Eliot's Résumés

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU), DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, San Diego, California
Lead Research Associate

5/1997 - 8/2002

Assisted principal investigator in the daily functioning of research group. Directed, trained and supervised members of research team in the specific techniques for electroanalytical research. Training was required to elicit willingness in members of the group to:

	understand the chemistry involved and the short-term and long-term goals of the overall research
	perform experiments consistently
	be willing to repeat experiments to show reproducibility
	utilize custom and standard software to the fullest extent possible
	apply proper safety procedures during experimentation
	record results in a common method of categorization to allow other members to repeat experiments directly from lab journal
	receive reinforcement on training by principal investigator

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU), DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, San Diego, California
Graduate Teaching Assistant

8/1993 - 8/2002

Awarded Best Teaching Assistant, a one-time award, in May 1995 during second year of teaching.

Predominate amount of teaching experience includes:

Introduction to General Chemistry, one semester course

Preparation for General Chemistry, one semester course

General Chemistry, first and second semester

Physical Chemistry, first semester

Consistently received high marks in student and faculty reviews.

Taught computer lab course to introduce computational techniques commonly used in laboratory experimentation utilizing modeling programs, Excel, Maple and MatLab

Invited on several occasions to present a class introducing computational chemistry to graduate students

Taught students of various skill levels and backgrounds the difficult topics
associated with chemistry.

Developed lesson plans in conjunction with faculty

Assisted administrative responsibilities of lectures of 200–300 students.

SDSU HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM,
San Diego, California
Professor/Lab Director

6/2000 - 8/2000

Instructed incoming freshmen in a daily lecture and weekly lab to provide a necessary, strong foundation in chemistry and mathematics prior to enrollment in medical disciplines.

Created and executed lesson plans under aggressive time constraints.

Provided additional education in basic college survival skills by presenting a basic understanding of:

human motivation

the power of music

study techniques

how various habits effect studying, especially

eating

sleeping

exercising

over-the-counter aids

alcohol

illicit drugs

SDSU DEFENSE CONVERSION CENTER/SDSU FOUNDATION, (joint venture), San Diego, California
Instructional Technology Specialist

6/1995 - 12/1995

	Designed layout of a technology center for a retraining program initiated by government cuts in defense budget while providing access to the latest resources for continued scientific research publication and presentation.
	Assembled components of audio, picture and video production through digital or analog techniques.
	Implemented training schedule for users within College of Sciences departments and Defense Conversion Program.
	Maintained the technology center under input from multiple sources with differing goals.