Currently, I am teaching introductory geology lecture and laboratory at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California, and upper-division oceanography at San Diego State University. I am also a member of the faculty at InterAmerican College in National City, where I periodically teach Earth and Space Sciences.

I have over forty years experience in geology to draw from in my classwork. My collection of 35-mm slides and digital images includes a great deal of material relevant to my teaching, and I am able to include these images in my course material. I own seven digital cameras, up to a Nikon D200 single-lens reflex. I own four scanners, including a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL 12"X17" flatbed with transparent media adapter, and a Nikon Coolscan 8000ED slide and negative scanner. With these tools, I am able to convert my older graphics to digital forms for use on the web and in the classroom.

My experience as a graphic artist and web designer contributes to my abilities to explain the sometimes-difficult concepts involved in the earth sciences. I created web sites for my teaching, which can be seen at http://teaching.geology-guy.com. I now have seven web domains, plus numerous sub-domains. I believe it is my responsibility to share my experiences with the world, just as others have enlightened me in the past.

I consider myself to be an "old-school" geologist, in that I take a very broad view of the science of geology. To me, the study of Earth includes not only solid earth, but the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere as well. In other words, I subscribe to the Earth Systems Science (ESS) approach. I remain a generalist in a world full of specialists. For example, the book set Geology of Wisconsin was the first geological survey of the state of Wisconsin, completed in 1879 by T. C. Chamberlin. This work included studies of plants and animals, even "Economic Relations of Wisconsin Birds." Chamberlin is one of my heroes.

John Muir was also one of my Wisconsin-based heroes. As he said in My First Summer in the Sierra, "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe."

I completed my master's thesis in geology at San Diego State University, a copy of which is online at http://thesis.geology-guy.com.

I am past president of the San Diego Association of Geologists, and remain active with the organization.

Please see some examples of my graphics on my "Geology Guy" web site (http://geology-guy.com), especially the San Marcos Dike Swarm poster sessions, and also my photography at my personal site (http://photography.philfarq.com).

• Providing computer and graphics support for the San Diego office of Petra Geotechnical, Inc., creating graphic figures and plates, setting up printers and plotters, cleaning up computers that had been afflicted by viruses and spyware
• Designed and laid out book covers and text for Sunbelt Publications, and submitted Adobe Illustrator and Acrobat files to the printers via FTP and compact disk.
• Performed reconnaissance of Joshua Tree National Park geology for the guidebook for the San Diego Association of Geologists 2004 field trip, designed the cover layout, co-authored a chapter, and supplied maps, charts and annotated photographs for inclusion in the finished book, which was published in October 2004
• Performed aerial photography of San Diego County geology for the guidebook for the San Diego Association of Geologists 2003 field trip, designed the cover layout, co-authored a chapter, and supplied maps, charts and annotated photographs for inclusion in the finished book, which was published in October 2003
• Created and maintaining numerous business web sites of varying complexities
• Assumed the role of a computer "guru" (ad hoc tech support) for approximately 20 customers around the United States
• Created a Visual Basic front end for an interactive CD-ROM based software program for the San Diego Museum of Man in Balboa Park; specified, purchased and set up the two computers with touch-screen monitors to be used in the exhibit

• Tested a collaborative visualization software product (Windchill ProductView), which allows engineering and design teams to share information without regard to which CAD/CAM software might have been utilized to create models and drawings

• Tested a new mechanical CAD/CAM software product (Autodesk Inventor)

• Tested a Digital Satellite System embedded in a personal computer
• Set up and maintained an Intranet site for the development group, using Microsoft Personal Web Server

• Set up and prepared a document-imaging software and hardware project at the site of a major government customer in Denver, Colorado, working closely with the customer and several hardware contractors

• Tested Human-Machine Interface industrial automation software in a Microsoft Windows networked environment, including InTouch, NetDDE, and InTrack

• Tested CAD/CAM software product in an Alpha and Beta test environment, on Microsoft Windows

• Tested CADAM modules prior to release, providing feedback to other programmers and management

• Tool liaison: composite and assembly
• Liaison: sheet metal & machine details
• Project: weapons systems, including electrical, mechanical, and ECS
• Tool Design: electrical-connector molds in CADAM
• Flight-test: wiring diagrams in CATIA
• Functional test/final assembly: fuel & hydraulic systems, structures.

• Monitored performance and updated software of mini-mainframe computer
• Provided summary financial reports on daily, monthly and yearly activity for various departments

• Directed several uranium and talc exploration projects at remote locations
• Pinpointed locations of interest, for further exploration and development, by creating geological maps and cross- sections
• Hired and managed drilling and excavation personnel and equipment

• Analyzed and controlled Department of Defense communications systems in fixed and mobile environments of JCS exercises
• Protected information systems security through proper adherence to COMSEC and TEMPEST procedures

• Inspected, maintained, modified and tested nuclear weapons, warheads, missiles, rockets, reentry systems, and associated equipment, including clip-in assemblies, rotary launchers, pylons, bomb racks, and penetration aides