Camp Counselor/Rifle Instructor/Lifeguard; June,

1991- August, 1991

Manpower Temporary Services, Bloomington, IN

Florist, Data Entry(city parking, IU billing, educational

surveys); January, 1991- June, 1991

The University of Virginia Chemistry Department, Charlottesville,

VA

Research Assistant; January, 1990 - December, 1990

Georgia Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry and

Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA

Undergraduate Research Project Participant; June, 1990

- August, 1990

The University of Virginia Chemistry Department, Charlottesville,

VA

Teaching Assistant; August, 1989 - May, 1990

The Universtiy of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville,

VA

Bench Chemist/Research Assistant; October, 1988 - May,

1989

Storey's Town 8 Theatre, Kennesaw, Georgia

Assistant Manager; December, 1986 - May, 1991

YMCA of Cobb County, Marietta, Georgia

Day Camp Counselor/Lifeguard/Swimming Instructor; June,

1984 - August, 1986

PUBLICATIONS:

Structural and Magnetochemical Properties of Mono-, Di- and Trinuclear Manganese(III) Dithiolate Complexes.

J. L. Seela, M. J. Knapp, K. S. Kolack, H.-R. Chang, J. C. Huffman, D. N. Hendrickson and G. Christou, Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 516.

High Spin Molecules as Potential Molecular Ferromagnets. Synthesis, Characterization

and Magnetic Properties of a Decanuclear Manganese Aggregate.

Kevin Kolack, Hui-Lien Tsai, David N. Hendrickson, and George

Christou. Inorganic Chemistry, Submitted for publication.

Trinuclear Transition Metal Aggregates with Long Aliphatic Carboxylate Ligands: Structures of [MnO (R=(CH2)6CH3) Kevin S. Kolack, Kirsten Folting, William E. Streib, John C. Huffman, and George Christou. Inorganic Chemistry. Submitted for publication.

Structural and Magnetic Properties of [Ni]. Magnetostructural Correlations for [Ni4X4]4+

Cubane Complexes and [Ni2MX4]+ Dimer Complexes. Kevin S. Kolack, William E. Streib, John C. Huffman, Hanxing Zheng, David N. Hendrickson and George Christou. Inorganic Chemistry. Submitted for publication.

PRESENTATIONS:

Magnetostructural correlations in nickel complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline. Kevin Kolack,

George Christou. 213th ACS National Meeting Lecture. San Francisco, CA. April, 1997.

Structure and reactivity of 3d transition metal carboxylates. Kevin Kolack, George Christou.

Inorganic Chemistry Bag Lunch Symposium. Bloomington, IN. January, 1997.

Jefferson never would have thought of this: My five cents on reactions of nickel

with 8-hydroxyquinoline. Kevin Kolack, William E. Streib,

Kirsten Folting, John Huffman, Ziming Sun, David Hendrickson and George Christou.

PINDU Inorganic Chemistry Symposium Lecture. Bloomington, IN. November, 1996.

Transition metal aggregates with sterically hindered ligands: Three novel

crystal structures. Kevin Kolack, John Huffman, William E. Streib,

and George Christou. PINDU Inorganic Chemistry Symposium Poster.

Notre Dame, IN. November, 1995.

Metal Carboxylate Chemistry: Unprecedented Crystal Structures

of Aggregates with Extended Ligands, and Preparation of a New

Mn10 Complex. Kevin Kolack, James D. Martin, William E. Streib,

Kirsten Folting Streib, and George Christou. PINDU Inorganic Chemistry Symposium Poster.

West Lafayette, IN. November, 1994.

Synthesis and Properties of Novel Manganese Carboxylate Aggregates:

The First Crystal Structure of a Metal Pentanoate Complex.

Kevin Kolack, James D. Martin, William E. Streib,

and George Christou. PINDU Inorganic Chemistry Symposium Poster.

Bloomington, IN. November, 1993.

Synthesis and Properties of Novel Manganese Carboxylate Aggregates:

The First Crystal Structure of a Metal Pentanoate Complex. Kevin

Kolack, James D. Martin, William E. Streib, and George Christou.

206th ACS National Meeting Poster. Chicago, IL. August, 1993.

Long-Chain Manganese Carboxylates: From Aggregates to Metallomesogens.

Kevin Kolack, James D. Martin, and George Christou. PINDU Inorganic

Chemistry Symposium Poster. West Lafayette, IN. November, 1992.

RELATED ACTIVITIES:

Member,,

Divisions of Chemical Safety, Inorganic Chemistry, and Chemistry

and the Law

Member, Golden Key National Honor Society

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Member, Indiana Fire Instructors Association

High level of computer literacy and experience (MS-DOS, Windows95-98-NT, Pascal, Microsoft Word/Access/Powerpoint/Excel, WordPerfect, AmiPro, Lotus 123)

Intermediate level knowledge of Spanish

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