Author, Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2003 Study Guide
published by John Wiley and Sons

Author/Publisher,  Office Tutorial eBooks and Linda's Office Tutorial CD

Author, MS Word MAGIC! EBooks and Linda's MS Office Tips published by The Newbie Club.

Editor/Publisher, ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Web-azine

Author, How To Get Started As A Software Trainer
published by Intellectua's Dream Jobs To Go (now out of print)

1999 - (current)

Author: computer books, articles, and website.

January, 2002 - (current)

Eclectic Academy

Online Instructor

Teach online classes in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word.

2000 - Nov., 2006 

Lansdale School Of Business                               N. Wales, PA

Teacher

Teach Intro. To Computers (Windows 98/XP),  Excel, PowerPoint, Word,  Access, Adobe Photoshop, Outlook, Telecommunications, Web Design, Hard Disk Mgmt., QuickBooks, HTML, Psychology, English, and general education courses to students in a 2-year associates degree college program.  

2000 - 2005

Self-employed as a software teacher/trainer/troubleshooter, contracting my services to various companies and individuals.

2000 - 2003

Middle Bucks Institute of Technology                   Jamison, PA

Teacher

Taught adult education classes in MS Office (incl. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher) and MS FrontPage (beginner and advanced).  

2000 - 2003

Berkeley Computer Training                           Bala Cynwyd, PA

Instructor

Instructed employees of various companies on the use of MS Windows, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS FrontPage, and various other software applications, all levels (beginner through advanced).   

1999-2000

PCHelps, Inc.                                                  Bala Cynwyd, PA

Certified Software Consultant

Provided over-the-phone support to Fortune 1000 Company Employees for the following off-the-shelf software products:

Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98, & NT ~ Microsoft Office 4.3, 95, 97 & 2k (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photo Editor, Binder, & Access) ~ Microsoft Outlook 97, 98, &  2k  ~ Microsoft FrontPage 98 & 2k  ~  McAfee Virus Scan 3 & 4 ~ Novell Netware ~ Novell Groupwise, 32 bit, 5.2 & 5.5 ~ Lotus 1.2.3, releases 5, 97, & Millennium ~ Lotus Notes 4.2 & 4.6 ~ Lotus CCMail 6 & 8 ~ WinZip ~ Adobe Acrobat Reader ~ Internet Explorer ~ Netscape Navigator

Provided over-the-phone support for the following additional issues:

Printer issues ~ ISP Connectivity Issues ~ HTML ~ Password/Login Issues ~ File Corruption Repair ~ General PC Troubleshooting  

1990-1999  

Self-Employed  Psychotherapist                               Pawlet, VT 

Owned & operated a successful private practice.  Facilitated a Bereavement Group for The Hospice of Bennington County. Facilitated various groups on Abuse Recovery, Women’s Issues, Rape Recovery, Self Esteem, & Career Planning.  

1987-1990

The Renfrew Center                                         Philadelphia, PA

Eating Disorders Counselor

Private & group counseling.

Crisis Hotline phone support.  

1984-1987

Video One                                                  Manchester Ctr., VT

Weekend Manager (while in grad school)

Supervised 15 employees.

Customer service.

Managed inventory.

Out-sourced hardware repair jobs.

Ran sales/rental counter.

Made bank deposits.  

1979-1984 

Wundrland Pet Lodge, Inc.                             N. Clarendon, VT

Co-Owner and Co-Founder

Supervised 5 employees.

Office Manager.

Bookkeeper, liaison with CPA.

Pet groomer.

Dog trainer and professional handler.

Kennel Manager.

Retail Sales/Inventory Manager.  

1971-1979

R.R. Bowker Publishing, Inc.                                New York, NY

Project Manager

Supervised 9 employees.

Managed database for Books In Print.

Wrote & edited book reviews for Library Journal Magazine.

Developed, marketed, & tested new products.  

1970-1971

California Elementary School                               California, PA

Teacher

Taught third & sixth grade.  

2000 

CompuMaster                                               Plymouth Mtg., PA

Completed 2-day workshop, Troubleshooting, Maintaining & Upgrading PCs, 1.2 CEUs.

2000   

ZDU/SmartPlanet                                                             Online

Completed Introduction to HTML – self-study course.

Completed Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Level I, 3 CEUs.

Completed Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Level II, 3 CEUs.

2000   

ViaGrafix                                                           8-CD self-study

Completed Programming HTML/DHTML 4.

1999-2000

PCHelps, Inc.                                                  Bala Cynwyd, PA

Completed and Passed Certification Training and Testing for all software mentioned in Experience Section.

1989-1991  

Goddard College                                                  Plainfield, VT

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology.

1966-1970      

California University of PA                                   California, PA

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.    

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