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_.. :W. - - - .. ...rte.,- .: —�_. .. .... ��: _ .. _....�. �.. In the fall of 189, I was the teaching assistant for the measured drawings course which prepared two sets of drawings for the Historic American Buildings Survey. I also presented lectures and demonstrations of drafting, measuring techniques, and use of surveying equipment. I helped prepare a grant for training Chinese craftsmen in restoration techniques by using a hands-on case study of stabilizing and restoring a temple. In the spring of 1990, as teaching assistant for the documentation survey course, I reviewed students' work and taught them to use a computer program I had developed as part of my thesis. 1989 Summer Intern Historic District Commission, Village of Phoenix and Town of Schroeppel, NY During a summer internship funded by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, I assisted a historic commission by preparing a district nomination of the downtown area. I wrote the historic overview for the entire town and compiled information on each structure in the downtown area; and, on my own initiative, I did a reconnaissance survey of the entire village and wrote architectural descriptions of the significant structures. 1985 to 1988 Project Assistant II Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA The Associate Dean asked me to help him with his research grant and I took charge of its administration, technical aspects, and final products. I was responsible for managing the 18 -month budget of $100,000. This included record keeping, preparing purdiase orders, reconciling expenses, hiring student workem and processing personnel fc=Ls. I flew to Washington, D.C., several times to train the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education staff and upgrade my computer program for accessing the information on gerontology programs. As manager of the all data collection, entry and analysis, I worked closely with the principal investigators to develop questionnaires. I was an editor of the National Directory of Gerontology Instruction in Higher Education, based on our survey of 3,000 accredited colleges and universities. After the project just described, we undertook as second research grant and my position was upgraded to reflect the higher level of responsibility I actually exercised. I was in charge of mailings to 1,000 members of four national associations. I compiled tabular and statistical data, and used desk -top publishing to prepare camera -ready copy for it. 1984 to 1985 Senior Department Secretary National Policy Center on Employment and Retirement, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA I managed the office of a research unit funded by an endowment and through federal and private grants- I prepared purchase orders and check requests for expenditures and reconciled four different accounts, totalling over $350,000. 1 supervised student workers and processed personnel paperwork for four professional staff and five research assistants. I typed reports and grant applications, and helped prepare a book based on papers presented at a NATO - sponsored conference which we helped organize. 1981 & 1982 Summer Intern Department of Restoration, Old Salem, Inc., Winston - Salem, NC The first summer, I organized architectural drawings of properties in the district and made a catalog of samples of paint used on the museum buildings. Using information from an archeological investigation, I drew reconstruction drawings of a barn. I prepared text and Photographic materials for information boxes. I designed a large display using plans and models to demonstrate the evolution of a historic building. I participated in long -range planning and prepared slides for presentations.