I work as a Senior Manager for Technical Documentation at a certain semiconductor firm, and have long been an expert in the Darwin Information Typing Architecture. I am also a published author of four computer-oriented titles (a couple of books on HTML and then another two on CSS). More recently I have contributed a chapter on the development and spread of DITA to an academic book on technical writing. I have also been a long-time lecturer on Information Architecture at the University of Toronto's School for Continuing Studies. I hold degrees in English and a Masters of Public Administration, all from Queen's University, Kingston. Other than a brief stint with the Federal government in the early 90s, I have worked primarily in the technology sector. I also worked on one of the earliest Canadian commercial Web sites in the early 90s (Delrina).
I have been a contributor to articles relating to the subject of Ancient Egypt, which has long been a hobby of mine. I am also interested in Canadian numismatics, which is woefully under-represented here on Wikipedia, and something I plan to work on. I also have interests in Astronomy, History, specifically Canadian, Torontonian, Roman, British and British Commonwealth, as well as the history of language and science.
Of late I have decided to turn my attention to Canadian numismatics and pre-Confederation tokens, an area that only had a few stub articles on the subject before I started making additions.
I am also an avid photographer and like making additions to Wikimedia Commons. My current cameras of choice are a Olympus PEN E-PL5 and my trusty Olympus E-620 DSLRs. Whenever I go on business trips, if there is something I can take a few pics of in order to help illustrate an article for Wikipedia, I'll bring my camera along and deliberately take a few photos in order to help out. A gallery of the images I have shot and uploaded can be found here: [1]. Chances are that if I am not making contributions here in the English Wikipedia, I am working on something in Wikimedia Commons.
For your amazing work on the article Ahmose I, which passed both GA and FA without a single oppose, I award you the Tireless Contributor barnstar. Wear it with pride, for you most certainly deserved it! — Editor atLarge(speak) 14:02, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
The Original Barnstar
In recognition of your hard work on ancient Egypt I award you this barnstar! You deserve it, and thanks for tackling a big project. Jeff Dahl 20:20, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
The Million Award
The Million Award
For your quality improvement work helping to bring Ancient Egypt to WP:FA, I hereby award you The Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you did for Wikipedia's readers! Fitzcarmalan (talk) 19:52, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
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These are the source materials I have readily at hand from my personal library. Since I often reference this material in the articles, it makes some sense to have it all in one place. It also means I don't have to re-type my references to the full each and every time. ;-)
Adams, Barbara and Ciałowicz, Krzysztof M. Protodynastic Egypt. Shire Egyptology. 1988. ISBN0-7478-0357-9
Adkins, Lesley and Roy, The Keys to Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Harper Collins. 2000. ISBN0-06-019439-1
Aldred, Cyril. The Temple of Dendur. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1978. (No ISBN)
Amenta, Alessia (Ed.) The Treasures of Ancient Egypt: From the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Rizzoli Art Guides. 2003. ISBN0641777329
Bagnall, Roger S. Rathbone, Dominic W. Egypt: From Alexander to The Copts. The British Museum Press. 2010. 0-7141-1952-0
Baker, Darrell D. The Encyclopedia of the Egyptian Pharaohs, Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty (3300-1069 BC). Bannerstone Press. 2009. ISBN0977409449
Berman, Lawrence, Freed, Rita E., and Doxey, Denise. Arts of Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts Boston. 2003. ISBN0878466614
Booth, Charlotte. The Hyksos Period in Egypt. Shire Egyptology. 2005. ISBN0-7478-0638-1
Brier, Bob. Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art. William Morrow and Company, Inc. ISBN0-688-10272-7
Brier, Bob. Houdin, Jean-Pierre. The Secret of the Great Pyramid. 2008. ISBN978-0-06-165552-4
Burleigh, Nina. Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt. 2007. ISBN978-0-06-059767-2
Cannuyer, Christian. Coptic Egypt: The Christians of the Nile. 2001. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN978-0810929791
Carter, Howard. The Tomb of Tutankhamen. Excalibur Books. 1972. 0-525-70101-X
Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2006. ISBN0-500-28628-0
D'Auria, Sue. Lacovara, Peter. Roehring, Catharine H. Mummies and Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1988. ISBN0-87846-303-8
David, Dr. Rosalie. Mysteries of the Mummies: The Story of the Manchester University Investigation. Cassell London. 1978. ISBN0-304-30233-3
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Davis, Theodore M. The Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou: with The Funeral Papyrus of Iouiya. Duckworth, 2000. ISBN0-715-62963-8
Dodson, Aidan. Afterglow of Empire: Egypt from the Fall of the New Kingdom to the Saite Renaissance. The American University in Cairo Press. 2012, ISBN: 978-9774165313
Dodson, Aidan, Amarna Sunset: Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation. The American University in Cairo Press. 2014, ISBN: 978-977-416633-4
Dodson, Aidan, Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from the Golden Age to Age of Heresy. The American University in Cairo Press. 2009, ISBN: 978977416304-3
Dodson, Aidan. Egyptian Rock-cut Tombs. Shire Egyptology. 1991. ISBN 9-780747-801283
Dodson, Aidan. Nefertiti: Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press. 2020, ISBN: 978-977-416-990-8
Dodson, Aidan. Poisoned Legacy: The Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian. The American University in Cairo Press. 2010, ISBN: 978-977-416-395-1
Dodson, Aidan. Rameses III King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife. The American University in Cairo Press. 2019, ISBN: 978-977-416-940-3
Dodson, Aidan. Sethy I King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife. The American University in Cairo Press. 2019, ISBN: 978-977-416-886-4
Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN0-500-05128-3
Dodson, Aidan and Ikram, Salima. The Tomb in Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2008. ISBN978-0-500-05139-9
Doss, Latif and Besada, Asham. The Story of Abu Simbel. Longman Group Ltd. 1973. ISBN0-582-76116-6
Dunand, Francoise. Lichtenberg, Roger. Mummies and Death in Ancient Egypt. Cornell University Press. 2006. ISBN978-0-8014-4472-2
Emery, Walter B. Archaic Egypt. Penguin Books Ltd., 1972 (reissue). ISBN 14-020462-8
Ellis, Simon P. Graeco-Roman Egyptian. Shire Egyptology. 1992. ISBN 9-780747-801580
Fazzini, Richard A., Romano, James F., and Cody, Madeleine E. Art for Eternity: Masterworks from Ancient Egypt. Brooklyn Museum of Art. 1999. ISBN0-87273-139-1
Forbes, Dennis C. Tombs, Treasures, Mummies: Seven Great Discoveries of Egyptian Archaeology. KMT Communications, Inc. 1998. ISBN1-879388-00-7 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum
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Tyldesley, Joyce. Egyptian Games and Sports. Shire Egyptology. 2007. ISBN978-0-7478-0661-5
Thomas, Angela P. Egyptian Gods and Myths. Shire Egyptology. 2001. ISBN0-85263-788-8
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As for the username: I created a fictional superhero by that name for a bunch of radio comedy spots I did for CFRC back in the late 1980s, and adopted it for personal use since that time. ;-)