Curriculum Vita
Education
Bachelor of Science, Workforce Education and Development, December 1994
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
Associate of Applied Science, Disaster Preparedness Technology
Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL
Associate of Applied Science, Avionics Navigation Systems Technology
Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts
City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Certificate, Emergency Medical Technology
City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Teaching experience and interests
Noncredit continuing education programs in information technology including basic and advanced HTML, Internet marketing, and database marketing.
Noncredit continuing education programs in disaster preparedness, including damage assessment, shelter operations, logistics, and nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare defense.
Research experience and interests
Practical applications of technology to aid economic and small business development; post-disaster economic recovery of communities and businesses
Publications
T.M. Lee. “Disaster Preparedness for Small Business” The CUSEC Journal 8(1) (2002) 2-3
Professional papers and presentations
“Take Your SBDC Website Mobile”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, San Diego, CA 2011
“Take Your Website Mobile”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, San Antonio, TX 2010
“E-Commerce Fundamentals of Building Web-Based Businesses”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, Orlando, FL 2009
“E-Commerce Fundamentals of Building Web-Based Businesses”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, Chicago, IL 2008
“Business Blogging: What You Should Already Be Doing”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, Baltimore, MD, 2005
“Smart Tags: How to Ride the First Technology Wave of the 21st Century”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, New Orleans, LA, 2004
“Small Business Training in the 21st Century: How to Leverage Educational Technology
to Reduce Costs and Increase Results”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, Nashville, TN, 2002
“Internet Incubators: Growing Small Businesses Online”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, Miami Beach, FL, 2000
“Internet Marketing Techniques That Get Results!”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, San Diego, CA, 1999
“Internet Marketing Techniques That Get Results!”, workshop,
Association of Small Business Development Centers conference, Savannah, GA, 1998
Grants received
“Entrepreneurial Training for Arkansas Hispanic Community”, Community-University Partnership Grant, UALR, 2003
One year grant of $12,400 to develop an introductory entrepreneurial training program for the Arkansas Hispanic community. The project involved the translation of existing training materials and the production of a new Spanish-language videotape and DVD.
Professional association and committee leadership positions and activities
Arkansas Governor’s Earthquake Council
Arkansas Governor’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Council
Academic awards, scholarships, and fellowships
2010 Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year, Arkansas District Office, U.S. SBA
2001 State Star – Arkansas, Association of Small Business Development Centers
Foreign study and travel abroad
1992-93 Work abroad in South Korea, travel in Japan
1990-91 Work abroad in United Arabs Emirates, travel in Saudi Arabia
1988-90 Work abroad in Crete, Greece; travel in Germany
1983-86 Work abroad in Italy
1978-80 Work abroad in United Kingdom
Language competencies
Conversationally fluent in Italian, proficient in Spanish, working knowledge in Russian, Greek, Korean, Arabic
Technical and computer skills
Extensive knowledge of HTML, XML, CGI, ASP and Jet SQL
Programming in PERL and Visual BASIC in Windows environment
Experience with geographic information systems (GIS) software and hardware