Objective: To use my teaching ability, extensive technological experience, and excellent interpersonal skills to acquire a position that would be both fulfilling and challenging to my students and myself.
Graduate School of Education - Glassboro, New Jersey September 1999 - Present
Post-Baccalaureate Certification
Program - Computers in the Curriculum - GPA 3.7
Waiting to enter Rowan's new Masters in Education and
Technology - January 2001 (tentatively)
Highlights of Coursework include: Creation of extensive technology standards and
assessment tools for K-12, seminars in multimedia across PC and Mac platform, creation of
numerous lessons that incorporate technology into the curriculum, intense discussions and
reflections concerning the current topics of including technology into the curriculum,
computer programming course in Visual Basic, and independent study.
Graduate School of Education - New Brunswick, New Jersey September 1997 - May 1999
Five Year Teacher Certification for
Secondary Education Program / Masters of Education - GPA 4.0
Member of the
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society for Education
Douglass College - New Brunswick, New Jersey September 1994 - May 1998
Bachelor of Arts in English - GPA 3.44
Mt. Holly, New Jersey
September
1998 to December 1998
Teacher, English / Student Teacher, English
I was hired
as a full-time English teacher responsible for creating and implementing lessons for
freshman standard classes, senior core classes and senior standard classes. Highlights include career presentation project
with students using PowerPoint presentation software, research project with students
publishing both on hard copy and on the Internet, creation of various web quests and
computer presentations to foster learning, and integration of various print and non-print
media into the classroom. Other
responsibilities include taking of minutes for technology committee for the school,
creating and maintaining a web site for the English / Basic Skills department and
advisement concerning department computer lab.
Pitman, New Jersey
Co-Owner and Marketing Director
Along with my
partner, I started a web design and computer consulting business in order to promote small
businesses on the Internet and create custom-designed web pages for their companies. This position requires contacting of potential
customers, intense creative design in tandem with the customer, and encoding the HTML with
information to help promote the customer’s site.
This position also carries with it the responsibility of all financial
concerns (accounts payable, accounts receivable, reporting), marketing, and communication
with clients.
Marlton, New Jersey
Information Systems Manager, North
East Regional Computer Trainer
This position
required the management of information systems, network administration, trouble shooting,
data transmissions (both inflow and outflow), data translation, consulting to management
regarding all aspects of computer systems, training of personnel on the computer programs,
and custom web page design for in-house Internet access.
With the acquisition of OraCare by United Dental Care of Texas, the
responsibilities of managing the conversion of data from one system to another, the
training of personnel on the new system as well as the local and regional programs, all
fell under this position’s jurisdiction as well.
As the chief holder of information on the system, responsibilities of this
post included communication and implementation of compliance-reporting issues to the State
of New Jersey and the transition of those reporting mechanisms to the appropriate
departments in the main office in Dallas.
Camden, New Jersey
Coordinator of Young Adult Ministry,
Editor of Newsletter
This position
included extensive planning and management of special events, communication with
membership, design of publishing and marketing materials, working with the Core Team
Leaders and various committees, leading and design of training seminars, as well as the
editing and desktop publishing of a bimonthly newsletter.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Assistant to the Chief Actuary,
Administrative Assistant
The
responsibilities of this position included creation of complicated spreadsheets to
transform raw data into informative statistics that could be utilized by both the Chief
Actuary and clients, creation of extensive reports documenting those statistics, entering
of data, all clerical responsibilities of a small office, and on-site computer management
and maintenance.
Other
Positions
Nanny to 2 elementary-aged boys - 1 year |
Manager of a Telemarketing department - 2 years |
Assistant
Scoutmaster for a Boy Scout Troop - |
Director of
small musical folk group, singer, guitarist - 5 years |
Site
Coordinator for a 1 week service experience in Paterson, N.J. - 3 years |
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Excel, Word,
PowerPoint, Access, HTML, Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, Windows 98 & NT
4.0, Page Maker, FrontPage, Multimedia Software, Sound and Video hardware, Communication
Software, DOS, UNIX, etc.
With over nine years computer experience, I possess advanced knowledge in the Windows / NT / PC environment and I am proficient in the Mac environment. I have begun work on my MSCE certification by attending Microsoft's Course #803: "Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0" (3 day course).