Résumé of Stephen Schettini

Academic, life and work experience
1974 - present

I completed my undergraduate studies at London University (Social Science, Honours) in 1974. Although I was a Buddhist monk in the Tibetan tradition for eight years, only a portion of that time was spent in quiet meditation. Mostly, I lodged in boisterous monastic universities where I studied debate and mind-training. While the purpose of formal meditation is to focus one's concentration, mind-training has a far more ambitious goal – to develop new ways of thinking and a new approach to oneself, one’s life and one’s work. While there:

• I learned classical and conversational Tibetan;

• I taught Tibetan language, debate and scriptural interpretation to other Westerners;

• I translated texts and interpreted teachings by the last of the Tibetan-born lamas to western audiences in India and Europe; and finally,

• I returned to consumer life in order to understand for myself the everyday realities of the most stressed-out society in human history.

Since then I survived, prospered and acquired the following work experience:

• I studied computer science and worked at Microcom Computer Solutions, helping Montreal corporations integrate personal computer technology as it emerged during the PC revolution of 1982;

• I was Product Manager for Eicon Technology Corporation, representing the company to OEM customers and at international trade shows;

• I founded Hudson Computer Solutions, a local commerce dedicated to serving the maintenance needs of home computer users;

• I developed in-depth knowledge of typography and design during a period of profound change in the industry, as digital tools replaced traditional ones and multiple professions coalesced into one-person operations;

• I became a contributing editor to the monthly magazine Electronic Composition & Imaging and the trade newspaper Print Action, as a specialist on interfacing personal computers to printing & typography;

• I founded Kudo.ca Communications Inc., a print and web editor, designer and publisher of scientific, medical and business documentation;

• I founded schettini.com, my personal website and a source of in-depth information on my approach to meditation, for my students – mostly educated and professional people;

• I founded Quiet Mind Seminars to bring the benefits of mind-training and stress management to the corporate workplace and to integrate spontaneity and intuitive leadership at work through focus, clarity and connection.