Dave Dyer
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CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Dave Dyer PRESENT POSITION: Independent investor and financial writer ADDRESS: 6046 Woodbrook Lane Houston, Texas 77008 (713) 869-4445 davedyer@mindspring.com UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: 1968 B.A. (high honors) California State University at Los Angeles Philosophy major GRADUATE EDUCATION: 1969 M.A., Philosophy University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1977 Ph.D. (Candidacy University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI only) (Dissertation topic: Non-propositional Knowledge) RECENT PUBLICATIONS: History 2003 St. Marys Journal Argus, St. Marys, Ontario “The Short, Unlucky Life of Cyrus Pickard” (About a murder in a small Canadian town in 1871) 2009 Western New York Heritage Magazine, fall 2009 “The Man Who Did Almost Everything Right” (About a failed entrepreneur from the 1920s) 2009 to 2011 Absolutely in the Loop Magazine, Houston, TX “Footprints” (A monthly column about finding traces left from historical events in Houston. Recent columns covered Walter Cronkite’s boyhood home, bricks left over from the Shamrock Hotel, flooring from an early retailer that was re-used in a new apartment project, and FDR’s speech at the 1926 Democratic Convention in Houston.) 2012 Steel’s: A Forgotten Stock Market Scandal from the 1920s. Book published by Syracuse University Press in March, 2013. Investments 2006 to 2010: Weekly Investment Newsletter (Review of market and economic events of the prior week for an investment advisory firm.) 2007 to 2010: Dave Dyer’s Pick of the Week (Detailed analysis of one stock recommendation each week. This newsletter was also delivered in a video format.) Grant Proposals 2007 Several grant proposals to government agencies and local foundations to raise money for the acquisition of 20 acres of land for a new city park and nature preserve. Editorials 2003 Houston Chronicle, “I’m Being Deported from Memorial Park” (An argument against the City’s plan to remove most sports facilities from Houston’s largest park. I pointed out that the plan left only the golf and polo facilities in place; the plan was subsequently discarded.) 2004 Houston Chronicle, “A Republican Defense of Gay Marriage” 2010 Houston Chronicle, “Metro Two” Media 2006 to 2010: Weekly appearances on the BizRadio Network, both as a talk show guest host and a commentator. The shows are broadcast in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Denver. My specialty is analyzing growth stocks. 2010 Voice over for the award winning Wireless Wilderness cell phone nature tour in West 11th St. Park. 2011 to present: Regular appearances as guest host on “Straight Talk Money” on KTEK radio, Houston, TX. AWARDS AND ACHIEVMENTS: 2004 International Society of Family History Writers, First Place award for Excellence in Writing, category: articles published in 2003 2007 Passed Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Exam given by the North American Securities Administrators Association PRIOR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE: 1978 to 1999: More than 20 years in the computer industry with various firms including Unisys, SAS Institute, and Setpoint. Positions included sales, product marketing manager, and project manager. Applications included real-time process monitoring and control, decision support, data analysis, data mining, and enterprise resource planning. Industry experience in petroleum refining, food processing, manufacturing, transportation, and defense. PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Board of Directors, Friends of West 11th St. Park Board of Directors, Sailport Condo Association, Tampa, FL Board of Directors, Harris County Historical Association The Cato Institute The Institute for Justice
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    • A Forgotten Stock Market Scandal from the 1920s
    • By: Dave Dyer
    • Narrated by: Timothy W. Bader
    • Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 11-20-13
    • Language: English
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