My Resume

TANYA H. A. VARILEK a.k.a. SQUID B. VAŘILEKOVA
varilekova@gmail.com 415.577.1249


OBJECTIVE
Procure worthwhile permanent, full-time or part-time employment that is intellectually stimulating, that is enriching for the soul, and that helps the world.


GEOGRAPHY
Place of Birth: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Citizenship: USA


WORK HISTORY
Writer and Author -- 2006 – current
self-employed -- San Francisco, California, USA; Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, PF; Chicago, Illinois, USA; West Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Ankeny, Iowa, USA
Fiction, Nonfiction, Novels, Memoirs, Articles, Autobiography, Novelettes, Short Stories, Screenplays, Television Pilots… some published and some unpublished

Mathematics Content Editor -- 2003 – 2006
CTB/McGraw-Hill -- Monterey, California, USA
Responsible for generating, piloting, and editing the grade-level, cultural, and difficulty-level appropriate mathematical content for mathematical exams administered by the country of Qatar and various states in the US. Used many industry-designed forms of software to ensure the performance of each exam and each question on each exam. Met with teachers, religious leaders, and community leaders from across the areas in which the tests were to be administered to ensure in face-to-face meetings that all mathematical and cultural content was appropriate for all students in each geographic region.

Editor & Mathematician -- 2001 – 2003
Laurel Tech -- Redwood City, California, USA
Proofread and accuracy-checked mathematical textbooks from manuscript assembly to blue lines for difficulties from college-level to middle school-level. Wrote, content edited, and style edited ancillary materials of middle school textbooks for major national educational publishing companies. Worked through the pedagogical concerns, style editing, and mathematical accuracy of college-level educational software in both mathematics and English.

Marketing Assistant -- 1999 – 2000
Interep Marketing Group -- San Francisco, California, USA
Demographic analysis of radio markets. Created algorithms to most efficiently reach internet users of various backgrounds and in most major US cities. Wrote copy and creative for radio spots. New business research. Database creation and administration. Maintained relationships with agencies, radio stations, and advertisers. General office support.


EDUCATION
Mathematical Science
Bachelor of Science -- 1999 -- magna cum laude -- University of Texas at Dallas

Arts & Performance
Bachelor of Arts -- 1999 -- magna cum laude -- University of Texas at Dallas

Undergraduate summer study abroad to Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Undergraduate summer study abroad to the Univerzita Karlova, Prague, CZ

Mathematics
study towards Doctorate of Philosophy -- 2000 – 2001 -- Johns Hopkins University

Liberal Arts
study towards Master of Liberal Arts -- 2003 – 2004 -- Stanford University


PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
-Web 2.0 savvy
-Hyper-detailed with fact-checking, researching, and proofreading
-Very much at ease on the telephone and in-person with the general public, celebrities, and persons of political importance
-Highly experienced with writing and speaking and quite able to express myself efficiently, professionally, and effectively
-Understanding of and sensitive to the needs of a global team
-Driven by a need to better the world
-In possession of well-listened-to, internalized logic and socially-responsible judgment
-Seasoned with the nuances of Microsoft Office
-Expressive on strongly held and still currently evolving environmental issues
-Capable of performing admirably under pressure
-Forward-thinking and insistent that this behavior prevents most disasters
-Aware that my global-consciousness starts with my own heart and reaches across the world with no end


PUBLICATIONS
article -- Fulcrum Magazine -- July 2008 -- “My First General Practitioner”
article -- Fulcrum Magazine -- January 2008 -- “Love Sees with the Heart”
short story -- Prolonged Insult -- 2008 -- “The Dance of Libuše”
novelette -- Podiobooks.com -- 2008 -- “Infamy”


LANGUAGES
English -- native speaker
Spanish -- intermediate
German -- beginner
Czech -- beginner


ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-Traveled to four of seven continents and various island nations
-Completed Iowa Summer Shakespeare Conservatory twice during high school
-Sat upon Huayna Picchu and looked down to see Machu Picchu below my feet
-Sang with choir at Carnegie Hall on Easter Sunday 1994
-Won a full four-year scholarship that allowed both of my undergraduate degrees


INTERESTS
-International and indigenous dance (from traditional Hawaiian to Argentine Tango)
-Volunteering to help educate our youth
-Writing and the craft of writing (from sestinas and lyrical prose to the power of a speech)
-Travel: There is always more of the world to see.
-The arts (from the fine arts to the common ones)


REFERENCES
Available upon request.