MICRO-BIO

• I wrote my first poem at age three and drew my first realistic drawing at age five. I have been a writer and artist practically my entire life. I have published 14 Buck Jaspers mysteries, five books of poetry, three collections of short stories, thr...More

  I wrote my first poem at age three and drew my first realistic drawing at age five. I have been a writer and artist practically my entire life. I have published 14 Buck Jaspers mysteries, five books of poetry, three collections of short stories, three historical novels, one literary novel, a sci-fi series (The Alpha Centauri Pentology), I have acted in and directed plays. Most of my books are displayed on Amazon.com. I enjoy swimming, snorkling, sailing, bicycling and tennis. I'm a history buff and a fan of cinema. I have three children: Jerry, who is a cyber security expert; Jose, who is an attorney, and Heather, who is a physical anthropologist.

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EXPERIENCE

• Go! Latinos magazine

  • English language editor
  • Editing
  • August 2016 to Present

• Assurant Group

  • Proofreader/copywriter
  • Marketing
  • January 1994 to April 2004

• Miami-Dade College

  • Adjunct Professor
  • Learning Resources
  • September 1991 to Present

• Crown Business Institue

  • Academic Dean
  • Administation
  • August 1987 to August 1993

• Barry University

  • Adjunct Professor
  • Humanitees
  • August 1987 to December 1992

• Florida National College

  • Adjunct Professor
  • English
  • August 1987 to June 2004

• B. Dalton Bookseller

  • Store Manager
  • Management
  • August 1979 to August 1987

• Eckerd College

  • Adjunct Professor
  • ESOL
  • June 1979 to August 1979

• Tampa University

  • adjunct porfessor
  • American Language Institue
  • January 1979 to August 1980

• Hillsborough County Community College

  • Adjunct Professor
  • English
  • January 1979 to August 1980

• Immokalle High School

  • Englis Teacher
  • Immokalee. Fl
  • August 1968 to June 1978

EDUCATION

• Florida International University

  • none
  • September 1987 to June 1989

  36 hours of Ph.D. work in Educational Leadership, 3.6 GPA

• University of Miami

  • Intermediate Conversational Spanish
  • June 1987 to July 1987

  6 credit hours of conversational Spanish

• University of Miami

  • Certificate of Teacher Supervision
  • January 1978 to June 1978

  Supervised the work of a beginning teacher

• Western New Mexico University

  • none
  • June 1975 to August 1975

  Nine credit hours of theater, Directed university production of "The Glass Menagerie"

• Florida Atlantic University

  • M.A. English
  • September 1974 to June 1977

  minor theater

• Florida State University

  • B.A. English
  • September 1964 to June 1968

  Minor in education

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