Mr. Marcucci:
On the 18th of January I spoke to Randy, one of your archaeologists,
about applying for a job as an archaeologist for Louis Berger &
Associates, Inc. After our brief discussion, he suggested that I send a
vita and a writing sample. Here is my vita, a writing sample will follow
in the mail.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Victor
Vita:
Victor J. Galan
3974 Park Oaks #4
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
(501) 575-9386
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PERSONAL:
Born: 3 March 1967 Roanoke, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1
PROFESSIONAL INTEREST:
North American archaeology, Spatial analysis, Lithic technologies,
Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
EDUCATION:
M.A. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Expected May 1996
B.A. Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Olympic College, Bremmerton Washington, no degree.
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1993 Student assistant for archaeological field school.
Responsibilities: Organized excavation crews, inventoried
and purchased field equipment, established control and
designated excavation units, supervised and answered
questions of the excavation crews.
1995-96 Instructor at University of Arkansas. Taught Introduction
to Cultural Anthropology
1995 Teaching Assistant at University of Arkansas. Assisted in
Peoples of the World
ACADEMIC HONORS:
Dean's list Fall 91 through Spring 94.
ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS:
Anthropology/Archaeology Club (President 92-93, Vice President
93-94).
German Club (Treasurer 91-92).
GISA Club member (Spring 1994).
PUBLICATIONS:
1994 "Research Design", Cultural Resource Survey of the Ft. Boggy
State Park Leon County, Texas, Chapter 7.
"Cultural Resources", Cultural Resource Survey of the Ft.
Boggy State Park Leon County, Texas, Chapter 8.
"Artifact Descriptions", Cultural Resource Survey of the Ft.
Boggy State Park Leon County, Texas, Chapter 9.
"Provenience of Artifacts" Ft. Boggy State Park Leon County, Texas,
Appendix IV
1994-96 "Management Summary", for four separate contracts while working
for SPEARS, Inc.
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS:
"A New Twist on Surveys", presented to Sigma Xi, September 1992.
"A New Twist on Surveys", presented to the annual meeting of the
Texas Archaeological Society, October 1992.
"GIS Analysis of the Mast Site (41NA157)", presented to the
annual Caddo Conference, March 1994.
FIELD EXPERIENCE and RESEARCH in ARCHAEOLOGY:
1991 Stephen F. Austin State University Field School, Nacogdoches,
Texas, (6 weeks).
1991 Excavation at Taylor house, 41NA182, Nacogdoches, Texas, (6 weeks).
1992 Survey for archaeological sites along pipeline in Harrison
county, Texas.
1993 Stephen F. Austin State University Field School, Nacogdoches,
Texas, (Field Assistant).
1993 Survey for archaeological sites along pipeline in Tyler
county, Texas.
1992-94 Ft. Boggy cultural resource management project member, Duties:
described prehistoric and historic artifacts for publication,
photographed artifacts and slides for publication, prepared
site forms and site cards for submission to Texas
Archaeological Research Laboratories (TARL), pedestrian
survey of 2000 acres.
1994 Survey of Jim Hogg State Park, Cherokee County, Texas.
1994-96 Supervisor for SPEARS Inc., Duties include directing a survey
crew in the locating of archaeological sites, preparing site
forms, the recording, analysis, and preparation of artifacts
for storage, and editing reports for submission to the
Forest Service.
1995 Crew member for Mid-Continent Research Associates. Duties
included mapping archaeological sites for topographical and
planview maps. Collecting GPS location information with a
Magellan GPS.
PUBLIC TALKS:
1993 "Archaeological techniques and lithic technology" to Thomas
J. Rusk Middle School.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
1992 Located burials in an abandoned historic cemetery.
1993 Assisted in supervision of the construction of a driveway
through a known burial area.
1993-94 Fabulous Friday, supervised county middle school students in a
one day excavation, (both excavation were in Washington
Square, Nacogdoches, Texas).
WORK EXPERIENCE OTHER THAN ARCHAEOLOGY:
Earned 90 percent of college expenses for undergraduate
1985-89 Infantryman, United States Marine Corps, Squad leader
Jan. 89 - Aug. 89, Team leader June 87 - Dec. 88, Attended
3 schools beyond required training: Jump school, Designated
Marksman, and Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA)
school, Received 20 personal awards, decorations, and
commendations, Secret clearance.
1989-90 Night time hotel clerk.
1989-92 Army National Guard, Tank crew member (loader, driver, and gunner)
1989-92 Student employee at university post office, student assistant to
post master July 91 - June 92, Duties: Charged postage to
university accounts, organized student workers for large
projects, maintained post office boxes.
1992 Tutored athletic teams in statistics.
1995 General Construction
NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND HONORS:
1984 Certified as advanced open water scuba diver
1992 Piney Woods Tae Kwon Do Club (President).
1992 Awarded Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
1992-93 Volunteered time for museum openings.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Familiar with statistical computer programs: Quatro Pro, Surfer,
Paradox, Access, and Excel.
Fluent in German
Photography: Develop black & white film and prints, make black &
white prints from slides for publication.
Familiar with operation of GPS (Pathfinder Basic Plus and
Magellan Pro1000) and GIS (ArcInfo, GRASS4.1, Intergraph MGE).
Introduced to GPS software and UNIX.
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