My Skills as a Software Programmer/Website Developer
Dr. Aaron Milavec
2739 Queenswood Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45211
email: milavec@fuse.net
tel: 513-481-2303
o Software Developer -- I left teaching to develop the innovative software
programs that were so massively successful among my students. Twelve programs
were developed; eight have been distributed commercially. The most popular has
been "When Jesus Favored Women" (see www.didache.info).
o Technical Writer -- I have a genius for improving whatever I touch.
While producing user manuals and online help (with RoboHelp and Visio) for a
new bank teller software, I not only produced a flawlessly integrated product
but, as a bonus, sent them a list of 35 coding errors and 12 ideas for enhancing
user friendly aspects of the program. I enjoy crafting with words.
o Master Communicator -- I love teaching! For 25 years, I provided energetic
and engaging classes for adults seeking spiritual growth and intellectual understanding
at the certificate and M.Div. level. I discovered that, for deep learning to
take place, adults need to discover things for themselves rather than to be
simply told.
o Self-Starter -- When my published Case Studies proved to be too linear,
I taught myself to program in Visual Basic. The resulting software programs
were so engaging that I left teaching in 1997 to found EasyGreek Software--a
pioneering software firm devoted to providing technical and innovative solutions
to learning and teaching tasks. To date, eight electronic Case Studies have
been commercially distributed under the title, Scripture Sleuth: Rediscovering
the Early Church (Liguori Faithware).
o Personal Magnetism -- My students have consistently prized me for communicating
technical information with a visionary flair for everything I teach. All in
all, 90% of my students assigned me a superior rating in three key areas: (a)
"instructor motivated me to learn," (b) "instructor had a broad
understanding," and (c) "instructor had ability to teach." I
have been consistently sought out as a public speaker.
o Publishing Record -- To date, I have published five books, five chapters
in collected works, and a score of journal articles. My readers report that
I grab their interest, that I communicate complex ideas with clarity, and that
I integrate just the right amount of heartfelt meaning within abstract and technical
works.
o Organizing Skills -- Took responsibility for organizing 150 students
on a pilgrimage to the sites of the world's major religions. The sponsors were
so pleased with my results that they insisted, contrary to policy, that I stay
on for an additional year and expand my "bridge-building experiences"
for yet another group of students.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS RECEIVED
1960 Awarded B.S. in Physics with a minor in Chemistry from the University
of Dayton
1965 Graduate studies in physics and philosophy of science at Ohio State University
1968 Awarded S.T.B. summa cum laude, in Biblical and Dogmatic Studies from
the University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
1973 Awarded Th.D. in Systematic and Historical Theology with a concentration
in NT Studies from the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley)
1974 Postgraduate Faculty Fellowship awarded by the Association of Theological
Schools for research with Professor Michael Polanyi in Oxford, England
1984 Grant awarded by the University of Chicago
1986 Grant awarded as a "working scholar" within the Consultation
of Jewish and Christian Scholars by the Institute for Judaeo-Christian Research
at the University of Lucerne (Switzerland) and the American Jewish Congress
(USA)
1988 Faculty Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
for the summer research seminar, "The Analysis of Religious Systems"
1989 Faculty Fellowship awarded jointly by the Lilly Endowment Grants and
the Athenaeum of Ohio for research on "The Oral Transmission and Oral
Logic of the Didache"
1992 Research Grant awarded by the Association of Theological Schools for
advanced study of the interplay of Christianity and Judaism
1997 Team Teaching Grant with Pastor Marjorie Anderson awarded by the Louisville
Institute--a Lilly Endowment Program for the Study of American Religion