Education
Academic and Professional Course Work
The Collegiate Academic environment provided the opportunity to build skills and tools necessary to conduct research and present findings in a cohesive format. I gained a thorough understanding of financial management and business administration. Recently, I have explored developments in computer applications and internet technologies.
Academic Training
Bachelor of Science
Finance and Investment Management
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Spring 1987
The program provides basic economic and financial concepts and knowledge that serve as the foundation for both public policy and business decision-making activity, preparing students for executive positions in the financial management of business enterprises and governmental agencies. The International program expands on financial and economic theory to include world markets and international policy.
- Certificate of Achievement in International Business
- Business Computer Applications
- Senior research on Rumor and Financial Markets
Technology Training
Building web applications with PHP and MySQL
HP Learning Center
Forestville, California Winter 2006
PHP and MySQL are two of the most popular tools for creating dynamic database-driven websites and other web applications. This course walks you through the process of planning and building a dynamic web site with PHP and MySQL database. Use MySQL to set up your database and PHP to connect web pages to the database.
- Understand a dynamic Web site.
- Understand how a Web application works.
- Create a MySQL database from scratch.
- Pull and display data from a MySQL database using PHP.
- Recognize code and be able to modify it.
Web and Database Design
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle, Washington Fall 2002
The curriculum, designed with input from Seattle area Information Technology industry representatives, combines the skills gained in Database, Programming, Applications Support and Web Development IT programs. Most instructors are IT Professionals.
- 4.0 GPA
- First online project
- English as second language tutor
- Left program before completion for employment
Web Design and Photoshop
Rocky Mountain College
Vail, Colorado Fall 2000
Introduction to web design and digital media.
- First application of digital media
- Technology as a media delivery vehicle
Herbal Training
Black Mountain, North Carolina June 4-6, 2005
Traditional and scientific approaches to botanical medicine are offered in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The conference facility, Blue Ridge Assembly, graces 1200 acres of hemlock forest. Medicinal plants of the Appalachians grow in profusion along the creeks and on the mountainsides.
Foundations of Aromatic Medicine
Forestville, California Spring 2003
Class covered aromatic history, safety, quality distinctions, basic chemistry and the primary methods of incorporating Aromatherapy into daily living.
- Highlight quality differences
- Chemical compositions
Essential Oil Distillation
Forestville, California Summer 2003
Hands on essential oil distillation class with discussions on quality, plant sourcing and distillation techniques. Produced fresh distillations of local lavender and cedar.
- Discussed volatile plant attributes
- Organic profitability highlighted
- Crop diversification
- Full plant spectrum as medicine
Clinical Herbalism
Sebastopol, California Summer 2003
David Hoffman discusses the clinical applications of phytomedical herbs. Lively lecture and discussion in 10 week course on the actions of herbs specific to each body system, preventive care, and basic herbal therapeutics.
- Real clinical examples
- Medical professional and complimentary care focus
- Detailed materia medica
Legal Training
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Vail Resorts
Avon, Colorado Spring 2000
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and to labor organizations, as well as to the federal government.
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
Legal Practices of Employment
Vail Resorts
Avon, Colorado Fall 1999
This course will give a grounding in the basics of the employment relationship, review the main employment rights relating to wages, working time, leave from work, discrimination, disciplinary action and grievances. It will also cover the termination of the relationship looking at unfair dismissal, redundancy and dismissal procedures.
- Analyse employment relationship
- Describe the main employment rights
- Understand when employment relationships are unlawfully terminated
Additional Training
Spoken Mandarin Chinese for Travel
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle, Washington Summer 2002
Introduction to the spoken language. Emphasis on creating useful phrases.
- Conversation
- Pronunciation
- Cultural awareness