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Career • Corporate Security: - Regional Director/Country Security Manager (10 years, Tokyo, Japan) • Law Enforcement: - U.S. Federal Agent (20 years, Tokyo, Japan) - Honolulu Police Department, Metropolitan Police Officer (Patrolman/Patrol Sergeant/Detective) (16 years, Honolulu, Hawaii) Education • MA, East Asian Languages and Literature (Specializing in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language) • BA, Japanese Language • AA, Police Science (Criminal Justice) Teaching Experience • Honolulu Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii College Lecturer/Instructor, Police Science/Criminal Justice courses • Kaimuki Community School for Adults, Hawaii State Department of Education Japanese language instructor: elementary and intermediate levels • Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Tokyo English language instructor: beginning and advanced Published Works • Bridging the Gap: English-Japanese • Guide to Learning Japanese • Corporate Security Manager • Physical Security for Information Protection • Basic Security Management • Filters • Y's of Life • Everything • Object Marking in Japanese, a Self-Instructional Program • Concise Report Writing Manual for Police Officers (co-author) • The Use of Games in Language Teaching • Bridging the Gap: Police-Japanese • An Investigation of Criteria Conducive to Successful Language Teaching Games Special Licenses Commercial Airplane Pilot, single-engine/land, Instrument Rated SCUBA Diver, NAUI Certified Hobby • Woodworking For Those Who Might be Interested The following link describes the America that I grew up in and remember. It will be nostalgic for those who knew the way it was, it could be interesting for younger folks: ★ The America that I remember... (This is a PowerPoint Presentation with a background song; open with PowerPoint; to exit, press Esc.) |