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Eric Petersen

Signal Mountain,TN

Summary

USAF Officer, with weapons system background, managing systems, site security, command and control. Then teaching English at the USAF Academy, awarded DPhil degree in English in 1991. Have served as Administrative Officer at the Squadron Level, and English Department level. Technical experience in data bases, search and building query strategies; video capture, retrieval, editing, for 2000+ London, UK, mainline railway stations, as well as suburban railway stations.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Reference Librarian

Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN
07.2002 - 06.2007
  • Located requested books on shelves and in library database and fetched items for patrons.
  • Assisted library patrons with resolving computer problems.
  • Managed reserve desk collection of reference materials.
  • Assisted students in locating and using library resources and assisted teachers with materials needed to enrich classroom instruction.

Video Production Specialist

British Transport Police
London, United Kingdom
03.1994 - 03.2002
  • Managed video shoots, set teams and performers while creating work schedules and operating production equipment.
  • Developed ideas, produced and edited vast types of projects for various media and platforms.
  • Created production schedules for every step of video production.
  • Oversaw day-to-day operations for production company specializing in creating videos for webcasting, commercials and special events.

Assistant Professor

USÅF Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
07.1991 - 07.1994
  • Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
  • Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
  • Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.

Curriculum Manager

USAF Junior ROTC
Montgomery, AL
02.1988 - 06.1991
  • Designed and developed exceptional technical course content and lab exercises for instructor presentation or self-paced learning.
  • Built and delivered learning content according to priority and scope.
  • Worked with internal stakeholders to perform skill gap assessments and built training content to address gaps.
  • Developed applications and lab exercises to support courseware development.

AFIT Student

USAF
Oxford, United Kingdom
08.1984 - 07.1991
  • Followed school and classroom policies, regulations, dress codes and schedules.
  • Worked in team environment to maintain high levels of productivity.
  • Searched at library and in scholarly databases to locate necessary information for research projects.
  • Gathered information to research [Area of study] to contribute to [Type] project.
  • Awarded DPhil degree

Instructor of English

USAF Academy
Colorado Springs, CO
06.1982 - 08.1984
  • Evaluated students' abilities and grasp of English language, keeping appropriate records and preparing progress reports.
  • Taught English language to [Type] students in [Type] setting.
  • Employed diverse teaching approaches to help students of all abilities understand material.
  • Selected and prepared educational resources, taking account of students' interests and cultural backgrounds.

Missile Launch Officer

USAF
Knob Noster, MO
01.1980 - 03.1982

Commander, ICBM launch site, 510th Strategic Missile Squadron

Education

Ph.D. - English

Oxford University (Merton)
Oxford, United Kingdom
05.1991

Master of Library And Information Science - Bibliography

SUNY At Albany
Albany, NY
01.1979

Master of Arts - English

Univ of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
05.1978

Bachelor of Science - English

SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
05.1976

Timeline

Reference Librarian

Chattanooga State Community College
07.2002 - 06.2007

Video Production Specialist

British Transport Police
03.1994 - 03.2002

Assistant Professor

USÅF Academy
07.1991 - 07.1994

Curriculum Manager

USAF Junior ROTC
02.1988 - 06.1991

AFIT Student

USAF
08.1984 - 07.1991

Instructor of English

USAF Academy
06.1982 - 08.1984

Missile Launch Officer

USAF
01.1980 - 03.1982

Ph.D. - English

Oxford University (Merton)

Master of Library And Information Science - Bibliography

SUNY At Albany

Master of Arts - English

Univ of Michigan

Bachelor of Science - English

SUNY Oneonta
Eric Petersen