I Like Me Now

My name is Jerry Gietka. I have had different careers. Anything from driving a truck to writing law to teaching at the University. What can I say, I get bored quickly. Currently, I am a writer.

I had a career managing in the Transportation industry. I finally got tired of being shot at, so I went to work for the State of MD and the feds. I traveled the country training Police agencies in the proper enforcement of the regulations

regarding the transport of Hazardous Materials. At least these people were supposed to be carrying guns.

In my state service, I started out as a Program Manager for the MD Department of the Environment before being reassigned. Among other things, I drafted both regulatory and statutory language that was incorporated into the MD Code.

I designed and taught a graduate level course in Environmental Management at UMUC, now UMGC. I taught in the classroom for several years. Then I redesigned the course for on-line delivery in their distance learning program.

I have been on stage, film, radio, and television, as an actor and director. I won a Telly award for a cable TV talk show designed for BAL CITY public access.

All together I have been in about 100 shows, probably over 1,000 performances.

I have a broad and unique perspective, having had experience in the private and public sectors as well as academia. I can usually speak knowledgably on most subjects, using the appropriate nomenclature for each subject matter

(technical, computers, legal). Hopefully, that is a factor of exposure and not necessarily age.

I retired in 2003, when my sister, Bernadette, won the Mega Millions lottery for $183 million. I thought my life had been interesting to that point. Well, let me tell you ...