Experience in Education

Booker T. Washington, MS 54, New York, NY 1993-2001
Computer Teacher.
Taught 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade the Logo Programming Language. Introduced LegoLogo, Hyperstudio, Word Processing, Database, Spreadsheet, Drawing, Painting. Organized Multimedia Productions. Scheduled Online activities. Created the environmental group, the Water Watch Team, to monitor the waters of the Hudson River. Conducted word processing and programming workshops for parents and teachers.

New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY 1996-1998
Computers In Education: Mathematics and Science
Instructor.
Introduced educators pursuing their Master Degrees to selected mathematics and science educational software, and to the spreadsheet/database environments. A major focus was the construction of classroom mathematics and science software using Logo.

Joan Of Arc, JHS 118, New York, NY 1984-1993
Science and Computer Teacher.
Taught 7th, 8th, and 9th grade Science curricula and the Logo programming language. Created and operated the “Logo-Style” Science Laboratory. Acted as Teacher Associate with the American Museum of Natural History, and Energy Science Mentor for District 3. Taught word processing and programming to parents and teachers. Served as Technology Coordinator. Held workshop in “Earth Science” for District 3 teachers.

Exhibits and Recognitions 1985-Present

• Students presented the Laser Lego Project, and the Lego R/C Roamer with pneumatic rams and digital camera. Logosium ‘99, Philadelphia.
• Students presented The Hudson River Project, at the American Museum of Natural History during the 1997 Save Our Planet Symposium, and at the UFT Computer and Technology Conference.
• Students placed First in the 1995 Team Up To Clean Up Citywide and Boroughwide Competition.
• Student placed Second in the 1994 last BOE’s Citywide Computer Contest.
• Students exhibited computer generated Ashanti Prints at the Black Books Plus bookstore.1994.
• Students created and presented computer simulations in the 1993 Global Warming exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.
• Students exhibited computer generated African Textiles at the Black Books Plus bookstore. 1992.
• Students placed Second in the 1991 Citywide Energy Science Fair for a computer simulation on Energy from Fossil Fuel and Wastewaters.
• Students received Honorable Mention in the 1990 Citywide Energy Science Fair with a Logo simulation on The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Biosphere.
• Students placed Second in the 1989 Citywide Energy Science Fair with simulations: Operation of a Nuclear Reactor, and Exothermic-Endothermic Reactions.
• Students placed First in the 1988 Citywide Energy Science Fair with a computer program on Low Energy Emulsification.
• Students placed First in the 1987 Team Up To Clean Up Citywide Competition.
• Student placed First in the 1986 Citywide BOE’s Computer Contest.
• Students won First Prize in the 1986, and 1985 District Science Fairs for computer simulations: The Return of Halley’s Comet, and Electric Circuits.

Publications 1985-Present

• Published in Logo Exchange, LX, and Learning and Leading With Technology, LLWT, by the International Society for Technology in Education, ISTE. University of Oregon.
• A Mayan Pyramid, LX, Vol. 17 No 1, 1998 @ @<http://euphrates.wpunj.edu/faculty/llarullm/logo/>
• From Science Center Through Lego to Logo to Sheldrake?, LX, Vol.16 No 4, 1998
• Merging Technologies: LegoTcLogo and the Color QuickCam, LX, Vol. 15 No. 3, 1997.
• Computing the Water Quality Index. The Hudson River Project, LLWT, Vol. 24 No. 2, 1996
• Computing the Water Quality Index Using MicroWorlds, LX, Vol. 14 No. 4, 1996.
• LogoWriter Ashanti Prints, LX, Vol. 13 No. 2, 1994-95.
• The LogoWriter World: The U.S.A. Map and Time Zones, LX, Vol. 11
• African Textiles or The weaving Turtle, LX, Vol. 11 No. 2, 1992.
• Solving the Parallelogram of Forces Using LogoWriter, LX, Vol. 11 No. 2, 1992
• Logo-Style Science in the Junior High School, The Computing Teacher, Vol. 18 No. 2, 1990
  

Presentations

• The Hudson River Project - A Multimedia Presentation, Logosium ‘99, Philadelphia
• The LogoWriter African Textiles Exhibit, Logosium ‘95, Baltimore, MD.
• LogoWriter and the Architectural Environment: Perspective Work. Paper presented at the NY/NJ Logo Conference ‘90
  

Professional Recognitions

• Computer Teacher of the Year Award presented by the UFT Computer/Technology Committee and City College, Center for School Development, March 24, 2001
• Member of the ISTE-INTEL Team for the new kit:The Journey Inside: The Computer.
• Letter of Commendation from Mayor Rudolf Giuliani, New York City, 1995
• “The Children’s Machine,” pp 17, 18, 53, 54. Seymour Papert, Basic Books, 1992
• Outstanding Teacher Award, The West Side Chamber of Commerce, NYC, 1990
• Letter of Commendation from Mayor Edward Koch, New York City, 1987
  

 

City College, March 24, 2001

Education

• Master’s Degree in Administration and Supervision, Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ, 1988. Research Paper: Does Exposure to the Logo Environment Help Children in Their Intellectual Growth?
• Certification: Principal/Supervisor, New Jersey State Board of Examiners, 1989
• Chemical Engineering Degree, University of Zagreb, Split,Croatia, Europe, 1969. Thesis: Foeniculum Officinalis all: Analysis and Composition of the Essential Oil; Content of Anethol.
  

Experience in the Industry

Avon Products, Inc., Suffern, NY 1982-1984
Process Engineer
Troubleshooting manufacturing, processing and formulation problems with cosmetics, candles, and pomanders for U.S. and worldwide facilities. Publishing revised/optimized processing procedures. Solving processing, filling, and handling problems at on-site manufacturing locations. Monitoring transfer of processes from Research and Development to manufacturing.

Henkel Corp, Hoboken, NJ 1980-1982
Senior Chemist
Formulated, tested, and evaluated hair care products, creams and lotions with emphasis on product performance and stability; wrote and updated technical data sheets; generated and coordinated information for technical brochures.
Published: Viscosity Considerations in Using Anionics in Shampoo Formulas, Ken Klein & Orlando Mihich, Drug & Cosmetic.HJB Publication. October 1982.

Onyx Chemical Co., Jersey City, NJ 1976-1980
Senior Chemist
Formulated and evaluated skin and hair care products, as well as household detergents; evaluated competitive products for duplication; developed solutions to formulating problems.

MEM Co., Montvale, NJ 1973-1976
Chemist Supervisor
Supervised all manufacturing of colognes, after shaves and lotions, including equipment set-up, quality control, production, and personnel scheduling.

Yugoplastika, Split, Croatia, Europe 1969-1972
Chemical Engineer
Supervised both production and quality control of the manufacturing and printing of polyethylene film.

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