09-27-1978 • Sunnyvale, Ca. • tim@plumbob.org

**This resume is tailored specifically for the teachers at National University. Some of the details will change for my professional portfolio. 01-08-2010**

PROFILE

As a professional graphic artist and information architect, I have developed a unique understanding of the profound importance and influence that the communications environment has in helping to create the social fabric of society. I have been drawn to the foundational sectors in my local community and have strove to understand how we can foster the development of free and open communications technology to enhance self-sufficiency and sustainability for health, education, government, the economy, and society at large. I enjoy connecting with other socially engaged individuals and am passionate about cross-cultural exchange. Formal classroom-based learning is not my strong point, and I sometimes need to be held to task. However, I think differently and learn quickly, and I believe I offer unique, different perspectives to class discussions. I am looking to innovate through the Industrial Arts.
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EXPERIENCE

• Hyde Middle School (CUSD) Apprentice, Woodshop (Neal Wooley) — Thursdays 3rd & 4th periods.
  I am learning from Neal Wooley, a veteran teacher of middle school history, math, and now woodshop. He integrates his previously taught subjects into his current woodshop curriculum along with experiential life-learning. He is the true inspiration behind my final push into a career of teaching.
• Substitute Teacher, Cupertino Union School District — Sept 2004-Dec 2005 & Aug 2007-June 2009
  Substitute teaching has been one of my strongest personal growth experiences. It has taught me to think
  quickly and creatively to guide a class away from the total chaos that we often imagine a sub faces. Beyond the
  lesson plans that a sub is left to work with, most of my days are filled with engaging primarily middle school students in the learning process and helping them to cultivate knowledge, learning, and respect for one another.
• Housing Search Specialist, Housing Department, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County — Feb 2006-July 2007
  Fielded information and referral calls for low-income individuals in need of housing in Santa Clara County. I also helped maintain the program's statistics in the database and organized shared housing meet-ups to facilitate matches between housing seekers and potential providers. This position offered me a more realistic and well-rounded perspective of the Bay Area's diverse social strata.
• Childcare Provider (Manny) — 2003-2005
  Provided daily care for a friend's internationally adopted child. This was an integral personal experience that influenced my present desire to pursue a career working with children.
• Graphic Designer/Photographer — 2000-Present
  Pursued commercial design work for a year after graduating from college before transitioning to the non-profit community to pursue work in the areas of print design, photography, and videography. I was also the primary digital photographer for a non-profit newsletter for two years, which included co-managing photo shoots.

EDUCATION

• People and natural places that I have encountered through my extensive international and domestic travels and in my own backyard have been my greatest teachers.
• University of Miami — Bachelor of Fine Arts-Graphic Design— April 2000
• Fremont Union High School District
• Cupertino Union School District
• Ruth Wood Nursery School, a unique school promoting play and early childhood self-exploration

SKILLS

• Manage and maintain my own garage-based, salvaged wood shop.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a keen ability to identify students' unique learning styles and apply BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communications Skills) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) where appropriate to enrich their individual and collective learning experiences.
• Actively involved in the Drupal project, an open source software community that develops and uses a free and powerful content management/application framework (which is licensed under the GPL). While not an expert in computer programming, I have cultivated a general understanding of database back ends as well as user interfaces and information design. I maintain this website running Drupal 6.