Stophe Landis

212 Caroline Depot Rd, Brooktondale, NY 14817
phone:607 220 6518 mobile: 202 222 8599
stophe@yahoo.com
http://stophe.50webs.com

Experience
CA
Director and Manager of Quality Assurance
2005 - 2005
Reston, Virginia

 

http://www.ca.com

Manage a team of QA Engineers and Analysts
Develop and implement Test plans for all products
Build and Maintain all equiptment for testing
Devise and implement virtual server testing to increase productivity
Maintain and augment the Natural Language Grammar
Design and follow Software lifecycle procedures
Integrate tightly with Development during QA process
Generate reports and meaningful data about test cycles

iLumin Software Services
VP, Assurance and Senior Linguist
2004 - 2005
Reston, Virginia

 

http://www.ilumin.com

Recruit a team of QA Engineers and Analysts
Manage a team of QA Engineers and Analysts
Develop and implement Test plans for all products
Build and Maintain all equiptment for testing
Devise and implement virtual server testing to increase productivity
Maintain and augment the Natural Language Grammar
Design and follow Software lifecycle procedures
Integrate tightly with Development during QA process
Generate reports and meaningful data about test cycles

iLumin Software Services
Sr. Analyst, Director of Linguistic Analysis
2003 - 2004
Reston, Virginia

 

http://www.ilumin.com

Manage and optimize Natural Language Grammars

 


Geekcorps / International Executive Service Corps (IESC)
Country Director
2000 - 2002
Accra, Ghana

 

http://www.geekcorps.org
http://geekhalla.org
http://www.iesc.org

Solicit one million dollars from USAID
Perform USAID compliance and reporting
Establish first field office and pilot program of Geekcorps
Manage Volunteer Consultants in Ghana
Attend USAID compliance and reporting seminar
Direct Ghana Program and coordinate the efforts of the Ghana office
Supervise and Direct all employees of the Ghana office
Establish and maintain government and business relations
Cultivate Funding opportunities with international donor agencies
Report to Board of Directors and Geekcorps main office
Create and manage the budget and accounting for the Ghana office
Develop and maintain communications protocols for Ghana office

U.S. Peace Corps
University English Professor
1998 - 2000
Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan

http://peacecorps.gov

Design English curriculum for 2nd and 3rd year English Majors
Teach 15 to 18 hours of English per week
Instruct and Tutor other professors at the University
Create and facilitate an environment club for High School children
Develop cirriculum for the environmental club
Develop and present critical thinking seminars at universities in Kazakhstan
Train new Volunteers for work as an English Teacher in Kazakhstan

Productivity Point International
Certified Instructor
1996 - 1998
New Orleans, LA

http://www.propoint.com

Teach Microsoft certified classes
Learn software and be proficient in its use
Create new courseware for HTML and Internet classes
Support clients by phone
Write custom applications in PERL for specific companies
Install and Instruct employees on custom designed applications
Create web interface to performance database for internal use

Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
Consultant
1994 - 1996
Boulder. CO

http://www.globe.gov

Advise the development of technologies for developing nations
Code perl scripts for the GLOBE website
Research options for GLOBE software and interface
Create Macromedia Flash animations
Design cirriculum to instruct teachers about the GLOBE site and how to use it
Administer alternate Apache webserver on Sun OS
Instruct teachers around the world how to use the GLOBE software

Literacy Council of Metro Richmond
Volunteer Coordinator
1993 - 1994
Richmond, VA

 

Manage Volunteer-Client relations
Train Literacy Tutors
Design training course for Literacy Tutors
Establish and manage Volunteer support group
Establish and manage Tutor support group

U.S. Peace Corps
Health Extentionist
1992 - 1993
Kaga Bandoro, C.A.R.

http://peacecorps.gov

Design and teach health and nutrition courses for elementary schools
Help community to gain resources for development
Create educational materials related to health and nutrition

United Cerebral Palsy Camp Jened
Program Director
1990 - 1991
Rockhill, NY

 

Develop and produce evening programs
Coordinate 8 program staff
Manage all daily programs
Supervise daily hygiene for clients
Education
M.A. Linguisitics

http://www.colorado.edu

1994 - 1996 University of Colorado Boulder, CO
Masters Thesis
"Seven words towards the Tense, Mood, and Aspect system of Sango"

B.A. Anthropology

http://www.utexas.edu

1988 - 1991 University of Texas Austin, TX
Languages
Written and Spoken Fluency: French, English
Spoken Fluency: Russian, Sango, Kazakh
Computer Skills
OS - Win3.1, Win95/98/ME, WinNT 4/5 *nix, Linux
Languages - Perl, Basic, JavaScript, HTML, LISP
Software - MS Office, Lotus Notes, and many other packages
Other Volunteer Work
DC Vote: Speakers Bureau and Event logistics volunteer
Stanislavski Theatre: Outreach volunteer
Literacy Council: Richmond After-School Program and Literacy Volunteer
University Delta Upsilon: Philanthropy Chairman
National Wildlife Rescue: Phone Monitor
Interests
Natural Language Processing, Chaos and Complexity, Digital Divide issues, Environmental Policy, Puzzles, Snowboarding, Science Fiction, Cooking, and Zymurgy