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A. G. Kozak

A. G. Kozak

Berkeley, CA, US
https://agkozak.github.io
English, Latin, Ancient and Medieval Greek

Background

About

About

Open-source developer, web designer, Greek Orthodox chanter, teacher, discographer, and author with a background in Classics

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Assistant Chanter, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco

    Jan, 2017 - Present

    Facilitate worship with a cappella Byzantine music, both on Sundays and on weekday feasts, and for events such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals

  • Web Designer, Freelance

    Aug, 2015 - Present

    Construct and maintain websites for clients in alternative healthcare, music hardware and software, religion, and entertainment

  • Assistant Chanter, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco

    Nov, 2011 - Nov, 20121 year

  • Web Developer, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco

    Oct, 2009 - Nov, 20123 years 1 month

    Moved the cathedral from a static website to a WordPress installation

  • Operations, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco

    Oct, 2009 - Aug, 201010 months

    Provided in-person support to a cathedral office serving approximately 1,000 families

  • Office Manager/Executive Assistant, BizXchange

    Mar, 2009 - May, 20092 months

  • Corporate Account Manager, BizXchange

    Sep, 2008 - Mar, 20096 months

    Used barter financing to buy media for travel, hospitality, and entertainment companies and to bring media companies new advertisers; brokered deals between a wide variety of companies (including resorts, theater companies, entertainment venues, ad agencies, online advertising companies, newspapers, radio stations, magazines, printers, and public relations firms); served as a liaison for trade exchanges and corporate barter firms; helped companies to offset marketing expenses by monetizing excess capacity and distressed inventories

  • Corporate Trade Broker, BizXchange

    Jul, 2007 - Sep, 20081 year 2 months

  • Office Coordinator, BizXchange

    May, 2007 - Jun, 20071 month

  • Director of First Impressions, BizXchange

    Apr, 2006 - May, 20071 year 1 month

    Provided operations support to the Bay Area office; served as informal liaison to the marketing team and to IT in the Seattle headquarters

  • Graduate Student Instructor, University of California at Berkeley

    Jan, 2000 - May, 20044 years 4 months

    • As a language instructor: developed course curricula, provided all in-classroom instruction, and tutored and mentored students one on one; taught original Latin and Greek texts; created my own instructional material (including a commentary on Cicero’s Somnium Scipionis)

    • As a teaching assistant in lecture courses: led interdisciplinary discussion sections, coached students on writing projects, and evaluated student writing; by way of exploring the Greco-Roman world, taught a wide variety of skills, including composition and grammar, and fostered an understanding of cultural contexts and linguistics

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • Zsh-z

    Dec, 2018 - Present

    Command line utility that allows users to jump quickly to directories that they have visited frequently or recently; a native Zsh port of z.sh with added features

    • 2000+ stars

    • Now also distributed with the popular Oh-My-Zsh framework

  • agkozak-zsh-prompt

    Mar, 2017 - Present

    Fast, asynchronous Zsh prompt with color ASCII indicators of Git, exit, SSH, virtual environment, and vi mode status; framework-agnostic and customizable

  • zcomet

    Sep, 2021 - Present

    Fast, simple Zsh plugin manager

  • Polyglot Prompt

    Apr, 2017 - Present

    Color, ASCII-only Git prompt for zsh, bash, ksh93, mksh, pdksh, oksh, dash, yash, busybox ash, and osh

  • Elsie Carlisle (elsiecarlisle.com)

    Feb, 2014 - Present

    Website documenting the life and music of Elsie Carlisle (1896-1977), British dance band singer of the 1920s-1940s and including discography and digital transfers

  • Maurice Elwin (mauriceelwin.com)

    Feb, 2021 - Present

    Website exploring the biography and music of Maurice Elwin (1896-1975), "The Monarch of the Microphone," British dance band singer of the 1920s-1930s; includes first complete Elwin discography (~275 pages) and digital transfers

  • Anne Lenner (annelenner.com)

    Dec, 2022 - Present

    Website about Anne Lenner (1912-1997), British dance band singer of the 1930s-1940s; includes biography and complete discography

Skills

Skills

  • Programming

    Shell (especially Zsh)

    PHP

    HTML

    CSS

  • Web Technologies

    WordPress

    Jekyll

Education

Education

  • Greek, MA, University of California, Berkeley

    Aug, 1997 - May, 2000

    4.0

  • Classics, Postgraduate study, King's College, University of Cambridge

    Sep, 1996 - Jun, 1997

  • Classics, AB summa cum laude, Harvard College

    Sep, 1994 - Jun, 1996

    3.88
Certificates

Certificates

Awards

Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa , Harvard College

    Awarded on: Jun 06, 1996

  • Hoopes Prize , Harvard College

    Awarded on: Jun 06, 1996

    For outstanding undergraduate honors thesis: "The Myth of Hypsipyle in Greek and Roman Poetry"

  • Honorary Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies , Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

    Awarded on: Jun 06, 1996

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Teacher, Introduction to Orthodoxy, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco

    Sep, 2007 - Present

    Provide instruction on theology, traditions, and culture of Eastern Orthodox Christianity for non-Orthodox inquirers and for people already familiar with the faith in hour-long, weekly classes

Publications

Publications