Jon Klement
3505 South Grand Avenue
Unit 29
Sedalia, MO USA 65301
314-457-3666
jonklement@protonmail.com
Objective: To use my writing talent and creative energy to earn a paycheck rather than get a “real job”.
Published Works (Fiction):
Books Available (FREE to read) as Serialized Fiction on Tapas:
https://tapas.io/series/Diary-of-a-Sex-Robot/info
- Rise of the Sciencemancer
https://tapas.io/series/Rise-of-the-Sciencemancer/info
- Ishi Mishimoto and the Inch-High Samurai
https://tapas.io/series/Ishi-Mishimoto-and-the-Inch-High-Samurai/info
- The New Adventures of Velocity Girl and Smerd: Brave New World
https://tapas.io/series/The-New-Adventures-of-Velocity-Girl-and-Smerd-Brave-New-World/info
- Pocket Protectors: Heroes & Dragons
https://tapas.io/series/Pocket-Protectors-Heroes-and-Dragons/info
- Schoolmarm Dixie Sargent and the Aluminum Grass Fields of Venus
https://tapas.io/series/Schoolmarm-Dixie-Sargent-and-the-Aluminum-Grass-Fields-of-Venus/info
- Don Espino de la Rosa and the Aluminum Grass Field of Venus
https://tapas.io/series/Don-Espino-de-la-Rosa-and-the-Dinos-of-Dreadcastle-/info
Books Available on Amazon:
Velocity Girl and Xuan Hu
Velocity Girl and Xuan Hu: Ready to Rumble
Velocity Girl and Xuan Hu: Shadows of Destiny
The Trouble with Trulks
Smerd’s Book of ABC’s (Golden Duck Award Nominated 2008)
Smerd’s Book of Shapes and Colors
The Trouble with Trulks
A short story in the anthology “Dreams of Steam 2: Brass and Bolts”
A short story in the anthology “Metahumans vs. Werewolves”
Education:
- B.S. Biochemistry—1995 University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Minor in Spanish—1995 University of Missouri-Columbia.
Certifications & Licenses:
- Missouri High School Science Teaching Certificate (Biology)
- Missouri High School Science Teaching Certificate (Chemistry)
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate from INTESOL International
Teaching (Science and Language) Experience:
- 17 years classroom experience teaching science, math, and reading at the middle school and high school levels.
- Assistant Coaching track & field and cross country running including with state championship teams.
- 2 years KAPLAN test prep teaching for SAT/ACT students.
- 2 years teaching English online in China and Taiwan from the USA with TutorABC.
- 1 year as a worker in an Illinois DMV administering the Illinois Driving Road Test in Spanish.
Science Lab/QA/QC/Experience:
- 3 years experience with bench chemistry quantitative analysis procedures testing the levels of various substances in a variety of matrices including soil, crops, blood, and wastewater. Proficiency with common lab equipment and instruments (i.e., pH meters, spectrometers, etc.)
- Monitored compliance of manufactured product with SOPs, ISO 9000 guidelines, and HAACP. Also wrote SOPs, ISO 9000 guidelines, and HAACP guidelines for newly introduced procedures.
- Managed an onsite MEMTEK wastewater treatment system lowering lead in wastewater from a circuit board manufacturing plant to levels that were permitted by the local municipality.
Driving Experience:
- 2 years as a courier delivering thousands of packages
- 2 years as an Uber/Lyft driver with over 3000 successful customer experiences.
- 2 years school bus driving
- 1 summer Domino’s pizza delivery
Languages and Travel:
- Studied Spanish since high school with Spanish minor earned in college.
- High School exchange student in Spain 1988.
- Have used Spanish on the job as as a 2020 door-to-door Census worker
- 1 year administering the Illinois Driver’s License Road Test in Spanish.
- Studied German in college and traveled extensively in Germany (1994).
- Traveled in Philippines visiting family. (2017 and 2019) Currently learning Visayan Philippine dialect.
Broadcasting and Media Producing Experience:
- Host and producer of “DragonTalk Radio:Your Convention Connection” podcast from 2010 to 2012. Built audience up to 2000+ unique listeners per month interviewing sci-fi/fantasy/ comic book guests such as Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca of Star Wars), William Katt (The Greatest American Hero), Eric Stuart (Pokemon voice acting), Terry Naughton (Disney Animation Studios), and many more.
- Negotiated contracts with sponsors for the show.
- Produced the commercials used for the sponsors.