Resume

Matthew E. Forman
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
eMail: mef3t@mtsu.edu
Social Security: Provided upon provisional employment offer.

WORK HISTORY
March 2009 - Present
Tennessee Technology Centers at Murfreesboro: Adjunct Professor of Personal Finance. Teaching course in Foundations of Personal Finance, 39 hour course with Certificate of Completion awarded to students.

August 2008 – Present
Holland Group/Rutherford County (TN) School and Murfreesboro (TN) City School Systems: Substitute teacher for grades K-12.

September 2002 – May 2008
Forman Transport Services: Independent owner and driver of trucking company which operated throughout continental United States and Canada.

June 1997 – September 2002
Truck Driver and Driver Trainer: Worked as company driver and trained newly licensed drivers in all aspects of over-the-road operations.

August 1991 – June 1997
Forman Investigations: Private investigator assigned to conduct criminal investigations for the courts in Bradford County, Pennsylvania and Tioga County, New York. In addition, I was contracted to conduct insurance fraud and accident investigations for national and international insurance companies.

March 1983 – August 1991
United States Air Force: Served in the USAF on active duty as Security Specialist Supervisor, attaining the rank of E-5 Staff Sergeant. I was responsible for the security of US Priority resources and installations while stationed in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Received the Southwest Asia Campaign Medal with three bronze clusters (indicates second, third and fourth awards) for service in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort. I received numerous other awards throughout my career.

EDUCATION

Middle Tennessee State University: Enrolled May 2008 with current standing of Senior in good standing. Currently pursuing Bachelors of Arts degree with a major in English and minors in History and Secondary Education.

Community Colleges of the Air Force: Awarded Associates of Applied Sciences Degree in Criminal Justice in May 1987. Credits towards this degree were earned from the University of Maryland (Heidelberg), Hardin-Simmons University and City Colleges of Chicago while serving on active duty.

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Training and certification for the following courses and corresponding codes was completed on December 6, 2008:

Personal Finance – new 2009/2010 curriculum, code not assigned

Social Studies – 3496

Business Technology – 3766 and 3767

Family and Consumer Sciences – 5613

Marketing – 5037 and 5038

Photocopy of Certificate provided upon request.

PUBLICATION HISTORY

“One Man” – October 2008 as the lead poem in the anthology Collected Whispers.

“The Driver’s Song” – January 1998 in PROLINES Newsletter for trucking industry by Proline Carriers.

“The Cry for Help” – September 1992 with a letter from President George H. W. Bush by the Rome, New York chapter of the American Red Cross in that organizations annual report. Later republished with permission by the International Red Cross for inclusion in First Responder/ Emergency Medical Training manuals.

“Personal Hell”, “My Daughters Still”, and “Heart of the Warrior” – Simultaneously published in April 1992 in the anthology Passages.

References will be provided upon request.