LEON RUMAMBI GESCHWIND LGESCHWIND@GMAIL.

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EXPERIENCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST, TBG AT NOAA PACIFIC SERVICES CENTER
Fall 2010 - Current
Support NOAA's education and training efforts through scientific visualization and
interactive media products on a variety of platforms.
Work with formal and informal education audiences to develop effective and engaging science
education products.

ADJUNCT FACULTY, HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
Fall 2004 Current
Online geology instructor at Hawaii Pacific University.
Develop assignments, discussion boards, assessments, and multimedia final project within
Blackboard content management system.
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING, D.B.A. LEON R. GESCHWIND
Summer 2010 Fall 2011
Managed a team of educators, administrative assistant and video production personnel.
Created and piloted a marine science program: recruit schools, showcase lesson plans,
coordinate field experiences, and develop a hybrid (face-to-face and online) professional
development course.

SENIOR SCIENCE EDUCATOR / SCIENCE EDUCATION MANAGER, BISHOP MUSEUM
Summer 2008 Summer 2010
Managed science education department.
Managed overall budget, developed and monitored online evaluations, sought out grant
funding and aligning programs to national and state standards.
All duties outlined in science educator position below.

SCIENCE EDUCATOR, BISHOP MUSEUM
Spring 2004 Summer 2008
Developed and delivered Holoholo science programs to over 10,000 students at schools and
communities throughout the state of Hawaii.
Developed and delivered school, public programs, and exhibits for NOAA Science on a Sphere.
Science content expert for exhibits at the Science Adventure Center
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Summer 2008
Instructor for online professional development class for Department of Education science
teachers entitled, Using Technology to Meet Science Standards within Moodle content
management system.

ONLINE SCIENCE TEACHER, MYRON B. THOMPSON ACADEMY
Summer 2003 Spring 2007
Earth, Physical, and Environmental Science teacher at an online charter school.
Developed coursework through Blackboard content management system.
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EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MNOA, M.ED. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Summer 2011 Spring 2014
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MNOA, CERT. ONLINE LEARNING AND TEACHING
Summer 2011 Spring 2014
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MNOA, POST-BACCALAUREATE CERT. IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
Fall 2011 Spring 2004
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MNOA, M.S. COURSEWORK GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
Fall 2000 Spring 2004
NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, ASTROBIOLOGY ACADEMY
Summer 2000
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MNOA, B.S. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Fall 1998 Spring 2000
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, BIOSPHERE 2 SEMESTER EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Spring 2008
POMONA COLLEGE, UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Fall 1996 Fall 1997
GRANTS AND
CONTRACTS
Marine Science Curriculum Naluauli Program, NOAA Contract, Awardee: D.B.A. Leon R.
Geschwind, August 2009 August 2011. $84,940.
Crossroads: Education through Spherical Projection Systems, NOAA's Environmental
Literacy Grants: Spherical Display Systems for Earth Sys. Science, Priority 2-Content
Development, PI: Mike Shanahan, Co-PI Leon R. Geschwind,
June 2008 May 2010, $299,571.
Science on a Sphere Revitalization Act for ASTC 2010 and Beyond, NOAAs
Environmental Lit. Grants: Network Capacity Building. PI: Leon R. Geschwind,
August 2009 January 2011, $49,990.
Holoholo Science Outreach, Hawaii Community Foundation (various grants),
June 2008 October 2009, $37,425.

COMMUNICATION
April 2013 Technology Colleges and Community Online Conference Presentation: Tsunamis:
Exhibits, Education and Mobile Apps. Online.
January 2013 Hawaii International Education Conference Presentation: NOAA Sea Earth
Atmosphere: Science and Technology Resources for Teachers. Honolulu, HI.
June 2012 National Marine Educators Association Presentation: Come Explore NOAA Education
Resources. Anchorage, AK.
April 2012 Tri-Agency (NASA, NSF, NOAA) Climate Change Education Principal Investigator
Meeting Presentation: How to Use and Interpret NOAA's Visualizations of Real Time and
Historical Climate/Weather Data. Arlington, VA.
October 2011 Association of Science Technology Centers Conference Presentation:
Showcasing Innovation in Climate Change Programming: Spherical Display Systems and
C3. Baltimore, MD.
July 2011 Certified Interpretive Planner Workshop. Science on a Sphere Exhibit.
Silver Spring, MD.
June 2011 National Marine Educators Association Presentation: Integrating Curricular
Resources and Data Visualizations to Promote Environmental Literacy. Boston, MA.
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May 2011 Science on a Sphere Network Plenary Discussion: Interactivity and Other Platforms.
Chicago, IL.
March 2011 National Science Teachers Association Presentation: Climate Change: Science,
Culture and Story. San Francisco, CA.
January 2011 NOAA Games and Simulation Summit Moderator: Methods of Evaluating Games
and Simulations. Silver Spring, MD.
October 2010 Association of Science Technology Centers Conference Presentation: Helping
Visitors Navigate Data: A Science on a Sphere Showcase. Honolulu, HI.
October 2010 Association of Science Technology Centers Conference Presentation:
Showcasing Innovation in Climate Change Programming: Spherical Display Systems and
C3. Honolulu, HI.

MEMBERSHIPS American Geophysical Union
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Hawaii Science Teachers Association
Hawaii Society for Technology in Education
International Society for Technology in Education
National Association of Interpretation
National Marine Educators Association
National Science Teachers Association

TECHNICAL SKILLS GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL
Mail, Calendar, Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentation, Sites, Moderator

E-LEARNING
Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Blackboard Learn, Moodle

WEB CONFERENCING AND TRAINING
Adobe Connect, Blackboard Collaborate, Google Hangout

OTHER
Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite

TRAVEL
India, Korea, Hong Kong, Canada, Japan, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Mexico, Indonesia.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.

Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.
- Confucius