curriculum vitae
statement
Contemporary society has redefined the role of the scientist; today
we are increasingly called upon to draw far-reaching cultural and political
conclusions. As a result, a modern geologist must have a well-researched
standard of ethics and an understanding of the world’s issues in addition
to a solid education in his field.
Pursuing these qualities, I have gained experience in a range of
fields across the country and abroad, and will have completed my Bachelor
of Science degree in geology from the University of Arizona in May 2005 with
an emphasis in mineral resources.
objective
To complete a research project in economic geology during the remainder
of my undergraduate career; to pursue a career in the minerals industry
and, eventually, a graduate degree; to transition in the future to
a position in education and/or public policy. In addition, having completed
four semesters of Russian language, I hope to join a project in Eurasia to
promote scientific and economic cooperation between the United States and
the republics of the former Soviet Union.
Erik R. Flesch
217 South Warren Avenue • Tucson, Arizona 85719 • (520)791-7680
/ (520)247-4087
EDUCATION, INVOLVEMENT
Tucson, Ariz.; August 2001-present
Slated to graduate in May 2005 with an economic geology emphasis.
Indiana University Geologic Field School
Cardwell, Mont.; July-August 2004
Completed six-week field course at the Judson Mead Geologic Field Station
in the Tobacco Root Mountains.
Whole Lava Love
Dateland, Ariz.; January 2004
Completed volcanic mapping short course with Adjunct Professor
Charles Ferguson of the Arizona
Geological Survey.
University of Arizona Geoscience Preceptorship
Structural Geology; Fall 2002, Spring 2003
Assisted Associate Professors Paul Kapp and Mihai Ducea in weekly
lab sessions and field trips; maintained course Web site. See teaching journal.
Student Objectivist Society; president
Tucson, Ariz.; August 2001-May 2004
Organized and publicized guest speaker lectures, social events,
biweekly discussion meetings; coordinated educational materials on the
ideas of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Arizona
Tucson, Ariz.; January 2001-present
Student Researcher for Professor Mark Barton
(November 2003-present)
Separated zircons for geochronology using jaw crusher, plate pulverizer,
Wilfley table, methylene iodide heavy liquid, and Frantz magnetic mineral
separation technique. Catalogued approximately 1,000 rocks and thin sections;
slabbed drill cores/hand samples for polished blocks, thin sections;
prepared billets for SEM work; stained billets using hydroflouric acid and
sodium cobaltinitrate. Digitized geologic maps using MapInfo software. Proofread
scientific papers.
Conducted chemical separation of Nd, Rb, Sm, Sr from dissolved
rock samples. Sampled minerals using MicroMill and conducted manual
mineral separations. Proofread scientific papers for submission to journals
including Geology, Tectonics.
Matrix Productions, Inc.; freelance editor
Tucson, Ariz.; January 2003-August 2003
Coordinated production of college textbooks from manuscript to
bound book, including: art direction, fact-checking, proofreading,
correction coordination.
Tucson, Ariz.; December 2001-May 2003
Columnist (January 2003-present)
Wrote 900-words each week for opinions section of the UA student
newspaper. See Political Thought.
Copy Chief (May 2002-January 2003)
Managed desk of five copy editors. Developed and monitored copy
flow system, edited all copy, composed headlines and cutlines. Established
WildStyle 2002 in-house style guide.
Opinions Board member (May 2002-May 2003)
Composed and edited staff editorials, including endorsements
of candidates for public office.
The Moscow Times;
freelance writer, copy editor and Web editor
Moscow, Russia; July, 2000-August 2001
Contributed travel features and weekly restaurant
review column “The Trough” for Russia’s top English-language daily newspaper.
Edited copy to Associated Press style, composed headlines and cutlines,
proofread pages.
Novecon; copy editor
Moscow, Russia; October 2000-August 2001
Edited daily translations of Russian business news
abstracts for international clients.
English First; English teacher
Moscow, Russia; February 2000-July 2000
Taught English as foreign language to Russian youths,
and business English to adults.
Polymetal, Paradise Travel, Chronolux; freelance copy editor
Moscow, Russia; August 2000-August 2001
Edited translations and composed marketing materials
for the Russian Federation's largest miners of gold and silver; for
a Siberian travel agency; and for an upscale Swiss watch retailer.
Spring Green, Wisconsin, and Scottsdale, Arizona; Spring
1998-Winter 1999
Guided lecture tours on the personal residences of architect
Frank Lloyd Wright. Worked as a preservationist on the crew of Taliesin
Preservation, Inc.
Sunglass Hut International; multi-store manager
Chicago, Illinois; Summer 1996-Spring 1998
Managed two Lincoln Park street-side retail shops. Increased
product sales from 40 percent to 140 percent of plan and earned a
No. 1 ranking in the company for highest percent over sales goal. Trained
four district managers.
The Onion; advertising account
executive
Madison, Wisconsin; Summer 1995-Winter 1996
Serviced and introduced more than 100 accounts for
the nationally-acclaimed satirical and entertainment-based weekly newspaper.
Designed long-term advertising campaign sales proposals integrating
market research, graphic design and unique copy writing; worked closley
with designers to oversee ad production.
The Cigar of the Month Club; marketing assistant
Deerfield, Wisconsin; Fall 1994-Spring 1995
Conducted, systematized and analyzed extensive market
research for start-up mail order cigar enterprise; developed
distinctive copy writing and aesthetic style; managed production, marketing
and shipping of custom hand-crafted smoking accessories.
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VOLUNTEER WORK
Chastiye Kurgany; volunteer archeologist
Rostov-on-Don, Russia; August 2001
Excavated 11th-century Turkic burial mound as part of an
international team organized by Jeannine Davis-Kimball of the Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads,
the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Donskaya Archaeologia
— Russia’s only private archaeological journal. Work detailed in PBS documentary "Secrets of the Dead:
Amazon Warrior Women."
Lincoln Park Zoo; Special Focus Volunteer
Chicago, Ill.; Spring 1997-Spring 1998
Guided zoo visitors through the Regenstein Small Mammal and Reptile
House.
Wisconsin Society of Architects of the American Institute of Architects;
volunteer
Madison, Wis.; Winter 1994-Summer 1995
Conducted market research, composed marketing copy for Wisconsin
Architect.
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