JIM BELLON

 

 

EDUCATION

           

 

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Master’s of Actuarial Science, December 2000, GPA 3.9

MS Mathematics, expected graduation May 2003, GPA 3.4

 

State University of NY College at Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY

            BS Mathematics, May 1993 GPA 3.5

 

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

            AAS Engineering, December 1988 GPA 3.2

 

 

            EXPERIENCE

 

 

August 2001 – Present, FULL-TIME INSTRUCTOR

UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA - Carrollton, GA

Design and implement lessons and examinations for College Algebra and Trigonometry classes.  Coordinate with other instructors to ensure consistency for these multi-section core courses.  Volunteer as tutor/supervisor in the Math Tutoring Lab.

 

January 2001 – May 2001, PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR

GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE - Lawrenceville, GA

Planned and instructed lessons for introductory statistics class, including design and grading of tests.

 

            September 1993 – June 1995, PART-TIME TEACHER

            PLAINEDGE HIGH SCHOOL - N. Massapequa, NY

            Organized, planned and instructed mathematics lessons for high school mathematics classes.

 

            September 1993 – June 1995, COACH

            PLAINEDGE HIGH SCHOOL - N. Massapequa, NY

            Organized, planned and supervised practices and competitions for Cross Country and Track & Field teams.  Selected as Assistant Coach for the Nassau County athletes competing in the 1994 NY State High School Indoor Track Championship Meet.

 

            September 1991 – June 1993, TUTOR

            SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY – Old Westbury, NY

            Assisted students in learning material and developing study skills for all levels of mathematics.  Conducted group lab sessions for introductory mathematics courses.

 

 

            APPLIED EXPERIENCE

 

August 1997 – Present, ACTUARIAL ANALYST

WILLIAM M. MERCER, INC. - Atlanta, GA

Performed actuarial valuations for post-retirement benefit plans and statistical analyses of participant and asset data.  Developed and conducted training sessions for employees who were new to Microsoft Access database software.

 

July 1995 – August 1997, ACTUARIAL ANALYST

            THE SEGAL COMPANY - New York, NY 

Performed actuarial valuations for multi-employer pension plans. Reconciled participant and asset data. 

 

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

 

Passed 10 professional examinations (160 credits) in the Society of Actuaries syllabus

NY State Teaching Certification, Mathematics grades 7-12, 1993

NY State Coaching Certification, Track & Field, 1993

 

 

HONORS/MEMBERSHIPS

 

 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

The Mathematical Association of America

The MAA SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Operations Research Society of America student chapter, 1991-1993. President, 1992-1993.

Elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1993

State University of NY Excellence in Academic Achievement Award, 1993

State University of NY Mathematics Department's Outstanding Service Award, 1993

Three poems published in National Library of Poetry Anthologies

 

 

LANGUAGES

 

 

Basic communication and reading proficiencies in German, Spanish and American Sign Language.

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

 

 

Programming proficiencies in PASCAL, FORTRAN, and Visual Basic.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and webpage development software.