Taught "Introduction to Linux" unit of the Linux Cluster Technology program through the HTEC and Defense Conversion programs of the SDSU Foundation.

Teaching at the Centers for Education & Technology (formerly known as Continuing Education) for short-term web technology courses and substituting for other instructors in their absence.

Created a variety of web applications using client-side and server-side technologies, including Javascript, PHP, MySQL, HTML, DHTML, and CSS. Some projects were small-scale e-commerce applications while others were primarily informative in nature. One larger site is AccessSanDiego.com.

The largest book store in the United States specializing exclusively in out-of-print and collectible children's books remembered by adults. Responsible for all computer (including their previous web site) and research-oriented activities.

Appeared on three television programs, one 60-minute radio program, and consulted for innumerable newspaper and magazine articles. Wrote many articles in the field of series books (listed in second section) for journals in the field.

Used CAD programs to design programmable logic devices to replace large circuit boards with a single custom integrated circuit for radar devices.

Wrote computer programs in compiled BASIC on IBM-class machines to analyze digital chromatography output and identify percentage of gases present based on statistical correlation with known samples. Project was discontinued when professor was not rehired due to budget cuts.

Responsible for maintaining computer lab with fifteen IBM XT machines and training class-sized groups of students in basic word processing.

Assistant manager at store in San Diego after being hired as a regular employee and showing proficiency in all stations at store in Chula Vista. While manager, edited employee newsletter.

Solicited papers for panels using web pages, Internet listservs, and regular mailings; accepted paper proposals and organized them into logical panels; moderated groups and facilitated discussion.

Read and corrected three drafts of this manuscript to ensure factual accuracy on issues connected with Stratemeyer Syndicate history.

Organized the first Book Collecting Seminar held in San Diego. Arranged for speakers and panelists, secured seminar location, and prepared conference program book.

Supplied unique historical and bibliographic information to support the creation of this book.

Used Adobe PageMaker to typeset monthly newsletter for the San Diego Booksellers Association. Created web page for newsletter which includes Adobe Acrobat versions of issues created during my term as editor.

Paperback juvenile books that used the "Rick North" collective pseudonym and were published by Zebra Books. After I saw numerous factual errors in the initial volume of the series, I was hired to edit scientific content of later stories (vols. 4-6).