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TARGETING POSITIONS IN:
Designing, publishing, consulting, teaching & demonstrating needlework and beading.
Presentations on textile history & displays of textile artifacts.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
Karen is a retired Central Intelligence Agency officer where she developed and taught contracting and 
computer technology classes, in addition to other Information Technology responsibilities.  She has had 
extensive training in graphic/sculptural arts, textiles, beadwork, needlework, glasswork, instructor-
training and public speaking.  She is a professional member of the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) 
and has displayed textile artifacts from her personal collection, taught/demonstrated crochet for 
A.C.Moore, sold her crochet/beading designs, and researched/presented talks on textile history.

RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Accepted as a Professional Associate Member of the CGOA				       Apr 2009
Displayed WWII knitting items @Historic Freeman Store, Vienna, VA           Nov 2008 - Apr 2010
Researched, developed, & presented talk on WW I & II Workbasket Campaign.              Jul 2008
     Displayed related items @ Bull Run Regional Library, Manassas, VA
Sold Save the Reef Necklace bead-crochet design to Caron International Yarn Co.        Jan 2006
Crochet Demonstrator/Teacher at A.C. Moore, Manassas, VA                    Aug 2005 - Mar 2007
     Designed patterns. Developed & illustrated class materials.                                                                
     Sold patterns/class materials to individuals on their request.
Acquisition Analyst at CIA - taught contracts and risk analysis courses          2002 - May 2005
Computer Program Manager/Instructor at CIA                                           1990 - 2002
     Developed lesson plans, developed & illustrated training materials                                              
     for computer programming & program design courses.
Displayed thimbles, textile tools, figural needlework tools                   1978, 1991, & 1999
     @ Fairfax Library, Belle Grove Plantation, and Loudoun Museum

FORMAL EDUCATION:
Completed 130 multidisciplinary credits from George Mason University, American University, George 
Washington University, and University of Virginia, primarily in Computer Science, Computer Systems 
Design, Information Management, Mathematics, Business, Psychology, and Communications subjects.  
Honors awards.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
INSTRUCTION - Instructor Systems Design Workshops, Briefing Techniques, Persuasion
TEXTILE/NEEDLEWORK - Primitive/Multi-Shaft Weaving, Drop Spindle Spinning, Quilting,
 	Quilting Color, Needle-lace, Kumihimo
TEXTILE HISTORY: Civil War Era Costume, Textile Preservation, Harriet Powers; Quilts, 
	Sericulture, Spinning Wheels, Native American Porcupine Quilling
BEADING: Chinese Bead Knotting, Loom Beading, Peyote Beading, Freeform Peyote,
	Beads & Threads, Twisted Bead Techniques, Flower Leaves & Vines Beading. 
        Brick Stitch Beading, Right Angle Weave, Beaded Cabochons
JEWELRY: Wire Wrapping findings, Wire Wrapping cabochons and Beads
GLASS: Glass Etching, Lampworking Glass Beads, Glass Fusing with Dichroic Glass