Between 1992 and 2001, my full-time job was working for Project SEED, a national mathematics organization. I taught high school and college mathematics to elementary school children, provided professional training for educators, and worked as part of the management of Project SEED in Dallas and nationally. I have included a link to the Project SEED website below.
Before Project SEED, I was at ARRI at UTA for two years finishing my doctorate. I was enticed into this by Dr. Karan Harbison whom I met while I worked at Texas Instruments. While at TI, from 1983 to 1990, I worked on software design for electro-optics systems, on artificial intelligence multi-agent jet fighter pilot associates, and this and that.
I came to Texas Instruments directly after finishing my BACS at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (the REAL UT.) During my time at TI, I completed an MSCS at the University of Texas at Dallas. I began my PhD while at TI and finished the degree while working as a faculty associate at ARRI. All the gory details of these things can be found in my CV linked to the image of the daruma below. The daruma is a Japanese image, typically an actual mask or statue, which has large eyes with no pupils. When a significant project begins, one eye pupil of the daruma is colored in. The other pupil is added when the project is complete. The one-eyed state reminds one to continue to persevere on the project at hand. In my case, there is one eye pupil colored in as I begin here at UTA.
Professional Interests
Personal Info
In addition to all the serious stuff above, I have one or two personal interests as well. I am an avid reader of science fiction and mysteries and have a half-written mystery novel on my iMac at home. I do intend to finish writing it. I am a jewelry craftsman and enjoy all kinds of design projects - such as the logo for the CSE@UTA Robot Programming Contest. I also sing (which is why I have been going to all those College of Engineering graduations for the last couple of years.)
I inherit whatever talent I do have from my extremely talented mother who is an artist in pastels, acrylics and oil and a singer. She does commissioned work ranging from portraits to personalized specialty paintings to murals. I have included a link to her Web site below under the tiny picture of her working on a mural.
I have also put in a link to my personal Web site under the picture of the rainbow tiger. That picture is the logo I use for Tyger Design, the label under which I sell jewelry and design Websites and do any sort of small creative activites (for which I might conceivably get paid.) In case you're wondering, yes, I did draw the little green frog but, no, I did not draw either of the two little cartoons that I use of myself on this page. Both of them were drawn by students that I taught in Project SEED. I am especially fond of the little crazy muppet head cartoon of me.
Last but not least, I am unmarried, have 2 cats and 3 dogs (pictures will be here eventually), but no children. The cats are Erte and Toulouse. The dogs are Goldy, Ruthie, and Buddy. (Phouka is the white cat in the picture and he passed away in spring of 2005. Erte, the kitten in the pic, is all grown up now.) I have one brother in Nashville, TN and one sister in LA, CA with the rest of my family (parents, stepparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) in and around Nashville, TN, my hometown. I have 4 initials and I use them all. Anything else you want to know, you have to ask me in person.
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| Curriculum Vitae | Project SEED Info |
Sandra Schou My Artist Mom |
Carter's Web page | Dr. Tiernan's UTA page |
