Experience

Director of Technology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Education, Richmond, VA, 2011 – present.

  • Support faculty, staff and students in their use of technology. Products include personal computers, mobile devices, and network, web and personal computer software.
  • Supervise a team of support personnel
  • Conduct original research for publication
  • Coordinate and manage the Instructional Technology concentration in the Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed. program. Advise students in the program.
  • Work with faculty in the Teacher Preparation Program to prepare future teachers to utilize technology to better facilitate student learning.

Instructional Designer / Software Developer, Project Parallax, Charlottesville, VA, 2009.

  • Designed and developed interactive instructional software for online STEM modules for elementary math and science curriculum.
  • Funded by a grant from the Department of Education. Principal Investigators are Catherine Brighton & Tonya Moon.

 

Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, Carter G. Woodson Middle School, Hopewell, VA. 2005 – 2007.

  • Created and implemented Web Log Writing Initiative.
  • Created and implemented Palm Pilot / Probes Project.
  • Developed content area specific web sites, which featured resources and lesson plans for teachers.
  • Trained teachers to effectively use hardware and software solutions to increase student achievement.
  • Created Podcast team.

Lead Computer Technology Teacher, Carter G. Woodson Middle School, Hopewell, VA.  2004 – 2005.

  • Designed, created and managed school web site.
  • Provided professional development for teachers in the integration of technology into their curriculums.
  • Acted as first line of technical support for entire school, which included support of Windows 2000 server network, over 100 personal computers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, smart boards, projectors, wireless laptop computer carts, and handheld devices.
  • Worked with School Board office personnel, technology teachers, students, and parents to make strategic decisions in regard to Hopewell County Schools’ technology direction.

Computer Technology Teacher, Carter G. Woodson Middle School, Hopewell, VA.  2003 – 2004

  • Initiated Handheld Technology Program.
  • Solely developed and implemented curriculum for 6th, 7th and 8th grades computer technology elective.

Software Developer, Sartox, LLC, Richmond, VA.  2002 – 2003

  • Evaluated and designed a conversion plan to migrate an existing AS/400 COBOL application into a Microfocus COBOL PC-based application.
  • Designed and created a financial software package for public school systems using Visual Basic 6 and SQL.

Information Technology Consultant, Modis, Richmond, VA.  1997 – 2001

  • Worked as a programmer/analyst enhancing the client’s application processing systems (ACAPS, Bureaulink, Docugen).
  • Transitioned to a new team to help implement and customize a new application processing system (Capstone). This product runs in a HP UNIX environment with an Oracle database.
  • Developed the File Load System which loads customer records from an IBM mainframe to the HP UNIX platform. This system also performed validity checks, reconciliation, and FTP operations.
  • Designed and implemented a Test Data Creation/Test Data Loading System.

Information Technology Consultant / Owner, Bean Consulting, Richmond, VA.  1996 – 1997

  • Served as a product specialist (ACAPS, Bureaulink, Docugen) to develop a new loan origination system for a large financial institution in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Configured local area networks for businesses by wiring, installing, and training groups of users.

Information Technology Consultant, Computer Professionals, Inc., Richmond, VA.  1995 – 1996

  • Acted as the liaison between a consulting firm and major banking institution in matters involving the client’s Automated Credit Application Processing System (ACAPS).
  • Provided consulting and strategy planning for streamlining the processing of direct mail applications.
  • Designed, coded, tested, and implemented a system of COBOL programs and JCL that manipulate data into different files and layouts in preparation for migration from an IBM mainframe to an AS/400 machine.

Information Technology Consultant, American Management Systems, Inc., Fairfax, VA.  1993 – 1995

  • Designed, programmed, tested, documented, and supporting Automated Credit Application Processing System (ACAPS), Bureaulink and Docugen running in CICS on IBM mainframe computers using COBOL II.
  • Redesigned the way clients perform the credit origination processes to increase efficiency.
  • Directed day-to-day operations of the ACAPS system for a client as they transitioned onto a new application platform.

Software Designer / Developer, Marketplace Systems Group, Richmond, VA.  1992 – 1993

  • Designed, programmed, tested, documented, and supported point-of-sale and back office applications for the NCR 7052 and 7052D. Applications leveraged the Business BASIC Extended programming language and were designed to run on a PC LAN under MS-DOS and OS/2 platforms.
  • Conducted on-site training sessions with end-users of the system enabling successful closure to the client’s engagement.

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