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Christopher P. Hurtado, M.A.

P.O. Box 9892

Huntsville, Texas 77340

Tel.: +1 (281) 658-6002

Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

M.A. Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, 2012

Honors Thesis: “Philosophical Presuppositions of Islamist Totalitarianism”

B.A. Middle East Studies/Arabic and Philosophy, Brigham Young University, 2010

Senior Thesis: “Milestones: A Critical Analysis”

ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE

2012-2017 Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Humanities, Utah Valley University, Orem

2015-2017 Adjunct Instructor of English, Department of English, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City

2014 Adjunct Instructor of Political Science, Department of History and Political Science, Utah Valley University, Orem

2008 Research Assistant, Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, Provo

2007-2009 Research Assistant, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Studies’ Middle Eastern Texts Initiative’s Islamic Translation Series, Brigham Young University, Provo

PUBLICATIONS

Book

2004 Dondero R., Eric and Christopher P. Hurtado. Vacation Spanish: A Survival Guide for Mexico, the Caribbean, Central & South America. Houston: Integrity Press, Ltd & Portside Language Services, 2004.

Article

2008 Singh, Nitish, Daniel W. Baack, Sumit K. Kandu, and Christopher Hurtado. “U.S. Hispanic Consumer E-Commerce Preferences: Expectations and Attitudes Toward Web Content.” Journal

of Electronic Commerce Research. 9.2 (2008): 162-175.

Manuscript in Preparation

In prep. Muhammad Al-Ghazali, Mizan al-ʿAmal (Translation and Commentary)

Edited Books

2011 Abd al-Jabbar and Gabriel Said Reynolds, Critique of Christian Origins: A Parallel English-Arabic Text (Brigham Young University – Islamic Translation Series) (Assistant Editor)

2010 Abu Hatim al-Razi and Tarif Khalidi, Abu Hatim al-Razi: The Proofs of Prophecy (Brigham Young University- Islamic Translation Series) (Assistant Editor)

AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2007-2010 Brigham Young University Academic Scholarship (Full Tuition)

2011-2012 Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Academic Scholarship ($20,000)

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES, MEETINGS & SEMINARS

Panelist

2016 Islamophobia: A Conversation, organized by Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, 25 October 2016

Participant

2017 James Wilson Seminar for Judges, Lawyers, and Scholars, organized by the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding and the Wheatley Institution of Brigham Young University, Provo, 22-23 September.

2017 Weekend Study Retreat – Zaytuna College – SLC, UT, organized by Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, 3-4 February.

2016 Weekend Study Retreat – Zaytuna College – SLC, UT, organized by Zaytuna College and Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, 4-5 November.

2016 Peacebuilding: Perspectives in and Around Mormonism, organized by Utah Valley University’s Center for the Study of Ethics, Orem, 28-29 October.

2016 Revisiting Al-Ghazali: Reason and Revelation Conference, organized by Zaytuna College, Berkeley, 4-5 March.

2016 Weekend Study Retreat – Imaam Al-Ghazali by Zaytuna College – SLC, UT, organized by Zaytuna College and Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake, 12-14 February.

2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions, organized by The Parliament of the World’s Religions, Salt Lake City, 15-19 October.

2013 International Ethics and Free Government, organized by Liberty Fund, San Antonio, 7-10 February.

2011 2011 Graduate Seminar in Objectivist Philosophy and Method, organized by The Atlas Society, Washington D.C., 31 July-5 August.

PRESENTATIONS

Invited Presentations

2011 “Speed Reading for Profit and Pleasure” at Monterey Management Society, November

2004 “Global Culture: Diversity in the Age of Globalization: 7 Strategies for Expanding Your

Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity” at Marathon Oil, November.

2004 “Global Culture: Diversity in the Age of Globalization: 7 Strategies for Expanding Your

Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity” at Cardinal Health, August.

2003 “High Tech/High Touch: Using Technology to Stay Connected with People” at Donna Fisher

Presents, June.

2002 “High-Tech/High-Touch: Using Technology to Stay Connected with People” at eCitySuites, December.

Other Presentations

2010 Honors Thesis: “Philosophical Presuppositions of Islamist Totalitarianism,” Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Monterey.

2005 “Targeting and Profiling Customers and Vendors Online” at American Translators Association Translation Company Division 6th Annual Conference, Austin, April.

2005 “Targeting and Profiling Customers and Vendors Online” at the American Translators Association 46th Annual Conference, Seattle, 12 November.

COURSES TAUGHT

Philosophy

Ethics and Values: Focus on Islamic Ethics  (12 sections)

Scriptural, theological, philosophical, and religious ethics in the Islamic tradition

Ethic and Values: Focus on Philosophy as Bios (5 sections)

Ancient and modern philosophy as a way of life

Political Science

Introduction to WMD Nonproliferation (1 section)

English

Intro to Writing: Composition and Rhetoric (13 sections)

DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Interfaith Outreach

2010-Present Organizer, semesterly visits  to Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake

2016-Present Unofficial advisor, Utah Valley University Interfaith Student Council

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

2014-2015 Greek, Utah Valley University, Orem

2014-2015 Latin, Utah Valley University, Orem

2013-2015 German, Utah Valley University, Orem

2010 Modern Standard Arabic, Damascus, Syria

2010 Syrian Colloquial Arabic, Damascus, Syria

2010 Arabic Calligraphy, Damascus, Syria

2008 Modern Standard Arabic, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

2008 Jordanian Colloquial Arabic, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

2004-2005 American Translators Association, Translation Company Division, Secretary and Treasurer

2004-2005 Houston Palm Users Group, President

2003-2005 American Marketing Association, Houston Chapter, Board Member; Founding Chair, Hispanic Marketing Special Interest Group

2003-2005 Technology Entrepreneurs Exchange, Advisory Board Member Houston Pedestrian and

2000-2002 Houston Bicycle Advisory Committee, Advisory Board Member

1998-1999 Wyle Laboratories Institutional Review Board, Board Member

OTHER EMPLOYMENT

1991-Present President and CEO, Linguistic Solutions, Huntsville, TX

Language Service Provider (LSP) with a government, SME, and Fortune 500 client portfolio in the Americas and Europe

LANGUAGES

English (native proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing)

Spanish (native proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing)

Arabic (fluent in reading, speaking, and writing)

Latin (can read with dictionary)

Greek (can read with dictionary)

French (fluent in reading, conversational in speaking)

Portuguese (fluent in reading, fluent in speaking)

Italian (fluent in reading, conversational in speaking)

FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

Foreign Residence

2010 Syria

2008 Jordan

1978-1986 Venezuela

Foreign Travel

Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Spain, Canada, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Italy, Turkey, Greece, France, Sardinia, Malta

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International Qur’anic Studies Association

Society for the History of Arabic and Islamic Science and Philosophy

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