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Work Experience:
- Rehab Engineer, Va Dept for the Blind,
Norfolk, VA 12/00 - present
- Board Member, Children Are Hope, Inc.,
Portsmouth, VA 3/00 - 2005
- Chief Internet Officer, BiDC, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD 6/99 - 12/01
- Web Developer/Designer (paid!) 6/99 - present
- Board Member, BiDC, Inc., Bethesda, MD
6/99 - 12/01
- Webmaster of web hosting service 4/99 - present
- Author/Designer of own website 11/98 - present
- Vocational Rehab Counselor, Norfolk, VA 9/96 -
12/00
- Consultant for Paratransit Services, Minibus Co, 1/96 - 8/96
- Millwright, R. M. Taylor, Inc., Norfolk, VA 6/95 - 11/95
- Web Consultant, Regent University School of Counseling 3/95 -
5/95
- Intern, FHC Norfolk Child & Adolescent Unit,
Norfolk, VA 2/95 - 5/95
- Salesman, Virginia Business Promotions, Va Beach, VA 1/95 - 2/95
- Leadership Training Facilitator, Hampton Roads Transportation, 9/94 - 6/95
- Retreat Team Member, Norfolk, VA (Volunteer) 12/87- present
- Adult Sunday School Teacher, (Volunteer), Norfolk, VA 1/85 - 7/88
- Preschool Sunday School Teacher (Volunteer) 8/85 - 7/88
- Owner, Paladin Computer Services, Va Beach, VA 8/83 - 7/88
- Local Amway Distributor (reached 4,000) 1978 to 1992
- General Laborer/Steel Cutter, Lakeview Forge, Erie, PA 5/74 - 8/74
- Clerk, Illinois Institute of Technology
Rec Center, Chicago, IL 9/72 - 8/76
- Fast Food Worker, McDonald's, 9/71 - 6/72
- Paperboy, Boston Globe & Herald-Tribune, Waltham, Massachusetts 9/66 - 10/69
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United States Navy, 1972 to 1994
- Special Projects/Publicity Officer, CREDO
Norfolk 8/93 - 8/94
- Student, Navy Drug & Alcohol Counselor School, San Diego California 5/93 - 7/93
- Middle School Conflict Manager Program, Newport News, Virginia 9/92 - 3/93
- Family Advocacy Subcommittee President, USS Enterprise 3/91 - 4/93
- Admin Officer, Safety Officer, Training Officer, Fleet Composite Squadron
SIX, NAS Norfolk 8/88 - 2/91
- Officer-in-Charge VC-6 UNITAS Detachment 6/89 - 12/89
- Special Assistant to the Medical Officer 4/88 - 7/88
- Director Navy Family Service Center, NAS, Oceana 10/86 - 4/88
- Human Resources Department Head, NAS Oceana 10/86- 4/88
- Family Advocacy Subcommittee President, 10/86 - 4/88
- Communications Officer, NAS Oceana 8/85 - 9/86
- CMS Head Custodian, NAS Oceana 8/85 - 9/86
- Instructor, Navy Rights & Responsibilities, NAS Oceana 8/85 - 9/86
- Officer-in-Charge Mobile Training Team, Naval Amphibious School, NAB Little
Creek 1/83 - 8/85
- Instructor Leadership Management Education Training 1/83 - 8/85
- Senior Watch Officer, Naval Amphibious School, NAB Little Creek 1/83 - 8/85
- Human Resources Management Instructor School, 8/82 - 12/82
- Radar Intercept Officer, Fighter Squadron Eighty Four 2/78 - 7/82
- Legal Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, Division Officer, also Morale Welfare & Recreation Officer,
Fighter Squadron Eighty Four 2/78 - 7/82
- F-14 Flight Training, Flight School (see story on obstacles) 8/76 - 2/78
- NROTC Company Commander, Bravo Company, IIT, Chicago 8/75 - 6/76
- Rifle Team Member, 42-4 record, 9/72 - 6/76
- NROTC at Illinois Institute of Technology 8/72 - 8/76
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Education/Training Received:
- VDBVI Rehab Conference 9/02
- Advanced Jaws Scripting Training 9/02
- Conflict Resolution 8/01
- MAOP Conference 10/00
Speaker!
- MAOP Conference 5/00
- HWG Web
Accessibility Course 4/00
- VDBVI Career Counseling Seminar 3/00
- CompuMasters Website Design Seminar 11/99
- Crisis Prevention Institute Seminar, Richmond 10/99
- MAOP Conference 10/99
- DVH Voc Rehab Counselor Conference, Richmond 8/99
- CompuMasters Website Design Seminar 5/99
- DVH Job Placement Seminar 3/99
- DVH Voc Rehab Counselor Conference, Richmond 8/98
- DVH High School Transition Weekend for Families 5/98
- DRS Leadership Conference Series, Virginia Beach 4/98
- DVH Voc Rehab Counselor Conference, Richmond 1/98
- NFB Technology for the Blind Seminar, Baltimore 1/98
- DVH/DRS/WWRC Training, Staunton/Fisherville 12/97
- DVH Disability Awareness Training, Richmond 10/97
- ODU Reality Therapy Seminar, Norfolk 4/97
- Computer Trouble Shooting and Repair, Newport News 3/97
- RSA Deaf-Blind Seminar, Philadelphia 2/97
- DVH Conflict Resolution Training, Richmond 12/96
- University of Wisconsin Job Placement Seminar 11/96
- DVH Low Vision Training, Richmond 10/96
- DVH Randolph-Sheppard Program Training, Richmond 10/96
- DVH Voc Rehab Counselor Training, Richmond 9/96
- Master's Degree in Counseling, Regent University, 7/95
- CREDO III Spirituality Retreat 5/94
- Child Sexual Abuse Seminar, Portsmouth Naval Hospital 9/92
- CREDO Men's Retreat 8/92
- Domestic Violence Conference, Naval Base Norfolk 5/92
- Evangelism Explosion Training, Level 3, Spring 1990
- Suicide Awareness Training 12/89
- Evangelism Explosion Training, Level 2, Spring 1989
- Grief Assistance Training 12/88
- Evangelism Explosion Training, Level 1, Autumn, 1988
- Peter Drucker Management Seminar 1/88
- CREDO Team Member Training 12/87
- Drug and Alcohol Program Managers Conference 7/87
- Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative School, Virginia Beach 11/86
- Command Assessment Team Training, Norfolk 10/86
- Command Training Team Training, Norfolk 12/85
- Leadership and Management School, Norfolk 9/85
- Human Resources Management Instructor School, Memphis, TN, 12/82
- Legal Officer Training, Naval Justice School, Newport, RI 5/79
- Flight Training, Pensacola, Florida and Virginia Beach, VA 2/79
- BS Economics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 8/76
- Graduate, Hillcrest High School, Country Club Hills, Illinois 6/72
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Favorite Charities:
Websites in which I am involved:
 Events,
Hobbies,
Items Of Variable Interest:
- Little League Sponsor 1998 to 2003
- Little League Umpire (Minors - Volunteered by coach!)
- Captain of Bowling Team “The Pockets”, (so named
for the German "Pocket Battleships") 1972 to 1976, in Chicago
- Captain of Bowling Team 1977 to 1978 in Florida
- Captain of Bowling Team 1994, in Virginia
- Co-captain of Softball Team, catcher 1978
- Started Golfing to have more time with my Dad in 1993.
- 1st Language: Ukrainian 1950's to present
- 2nd Language: English 1950's to present
- Other Languages Studied: Latin, German, Russian,
Spanish.
- Other languages tried: Polish, Portuguese, Italian, Old
Slavonic.
- Fastest I have driven a car: 135mph (19821/2
Saab 900 Turbo)
- Fastest long drive: 72 hours elapsed time, 3100 miles.
- Fastest short drive: 210 miles in 2 hours.
- Longest stint at the wheel, only gas stops: 14 hours, 1100 miles
- Best fast car I have driven: Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera (Smooth!)
- Longest high-speed pursuit of a hit-and-run driver:
(see story): 40 miles
- Estimated # of books read: 2,250+
- Fastest I have traveled: 1,100 knots (~ 1200+ mph) 1981
- Times the pilot made me throw up: once in 1978
- Times the pilot failed to make me throw up: hundreds, 1978 to present
- Fastest I lost $7,000: 90 days commodities trading 1985
- Current typing speed: 67 wpm, using a Dvorak keyboard!
- Seven Seas traveled: All! 1979-1989
- Hurricanes lived through: Four, so far. Two on land and two at sea!
- Continents Visited: 5 (not Australia nor Antarctica)
- Personal Computers owned over the years: over 30!
- Time it took to paraphrase New Testament & Proverbs: 3 years.
- Bible versions read completely: English (12)
- Bible versions read from: 22
English(17), Ukrainian(3), Greek(1), Spanish(1)
- Aircraft Carrier landings: total: 399!
- Night-time Carrier landings: Over 100! (see a
sample)
- Best bowling 3 game series in a sanctioned league: 558
- Best golf score: 85 (on a par-63 course!)
- Sports in which I have won trophies:
Bowling, Small Bore Rifle, Small
Bore Pistol, Foosball, Chess.
- Non-trophied sports: ... too many to mention!
- Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans: 4 in a row! 1973-76
- Longest distance run at one time: 4.5 miles
- Longest drive on a tank of gas: 560 miles! (Volkswagen Rabbit with extra
tank in spare tire well.)
- Furthest point North: Off of Norway, near Narvik 1981
(My wife has been to Barrow, Alaska!)
- Furthest point South: Punta Arenas, Chile 1989 (Actually, it was in the
bay, south of there.)
(Snow was falling in bright sunlight while I was there!)
- Highest altitude reached: 50,000+ feet 1981
- Deepest depth: 50 ft (in a submarine) 1988
- Highest body weight: 215
- Lowest body weight: about 8 pounds at birth!
- Most weight lost when
planned: 35 pounds in 5 months, when switched to Atkins way of eating!
- Countries I have visited: (England, Scotland, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain,
Italy, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Poland, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico,
Barbados, Bahamas, Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador,
Colombia, Panama.
- I have been off the coast of dozens of other countries.
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