Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What type of task is right for you?

A: I'm capable of handling a variety of jobs, from writing and research to instructional design and online course development to web development to educational technology. I've held a variety of positions, and can say that the environment is often more important to me than the task itself. As long as I have challenges and rewards and my share of input into the way a set goal is reached, I am in the right place.

Q: What is your current availability?

A: I'm devoting most of my work hours to a contracts with GradSchools.com and eLearners.com, but will consider short term projects or projects that do not require more than twenty hours per month. I particularly like startups, and if yours is doing something interesting enough I'd consider helping you on a basis other than cash. I spend most of my time in the Washington, D.C. area (and Dominica, West Indies when possible) but I am not interested in a gig that requires me to spend many hours in someone's office space, nor am I available to relocate. However, I travel well and would be happy to do so just about anywhere.

Q: What technical skills are you using these days?

A: I've become interested in LAMP development, and am putting together a few database-backed web applications using PHP as part of side projects. I'm also toying around with web-based multimedia. A Windows user since version 3.1 and a former MSCE, I recently retired it throughout the house, and replaced it entirely with Ubuntu Linux.

Q: Do you do any volunteering?

A: Yes, I do. I'm an elected member of the Community Council of WikiEducator, a project to develop open educational resources that was originally sponsored by the Commonwealth of Learning and finded by the Hewlett Foundation, and which is now housed at Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand. I'm also on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association of Charter Oak State College, where I did my Bachelor's degree.

Q: What natural languages do you speak?

A: I'm only fluent in English, unfortunately. However, I studied Spanish for several years in school, and am confident that I could regain a conversational level of proficiency with it fairly quickly were I in a Spanish-speaking environment. I also speak a bit of Antillean Creole.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me using the contact information on my resume.