Resume

Education

North Texas State University, Educational Doctoral Program, 2007
Major: Educational Computing
Courses Completed:
Fall 2007: Philosophy of Educational Computing (A)
Fall 2007: Educational Systems Design and Management (A)

Master of Education, May 2006
North Texas State University, Denton, TX
Major: Secondary Education (4.0 GPA)
Minor: Computer Education and Cognitive Systems

SBEC Certification Areas:

• Technology Applications 8-12
• General Business 6-12
• Master Technology Teacher
• Technology Education 8-12

Bachelor of Business Administration. August, 1985
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Major: Management Information Systems

Honors and Awards

• Teacher of the Month, November 2006.
• Outstanding Secondary Post Baccalaureate Student, Department of Teacher Education and Administration, University of North Texas, 2006
• PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, 2004
• Southwest Airlines, President’s Award, 1990

Research Interests

• Using technology to create exciting curriculum and its’ resultant effect on student dropout rates.
• Differentiated instruction and its’ impact on student self-esteem and cognitive growth.

Teaching Interests

• How to use technology to your advantage in the classroom: how to spend more time with your students and less time doing administrative tasks.
• Classroom Management techniques for maximum teaching effectiveness.
• Undergraduate and graduate education and computer education courses.

Professional Presentations

• Employability Skills: Teaching Professional Skills For Life. T-STEM Conference. Austin, Texas. February 27, 2008.
• How Good Teachers Become Great: Lessons Learned From The Model Schools Conference, June 2006. The Academy of Irving ISD, Faculty Development Sessions, August 2006.
• Using Excel in Your Classroom: Accomplishing Basic Administrative Tasks. Teaching and Learning Tuesday’s. 2006.
• Using Excel to Track Employability Skills. Teaching and Learning Tuesday’s. 2006.
• Professional Advisory in Career Education. Design Studio Conference. The Academy of Irving ISD. 2006.
• Using Kuder to Focus Freshman Dreams. Teaching and Learning Tuesday’s. 2006.

Professional Skills

3 years		Classroom instruction: grades 9-12.
3 years		Creation of differentiated curriculum, including video-based instruction using Camtasia Studio, FLASH and Dreamweaver.
14 years		Information Technology various platforms: Mainframe, Client/Server, NT, Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, VB, HTML, ASP, Access
7 years		Leadership
10 years		Application Implementation and End User Training
10 years		Project Management
10 years		Business Needs Analysis
7 years		Systems Analysis and Design
2 years		Business Process Improvement
17 Years		Proficient in Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, FrontPage, PhotoDraw, Business Objects, Cognos Impromptu, Visio, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, FLASH, HTML.

Professional Background

Teacher, The Academy of Irving ISD, Irving, TX.

August 2005 – Present

• Classes include: Introduction to Information Technology, Web-Mastering I, Business Computer Information Systems I, Engineering The Digital Future, Engineering Principles
• Utilize technology to create exciting and on-line curriculum BlackBoard, MovieMaker, Producer, PowerPoint, Publisher, FLASH, Fireworks and Camtasia Studio.
• Maintained Advisory Team Topics for Freshman, school-wide.
• Participating on a school committee to define teacher incentive pay criteria for a $200,000 Texas Educator Excellence Grant.
• Participated in presentations for Design Studio.
• Create differentiated instruction via layered curriculum, video based instruction and project based learning.
• Helped bring Engineering curriculum to The Academy.
• Created Excel based tracking system for all teachers to use to track “Employability Skills” for each student.
• Trained in and facilitated training for Kuder Career Planning Systems (http://www.kuder.com/) for Freshman at The Academy.

Entrepreneur / Owner / Dive Instructor. Scuba Connections, L.L.C., Keller, TX.

April 2001 – June 2004

• Instructor PADI SCUBA Diving Courses: Open Water, Advanced, Rescue, DiveMaster.
• New business start-up: identified location, negotiated lease, acquired Federal ID and State Sales Tax and Use Permit and established initial business operations.
• Maintain vendor relationships, marketing and customer care programs, inventory purchasing, stocking (all items are bar-coded), sales, travel reservations, and company accounting.
• Designed, developed and maintain www.ScubaConnections.com using MS FrontPage/HTML and JavaScript.
• Sold business.

Manager, Application Development. EMC Mortgage Corporation, Irving, TX.

November 1999 – December 2001

• Implemented project management and prioritization methodology utilized throughout the company.
• Implemented Systems Analysis and Design Methodology for Business Analysts and Developers.
• Helped create and manage Change Management Implementation Methodology for Development and Production Control.
• Increased the number of project completions by over 75%.
• Hired and managed the web-development team responsible for the initial implementation of EMC’s corporate intranet web-site. The implementation was completed in less than 120 days.
• Performed business process analysis, identified unnecessary or redundant processes, identified required processes not being performed, designed automated solutions for the improved business processes and supported the Customer in the cost/benefit analysis and subsequent project prioritization.

Automation Manager. Maintenance & Engineering, Southwest Airlines Company, Dallas, TX.

February 1993 – November 1999

• Managed the product selection, implementation, user training and rollout of an electronic technical manual system. Accomplishments included: build vs. buy decision, vendor identification, vendor selections, data collection, system/data integration, hardware analysis, purchase and installation, system testing, system roll-out, change management, end-user training and final sign-off.
• Project Manager for the Maintenance & Engineering Year 2000 Project Team and was recognized as one of the “Keepers of the Clock” for the Maintenance team effort.
• Participated on the Corporate Intranet Council and was recognized as one of the pioneers for the development of the Maintenance & Engineering Intranet web site.
• Prepared the M&E Automation budgets through analysis of the business needs for hardware and software purchases.
• Liaison with M&E Departments necessary to ensure proper installation and support of product implementations.
• Chairperson for an Air Transport Association (all volunteer) committee consisting of approximately 250 people from international aviation organizations.
• As Systems Sr. Team Leader, guided developers in business process analysis and automated solutions for business process improvement.
• Led a team of Programmer/Analysts in support of the Maintenance and Engineering Department’s automation needs. Responsible for all aspects of project management: project queue and project prioritization with Customers, program development and project delivery and communication with Key Stakeholders.

Independent Consultant. ATM Systems, Richardson, TX.

January1992 – December 1992

• Analyzed client needs, documented project requirements, hired and coached programmers, monitored deadlines, and served as a liaison between ATMS’s Vice President of Product Development and the primary client for this product.
• Developed user documentation and helped train approximately 30 telemarketing representatives on the use of the system. (ORACLE, SQL)

Programmer / Analyst III. Systems Department, Southwest Airlines Company, Dallas, TX.

October 1986 – July 1991

• Analyzed business processes, data flows and user requirements and subsequently developed and maintained a PC based system used for storing all Southwest’s flight plans with Regional Air Traffic Control Centers throughout the United States .
• Implemented the Accounts Payable and Purchasing modules of the CA-CAS Financial systems. Recommended further reports to accommodate business needs. (MVS, IDMS, COBOL)
• Coordinated the project to analyze Maintenance & Engineering business requirements, data flow and automation needs. Accomplishments included: all aspects of project management, build vs. buy decision, vendor identification, product selection, product procurement, hardware procurement, system customization, implementation, customer training, change management and on-going project management. This effort required the implementation of a network supporting approximately 300 concurrent users. (CICS, ADABAS, NATURAL)
• Responsible for daily programming activities on all of the above systems.