ELLIOT S. MAGGIN
24048 HIGHLANDER RD
WEST HILLS CA 91307
MAGGIN@EARTHLINK.NET
VOICE 805-880-9609
TEACHING / TRAINING
Kaiser Permanente
Senior Learning Consultant (see below); (2004 - )
Wells Fargo
Field trainer in proprietary software and mortgage procedures for mortgage
processors; through a contract awarded to Computer Training
International Inc of Minneapolis; (2003)
CACI Inc
Field Trainer in software systems for employees of the United States
Justice Department; (2002 - 03)
CompuLearn Inc. Instructor of software classes for corporate clients; systems include
CorelDRAW!, WordPerfect, MS-Word, MS Office, others; (1993 - 2000)
Temple Ner Maarav Confirmation Class instructor (1994 - 2000); occasional substitute
teacher in the Hebrew school
Valley School
Teacher, American history, English, computer skills, junior high school level;
(1998 - 99)
Nestle Avenue Elementary School volunteer organizer of the computer lab in a LAUSD
elementary school; designer and instructor of a weekly computer class for
grades 4 and 5; (1991 - 94)
Waterville Valley Academy teacher of English, history and social sciences in a seasonal
tutorial academy for skiers in New Hampshire; (1977 - 83)
Plymouth State College
Plymouth, New Hampshire; adjunct instructor of English and
journalism; (1979 - 82)
Suffolk County Community College Selden, New York; Westhampton, New York; adjunct
instructor of English; (1975 - 77)
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GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Kaiser Permanente Senior Learning Consultant, Southern California Permanente Medical
Group; primarily training physicians, nurses, medical assistance staff in
the use of the ambulatory functions of KP HealthConnect, the
comprehensive health care tracking system the process of a nationwide
deployment and sub sequent optimization; (2004 - )
CompuLearn Inc. Staff position as ColdFusion / HTML / SQL / JavaScript interactive web
designer and instructor of software classes for corporate clients; 1999 2000
Xlawyer.com
Partner and technical/creative director in a complex interactive website
which generates on-the-fly legal documents; Executive Vice President
1999 -
Ovation Speeches speechwriting for selected clients in the political and entertainment fields;
1984 Britton Productions Inc.
Editor-in-Chief of a line of comic books, consultant on the
production of a film, Alien Landscapes; 1993 - 94
TSR Inc.
Editor-in-Chief of a line of comic books, consultant on the production of a
film, Barr Sinister; 1990 - 91
DC Comics
Editor; 1988 - 90
Yourdon Inc.
Technical writer; wrote, edited, published CASE tool documentation;
1987 - 88
Dohnsco Inc.
Technical writer; responsible for documentation of the touchscreen
transaction entry system on the floor of the American Stock Exchange; in
addition to projects for Salomon Brothers, IBM, others; 1986 – 87
Atari Inc.
Creative consultant; 1980-83
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PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTIONS
Novels:
Kingdom Come; Warner Books; hardcover 1998; audiobooks 1998; paperback
1999
Generation X; Berkley Boulevard Books; paperback 1997
Francis Parkman: Dakota Legend; Dell/Banbury Books; paperback 1983
Superman: Miracle Monday; Warner Books; paperback 1981; Science Fiction
Book Club, Scholastic Book Club selection
Superman: Last Son of Krypton; Warner Books; paperback 1979; Literary
Guild alternate (special hardcover edition); Science Fiction Book Club,
Scholastic Book Club selection; most paperback bestseller lists
Graphic Novels: Seduction of the Innocent; Awesome Entertainment; 1998
The Blue, the Gray and the Bat; DC Comics; 1991
Total Recall; DC Comics; Film adaptation; 1989
Tree of Life; DC Comics/Piranha Press (4 vols.); 1987-88
Atari Force; DC Comics/Atari; 1983
Comic Books:
Writer of roughly 500 comic book stories for DC, Marvel, Awesome,
First, TSR, Archie and other comic book publishers, including a fifteenyear run as principal writer of Superman; (1970 - )
Film:
Odin the Warrior, Marlboro Road Gang; 2002 - 03
Junior Sheriff; Peacock Productions; 1996
One Glorious Summer; Advance One Productions; 1995
Animation:
Spider-Man: The Origin; Fox Kids/Marvel Entertainment; 1996
X-Men: The Time Trap; Fox Kids/Saban Entertainment; 1995
Batman: Cape-and-Cowl Conspiracy; Warner Bros. Animation; 1993
Television:
Superboy: The Asylum; Salkind Productions/Fox Television; 1989
Software:
Xlawyer.com / CorporateMinutes.us; designer, programmer, system operator
of a complex online software system written in HTML, ColdFusion,
JavaScript, SQL and ASP; 1999 Timegate; Atari Inc.; creator, designer and writer of a series of
interactive narrative computer games blending graphics with text; earliest
known commercial application of interactive fiction; 1983-84
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EDUCATION
M.S. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 1974
B.A. Brandeis University, 1972; Valedictorian, Honors in American Studies
REPRESENTATION
Publications
Andrew Zack; The Zack Company; New York
Film
David R. Weiss; David Weiss Management; Los Angeles
SPECIAL SKILLS
All aspects of comic book production from concept to market
Adept in the use of virtually all major software systems in the PC, Windows and Macintosh
environments; skilled in PC hardware configuration
Programming languages: BASIC, 6502 Assembly, fig-FORTH, C++, PILOT, HTML,
ColdFusion, SQL, JavaScript, others
Skiing; Horsemanship
REFERENCES
Provided on request
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