Chris Burdett
  chrisburdett@planetburdett.com www.chrisburdett.com www.planetburdett.com

Education
  M.F.A., Creative Writing, Georgia College & State University, May 2006
M.A., Professional Writing, Kennesaw State University, May 2003
B.A., English, Georgia State University, March 1990
       

Teaching Experience
  Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA (January 2007 – present)
    Adjunct Instructor, Department of Humanities
English Tutor, Learning & Tutoring Center
  Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA (August 2004 – December 2006)
    Teaching Fellow/Adjunct Instructor, Department of English
  Huntington Learning Center, Duluth, GA (October 2003 – May 2004)
    Part-time Language Arts Tutor
 
Courses Taught
   

BCOM 2285: Business Communication and Reports
ENGL 0098: Basic Composition
ENGL 0099: Pre-college Composition
ENGL 1101: Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1102: Freshman Composition II
ENGL 2110: World Literature
RGTE 0199: Regents’ Test Preparation (Essay)

       

Professional Writing/Editing Experience
  MeasureUp, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (January 2001 – July 2004)
    Content Editor/Content Developer
    wrote and edited assessments for MeasureUp Web-based practice certification exams.
    helped develop and enforce procedures and standards for ensuring the quality of MeasureUp test items.
       
  ExecuTrain Corporation, Alpharetta, GA (June 1990 – December 2000)
    Web Developer, 4/00 through 12/00
    developed, tested, implemented, and maintained ExecuTrain's Validate product, a Web-based testing and assessment tool, using HTML, ASP, JavaScript, and SQL.
    documented the functionality of Validate and the process of creating Validate content.
    Senior Technical Specialist/Systems Analyst, 7/96 through 3/00
    designed, developed, and implemented ExecuTrain's Validate, a Web-based testing and assessment tool, using HTML, ASP, JavaScript, and SQL.
    documented the functionality of Validate and wrote technical reports and assessments.
    Senior Technical Course Developer, 7/94 through 6/96
Course Developer/Course Editor, 6/90 through 6/94
    outlined, wrote, and/or edited three dozen training manuals, including Visual Basic, Introduction to Programming, PageMaker, and WordPerfect Macros.
    created Word templates for ExecuTrain manuals, including style definition and extensive macro development.
       

Selected Publications
  Short Stories and Poems
    “[Lidless alien eyes],” “[Cute alien baby],” and “[My alien host]” (three scifaiku), Star*Line, forthcoming, projected March 2009
    “[two-headed mutant],” (a scifaiku), SciFaikuest, forthcoming, projected November 2008
    “Crows,” contemporary haibun online, Volume 4 Number 2, June 2008
    “The Gnome’s Spectacles,” Niteblade, June 2008
    “Professor,” Haibun Today, March 27, 2008
    “New Start,” The Fifth Di..., June 2007
    “Two Haiku,” Star*Line, May/June 2007
    “Edna,” Aoife's Kiss, September 2006
    “The Attic,” The Mysterious Traveler Magazine, July 2006
    “Eric’s Attic Elves,” KidVisions, June 2006
    “Galaxy’s Best Goofy Golf,” KidVisions, March 2006
    “Freeze Frame,” Pulp and Dagger, October 2005
    “From the Mallard Files,” Blue Murder, Issue 17, February/March 2001
    “Persistence of Vision,” GSU Review, Winter 1993
    “The Right Pressure,” GSU Review, Spring 1988
    “Pray for Debbie,” The Agincourt Irregular, Issue 4, October 1987
    “Some Girl,” Green Feather Magazine, 1987
    “The Adventures of Wilma Jones,” The DeKalb Literary Arts Journal, Volume XIX
    “Mark and Greg and Brian,” The DeKalb Literary Arts Journal, Volume XIX
    “The Mall,” Cotton Boll/Atlanta Review, Vol. 2 No. 2, Winter 1987
    “Peabody’s Appraisal,” The Ecphorizer, March 1986
     
  Non-fiction
    Book review of Hardboot by Vivian Shipley, Arts & Letters: Journal of Contemporary Culture, Issue 15, Spring 2006: 187-189.
    Travel narrative, “Chris’s Virtual Vacations: Chattanooga,” BootsnAll:The Ultimate
Resource for the Independent Traveler
(http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/00-10/
chriss-virtual-vacations-chattanooga-tn.html)
    Travel narrative, “Chris’s Virtual Vacations: Gatlinburg,” BootsnAll:The Ultimate
Resource for the Independent Traveler
(http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/00-10/
chriss-virtual-vacations-gatlinburg-tn-day-one.html)
    Travel narrative, “Chris’s Virtual Vacations: North Georgia Mountains,” BootsnAll:The
Ultimate Resource for the Independent Traveler
(http://www.bootsnall.com/
articles/01-02/chriss-virtual-vacations-north-georgia-mountains-day-one.html)
     

Recognition
  ExecuTrain Employee of the Month
  August 2000
  ExecuTrain Quality Writer of the Quarter
 
Winter 1991, Winter 1992, Spring 1992, Winter 1995
       

Computer Certifications
  CompTIA A+ Certified Professional
CompTIA e-Biz+ Certified Professional
CIW Certified Professional
Microsoft Office Master
       

Affiliations
  Haiku Society of America
Science Fiction Poetry Association
       

References
  available upon request
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