SUMMARY Texas Certified English Language Arts and Reading (8-12) Music (All-Level) 3 years experience in public schools 1 year of undergraduate teaching experience 15 years of system, business, and process analysis 13 years of software, web, and database development 11 years of business experience in multiple disciplines

OBJECTIVE Classroom teacher in Technology Applications and English, using all of my past experience in the most effective way possible.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002 INTERIM PERIOD
WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT
The Smartacus Corporation (http://www.iamproximus.com)
Created a delivery model and library containing Palm OS^® and Shockwave content

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District (http://www.smileydays.com/PACE)
Created using Microsoft Word and Adobe PhotoShop for "ease of use" by educators.

SOBL Fantasy Baseball League (http://www.smileydays.com/baseball)
Team Value and Draft Web Site; Uses an Access 2000 DB loaded from XML documents using the Microsoft DOM/VB.

Eagle Mountain Soccer Association (http://www.emsasoccer.org/)
Uses Active Server Pages and Access Databases for team and access control

CONSULTING
Northwest ISD - Technology Implementation and Planning
Cash America International - XML and Internet Connectivity
Education Service Center XI - Adjunct Technology Instructor
Harcourt eLearning - System Delivery evaluation
Harcourt Educational Measurement - Technical Partner evaluation
Smartacus, Inc. - Creation of company foundation and technical plan (in process)

HARCOURT/THOMSON LEARNING: 1998-2002
Fort Worth, Texas
Director of Web Architecture

Managed a team of Internet/Intranet programmers and online specialists to create innovative materials for use by college students and professors. Responsible for $1M budget and $4.5M revenue.

• Designed/developed a single access point for book information, using XML and Microsoft technologies, reducing labor costs by 70%, and time-to-market for book data by 90%.
• Created increasingly complex versions of a dynamic, online store that resulted in increased sales of 290% over a six-month period and highly reduced creation costs.
• Created and delivered education modules to publisher, editor, production, and sales groups on internet usage, development, and educational appropriateness.
• Conducted quarterly training and status sessions for project manager and editorial staffs on latest internet technologies and application to editorial product.
• Committee Chair and designer for the Harcourt XML DTD defining basic book/product information. Segments of this DTD were consolidated into the ONIX standards for book information, maintained by the Book Industry Study Group (http://www.bisg.org).
• Created an online, state-/university-based application using ASP, Visual Basic, and Oracle that provided sales representative info for 11,000+ schools worldwide, reducing customer service complaints to near zero.
• Primary contact and troubleshooter for implementation and development activities. Drove the design, reviews, and implementation of Tango, VB, ATG Dynamo, Interwoven, and BroadVision BladeRunner product.
• Primary contact for Internet systems consolidation during the definition and implementation phase of Thomson Learning's acquisition of Harcourt College Publishers.
• Created a set of online tutorials for project managers on internet protocols, character sets, and development methods.

TANDY CORPORATION/RADIO SHACK: 1994-1998
Fort Worth, Texas
Team Leader - Web Development

Developed applications and led teams of developers to create computer-based presentations and marketing programs.

• Created the initial web presence for Tandy Corporation and its divisions: RadioShack, Incredible Universe, Computer City, and TechAmerica.
• Developed an online catalog using Microsoft technologies and UNIX that used mainframe data; reused as the base infrastructure for the current RadioShack Online Catalog.
• Developed and presented training sessions to Tandy Corporation technical and non-technical management on the uses and benefits of internet systems.
• Implemented and developed a testing lab using Microsoft 3.51 and SQL Server 6.5 for prototyping and implementing "state-of-the-art" Internet/Intranet technologies, insuring minimal downtime in the production environment. Tested load and efficiency of the transition catalog application from its C/mSQL implementation to the ASP beta/SQL Server version.
• Automated manual entry procedures using C-based/TCPIP socket communications between AS400 and Tandem platforms, reducing manual costs to zero and transaction processing time by 95%.

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS: 1988-1994
Grand Prairie, Texas and Flint, Michigan
Systems Engineer

Designed, developed & maintained applications in a facilities management environment for the automotive & credit card processing industries.

• Developed and maintained a $600M credit card processing system, doubling capacity over a 10-month period (Cummins Cash & Information Services, TX).
• Defined and developed customer-branded versions of credit card management systems, generating over $30M worth of revenue (Cummins Cash & Information Services, TX).
• Mentored and trained programmers in standard programming methodologies and practices on a continual basis.
• Maintained and enhanced hardware and software applications used in GM's warehouses worldwide (General Motors Service Parts Operations, MI).
• Graduated from the Systems Engineer Development Program, an EDS training program designed to teach the complete software life cycle, from idea to implementation and support.

ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 1987-1988
Albuquerque, NM
Head Band Director - Manzano High School

Responsible for all band-related activities at Manzano High School, including symphonic, concert, marching, and jazz bands, auxiliary corps, and general direction of junior high programs.

MCALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: 1985-1987
McAllen, TX
Assistant Band Director - McAllen High School

Led the JV Band, Auxiliary Corp, and low brass instruction at McAllen High School. Worked with Lincoln JH and Brown Elementary band directors to provide individualized instruction.

WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY: 1984-1985
Canyon, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant - School of Music

Taught Music for Non-Majors and worked with undergraduate faculty to deliver low brass and music theory instruction on an ad hoc basis.

EDUCATION

Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, Texas
Bachelor of Music Education
Minor, Psychology
Summa Cum Laude

TRAINING

Educational Service Center XI: Vision IT Institute, Technical Applications Teacher Certification Program (in process)

Harcourt: Leadership 2000, Interwoven System Administration, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

RadioShack: Technical Leadership, CORBA Development, Microsoft NT Administration, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Administration, ASP Development

Electronic Data Systems: Systems Engineer Development Program

 

 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES AND TOOLS

PLATFORMS: Intel, Alpha, Tandem/Compaq, AS/400, IBM 3090

LANGUAGES: Active Server Pages, XML, Wscript, Cscript, Visual Basic 4/5/6, JavaScript, Java, C, C++, PERL, Tango, ColdFusion, COBOL, Assembler

DATABASES: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5/7/2000, Oracle 7/8i, mySQL, mSQL, Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, DB2, Tandem Enscribe

DESKTOP SOFTWARE: All standard Microsoft products, Microsoft Visual Interdev, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Image Composer/GIF Animator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe LiveMotion, RealAudio Development Studio, Macromedia HomeSite, Macromedia DreamWeaver, Macromedia PageMaker, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Director 8, Paint Shop Pro, NetFusion Objects, Tango Development Studio, DV SuperEdit, MGI VideoWave 5

SERVER SOFTWARE: Microsoft Internet Information Server 4/5, Apache, Netscape 3.5x/3.6x, Sun JavaServer, Interwoven TeamSite, BroadStreet BladeRunner, ATG Dynamo, Microsoft FrontPage, assorted protocol tools such as telnet, FTP, SMTP, etc.

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Microsoft NT 3.51/4/2000, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Macintosh, AIX, Tandem, MVS