CATH
STOCKBRIDGE
GOAL: To lend
acquired expertise and accumulated experience in exchange for reasonable
remuneration.
Prefer interesting work in Internet research, information analysis, and quality
control. Writing and editing tasks are especially appreciated.
CURRENT OCCUPATIONS: Artist, writer, homemaker, Internet netizen
CURRENT PROJECTS: Ongoing pursuit of fine arts career (creating
new works, preparing for exhibitions and competitions), continuing
volunteer editorial work for the Open Directory Project, reviewing
of Forest Stewardship Plan (10-year management plan for my
200-acre tree farm), caring for three pets (two dogs and one cat),
working on home and barn maintenance, creating content for my website,
studying for occasional online classes.
OTHER INFORMATION: Native speaker of English; reading skills in
Italian, French, Spanish; broadband access to Internet (cable
modem); familiarity with standard computer desktop applications
and operations (Windows, Mac), including office and imaging software.
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SUMMARY OF
EXPERIENCE:
1. Artist
+1978 to present (Self-employed)
+Painting, drawing, printmaking
+"From Spatter to pointillism," published interview and two photos
in Nov. 2003 issue of American Artist Magazine
+Exhibitions info available on my website www.cskeezix.com
2. Freelance Writer
+September 2007 to May 15, 2008
+Brijit.com (site now closed)
3. Freelance Data Entry/Writing
+January 2007 to present
+Amazon Mechanical Turk mturk.com
4. Quality Rater/Human Evaluation Team
+10/2002, 1/2003-5/2005 Payrolling.com (for Google.com)
+8/2005-8/2006 WorkforceLogic.com/ABE Services (for Google)
+Rating: evaluating queries/web-page results for relevancy
per guidelines, policies; noting expectations and prioritization
+Rating: evaluating side-by-side query results lists
+Rating: evaluating result URL snippets
+Recognizing spam features for query results
+Rating: evaluating results for special or experimental projects
+Commenting on ratings to resolve differences in raters' opinions
+Rating: evaluating ads in relation to queries (pilot project)
+Note: part-time, temporary position
5. Editor
+12/2000 to present Open Directory Project dmoz.org
+Reviewing web site submissions (Visual Arts subsection and
Cooking subsection)
+Note: unpaid, voluntary position
+Occasional email dialogue with site submitters, forum participation
6. Internet Researcher
+4/2000-3/2001 AIRS, Advanced Internet Recruitment
Strategies airsdirectory.com
+Career Sites data mining and web site reviews
+User Groups data verification
+Projects completed and entire department terminated
7. Indexer
+6/1991-3/2000 Newsbank Inc., www.newsbank.com
+Business NewsBank indexer and annotation writer
+FBIS (Foreign Broadcast & Information Service) indexer/editor
+Global NewsBank indexer
+Part-time position; voluntary termination to pursue other
options (including fine-arts related)
8. Exhibit Production and Installation Assistant
+1991 (paid), 1994 (voluntary) Brattleboro VT Museum
brattleboromuseum.org
+exhibition installation
+exhibition production
+Project-related jobs
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9. Catalog Librarian
+1/1973-2/1977
www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org
+librarian/cataloguer
+one promotion
+Full-time position; voluntary termination in order to attend
art school
10. Assistant Librarian
+6/1972-12/1972 Union
Bank,
+librarian/cataloguer
+Full-time position; termination in order to pursue job
opportunity in
11. Clerk Typist
+6/1966-9/1966 United
California Bank,
+typing of bills of lading
+filing
+Full-time summer job before going to college
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EDUCATION
1. Education To Go (ed2go.com) at Keene State College
and
+online courses in computers, software, Internet, web design,
and continuing education
+taking two to four courses a year from 1999 to present
2. School of the
www.smfa.edu
+1/1978-1/1980
+Studio art courses
3. Otis Art Institute,
+6/1977-10/1977
+Studio art courses and an art history course
4. California State College-Dominguez Hills www.csudh.edu
+3/1977-6/1977
+Studio art courses
5.
+9/1970-10/1971
+MLS Library Science
6.
+9/1966-6/1970
+BA (European history and culture)
+Honors at Entrance
+Phi Beta Kappa
+Junior Year Abroad
in
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AFFILIATIONS
American Association of University Women
American Library Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Artists Space
INTERESTS
Current and recent: cooking, gardening, caring for pets,
hiking, stamp-collecting, reading mystery novels, web
surfing, bird-watching, listening to opera, watching old
movies, jigsaw puzzles, computer games
Magazine subscriptions: American Artist, Atlantic Monthly, Gourmet,
Harpers, National Woodlands, The Nation, Newsweek, PC World,
Vanity Fair, Vogue; daily newspaper: Brattleboro Reformer
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