JONATHAN REUBEN VERLIN, M.A., M.Ed., M.S., M.S.I.S.
2601 Pennsylvania Avenue
Unit #828
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(267) 330-0692
EDUCATION:
Master of
Science: Drexel University, June 1999.
Master of Science in Information Systems: Drexel
University, June 1999.
Master of
Education in Written Communication: Beaver College, May
1992.
Master of Arts in English: Duquesne University, August
1990.
Bachelor of Arts in English: Ursinus College, May 1988.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
School District
of Philadelphia
South
Philadelphia High School
2101 South
Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148; since January 2007
Assistant
Teacher Technology Leader (Server Manager and Webmaster): I
am currently administering a Mac G5 server to maintain
accounts for users and groups as well as coordinating
on-site access to server-based programs and tutorials. I
troubleshoot hardware and software related problems on both
Windows and Macintosh computing platforms for school staff
and students and maintain the South Philadelphia High
School website. I was named I.T. Academy Teacher of the
Month (April 2008) for distinguished service and excellence
in teaching.
School
District of Philadelphia
South
Philadelphia High School
2101 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148; since September 2004.
English
Teacher: I am currently planning literature and writing
programs based on student needs with an understanding of
individual differences. My lessons typically provide for
pacing and continuity with tasks appropriate to class size
and level. My writing instruction includes demonstrations
which illustrate each step of the writing process and
encourage independent thinking and application. I
continuously monitor student progress, provide feedback and
adjust instruction where appropriate.
Hope Charter
School
2116 East Haines Street
Philadelphia, PA 19138; December 2002 to August 2004.
I taught students in grade eleven who were not currently succeeding in their conventional schools and who were in danger of leaving school prior to their graduation. I designed learning modules for Microsoft Office XP which included supervised and intensive technology skills instruction to improve educational competency. My teaching methods provided an environment that was designed to meet the unique and comprehensive needs of these at-risk students by utilizing individual interaction. I was named the first Distinguished Teacher at Hope Charter School for outstanding service and excellence in teaching (March 14, 2003).
Jerome Software, Inc.
8212 Forest Hills Drive
Elkins Park, PA 19027; July 2000 to November 2002.
Programmer: used Visual Basic 6.0 to develop modules and reports for Tru-Books for Windows, a
powerful, non-modular Windows based
accounting system exclusively for small businesses.
W.B. Saunders Company
625 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106; November 1997 to February 2000.
Microcomputer Support Specialist: diagnosed hardware and software related anomalies and gave quick, friendly and accurate support to all users of W.B. Saunders Company software applications, Microsoft Office 97 and Windows 95. Also taught introductory usability courses on Lotus Notes 4.6 and performed PeopleSoft 7.x installations.
W.B. Saunders Company
625 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106; September 1996 to November 1997.
Microcomputer Support Assistant: promptly delivered all daily, weekly, monthly and special order reports. Maintained paper inventory and mainframe printer. Provided fast, friendly and accurate help to all users on both IBM and Macintosh platforms. Diagnosed and corrected problems as they arrived while balancing priorities with normal scheduled duties. Gave quick, friendly and accurate support to all users of W.B. Saunders medical training software. Designed and implemented a help desk database with an Access 97 back end to maintain call logs on all support calls using HEAT by Bendata. Satisfied user requests with cheerful, usable training which solved the problems within the capabilities of the user.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Laboratories -- Administration
34th St. & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104; July 1994 to August 1996.
Secretary: assisted hematology department head with writing grants to National Institutes of Health and in the performance of general secretarial duties. Also designed databases in Filemaker Pro 3.0 and Microsoft Access to manage clinical care information of Alagille syndrome and stroke patients and inter-office correspondence. Indexed a 700 page book on hemostasis and thrombosis.
Geriatric and Medical Companies
5601 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139; November 1992 to April 1994.
Administrative Assistant: developed accounts receivable aging reports and company wide employee tracking programs using Lotus 1-2-3 and performed general secretarial duties for twelve people.
Lynne Yeakel for U.S. Senate Campaign
Philadelphia, PA; March 1992 to November 1992.
Data Entry Coordinator: entered campaign contributions; maintained database containing over 50,000 contribution records used to form financial reports for the Federal Election Campaign Commission and for campaign finance personnel.
Community College of Philadelphia
17th and Spring Garden Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103; October 1990 to December 1991.
Instructor of English: taught basic, remedial composition and research paper writing courses through the innovative but oftentimes futile uses of literature and writing theories.
LISCENSURES and CERTIFICATIONS:
May 2008: Instructional II: Business, Communications and Information Technology (Secondary School), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education.
August 2007: Instructional II: English (Secondary School), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Department of Education.
April 2000: Amateur Radio Operator, Extra Class; Federal Communications Commission.
June 1997: A+ certified Computer Hardware Service Technician; Computer Technology Industry Association.
February 1997: Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) and Paramedic Assistant;
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services.
July 1995: General Radio Telephone Operator; Federal Communications Commission.
May 1991: Emergency Medical Technician; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services.
May 1988: Instructional I: English (Secondary School), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education.
PUBLICATIONS:
Verlin J. Index Compilation (since fall 1990) of KMT, a modern journal of Egyptology. Accepted by the publisher as the de facto online journal index as of the Winter 1999-2000 issue. http://www.jverlin.com .
Goldstein J., Goldstein D. and Verlin J. Some Roots of a Revolution: The Conflict over Arithmetization in Sixteenth-, Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century English Editions of Euclid's Elements Books I Through VI: 1570-1795. Accepted for publication at the American Mathematical Society, January 10, 1998.
Goldstein J. and Verlin J. By No Means Run in Debt: Richard Price’s Life Expectancy Analysis and England’s National Debt. The Consortium on Revolutionary Europe, 1750-1850: Selected Papers, 1997. Eidahl, K.O., Howard, D.D. and Severn J., eds.: 131-141.
Goldstein J., Goldstein D. and Verlin J. Sanctity of Reason: Science, Religion and the State in Samuel Clarke Boyle’s Lectures: 1704-1705. Accepted for publication at the Carolinas Symposium for British Studies, October 6, 1996.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
April 2009: Keystone Technology Integrator award. Selected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the exemplary integration of technology in the practice of teaching.
December 2008: Biosketch published in Who's Who in the World 2009 (p. 2805) for Secondary School Teaching.
October 2007: Biosketch published in Who’s Who in America 2008 (vol. II, p. 4824) for Secondary School Teaching.
January 2007: Secretary, Ogontz Volunteer Fire Company Relief Association.
January 2002: Treasurer, Ogontz Volunteer Fire Company (through December 2003).
May 5, 1998: Township of Cheltenham and Ogontz Volunteer Fire Company: Citation for Valor for assisting in the successful rescue of an occupant at my own deadly peril.