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==Formal education==
==Formal education==


BS in Computer Science, Portland State University, with a minor in geology.
BS in Computer Science, Portland State University, with a minor in geology.
==Work==
I currently work as a software architect and developer (it's a small department), on a path to specializing as a usability guru. To answer the obvious followup question, Citizendium's expertise principle only applies to article content. But I'm trying to do what I can.


==Major defineable interests==
==Major defineable interests==
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Peter Cook put it best: "I am specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it."
Peter Cook put it best: "I am specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it."


==What I'm doing here==
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I started with [[CZ:The Big Cleanup|The Big Cleanup]]. Then I decided my approach to article-writing would be to steer clear of areas where there seemed to be enough people already and stick to obscure stuff like unusual calendars and sf fandom.
 
My first and third articles were on the [[Positivist calendar]] and [[French republican calendar]] respectively. I though it would be fun to watch the links turn blue as Citizendium expanded, but there don't seem to be many people working on those kinds of entries. Which leads me to...
 
===New Year's resolution: cancelled===
 
Well, I made it through the first couple months of the French Republican calendar, but it's time to admit that I fell too far behind during my connection problems to catch up. Perhaps I'll pick this up again next year.
 
So, I'll be going back to my corner and working on areas I know about. Next up: major science fiction writers. My plan is to do a few obvious big names, then work my way through the SFWA Grand Masters. I know, I know, but I have to start somewhere.
 
I've discovered I like getting photos for illustrations. I have a bunch of unused ones in [[User:Petréa Mitchell/Gallery]]. I'll be writing some stub articles to go with these as I have time.


[[Category:CZ Authors|Mitchell, Petréa]]
[[Category:CZ Authors|Mitchell, Petréa]]

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Formal education

BS in Computer Science, Portland State University, with a minor in geology.

Work

I currently work as a software architect and developer (it's a small department), on a path to specializing as a usability guru. To answer the obvious followup question, Citizendium's expertise principle only applies to article content. But I'm trying to do what I can.

Major defineable interests

Languages; interaction between humans and machines; science fiction/fantasy and its community; geology and paleontology; cognitive and situational psychology; history outside of Western civilization. (Nothing against Western civilization, it's just that I get bored hearing about the same stuff over and over again.)

Other interests

Peter Cook put it best: "I am specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it."


Petréa Mitchell Status    last updated January 1st, 2009    [edit plan here] Get your own infobox! • Group Status
~ Plans ~
Short term plans
1. Write usability articles.
Longer-term plans
1. Pick up filling in the red links for the French republican calendar.
2. And the Positivist calendar.
3. And the SFWA Grand Masters.
4. Conquer world.
~ Roles and notes ~
Roles in the system
1. Author.
2. Usability advocate.
3. Random roving proofreader. Your page could be struck next!
4. Photographer. Here are some pictures available for anyone to use.
Notes to self
Click edit above to start these notes
Public notes :


Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo--/So little time! So much to know! (Yellow Submarine)
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