Christopher F. Lawson

2608 Strathmore Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49009
734.644.2973 (m) • 269.375.0325 (h) • chris@chrislawson.net

Objective

Employment as a professional flight officer in a fast-paced Part 121 scheduled airline environment

Certificates and Ratings

Commercial Pilot: Airplane, Single- and Multi-Engine Land, Single-Engine Sea

Flight Instructor: Single- and Multi-Engine Instrument Airplane

Ground Instructor: Advanced and Instrument

Endorsements: Complex, High-Altitude, High-Performance

Medical: FAA First Class

Other: FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit

Flight Experience

Total Time: 643
Pilot-in-Command:569 Multi-Engine:134 Total Instrument:111
Cross-Country:234 Single-Engine:507 Actual Instrument:53
Dual Given:369 Turbine:4 Night:79
  Seaplane:10  

Work Experience

Flight Instructor, Western Michigan University, May 2005 – present

Instructed students in private, instrument, and commercial pilot certification curricula under 14 CFR Part 141 and 14 CFR Part 61.

Contributing and Copy Editor, About This Particular Macintosh, February 2002 – present

Authored Legacy Corner column, reviewed and evaluated computer products and accessories, and copyedited each 100-page monthly issue prior to publication.

Publisher, The Macintosh Colo(u)r Classic FAQ, September 2001 – present

Designer, coder, author, and maintainer of a Web site providing detailed technical information about Macintosh Color Classic personal computers.

Graduate Student Instructor and Research Assistant, University of Michigan, September 2002 – August 2003

Taught and graded undergraduate chemistry laboratory courses, supervised and graded examinations, and performed independent laboratory research under the direction of faculty.

Chemical Process Research and Development, Pharmacia Corporation, July – September 2001

Researched osmium-catalyzed oxidation processes as part of undergraduate thesis.

Education

Airline Transport Professionals • Jacksonville, Florida

Private Pilot and Airline Career Pilot Program, November 2004

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ph.D. program, Organic Chemistry, September 2002 – August 2003

Kalamazoo College • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, June 2002

Curtin University of Technology • Perth, Western Australia

Study Abroad, July 2000 – February 2001