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Teacher of Science and Math - Over 15
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Résumé:
Maureen A. Milligan
Education
Degree/Certification Programs:
Buffalo State College,
Master of Science in Chemistry and Secondary
Science Education; GPA 3.9; December 1999
[link to
diploma] 209K
University of Rochester,
Certification Program in Secondary Science and Math Education; GPA 4.0; May 1986
NYS Certification in Secondary "Chemistry and
General Science 7-12" [link to
certification] 225K
Rochester
Institute of Technology,
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; GPA 3.0; May
1986 [link to
diploma] 1691K
Additional Programs:
Universidad Autonoma "Benito
Juarez" de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Spanish Study, March 1991
Four-week intensive language program in Spanish
State University of New York at Fredonia,
Undergraduate work in Chemistry, September 1981-
May 1982
Teaching
Experience
Tutorial
Solutions,
Owner; Private Tutor; September 1999 - present
Math and science, secondary and college levels;
including SAT and other standardized testing preparation
Buffalo Board of Education,
Substitute Teacher; all grades and subjects,
September 2005 - present
Young
Audiences of Western New York,
Teacher; Art &
Technology Residency @ Boys & Girls Clubs, September 1999 – present
Buffalo Board of Education, Bennett High
School,
Classroom Teacher; Earth Science, Earth Science
Lab, Living Environment Lab, September 2003-June 2005
Buffalo Board of Education, Native
American Magnet School #19,
Classroom Teacher; 7th & 8th Grade Science,
September 1998-June 1999
Tutorial Services,
Private Tutor; February 1993- December 1994
Math and science, secondary and college levels;
included SAT and other standardized testing preparation
Child and
Tutor; February 1992- December 1992
All subjects; focused on math and science; primary;
secondary, and college levels; included a "before school" science
program for
[link to
NC effective teaching course certificate] 332K
Tutor of Math and Science, May 1991- January 1992
Individual science and math instruction of special needs students
Substitute Teacher; September 1990- January 1992
All levels and subjects, emphasis on math and
science
Rochester City School District,
Substitute Teacher; June 1986- November 1989
All levels and subjects; emphasis on math, science,
and special education
RIT Pre-Freshman Engineering Program (PREP),
Coordinator/Counselor/Teacher, July 1986- December 1989
Summer science enrichment program for middle school
students; assisted in development of the pilot, on-campus, summer program and
enrichment programs for the participants throughout the school year
School Without Walls,
Student Teacher; Secondary Science; September 1985- May 1986
Designed and taught a "Science and
Ethics" class; assisted Mentor Teacher in developing and teaching an
integrated science and language arts class
Professional
Chemistry Experience
Fujisawa
USA, Inc.,
Associate Scientist, March 1995- June 1998
Analytical handling, receiving;
sampling; and testing of raw materials, in-process, and finished goods for the
Quality Control department of a pharmaceutical production plant. All
aspects of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) analytical testing: organic and wet
chemistry; HPLC; GC; AA; UV/Vis; IR; FTIR; and many other methods of testing
for potency and impurities; training of other analysts; SOP drafting and
revision; instrumentation troubleshooting; and testing schedule organization
Bioassay Laboratory, Inc.,
R&D Chemist, January 1994- February 1995
HPLC and GC method development, method validation, instrumentation troubleshooting, procedure and result record keeping
Health and Safety Officer, July 1993- February 1995
Compiled, organized and updated MSDS information, developed and wrote Health and Safety Program for the laboratory, cataloged and kept inventory of the chemicals in the facility, and alerted the management to any potential Health or Safety hazards in the laboratory
Chemist, February 1993- January 1994
Wet chemistry, liquid-liquid, solid phase
extraction and protein precipitation of organic compounds from biological
material, HPLC analysis
Pennwalt Pharmaceutical Corporation,
Laboratory Technician, December 1984- March 1985, May 1985- September 1985
Assisted in the organic synthesis of peptides and
subsequent HPLC analysis in a research laboratory
Rochester
Gas and Electric, Chem/Environmental
Laboratory,
Laboratory Technician, December 1983- March 1984
Assisted in the collection, preparation and
analysis of water, coal, oil and gas samples
Other
Professional Experience
Hunter James Kelly Research Institute,
University
at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Research
Foundation of SUNY, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo State College,
Research Foundation of SUNY,
Project Coordinator; Buffalo
Science Teachers’ Network (formerly PD3P); September 2002– September
2009
Coordinate all aspects of this Teacher/Leader Quality Partnership (TLQP) professional development grant, through the Department of Earth Sciences and Science Education
Project
Assistant; Professional Development District Demonstration Project (PD3P);
February 2000 –
August 2002
Administer the activities, budget, and all functions of the Professional Development grant, through the Department of Earth Sciences and Science Education
Skills &
Other Interests
Word, Word Perfect; Excel; Lotus 1-2-3; PowerPoint; Access; dBase; Corel Draw; Netscape; HP ChemStation; DOS; Windows (3.1, 95, NT 4.0, XP); and Apple operating systems
Working knowledge of Spanish (written and spoken); studied German; American Sign Language (ASL); Spanish and Latin; familiarity with the Chinese written language
Gas Chromatographic systems; HPLC Auto Injectors; UV-VIS; Refractive Index and Fluorescence Detectors; Data Recorders/Integrators; Data Capture Computer Systems; HPLC Pumps; Infrared, FTIR, and UV/Vis Spectrophotometers
American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS); American Federation of
Teachers (AFT);
Mexico; Belize; Japan; South Korea; Taiwan; Hong Kong; the People's Republic of China; Macao; West Germany; Austria; Cuba; and Turkey
Winspear Avenue Block Club president; University Heights Problem Properties Task Force; University of Buffalo Police Chief Selection Committee; University of Buffalo Community Relations Advisory Council; New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) supporter; Citizen Action of Western New York; Annual Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk participant; Urban Roots owner-member
Running; swimming; riding bike; and participate in athletic events that raise funds for charity, such as the bike-a-thon for the Blind Association of Western New York, the Vietnam Veterans Scholarship Run in Buffalo, NY, the Sheltering Arms Thanksgiving Run to Grandma's in Houston, TX, the Delaware YMCA Turkey Trot in Buffalo, NY, and the Big Sur International Marathon, Carmel, CA.
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