R
ÉSUMÉ
Katherine M. Pickering
419 West 118th Street, Apartment 42
New York, NY 10027
kmp30@columbia.edu
E
DUCATION:
Columbia University
, New York, NY
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History, M.A. expected Spring 2001, Ph.D. 2006
Field: Imperial Russian History (Cultural and Institutional, 1801-1855)
Advisor: Professor Richard S. Wortman
The University of Chicago
, Chicago, IL
BA with Honors in
Russian Civilization
, June 1997
Cumulative GPA: 3.76 National Merit Scholar, Dean's List 1993-97, Phi Beta Kappa
BA Thesis (awarded special honors):
A historical study of the rearing of Catherine the Great's grandsons
Course work in: Russian History and Language, International Relations, and Cinema Studies
E
XPERIENCE:
Arcadia, Inc., offshore programming company, St. Petersburg, Russia
English Language and Writing Tutor,
January - May 1999
Planned and taught small advanced discussions for programmers working with foreign clients and travelling abroad
Wrote weekly reference handouts with vocabulary and usage notes, reading selections, and bibliographical notes
Taught course on professional writing
Email
Arkadii Khotin
for references
Ivanhoe Productions, Chicago, IL
Digital Video Technician,
August 1997 - August 1998
Converted 8mm, Super8mm, and 16mm film to Digital Video format
Wrote and produced videos with music, titles, and narration from film, still and slide photography sources
University of Chicago,
Joseph Regenstein Library
,
Preservation
Department
Project Assistant,
NEH
Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World
Preservation Microfilm Project, March 1996- August 1997
Researched preservation status of library's Ancient Near East collection
Inspected and processed microfilm
Wrote instructions for project assistant procedures
Email
Kathy Arthur
for references
Utopia Parkway
, online magazine,
http://snafu.fooworld.org/people/kate/UP.html
Co-Creator, Co-Editor
, March 1995 - June 1997
Wrote, edited, conducted interviews for our satirical journal of modern culture
Took photographs and manipulated graphics using Adobe Photoshop
Wrote HTML for a new web site every month
Managed listserver and UNIX file system
Documentary Films
, University of Chicago
Projectionist,
1993-95
Projected weekly films (35mm color, Dolby SR, reel-to-reel projection on professional-grade equipment)
Trained apprentice projectionists
Law School Films
, University of Chicago
Projectionist and Show Captain,
1993-95
Projected 16mm sound and silent film on Elmo projectors
Trained and supervised projectionists
Holland 7 Theaters
,
Holland, MI
Projectionist,
1994-95
Projected 35mm film on seven screens, two featuring DTS sound
Also responsible for projector maintenance
Cunningham, Dalman, P.C.
,
Holland, MI
Courier and Receptionist,
Summer 1994
S
KILLS:
Computers:
Word Perfect, Microsoft Works and Word, Excel, UNIX, Emacs, MM, PINE, HTML, Adobe Photoshop and stationary scanning technology.
Languages:
Intermediate
Russian
and
Norwegian
A
CTIVITIES:
Web Site Developer,
Mathews House, University of Chicago
, 1995-96
Exchange Student
to
Norway
,
Rotary International Youth Exchange
, 1991-92
Docent,
Holland Public Museum
and
Cappon House
, Holland, MI, 1992-93
Kate Pickering (k-pickering-1@alumni.uchicago.edu)