2014 10 15  

Mike Polioudakis 

My Strengths for Employment or Awards 


I have lived with a diversity of people, in various places, in various socio-economic classes.  I can get along with almost anybody.  

I lived over eight years in Thailand, again with a variety of people.  I spent many months, well over a year in total, among catfish farmers in West Alabama.  

I began life in the working class in Portland, Oregon.  I have moved into a variety of socio-economic class situations.  

I learn very quickly.  

I can explain almost anything to almost anybody without making people feel bad while I explain. 

I am a good writer. 

I have solid math skills.  

In my work and life, I have had to tend many kinds of machines, and am good at it.  

My last paid job was mostly Internet research on agriculture, the environment, and social conditions.  I am adept at computers, basic software, and the Internet.  

I won an award for teaching while at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. 

During my work in Thailand and Alabama, I interviewed farmers, fishers, catfish farmers, and business people, often several per day.  I know how to work with people.  

I have trained in mild martial arts since about 1976.  I have the focus and personality that go along with consistent martial arts.  

I finish projects that I begin.  

I have a clear idea of what I want and how to go about getting it.