Thomas Adrian Dorn
P.O. 733
Quilcene, WA. 98376

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Phone: (360) 774-6330
E-Mail: adriandorn@email.com
Web Site: www.adriandorn.com
EDUCATION:
LaSalle University,
Philadelphia, Pa.;
 Graduated: May, 1970;
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics;
Minor in Philosophy;
University of Miami,
Coral Gables, Florida;
 Graduate Status;
September, '70 to May, '71;
Enrolled in M.A. program in Mathematics;
Received Teaching Assistantship;
Oregon State U.,
Corvallis, Oregon;
 Postbaccalaureate Status;
September, '82 to May, '83;
Created own program consisting of: Journalism, Sociology, Political Science, Writing Workshops, and Propaganda courses;
Made Dean's List;
Western Washington U.,
Bellingham, Washington;
 Graduate Status;
September '84 to May, '85;
Emphasis on Mathematics: Linear and Modern Algebra, Number Theory and Computer Science;
Languages: 'Latin'(2 years), French (3 years), German (1 year), Mandarin Chinese (1 year);
Programming Languages: Fortran, Pascal, Assembler, HTML.
EXPERIENCE:
Writer/Researcher
In between other things -- like commercial fishing and boat building -- I've written extensively over the past twenty-five years, including a science-fantasy novel and many short stories and poetry. Besides the novel, entitled The Cambrian Contingency, selected writings can be accessed from my home page at: http://www.adriandorn.com.

One avocation I've come to enjoy is research, whether through the Web or libraries. I've put together a major project that is current and up-to-date as of October 10, 2010. It's entitled A Global Digest for the 21st Century and can be reached at: http://www.adriandorn.com/networks.htm.

InterNet Information Portal
From January, '95 to November, '98 I maintained an information service in the form of a Meta-Library on the World Wide Web called "Center Stage." It was designed to illustrate the topology and features of the Internet and the World Wide Web while offering extensive sources for research and exploration. Presently I am running another outgrowth of that one at: http://www.adriandorn.com/library/library.htm.
Computer Troubleshooting and WebSite Design
Troubleshooting is always a black-box affair. Everything worked fine once, then, something happened and it no longer works fine. What was it? What did YOU do? Troubleshooting not only includes being able to logically zero in on the source, or possible sources, of a problem, but also to deal with other people, to ask the right questions.
Mathematics Teacher
Prince William Sound Community College, Cordova, Alaska; from 1987 to spring of '91. Subjects: Algebra (high school and college levels), Linear Algebra, Calculus; Have tutored many individuals over the years.
Writer/Journalist/Copy Editor
Freelance for the "underground" tabloid, "The Distant Drummer" during the early 70's. Since then I have written: essays, poetry, short stories, and two novels.
Commercial Fisherman
From 1978 to '94, have fished (Longline, Purse Seine, Gillnet) and tendered (salmon and herring) the waters bordering Alaska from Toksook Bay to the Pribilofs to Atka (the Aleutians), the Shelikoff Strait, Cook Inlet, Resurrection Bay, Prince William Sound, the waters off Sitka and the Gulf of Alaska. I have also trolled off the coasts of Washington and Oregon. Navigation (all associated electronics) and Helmsmanship are my specialties. Have worked on 25 different boats from 40-foot troller to 90-foot power scow. Owned ( with one partner) and operated a 58-foot longline boat from 1991 to '94, concentrating mainly around the Aleutian Islands fishing for halibut.
In '96 I began to lose my eyesight due to cataract damage on the lenses and so wasn't able to work that year. I had surgery in January of '97 and then again in May. Since then I've remodelled houses, tutored mathematics and computer-eze -- teaching people how to not only use their basic PC but the ins and outs of the Internet and email.

In spring of 2001 I started working for the Landfall Restaurant in Port Townsend, Washington. I worked there part time while continuing to teach and spend a great deal of time writing. The Restaurant closed October 12th, 2009.