Mason - Resume, MLIS, Freelance Researcher, Book Research Consultant, Fact Checker, Editor, Proof Reader. I will be updating my resume very soon, February 2. Researcher, June - October 2. Independence and separatist movements can be found in virtually every country in the world. Some of them are well- known.

For instance, the Tamils in Sri Lanka, the Corsican movement in France, and the Basques and Catalans in Spain. These are all well- documented and researched. In Columbia, there is the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), and in Indonesia there are the Aceh and Maluku movements. In North America, the Cascadia movement calls for an independent nation made up of British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington. Even Western Kansas wants to separate, not to mention Quebec, Canada.

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In Somalia, there are independence movements in Puntland and Somaliland. Relatively quiet African countries like Senegal also have low grade conflict. The Casamance region of the country is home to the Jola people who have a long tradition of peaceful independence demonstrations.

My job is to research more than two hundred independence and separatist movements, dividing them into two parts: serious movements (which is most of them), and the not- so- serious ones. I am expected to provide background historical information for each, an account of why a particular movement wants independence, and a snapshot of their web presence.

What types of information do these movements have posted on the Internet? What are other organizations, countries, and governments saying about them on the Internet? Fact Checker and Researcher for a New York Publishing House, May - June 2. The encyclopedia I am working on is a two- volume A- Z reference work that will examine the dramatic events, domestic and foreign issues, public policies, and everyday concerns that have shaped the evolution and nature of America's policies on national security, national defence, constitutional rights, and public safety.

Interdisciplinary in approach, the articles examine numerous facets of recent history in order to equip readers and researchers with a working and accurate vocabulary to examine present- day issues and understand ongoing discussions of future concern. This is being written primarily for use by students and general readers. I am one of a team of researchers and writers, who are working together to write and fact check the manuscript. We have access to multiple databases and also use the Internet for some of the work. Researcher, Writer, and Editor, May - June 2.

A medical researcher hired me to help him research, write, and edit an extensive paper on the Human Growth Hormone (HGH) and how and why it promotes fat loss in adults. Fact Checker and Researcher for an Upcoming Book on Inspirational Quotes, May - June 2. My job was to validate and correct hundreds of quotes and delete any redundant ones.

I had to confirm the language and make sure that the punctuation was accurate. I also had to find a context/source for each quote. This is an example of a job that takes much longer than you think it will. For example, . I ran into a lot of problems with that one.

Finally, I spoke to one of the archivists working on The Mark Twain Papers project at Berkeley and she told me that it wasn't one of Twain's after all. Many of the quotes were very problematic.

For this project, I used multiple sources to fact check the quotes, including Google Books. Researcher for an Innovative Engineering Solutions Company, May 2. I was hired to do some exploratory research on the following three concepts to find out if they have technical merit and/or are feasible technologies to pursue: using social marketing to disseminate evidence- based energy balance intervention; portable e- technology tools for real- time energy balance research; and innovative technologies for enhancing function for individuals with disabilities. I was also asked to come up with a suggestion for how each of these concepts would make them commercially viable. Researcher for an American Charity, May 2. I was hired to create individual prospect research profiles for both existing and prospective donors.

The work will continue on a quarterly basis throughout the next year. When the profiles are loaded into specialized databases, my clients will be able to identify which prospects should be invited to their annual events and which donors they should contact to participate in special sponsor tours and projects instead of contacting everyone for every event. For example, a person who has donated only when a natural disaster has taken place probably wouldn't be interested in being continually contacted to donate to other types of campaigns. You don't want to overwhelm your donors. Rather, you want to create long- term relationships with them. The profiles will go a long way in making this happen. Researcher for a Management Consultancy, Victoria, Australia, April - May 2.

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The company that hired me was designing a leadership program for a government agency using the tenets of a learning organization. The agency was facing a number of organizational and operational challenges as a result of an increasingly competitive market and a change in business objectives. As a result, they recognized that in order to meet its near and long- term goals and overcome its challenges, they would need to strengthen its leadership capacity and create a much healthier workplace by designing work environments that are open to creative thought by breaking down hierarchies and shifting away from the traditional authoritarian workplace. My role was to provide the stakeholders with information on learning organizations and summarize my research in a comprehensive report and teaching tool. Survey Writer for a Berkeley, CA Research Group, April 2.

A research consultancy hired me to help them write a survey that focused on the state of entrepreneurship in Africa and Western Europe. Ultimately, my clients were looking for insight into the economic future of particularly important regions in the area. A large number of surveys were sent out to a variety of grassroots organizations. We received a very good response. Researcher for a Montreal- based Lifestyle Television Company, April 2. My role was to help a member of the production team with the research for a strategic plan. Fact Checker for an Educational Publisher in South Carolina, April 2. Active Directory Bulk User Update Active Directory.

A publisher of non- fiction books for middle and high school readers contacted me to fact check a biography of Alexander the Great for accuracy. Researcher for a Washington Technology Consultancy, March - May 2. I was asked to help with the research for a white paper on the use of cloud computing in federal government agencies. Many federal agencies are evaluating and implementing cloud computing. As agencies take on this transformative technology, they find the transition to cloud computing impacts many aspects of their IT environment, including legacy systems, the sustainability of infrastructure, security, and privacy. Cloud computing can have a very high return on investment, but it does bring additional risks that must be managed.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finds cloud computing solutions share five characteristics: on- demand self- service; broad network access; resource pooling; rapid elasticity; and measured service. Cloud vendors are able to provide on- demand scalability at reduced costs because their infrastructure is streamlined and they take advantage of massive economies of scale. For many organizations, cloud computing is much more cost effective than providing the capabilities themselves, but should the government be using it for sensitive information? Should they be uploading personal information onto third- party servers? Security is cited as a leading concern for those considering cloud computing.