What's Next For Me

I've applied for a new position.  Doing what?  On December 20th I received -- as did a large number of people -- an e-mail advertising a position for the Plan B team.  The position they advertised was that of Executive Director.

Here's my cover letter:

To Whom It May Concern:


I am applying for the position of Executive Director of the B Team. The B Team website tells applicants to reference #1453. Consider this my cover letter.


I am also attaching two resumes. One, cjdcivic.doc, covers my career in work that is probably of more interest to the B Team. The other resume, cjd.doc, covers my technical career in information technology for the most part. Both resumes cover my educational background. I first earned a degree in physics from Rutgers University. After working in that field and doing some graduate study in that field, I tried a switch to social psychology by becoming a graduate student in social psychology at Columbia University.


I will also point you to some blog postings of mine on my blog Independent Broad Minded Centrist (http://independentbroadmindedcentrist.blogspot.com) that are relevant to the kind of work that the B Team seems interested in. They are:

• Aerospace Initiative Home Page (http://independentbroadmindedcentrist.blogspot.com/2010/03/aerospace-initiative-home-page.html ) For a few years I led a committee in Maryland on industry collaboration in aerospace. I saved my committee's work on my blog. This page provides an introduction to my committee's work. There are links there to other documents produced by my committee.
  
• Aerospace Workforce Issues (http://independentbroadmindedcentrist.blogspot.com/2008/02/aerospace-workforce-issues.html ) I wrote this public policy paper based upon what I learned from leading the committee mentioned in my previous item as well as what I learned inn various other places in my life.
  
• A Tale of Two Space Days (http://independentbroadmindedcentrist.blogspot.com/2009/10/tale-of-two-space-days.html ) This links to a comparison of two Space Days – events to educate the public about space exploration. This blog posting also links to Background of an L5 Society Activist (http://independentbroadmindedcentrist.blogspot.com/2008/12/background-of-l5-society-activist.html ) that provides much more information about how I organized the first of these Space Days.
  
• Anxious With Reason Panel at the New America Foundation (http://independentbroadmindedcentrist.blogspot.com/2008/10/anxious-with-reason-panel-at-new_14.html ). This is a report I did based upon a discussion of current workforce issues at the New America Foundation. Given the work of The B Team, I think this report might be relevant.
  

My photographic art has drawn all sorts of attention. I do have a Flickr site that you can find at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27233112@N05/ . My Science Fiction Art (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27233112@N05/sets/72157623558606716/ ) has drawn significant attention in Washington, DC art circles and elsewhere.
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I am very much impressed with the work that Sir Richard Branson has done in multiple fields. I am probably more acquainted with Virgin Galactic than most people. One occasional dream I have is taking one of those Space Ship Two trips into space – with camera gear of course.



I expect that many people will be interested in applying for this position. This is a way for the right person to make a significant contribution to helping business enterprises make more positive contributions to world society.



Thank you for considering my application.



Sincerely,






Charles J. Divine