Candidate for
United States Representative; District 49; Democratic Party

I am a college professor with a PhD in Political Science. I have substantial insights into how things work, why they work (and why they sometimes don't). More importantly, I have clear insights into what must be done to provide a free, prosperous, and safe life for all of us and our children.

EDUCATION

1996, Ph.D. in Political Science: University of California, Irvine Professor Harry Eckstein, Chair Field of Study: International Relations Theory Dissertation: Crisis-Driven Evolutionary Learning: Conceptual Foundations and Systemic Modeling 1991, MA, Political Science: San Diego State University 1983, BA, Political Science; Paralegal Certificate: California State University, Chico

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

2001 # to present Adjunct Professor, Mira Costa Community College 2001 # to present Adjunct Professor, CSU San Marcos 2001 University of California at San Diego: Visiting Professor 2000 # to present Saddleback Community College: Associate Faculty

Ongoing revision of interdisciplinary Peace Studies Curriculum

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Books

Global Modeling and International Performance, in: The Performance of Social Systems, Francisco Parra-Luna, Editor; Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, London UK, 2000

The Evolution of Revolution (Writing in progress)

Peer-Reviewed Professional Journals

Systemic Learning and the Trajectory of the World System: An Inquiry, Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, Vol. 20, No. 3

Modeling the Global International System: Logical Consistency with Theory, Internal Self-Consistency, and Empirical Falsifiability Journal of Systems and Sociocybernetics, Volume 2, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2001

Crisis-Driven Evolutionary Learning: A Procedural Mechanism for Systemic Learning, Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems, Vol. 20, No. 2

Crisis-Driven Evolutionary Learning: Conceptual Foundations and Systemic Modeling, Kybernetes, Vol. 26, No. 6-7

Systemic Learning in the Context of Observation, Systemica, Vol. 12, Nos. 1-6

Newspaper Editorial

A nation built on the idea of tolerance, San Diego Union Tribune, 03/01/2000

Miscellaneous

The Calling Moments, Contemporary Verse from Around the World Iliad Press, Sterling Heights, MI, 1998

A Die Is Cast # Let It Not Land in Darkness American Poetry Annual, 1998 The Amherst Society, United States of America, 1998

Movie extra in "Jesus--The Man You thought you Knew." Warner Brothers 1978, Filmed in Israel and Palestinian West Bank (Yes I'm very clearly visible in several scenes.) Often called "The Jesus Film."

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED

"Trade and War in the Context of a Power-Driven International Learning System" Western States Political Science Association Conference Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 19-21, 1998

(1) "Modeling the Global International System: Logical Consistency With Theory, Internal Self-Consistency, and Empirical Falsifiability" and (2) "Characteristics of Social Learning Systems" 14th World Congress of Sociology Montreal, Canada, July 26-August 1, 1998

"Trade and War Evaluated in the Context of a Power-Driven International System" International Studies Association West, 1997 Conference University of California at Davis, Davis CA, Oct. 18, 1997

"Systemic Learning in the Context of Observation" Conference on Problems of Action and Observation Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April, 1-4, 1997

"The Relationship Between International Trade and International War" Western States Political Science Association Conference Tucson AZ, Mar. 13-15 1997

"Crisis-Driven Evolutionary Learning: Conceptual Foundations and Systemic Modeling" (IR theory emphasis) International Studies Association West 1996, Conference, University of Oregon at Eugene, Eugene Oregon Oct. 10-12, 1996

"Crisis-Driven Evolutionary Learning: Conceptual Foundations and Systemic Modeling" (formal modeling emphasis) 10th World Conference of Systems and Cybernetics, Ecological University, Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 25-31, 1996

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION BOARD DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Adjunct Faculty Representative, Palomar College Faculty Senate 2001-2003

Member, Executive Board, Palomar Faculty Federation 2001-2003

Associate Editor, Journal of Sociocybernetics, at present. (Note: Sociocybernetics is an emerging academic discipline dealing with computer simulations of social phenomena.)

Planning and Abstracts Committee, Research Committee 51 (RC 51), International Sociological Association (ISA), Interim Conference, Kolumbari, Crete (Greece), May 26-30, 1999. Theme: Sociocybernetic Bridges Between the Past, Present, and Future: Problems of Emergence and Complexity in Sustainable Systems

Abstracts Committee Second International Conference on Sociocybernetics Presented by International Sociological Association Research Committee on Sociocybernetics, Panticosa, Spain, June 25-July 1, 2000. Theme: Sociocybernetic Designs for Globalization and Sustainability, Subtheme: Self-organization and Management of Complex Evolving Systems

Abstracts Committee World Congress of Systems Sciences Held in conjunction with the 44th annual meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) Toronto, Canada, July 16-21, 2000. Theme: Understanding Complexity: The Systems Sciences in the New Millennium

Membership and Conferences Secretary, RC 51 (ISA Research Committee on Sociocybernetics and Social Systems) Board Member 1998-20002

American Political Science Association (APSA)

Western Political Science Association (WPSA)

International Sociological Association (ISA)

RC51 (ISA Research Committee on Sociocybernetics and Social Systems)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Association for Politics and the Life Sciences (APLS)

AWARDS

UCI Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, Peace Scholar Fellowship, 1992-1994

UC Regents Dissertation Fellowship Award, 1996

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Professional Society Judge 46th Annual Greater San Diego Science & Engineering Fair 2000 Balboa Park Activity Center San Diego CA, April 12-16, 2000

Assistant Program Chair, Science/Science Fiction Programming American Mensa National Annual Gathering, Long Beach CA, July 1-5, 1999

Logistics Chair, Space Frontier Foundation Conference V Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood CA, Oct. 21-24, 1996

Congressional Citizen Lobbyist, Space Frontier Foundation Washington DC, March 1996

Program Chair, Orange County Mensa 1995 Regional Gathering Fullerton CA, July 28-31, 1995

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Jogging, gardening, chess, computers, reading, poetry, raising tortoises, learning

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born, December 11, 1956, Washington D.C. Married to Ramona Byron