Experience
Experience 1989–Present, Palo Alto, CA
The Practical Wordsmith: Writer/Editor/Consultant
- Performed ghostwriting functions, including producing books, chapters, and columns, for clients in various fields including financial services, clinical psychology, self-help psychology, and business.
- Wrote definitive 1000+ page Electronic Evidence (1995) for Lawyers Cooperative Publishing as well as several in-depth legal encyclopedia articles for AM JUR Trials and POF (e.g., “Videotape Evidence” (1992), “Voicegram Identification Evidence” (1995), “Video Technology” (1996)); see complete list below.
- Published in Wired Magazine (10 times), GNOSIS Magazine (15 times), Noetic Sciences Bulletin, and extensively on the web.
- Produced in-depth concept paper for Hollywood-related virtual community in May of 1997.
- Gave tutorial at 1996 Computers, Freedom & Privacy conference; interviewed on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Enlightenment.Com®
- Founded website in 1995 and coded first versions of website.
- Created and distributed 1st-ever interview with Ken Wilber, a formerly reclusive, world-renown, philosopher. Also interviewed and posted audio or video interviews with other psycho-spiritual celebrities including Deepak Chopra, Jean Houston, Byron Katie, Dan Millman, Robert Anton Wilson, and many others.
- Raised money to form Delaware corporation, Enlightenment.Com, Inc., in 2000; managed day-to-day-business operations and legal needs, supervised employees.
Legal Researcher, NASA Ames Research Center
- Research, writing, editing, and litigation responsibilities.
- Directly assisted Patent Counsel for one year; some patent drafting.
- Established and ran website for Office of Chief Counsel.
Managing Editor, GNOSIS Magazine
Managing Editor of high-quality, desktop-published, quarterly journal. Principal copy editor, coordinated authors' contributions, and collaborated on editorial policy.
1988-1989, Palo Alto, CA
Associate Attorney, Cooley, Godward, Castro, Huddleson & Tatum, Palo Alto
Performed research, brief writing, document production, and exhibit preparation for multi-billion dollar biotech arbitration. Reviewed software marketing/licensing agreements. Drafted complex memo on government imposing classified information agreements on civilian contractors' employees.
1984-1985 New York City
Grant Writer, Federation Employment & Guidance Service
Researched, wrote, and submitted funding proposals for large private social services agency. Obtained over $300,000 in new grants based on original proposals and over $1,200,000 in contract renewals. Consistently met severe deadline pressures.
Education & Credentials
Member of the State Bar of California (since December, 1988; currently inactive).
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., May 1988; elected to Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review (1986-88). As Research & Projects Editor (1987-88), created and administered 1987 Virginia Law Review writing competition. Member, Society of Fellows (1987-88). Volunteer tutor.
M.A. in Public Policy Analysis & Administration, State University of New York at Binghamton, January 1984. Training in statistics, grant writing. Twice served as graduate teaching assistant, and taught summer session class.
B.A. in Philosophy (with Honors), State University of New York at Binghamton, May 1981. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, May 1981.
Legal Publications for Lawyers Cooperative Publishing
Videotape Evidence, 44 Am Jur Trials 171 (1992) (145 pages).
Foundation For Contemporaneous Videotape Evidence, 16 Am Jur Proof of Facts 3d 493 (1992) (83 pages).
California Litigation Techniques: Videotape Evidence, The Association of California Trial Lawyers (1992)(75 pages, excerpted from previous materials).
Audio Recordings: Evidence, Experts & Technology (written with forensic experts Fausto Poza and Anthony J. Pellicano), 48 Am Jur Trials 1 (1993) (585 pages).
Foundation For Audio Recording As Evidence, 23 Am Jur Proof of Facts 315 (1993) (182 pages).Voicegram Identification Evidence (written with Tito Poza) 54 Am Jur Trials 1 (1995) (259 pages).
Electronic Evidence (1995) (1,070 pages).
Video Technology, 58 Am Jur Trials (1996) (184 pages).
Articles, Book Reviews, and Product Reviews
Jordan S. Gruber has been published roughly 15 times in GNOSIS Magazine, 10 times in WIRED Magazine, and has edited a symposium and has published book reviews in GREEN EGG Magazine. He has also been published in The National Law Journal, the Institute of Noetic Sciences Bulletin, and throughout the web, including extensively on Enlightenment.Com and Zaadz.com.
