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       Gary J. Wolff

• Educational Background
• Awards, Honors
• Experience
• Publications, Papers
• Professional Organizations
• Licenses, Certificates
• Leisure Time Activities
• Contact Information

Educational Background

• Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 1981
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1975
• Continuing-education certificates in computerized traffic signal and street lighting design, urban roadway design, freeway operations analysis, site development traffic impact analysis, mass transit system planning, parking facilities design, and construction zone traffic planning.

Awards, Honors

• 2000 edition of INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO OF PROFESSIONALS
• 1991 Technical Council Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
• 1989-1990 edition of WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST
• The Engineering Leadership Service Award, 1975
• 1974-1975 edition of WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
• Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Fraternity
• Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Fraternity
• Advanced Toastmaster Bronze (ATM-B) Award, Toastmasters International (public speaking club)
• Eagle Scout

Experience

Corporate Communications Consultant

Instruction and technical writing at corporate and governmental clients for Japanese businessmen preparing for overseas assignments. Courses have included general business English and technical instruction, such as overseas project management, on-site engineering, presentation skills, international business manners, and negotiation skills.  Also, preparation of contracts, brochures, annual reports, speeches, and news briefs of major construction projects throughout Asia.  Over 4000 students at over 60 companies, agencies, and schools.  Tokyo, Japan.  1991 to present.

University Lecturer

Part-time lecturer of Spoken English, Science English, and English Proficiency Test Preparatory classes. Tokyo, Japan. 2000 to present.

Children's Show Performer

Singing and dancing in a children's English education stage show, conducted in public halls all over Japan. Tokyo, Japan.  1994 to 1997.

Actor/Model/Narrator

TV commercials/programs, magazine/newspaper advertisements, and English voice-overs for Japanese product videos and video game software to be marketed overseas. Tokyo, Japan. 1992 to present.

Regional Vice President of Marketing

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Consulting Engineers
Phoenix, Arizona.  1988 to 1989.

Transportation Engineering Design Manager

Dunaway & Associates, Consulting Engineers
Fort Worth, Texas.  1986 to 1988.

Assistant District Traffic Engineer

Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Waco, Texas.  1985 to 1986.

National Sales Director

Success Motivation Institute
Waco, Texas.  1983-1985.

Other professional experience has included public agency positions with both city and state governments as well as with private engineering consulting firms.  Also, defensive driving course instructor, self-employed businessman, motivational speaker, multilevel marketer, insurance salesman, vacation resort timeshare marketer, U.S. Census Bureau field interviewer, highway research assistant, railroad company surveyor, oil field drilling fluid service technician, courier service driver, resort hotel head bellman, college dormitory resident assistant, college course grader, waiter, carpenter's helper, movie theater usher, newspaper deliveryman, grocery store sacker, guppy breeder, and greeting card salesman.

Publications, Papers

• “It’s Not Over till the Fat Lady Sings: The New Opera 7.01 Internet Browser for Windows,” Algorithmica Japonica, Tokyo PC Users Group, March 2003
• "What’s the Latest with Search Engines These Days?" Algorithmica Japonica, Tokyo PC Users Group, December 2001
• "ICQ’s Privacy Risks: Users Beware," Algorithmica Japonica, Tokyo PC Users Group, May 2001
• "Building a No-Brainer Web Site on a Shoestring Budget," Algorithmica Japonica, Tokyo PC Users Group, August 1999
• "An Overview of the Houston, Texas Waterworks System and its Comparison with the Tokyo System," prepared for the International Water Supply Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, November 1998 (awarded 3rd Prize honors and a certificate of commendation)
• "AOL Instant Messenger," Algorithmica Japonica, Tokyo PC Users Group, June 1998
• "Traffic Access Studies for Site Development," Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Transportation Planners Council Task Force, ITE Journal, August 1988
• "The Correction of Hazards on Urban Streets," ITE Technical Committee 5-7, ITE Journal, May 1986
• "Effectiveness of Median Storage and Acceleration Lanes for Left-Turning Vehicles," ITE Technical Committee 5B-4, ITE Journal, March 1985
• "The Impact of Gasoline Price on Transit Ridership in Fort Worth, Texas," Transportation Engineering Journal, American Society of Civil Engineers, July 1982 (abstract on ASCE publications page).  Also published in ITE Technical Notes, May 1982
• "An Evaluation of Freeway Diagrammatic Signing in Denver, Colorado and Houston, Texas," prepared in partial fulfillment of course requirements for Dr. Vasant H. Surti, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver, 1977

Professional Organizations

• JALT (The Japan Association for Language Teaching)
• English Teachers in Japan
• Construction Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Institute of Transportation Engineers

Licenses, Certificates

• TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate, Tokyo Language Arts College 
• Introductory Certificate in Teaching English to Children, Macmillan Heinemann ELT
• Former Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and Arizona
• Former Certified Instructor, Defensive Driving Course, National Safety Council

Leisure Time Activities

• Mountain climbing  (all of the 25 highest mountains in Japan)
• Internet computing and website design
• Cycling, tennis, surfing
• Tokyo International Softball League (pitcher)
• Tokyo International Singers (tenor)
• L' Esperance Singers (baritone)
• Karaoke, playing the electronic keyboard and harmonica
• Creative and editorial writing
• Photography
• Travel

Contact Information

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