Dr. Mark D. Reid, Ph.D.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
570-***-**** (texts accepted)
Education
Three Engineering Courses
Temple University
Four Engineering Courses
Wilkes University
Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, Psychology; Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
The College of William & Mary
Representative Publications
• “A Case Where Two Persons Are One Animal” in Stephan Blatti and Paul Snowdon (Eds) Essays on
Animalism: Persons, Animals, and Identity. Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2014.
• Moral Agency in Mammalia. Between the Species, 2010, 10:1-24.
• Memory as Initial Experiencing of the Past. Philosophical Psychology, 2005, 18:671-98.
Experience
Super Products, SP
Owner/President
August 2008 – Present
• Opened new business August 2008
• Sold dozens of imported bathtubs to businesses and contractors at more than 1,000% profit
• Designed and arranged placement of 14’ x 48’ billboard advertisement along high traffic interstate
Created a commercial that aired in July 2009 on the cable television channel The DIY Network
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• Web authored an ecommerce website using Dreamweaver with card services by First Data
Full-time Visiting Assistant Professor, Wilkes University
August 2008 – May 2012
• Created course plans in their entirety for more than 10 new courses; mentored numerous
students
• Managed each of approximately 70 college students’ learning in one or more courses every
semester
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• Continued to develop a dynamic interactive learning environment using innovative strategies,
including the use of a parachute to illustrate the power of cooperation and to break down
students’ barriers to learning
• Delivered occasional, college-wide talks
• Played an active role in college self-governance
• Researched and wrote, published articles, and gave professional national and international talks in
the areas of philosophy of psychology, environmental ethics, and moral theory
Full-time Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
August 2006 – May 2008
• Managed approximately 180 college students’ learning in one or more courses every semester
• Orchestrated a dynamic interactive learning environment using innovative strategies that bring
the philosophical issues to life for students such as arranging the desks in a roundtable format
• Awarded Title “Campus Leader” 2006-2007 by National Society of Collegiate Scholars for creation
of a undergraduate student support system
• Delivered periodic, college-wide talks
• Researched and wrote, published articles, and gave professional national or international talks in
the areas of philosophy of psychology, environmental ethics, and moral theory
Owner/President, Reid’s Mobile Shine, SP
July 1990 – July 2004
• Started and ran successful, high earning summer mobile car detailing business
Owner/President, Reid’s Tie Dyes, SP
August 1990 – September 1992
• Designed, created, and sold more than a hundred T-Shirts for more than 300% profit each year
while a college student
Owner/President, Quality Decks, SP
March 1989 – July 1990
• Started deck building business; designed and constructed decks for clients
Selected Professional Presentations
“Things Matter to You, Therefore You Exist as a Moral Being,” Philosophical Café Union College,
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Schenectady, New York, September 24, 2008.
“The Mind Extended in Time: Recollective Memory in Bi-hemispheric Brains,” Interdisciplinary
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Conference ‘Cognition: Embodied, Embedded, Enactive, Extended’ University of Central Florida,
Orlando, October 20-24, 2007.
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• “The Moral Implications of Industrialized Countries' Environmental Impact on the Third World:
An Argument for Ecological Awareness,” International Association for Environmental Philosophy
Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 14-16, 2006.
“Emotion as Source of Moral Agency in Mammals” International Society for Research on
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Emotions Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 6-10, 2006
“Morality and Psychopathy in Mammalia and Humanity” Symposium Talk Philosophy–
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Neuroscience–Psychology Program Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, September 30,
2005
Computer Experience
• Machines: IBM PC compatibles, Macintosh
• Languages: Basic, Turbo Pascal, C
• Programs:
o Engineering and Design: Autodesk AutoCAD, DS Solid Works 3D Design, MATLAB, Wolfram
Mathematica, MS Excel, Adobe Photoshop
o Editing, word entry and processing: MS Word, Corel WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat Pro,
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional
o Web authoring: Adobe Dreamweaver
• Operating systems: MS Windows, MS DOS, Mac OS, Linux Puppy
• Hardware: Experienced with assembly, disassembly, and repair of notebooks, laptops, desktops,
iPhones, and some printers
Summary of most relevant skills
• Outstanding skills in written and oral communication, individually, in small groups, and in
delivering a presentation to an audience
• Adversity, Emotional, and Intelligence Quotients each above the 95th percentile of the general
population
• Empathically active listening skills; provision of friendly feedback while aware of the content-
sensitive nature for best medium of expression
• Uncommon, self-initiating capacities to present new ideas and products to prospective clients
through positive and friendly energy, well-placed advertising, and a persistent willingness to listen
and learn
• Unswerving desire to succeed, tempered by an emotionally developed skill in the art of
perseverance
• Open-minded reception of feedback; high levels of confidence without arrogance
• Astute critical thinking skills and tireless innovation for out-of-the-box problem solving
• Strict work ethic, high functioning with or without pressure and deadlines