J. Benjamin Roe (ben@tde.com)
Denver, Colorado
303-777-9288
2002
New Horizons Colorado. Access
2000, Levels I & II
2001
SAIR Linux/GNU Certified
Professional
2000-01
CLUE Study Group for SAIR Linux/GNU Certification
1998
The Parsec Group. SQL Server
7.0 System Administration (Cox)
New Horizons Colorado. Supporting
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies (Hammond)
New Horizons Colorado. Administering
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Sargent)
Metropolitan State College of Denver.
LAN and WAN Systems for Business (Kelley)
Perry Johnson, Inc., Southfield,
Michigan. ISO 9000 Internal Auditor
1997
Pro Consultants, Dallas, Unix Shell Programming for System
Administrators (Emmons)
Iliff School of Theology, Justice
and Peace Struggles: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Issues
(Marshall/Bossart)
Iliff School of Theology, Gay/Lesbian
Sprituality in the 21st Century (McNeill)
1995
Educational Solutions Center, Denver, Unix System Administration
(Peverley)
Institute of Cultural Affairs, Denver, Group Facilitation Methods
(Whitney, Jones & Dunn)
1994
Perry Johnson, Inc., Southfield,
Michigan. ISO 9000 Internal Auditor
1992
Fourth Shift Corp., Boulder: Custom Product Training
(Carlisano)
1989
Denver Seminary, Diagnosis and Assessment (Beck)
1988
Clinical Pastoral Education Extended Unit
Topeka State Hospital, Topeka, Kansas (Ross-Gotta)
1986
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Personal
Construct Psychology (Landfield)
1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Psychology
of Personality (Page)
1980
Iliff School of Theology, Sexual
Theology (Nelson)
1978
Institute for Advanced Study of Human
Sexuality, San Francisco
Instructor of Human Sexuality certificate
1975
School of Theology at Claremont,
California, D.Min.
Professional Project: A Theological Conversation with Two Sex
Education
Programs for the Church.
1969
Nebraska Wesleyan University,
Lincoln, B.A.
9/01 - Present
Information Administrator, Rocky
Mountain Conference, United Methodist Church,
Denver, CO; publication of monthly newsletter and glossy full-color
publication 3x/year; Web programming (PHP, MySQL, FrontPage).
12/00 - 6/01
Contractor, Web Programming; Reconciling
Ministries Network, Chicago, IL. Developing World Wide Web sites
that communicate and facilitate new directions this organization
is taking. Includes CGI programming (shell and Perl), graphics
preparation, CSS, and all HTML markup, with attention to accessibility
and W3C standards compliance.
4/89 - 9/00
Monitor Labs, Inc. (formerly
Lear Siegler Measurement Controls, Corp.), Englewood, CO
Job titles, time frames and accomplishments follow:
3/99-9/00
DAHS Services Lead Programmer, Monitor Labs, Inc. (configuring, troubleshooting and supporting Windows NT and Unix-based data acquisition and handling systems to meet EPA and customer requirements; writing report generation programs in C and a proprietary interpreted language; maintaining version control archives of configurations; training customers and DAHS Services programmers on products)1994-9/00
ISO 9001 Internal Auditor, Monitor Labs, Inc. (auditing ISO 9001-compliant quality system and procedures; writing procedures for Systems Software group; training coworkers on ISO quality system and procedures)8/93-3/99
Applications Programmer, Monitor Labs, Inc. (formerly Lear Siegler Measurement Controls Corp.), Englewood, CO (configuring, troubleshooting and supporting Unix-based data acquisition system to meet EPA and customer requirements; writing report generation programs in C and a proprietary interpreted language; maintaining version control archives of configurations; training customers on product)2/92-8/93
Order Entry Supervisor and BBS Sysop, Lear Siegler Measurement Controls, Englewood, CO (supervising order entry process, setting up, maintaining, and training users of company computer Bulletin Board System, writing scripts for generation of reports from Paradox extracts of Fourth Shift database, serving on ISO 9000 Quality Council and writing most of sales department standard operating procedures and work instructions)7/91-2/92
Order Entry Coordinator, Lear Siegler Measurement Controls, Englewood, CO (reviewing and checking instrument order contracts, preparing and entering into Fourth Shift manufacturing database, maintaining customer master)4/91-7/91
Software Control Administrator, Lear Siegler Measurement Controls, Englewood, CO (designing and implementing procedures for tracking software revisions and configuration management)3/91-4/91
Scientific Programmer, Lear Siegler Measurement Controls, Englewood, CO (configuring Xenix-based data acquisition system, programming reports)2/90-3/91
Executive Secretary, Lear Siegler Measurement Controls, Englewood, CO (word processing, spreadsheet design and entry, engineered systems operators manual production, reception)4/89-2/90
Quotations Assistant, Lear Siegler Measurement Controls, Englewood, CO (word processing, spreadsheet entry, order entry)
10/88-4/89
Word Processing, Kelly Services (same duties as above Quotations
Assistant)
9/80-2/88
Founder, Executive Director, Ministry in
Human Sexuality, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska (pastoral counseling,
sexuality education agency).
9/82-3/85
Instructor, Human Sexuality Class, Southeast Community College,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
9/83-12/83
Instructor, Ethics class, Weekend College, College of St. Marys,
Lincoln, Nebraska
3/81-10/82
Interim Minister, Ebenezer United Church of Christ, Lincoln, Nebraska
1/79-8/81
Media Center Technician, Nebraska Library Commission, Lincoln (Audio
tape mastering, high speed duplication, administration, synchonized
sound/slide production).
6/78-6/79
Education Minister, PEACE Cooperative Parish, Lincoln, Nebraska
7/75-6/78
Associate Minister, Jefferson County Larger Parish, United Methodist
Church, Fairbury, Nebraska
8/73-6/75
Videotape and Production Technician, Theta Cable Television, Santa
Monica, California (Public Access, Local Origination, and Premium Movie
Channel production)
2/71-1/72
Youth/Young Adult Ministries Intern, First Baptist Church, Los Angeles,
California
6/70-8/96
Ordained Deacon, United Methodist Church, 1970; Ordained Elder, 1976;
Member, Nebraska Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, 1970-1996.
5/00
Networking and computer support for AMAR Coalition, United Methodist
General Conference, Cleveland, OH
8/97-9/02
Webmaster, Reconciling Ministries
Network
1997-2002
Small Group Facilitator, PFLAG-Denver
1/88-3/88
Consultant to graduate student in Human Development and Family
Department at UN-L on spirituality and sexuality dissertation proposal.
10/82-2/88
Chair of Ministry with Homosexual Persons and Their Families Joint
Strategy Action Team of the Christian in Society Forum of Interchurch
Ministries of Nebraska.
8/85-9-87
Member, Lincoln-Lancaster County (NE) Health Department AIDS Committee.
3/86-7/87
Member, Heartland Chapter, American Red Cross AIDS Education Coalition,
Omaha, Nebraska
9/76-6/87
Co-Chairperson (76-80), Member (80-87), Small Group Facilitator,
Nebraska Conference of United Methodist Church Division on Education in
Human
Sexuality: Identity and Relationships.
2/86-8/86
Participant in Nebraska Department of Health AIDS long range planning
process and consensus conference.
11/80-3/85
Founding member and worship coordinator/leader for Community of
Grace, an "Interdenominational Worshipping Community of Lesbians, Gays,
and
Others Identified With Us."
2/81-7/82
Chairperson of multi-denominational Task Force on Counseling
Homosexual Persons and Families, planned conference, Nebraska, April,
1981.
6/78-6/79
Consultant to Committee on Responsible Sexuality, Nebraska
Conference, United Church of Christ, Lincoln.
"Bisexuality: A Complex Reality" Open Hands, Resources for Ministries Affirming the Diversity of Human Sexuality, Summer, 1998.
"A Sexual Orientation Worksheet" Open Hands, Resources for Ministries Affirming the Diversity of Human Sexuality, Summer, 1998.
"Issue Coordinators Reminisce" Open Hands, Resources for Ministries Affirming the Diversity of Human Sexuality, Summer, 1995.
"Sexual Ethics". Issue Introduction and Co-Editor, Open Hands, Winter, 1989.
Regular columns in The Single Life, Lincoln, Nebraska, from October 1985-June 1987, on Forgiveness, Intimacy, Relationships, Sexuality and Wellness, Constructive Conflict Resolution, Consent, and Disability.
"Bisexuality: A Complex Reality." The New Voice of Nebraska, May 10, 1987.
"Spiritual Gifts Lost." Open Hands, Summer, 1986.
"The Family of God." Manna for the Journey, Spring, 1986.
"My Church Has Lost Spiritual Gifts." The Nebraska Messenger, (United Methodist) January, 1986.
"Sexuality and Teens" Videotape production, Claremont, California, Summer, 1973.
Mixed Orientation Marriages--Issues and Possibilities for Gay/Straight Marriages. Building Family Strengths Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska, May, 1985.
Sexuality and Disability training process
Building Family Strengths Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska, May, 1982.
"Living as a Sexual Single Human Being."
New Beginnings Divorce Support Group
Adjusting to Divorce Seminars
Singles conferences
"Ministry and Pastoral Care in Human Sexuality"
Western Nebraska pastors
"Sexuality and Spirituality."
First-PlymouthCongregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
Sexuality education workshops
Junior Highs at Vine Congregational Church, Lincoln, NE
Senior HighsatFirst-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln
NebraskaChristianChurch(Disciples)state youthgroup
UN-L Student Housing Staff
Sexuality and Disability workshops
State Health Department
Bryan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
general public
"Communication and Common Sense" teen pregnancy prevention panels for parents--churches and schools in Lincoln area
Spirituality and Homosexuality
Building Family Strengths national symposium
UN-L gay/lesbian student group
Homophobia
American Red Cross AIDS Education Coalition
Lincoln District United Methodist Women
Nebraskans for Peace
The Great Peace March
Bisexuality
UN-L and Nebraska Wesleyan gay/lesbian student groups
Sexual orientation (with panel)
Southeast Community College--Lincoln and Fairbury
Southcentral Community College--Hastings