Reid's Editing and Writing

Introduction: Education Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois Bachelor of Science, Psychology; Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy The College of William & Mary Representative Publications • “A Case Where Two Persons Are One Animal” in Stephan Blatti and Paul Snowdon (Eds) Essays on Animalism: Persons, Animals, and Identity. Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2014. • Moral Agency in Mammalia. Between the Species, 2010, 10:1-24. • Memory as Initial Experiencing of the Past. Philosophical Psychology, 2005, 18:671-98. Experience Super Products, SP Owner/President August 2008 – Present • Opened new business August 2008 • Sold dozens of imported bathtubs to businesses and contractors at more than 1,000% profit • Designed and arranged placement of 14’ x 48’ billboard advertisement along high traffic interstate • Created a commercial that aired in July 2009 on the cable television channel The DIY Network • Web authored an ecommerce website using Dreamweaver with card services by First Data Full-time Visiting Assistant Professor, Wilkes University August 2008 – May 2012 • Created course plans in their entirety for more than 10 new courses; mentored numerous students • Managed each of approximately 70 college students’ learning in one or more courses every semester • Continued to develop a dynamic interactive learning environment using innovative strategies, including the use of a parachute to illustrate the power of cooperation and to break down students’ barriers to learning • Delivered occasional, college-wide talks • Played an active role in college self-governance • Researched and wrote, published articles, and gave professional national and international talks in the areas of philosophy of psychology, environmental ethics, and moral theory Full-time Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Louisville August 2006 – May 2008 • Managed approximately 180 college students’ learning in one or more courses every semester • Orchestrated a dynamic interactive learning environment using innovative strategies that bring the philosophical issues to life for students such as arranging the desks in a roundtable format • Awarded Title “Campus Leader” 2006-2007 by National Society of Collegiate Scholars for creation of a undergraduate student support system • Delivered periodic, college-wide talks • Researched and wrote, published articles, and gave professional national or international talks in the areas of philosophy of psychology, environmental ethics, and moral theory Owner/President, Reid’s Mobile Shine, SP July 1990 – July 2004 • Started and ran successful, high earning summer mobile car detailing business Owner/President, Reid’s Tie Dyes, SP August 1990 – September 1992 • Designed, created, and sold more than a hundred T-Shirts for more than 300% profit each year while a college student Owner/President, Quality Decks, SP March 1989 – July 1990 • Started deck building business; designed and constructed decks for clients Selected Professional Presentations • “Things Matter to You, Therefore You Exist as a Moral Being,” Philosophical Café Union College, Schenectady, New York, September 24, 2008. • “The Mind Extended in Time: Recollective Memory in Bi-hemispheric Brains,” Interdisciplinary Conference ‘Cognition: Embodied, Embedded, Enactive, Extended’ University of Central Florida, Orlando, October 20-24, 2007. • “The Moral Implications of Industrialized Countries' Environmental Impact on the Third World: An Argument for Ecological Awareness,” International Association for Environmental Philosophy Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 14-16, 2006. • “Emotion as Source of Moral Agency in Mammals” International Society for Research on Emotions Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 6-10, 2006 • “Morality and Psychopathy in Mammalia and Humanity” Symposium Talk Philosophy–Neuroscience–Psychology Program Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, September 30, 2005 Computer Experience • Machines: IBM PC compatibles, Macintosh • Languages: Basic, Turbo Pascal, C • Programs: o Engineering and Design: Autodesk AutoCAD, DS Solid Works 3D Design, MATLAB, Wolfram Mathematica, MS Excel, Adobe Photoshop o Editing, word entry and processing: MS Word, Corel WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional o Web authoring: Adobe Dreamweaver • Operating systems: MS Windows, MS DOS, Mac OS, Linux Puppy • Hardware: Experienced with assembly, disassembly, and repair of notebooks, laptops, desktops, iPhones, and some printers Summary of most relevant skills • Outstanding skills in written and oral communication, individually, in small groups, and in delivering a presentation to an audience • Adversity, Emotional, and Intelligence Quotients each above the 95th percentile of the general population • Empathically active listening skills; provision of friendly feedback while aware of the content-sensitive nature for best medium of expression • Uncommon, self-initiating capacities to present new ideas and products to prospective clients through positive and friendly energy, well-placed advertising, and a persistent willingness to listen and learn • Unswerving desire to succeed, tempered by an emotionally developed skill in the art of perseverance • Open-minded reception of feedback; high levels of confidence without arrogance • Astute critical thinking skills and tireless innovation for out-of-the-box problem solving • Strict work ethic, high functioning with or without pressure and deadlines