Personal Information

Born: December 3, 1951 in Edmond, Oklahoma

Martial Status: Single

Hobbies: Reading, fishing, following the stock market

Interests: Mathematics, Internet

Major Achievement: Recovery from a brain stem stroke (8/98)

Recovery still progressing

Education

School/Location Major/Minor Degree Date

Edmond High School Diploma 1970

Edmond, Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma Mathematics, Biology BS 1974

Edmond, Oklahoma Chemistry

University of Central Oklahoma Mathematics M.Ed. 1977

Edmond, Oklahoma Community College Education

Boise State University Business Administration MBA 1998

Boise, Idaho

Boise State University Health Policy MHP (Masters of Health Policy)

Boise, Idaho expected completion Fall 2003

Other Education

Statistics for Leaders Deming Seminar 1990

Integrating Finance & Marketing Wharton Business School 1997

Experience

Mathematics Teacher Edmond Public Schools 1976-78

Edmond, Oklahoma

Mathematics Instructor Oklahoma State University 1978-79

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Mathematics Instructor Tulsa Junior College 1980-87

(part-time) Tulsa, Oklahoma

Manager of Actuarial Services Blue Cross & Blue Shield of OK 1979-87

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Assistant Vice President Employers Health Insurance 1987-92

Of Actuarial Services Green Bay, Wisconsin

Vice President of Blue Cross of Idaho 1992-97

Underwriting & Actuarial Svcs Boise, Idaho

Senior Vice President & Blue Cross of Idaho 1998

Chief Financial Officer Boise, Idaho

Consultant Blue Cross of Idaho 1999-2001

Boise, Idaho

Research for State Planning Grant 2001

Data & Policy Team on Idaho Uninsured

Math Educator Treasure Valley Community College 2001-2002

Director of Math Lab, Ontario, Oregon

Instructor

Teaching Experience

Courses taught: at high school level at community college level

Beginning Algebra

Algebra I & II College Algebra

Geometry College Algebra & Trigonometry

Basic Math Calculus I, II, III

Finite Math

Business Statistics

I would also feel comfortable potentially teaching or involving concepts of business or health policy (such as finance, economics, etc.) in teaching math.

Other Items

Experience and competency with: Excel, Word, Access, Power Point;

SAS, SPSS, Math Type, Mathematica;

Web browsers, Email, Internet, Intranet.

Oklahoma and Idaho Teaching Certificates

Lifelong learner

Other Achievements

Oklahoma All-State Basketball player, 1970

Developed and designed information/data reporting structures at BCBSOK, Employers Health, and Blue Cross of Idaho

Managed actuarial functions of $1.2 billion annual premium block of business at Employers Health Insurance and managed actuarial and underwriting functions of $350 million annual premium block of business at Blue Cross of Idaho

Recovery from a brain stem stroke (8/98) to again walk and resume productive activities.

Have actively applied mathematics and statistics in solving real world problems