1991-1976, Primary service, Inventory Control Clerk. Managed dry grocery inventory, analyzing, coordinating, integrating, and/or implementing warehouse, distribution, purchasing, sales, and accounting procedures and operations relevant to warehouse operation and inventory maintenance in cooperation with relevant departments and individuals within the organization. Maintained the accuracy of approximately $10 million of inventory at less than 0.001% variance as measured during bi-yearly inventory reviews. Served as 3^rd shift Systems Administrator for Dallas Inventory Management System (DCMCS). Assisted in modifying and implementing DCMCS for use in Health and Beauty Care division.

• MS-DOS 2.1/3.3, including writing DOS Batch files and using the Edlin line editor
• PC-Write (similar to WordStar)
• WordPerfect 5.1 (I preferred WordPerfect for its Reveal Codes future, but educational institutions eventually switched to Microsoft Word)
• SALT - Script Application Language for Telix telecommunication program (similar to C programming language) - I used SALT to modify and expand the basic Telix BBS program into a multi-user, multi-directory version coupled with MS-DOS compiled batch files and WordPerfect 5.1 Macros for initial exploration of online learning delivery at Chattanooga State.
• Microsoft Word (various)
• LibreOffice Writer
• HTML - command line coding
• CSS - command line coding

• Publications:
  • "Not from Around Here" (non-fiction essay), Fall 2021, Being Home, Madville Publishing (originally published in The National Gallery of Writing, TYCA. 2009)
  • "His Hour Come Round" (poem), Fall 2021, Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest
  • "Insomnia" (poem), Fall 2020, Written Tales (Vol. 2) (originally published in Phoenix, Chattanooga State Literary Journal, Vol. 9., 1994-5)
  • "On Preparing to Teach the Poems of Jericho Brown" (poem), June 2020, The Misfit Quill
  • "The Year After My Father Dies" (poem), Fall 2020, Muddy River Poetry Review #23
  • "Drowning" (poem), Issue 1, 2020, Last Leaves
  • "Awakening" (poem), Issue 1, 2020, Last Leaves
  • "Driftwood" (short story), Spring, 2020, Fragmented Voices
  • "Cenotaph" (poem) April 2020, Necro Magazine
  • "After the California Wildfire" (poem), April 2020, Necro Magazine
  • "Icarus, My Son" (poem), April 2020, Verse-Virtual
  • "Missing Heaven" (poem), April 2020, Verse-Virtual
  • "Quarantine" (poem), April 2020, Verse-Virtual, Pandemic Edition
  • "COVID-19" (poem), April 2020, Verse-Virtual, Pandemic Edition
  • "Tao te Doughnut" (poem), Switched-on Gutenberg 23 (2016): sec. V.
  • "Indian Summer." (poem)TYCA-Southeast Journal 48.2(Fall 2015): 34.
  • "Sestina for My Father." (poem) Compass Rose 11 (2011): 91-92.
  • "Summer Peaches." (poem) Four and Twenty 3.6 (June 2010): 15.
  • "Small-Town Barber." (poem) Four and Twenty 3.6 (June 2010): 10.
  • "Not From Around Here" (creative non-fiction) The National Gallery of Writing. TYCA. 2009.
  • "Tinted Glasses: The Defining Power of Assessment." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 5.1 (2001): 37.
  • "For God and Country." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 4.4 (2000): 14.
  • "Expanding Universe." (eeitorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 4.3 (2000): 20.
  • "The Community College Challenge." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 4.2 (2000): 129.
  • "Strangers in a Strange Land." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 4.1 (2000): 5.
  • "Tools of the Online Trade for the Economically Challenged Educator". (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 3.3 (1999): 4-5.
  • "Heralding the Dawn of the Information Age." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 3.2 (1999): 4-5.
  • "On the Origins of Scientific Curiosity." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 3.1 (1999): 4-5.
  • "Education in the New Millennium." (eitorial)Academic Exchange Quarterly 2.4 (1998): 4-5.
  • "Toward a Model for Education." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 2.3 (1998): 4.
  • "The True Teaching Tradition." (editorial) Academic Exchange Quarterly 2.2 (1998): 4.
  • "Redeeming Time." (poem) Science News (1 Mar. 1997): S24.
  • "Lines of Force." (poem) Phoenix Chattanooga State Literary Journal (1995-6): 29.
  • "Chickamauga, 1987." (poem) Phoenix Chattanooga State Literary Journal Vol. 10. (1995-6): 30.
  • "Insomnia." (poem) Phoenix Chattanooga State Literary Journal Vol. 9. (1994-5): 75.
  • "Lizards." (poem) Phoenix. Chattanooga State Literary Journal Vol. 8 (1992-1993): 66.
  • "Second Bloom." (short story) Phoenix. Chattanooga State Literary Journal Vol. 8 (1992-1993): 67.
  • "Wake." (poem) Phoenix. Chattanooga State Literary Journal Vol. 8 (1992-1993): 69.
  • "On Writing." (poem) Phoenix. Chattanooga State Literary Journal Vol. 7. (1990-1991): 63.
  • "Automatic Tracking." (poem) Phoenix. Chattanooga State Literary Journal Vol. 7: (1990-1991): 64.
• Presentations:
  • "The Page is a Cold Bed." Chatt State's Chautauqua series, Chattanooga State, Oct. 2014.
  • "Writing Fantasy: Using Campbell's monomyth and Archetypal Characters." Young Writers' Workshop, Chattanooga State, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
  • "Finding a Voice: Teaching Poetry in the Composition Classroom." TYCAT 2013.
  • "Hybrid Courses and Using V-Mail for Online Teaching." - with Randy Schulte. Keeping Students Connected Around the Globe. 8th Annual TBR Distance Learning Conference. 19 Feb. 2004.
  • The Undiscovered Country: Increasing Students' Exposure to Research and Science. Austin, TX: National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Presentation, 2001.
  • "Getting Students on the PILL (Partnership In Learning through the Library)." Austin, TX: National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Presentation, 1997. With Steve Pec.
• Professional Development:
  • Instructional Design Principles, in-house summer training, 2021
  • Weekly Monday Morning Mentor series, 2016-2021
  • Annual Conference of the Two Year College Association of Tennessee - 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
  • Master Advising Training Program. Chattanooga State, 2102-2013.
  • Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning Online. Chattanooga State. 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005
  • Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning Online. Chattanooga State. June 2005
  • Two-Year College English Association--Southeast. Nashville, TN 2003
  • ITL Critical Thinking Workshop. Richard Paul. Fall 2002
  • Developing Online Classes. Asynchronous Learning Network (ALN). Online Workshop. Facilitator: John Bourne. 1997.
  • Faculty Institute of Technology. Chattanooga State. Facilitators: Joyce Brennan and Richard Seehuus. 1997
  • Socratic Questioning and Assessment. The Center and Foundation for Critical Thinking. Facilitator: Richard Paul. Atlanta, GA. April 1997
  • On Course Workshop in Student Motivation. Houghton Mifflin Faculty Development Program. Facilitator: Skip Downing. Bon Secours Retreat Center, Marriottsville, MD. May 1997.
  • Catalyst Leadership Training Program. Chattanooga State. Facilitator: Dr. Jim Catanzaro. 1996-7.
  • W.A.T.C.H. Chattanooga State Writing Across The Curriculum Workshops. Facilitator: Becky Cantrell. 1996.
  • Undoing Racism Workshop. The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. Facilitator: Ron Chisom. May 1996.
  • Introduction to the Foundations of Critical Thinking & the Art of Instruction. The Center and Foundation for Critical Thinking. Facilitator: Richard Paul. UTC,. Feb. 1995.
  • Introduction to the Internet and HTML. Facilitator: Joyce Brennan. Chattanooga State Online Workshop, 1995.

• National Council of Teachers of English
• College Composition and Communication
• Teaching English in the Two-Year College
• Two Year College Association--Southeast
• Two Year College Association of Tennessee
• Chattanooga Writers' Guild

• 2006 Lana Doncaster Technology Innovations Award
• Master Presenter Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), 2001.
• Master Presenter Award, National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), 1997.
• 1997 Chattanooga State Nominee for National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Master Teacher Award

• Designer of original Chatt State Roadmap Student ePortfolio
• Designer/Editor of Chatt State's Writers@Work ePortfolio
• Managed Chatt State Writers@Work Facebook page
• Created/Managed Dark Hallows Facebook page
• Created/Assisted with Chatt State Chautauqua Facebook page
• Managed/Oversaw Humanites Faculty site in eLearn
• Served as Webmaster for the Humanities Division web site <http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/Humanities/>.
• Served as Chattanooga State coordinator and webmaster for the Meacham Writers' Workshop <http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/Meacham/>
• Served as Webmaster for the Humanities & Fine Arts division TigerWeb group and subgroups: manage documents, membership, announcements, calendar, setting up subgroups for division/department committees, and other services for the division (defunct)
• Served as Webmaster for the College Reading & Writing Center web site <http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/Humanities/RWC/> (defunct)
• Served as Faculty advisor and webmaster for the Phoenix, the Chattanooga State student arts and literary publication <http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/Phoenix/> (deprecated)
• Served as Webmaster for the Institute for Teaching and Learning web site (now defunct)
• Served as Webmaster for the Chattanooga State Honors Society <http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/Honors/hnmain.asp> until 2007 (defunct)

• Member, Humanities Department's Writers@Work Committee 2011 to retirement, 2021
• Technology Access (TAF) Committee 2008 to retirement, 2021
• Member, D2L Training and Implementation committees, 2007-2012
• Member, Instructional Technology Users Group, 2005-2006
• Institute for Teaching and Learning Committee, 2002-2006.
• Chair of Humanities Division Technology Committee, 2002-2003.
• Copy Editor, Academic Exchange Quarterly, 1997 to May 2001.
• Secretary, Faculty Senate, 1994-5 through 1996-7; 1996-7, principal responsible for revising and editing the Chattanooga State Faculty Senate Constitution
• Campus Diversity Committee, assisted in formulating committee and the principal responsible for writing the committee by-laws, 1996-7.
• Administrator, Chattanooga State Faculty Forum, online discussion distribution list 1995-1998
• Secretary, Arts & Social Issues Committee, 1994-5, 1995-6
• Secretary, Library Committee, 1994
• Co-editor, Right Direction, Chattanooga State Developmental Studies Division Newsletter 1992-1998
• Workshop Facilitator/Planner, Educational Equality Project, UTC, 1992-5
• Workshop Facilitator, Kaplan AAPP Test Preparation Workshops

• Revised ENGL1020 and ENGL2160 from 15 week to 7 week format in response to campus initiative, 2021
• Developed Facebook page and created and develop ePortfolio for Writers@Work
• Developed, maintained, and hosted the Meacham Writers' Workshop web site
• Developed and maintained the Meacham Writers' Workshop Facebook page, Facebook group, Twitter page, and YouTube channel, which included recording and editing Meacham readings and inteview podcasts, and transcribing and/or posting Meacham videos.
• Edited and developed Humanities Faculty eLearn site
• Developed and maintained TigerWeb users group for Humanities & Fine Arts division, 2008-2017 (defunct)
• Re-designed the Meacham Writers Workshop and Phoenix websites following campus initiative to redesign the campus web site.
• Re-designed ENGL1010 online for newly developed department re-model of ENGL1010 and formatted the new course for Desire2Learn, 2007.
• Converted WebCT HUM 2130 supplemental and online sites to Desire2Learn formats, 2007.
• Developed a supplemental WebCT site for HUM 2130 World Mythology, 2005.
• Developed HUM 2130 for WebCT, including the use of Respondus exams, and taught the class online, 2004-2007.
• Developed and taught WebCT hybrid ENGL2990 Special Topics: Science Fiction, 2004.
• Developed, taught, and revised WebCT hybrids for ENGL2830/2840/2850 creative writing classes, 2003-2005.
• Re-designed and re-formatted website for CDE template, then completed further revisions to incorporate additional WebCT features, and taught Chattanooga State online WebCT Composition I ENGL1010 class, 2003 - 2007.
• Developed an electronic marking system for inserting grading comments and links using HTML and Javascript for use in my online class.
• Designed WebCT website and taught Composition I (ENGL1010)
• Designed website and taught Chattanooga State online Composition I ENGL1010 class <http://de.cstcc.cc.tn.us/engl1010/> Replaced by WebCT and then D2L
• Pilot course for EN110 [ENGL1010] focused on increased exposure to research and cross-disciplinary studies in science
• Pilot course in argument/persuasive writing-based EN111 [ENGL1020] as an alternative to traditional literature-based composition classes (1999-2000)
• Development of personal web pages to support classes taught, providing assignment and class notices, explanations and examples of assignments, class notes, supplementary materials, e-mail feedback, and links to relevant Internet resources. (The site, much evolved and including personal material, exists at <https://www.billstifler.org/> 1997-2021.
• Development of two Internet supported, interdisciplinary research projects (African-American History and History of Science) aimed at introducing students to web-based research in collaboration with traditional research resources within the context of the basic philosophies of cultural, historical, and scientific studies
• CS-BBS: Development of integrated bulletin board and teaching management system for use in Chattanooga State Distance Education program online, 1992. This system was based on an expanded version of the Telix BBS program written in the Telix programming language (Similar to C) and was modified with compiled batch files and WordPerfect® macros. The system created password protected teacher directories for each class taught with student subdirectories for sending and receiving files as well as a chat feature. User manuals for students and teachers were created explaining both how to use the BBS system and simple directions for using WordPerfect®. This project became the basis for Chattanooga State's expansion into online teaching.