cv
Not looking for a new job, but it never hurts to put your CV online. Click on the image above to download a one-page PDF (1.5 Mb) with all the basic information. More detailed info & references-links can be found below. I chose to display my life spatially rather than temporally… makes more sense in my case.
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Education
1988 – Whitehaven High School (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) • Valedictorian, awarded $10,000 Rotary Club scholarship + Rhodes College University Scholarship (50% tuition) [GPA: 4.8/4.0, thanks to 5 AP courses]
1992 – Rhodes College (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) • Bachelor of Arts, History + Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry [GPA 3.4/4.0]
1997 – University of Washington (Seattle, Washington, USA) • Master of Arts, International Studies (China) – Certification in Global Trade, Transportation & Logistics, awarded $3,000 Nan Huai Chin Scholarship [GPA 3.8/4.0]
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Undergraduate Employment
Summer 1989 – University of Tennessee (Memphis, Tennessee USA) • Pharmaceutics – Assisted data collection of drug study test subjects.
Summers 1990 & 1991 – University of Tennessee (Memphis, Tennessee USA) • Pathology – Performed Western blots & prepared tissue cross-sections for cell pathology studies (rat brain dissection, chemical inhalation & lots of cold room time), work on nerve cell regeneration used for Senior Seminar coursework.
Jun 1991 to Oct 1993 – YMCA, Madison Avenue branch (Memphis, Tennessee USA) – Receptionist, membership sales, daycare, & part-time aerobics instructor.
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Regular Employment
Oct 1992 to May 1994 – Roche Biomedical Laboratories • Toxicology – Tested for substance abuse (opiates, amphetamines, THC, cocaine, alcohol) & interpreted corresponding data. [Don't think the Southaven, MS branch exists anymore.]
Jul 1994 to Jun 1995 – SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories • Toxicology – Duties same as above but also performed mass spectrometer maintenance, ran initial immunoassay screening on Olympus AU equipment, assisted in obtaining government license for laboratory.
Jul 1997 to Jul 1998 & Aug 1999 to Mar 2000 – Cho Yang (America), Inc. • Ocean Export Specialist/Inside Sales Representative – Created interoffice rate distribution system for the Pacific Northwest region, monitored refrigerated container allocation for all West Coast ports of call, constructed customer profile database from PIERS data.
Aug 1998 to May 1999 – Private employment • English language instructor – Taught private classes for Quality Assurance team of Andalusian universities, translated academic articles & national presentations.
Apr 2000 to Oct 2010 – Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door • Tour guide & guidebook researcher/writer – Guide for groups of 24-28 people in Western Europe (mainly Spain & Portugal). Presentations about politics, history, literature, culture and gastronomy of regions traveled on tour & well as corresponding logistics. Researched & wrote text for nine books: Rick Steves’ Spain (2006, 2007, & 2008), Rick Steves’ France (2006 & 2008), & Rick Steves’ Portugal (2005, 2006, 2007, & 2008). Developed routes for Basque Country, Barcelona-Madrid, & Portugal tours.
Jun 2003 to Jun 2008 – Urban Explorer • Owner & guide – Launched company to generate interest in neglected areas of local tourism. Thematic, architectural or neighborhood overview walking tours offered. Published first accurate map of Recoleta Cemetery after 2 years of extensive research & documentation. The map eventually became a 22-page PDF guidebook to the cemetery.
Aug 2011 to present – Endless Mile • Co-founder, author & designer – As an extension of Urban Explorer, original travel content produced as PDFs or as an iPhone app. Based in Buenos Aires, walks for Recoleta Cemetery & an overview of domes in the city are currently offered with more coming soon. Next year content will be added for Spain & Portugal.
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Online content
Line of Sight blog • Topics: Buenos Aires (architecture, politics, current events, urban exploration), Portugal, Spain, tourism, travel, stencil grafitti, guiding/research experiences • Unique visitors: 11,500 in 2005, jumped to 107,000 in 2007 • Mentioned in: The Guardian, Global Voices, Gridskipper 1 2 3 4, and many travel websites.
AfterLife blog • Topic: documenting Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, unique & partially bilingual • Unique visitors: 2,000 per month • Mentioned in The Nose & inspiration for fictional work about Eva Perón.
Housing for the Masses blog • Topic: Public housing projects in Buenos Aires… debates, architects, photos, plans & much more. Only English language source for this topic… heck, almost the only source online in any language. Mentioned in: BA newspaper La Nación.
Radio programs/Podcasts • Interviews about Argentina & Portugal with Rick Steves.
Photography • Flickr. Several photos sold professionally.
Twitter • GaoCho
Corresponding skills • Webpage design (advanced HTML, CSS) as well as advanced Microsoft Office & Adobe CS5 (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
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Languages
English (native speaker) • Spanish (fluent) • Portuguese (advanced) • French (intermediate) • Chinese (five years study but little practical use).
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Things I like
Architecture (preference for 20th century movements like Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Monumentalism, & Racionalismo), 80′s music, R&B/rap, well-curated museums, Japanese literature & film, typography, urban studies, urban photography, interior design, conservation/preservation, early/classic science fiction, cartography, art history… I’m sure there’s something else, but that’s a good beginning.