Experience
Responsibilities: Technology support and training for administration, staff, students and parents, troubleshooting issues with PCs, interactive whiteboards, wifi network, administration of network, Google Apps for Education, LAN management, collaborate with elementary and secondary technology teachers in providing leadership to ensure effective integration of technology across all grade levels, tech ordering, and long term planning.
Technology Coordinator
for private international school.
Technology Coordinator
Cayman International School
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
2014-2016
Technical support for
business and individual customers.
Responsibilities: remote and local support for a broad range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to individual users, monitor daily backup for clients, troubleshoot issues from networking to printing to application use.
Technical Support Specialist
CompuCraft, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI U.S.A.
2011-2013
Owner of Velaluz Video, a production company specializing in wedding and event video.
Responsibilities: videography, editing and DVD creation and production for weddings, stage productions and special events, management of camera crew, daily operations of small business.
Videographer/Editor/Owner
Velaluz Video
Norton Shores MI U.S.A.
2005-2011
Tech support for 65 person appraisal company with a network of over 600 independent appraisers.
Responsibilities: Help desk support for out-of-office appraiser network, in-house tech support for applications, networking and printers, basic web design and media production.
Technical Support Specialist
Datacomp Appraisal Services
Grand Rapids, MI U.S.A.
1999-2005
Technology teacher for grades
six through twelve.
Responsibilities: teach computer application skills to secondary students, teachers and administration including word processing, database, spreadsheets, image manipulation, multimedia, email and internet search.
Middle/High School Technology Teacher
American School of Doha
Doha, Qatar
1997-1998
Technology teacher for grades six through twelve.
Responsibilities: teach computer application skills to secondary students, teachers and administration. Initiatives: establish teacher email program, research and implement first school-wide network, coordinate consolidation of technology facilities to central media resource area, develop and implement first project-based tech curriculum for AIS/D.
Middle/High School Technology Teacher
American International School/Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
1993-1997
Resource Room teacher
for grades one through five.
Responsibilities: individual assessment testing of students, 1:1 student reading and math support, parent and teacher consultation.
Elementary School
Resource Room Teacher
American International School/Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
1992-1993
Technology teacher for grades kindergarten through nine.
Responsibilities: training in basic computer usage, application training, supportive application use for skills development. Extracurricular activities leader: physical education and modern dance. Trip co-leader for student ascent of Mt. Cameroon.
Technology Educator
American School of Yaoundé
Yaoundé, Cameroon
1990-1992
Special Education teacher in a short term adolescent psychiatric treatment facility.
Responsibilities: prepare, implement and evaluate a broad range of lessons for high school students while at an inpatient psychiatric treatment facility, act as liaison with students' home schools to ensure coordination of curriculum and coverage; consult with treatment team on emotional and educational progress of patients.
High School Special Education Teacher
Kingswood Hospital
Ferndale, MI U.S.A.
1989-1990
2nd Grade Classroom Teacher
Responsibilities: preparation, implementation and evaluation of lessons for a U.S. based curriculum in an international setting. Extracurricular activities leader: computer club, cooperative games.
Elementary Classroom Teacher
American School of Yaoundé
Yaoundé, Cameroon
1986-1988
Special Education science teacher in an adolescent inpatient psychiatric treatment facility.
Responsibilities: prepare, implement and evaluate a broad range of science lessons for high school students living at an inpatient psychiatric hospital; act as liaison with students' home schools to ensure coordination of curriculum and coverage; consult with treatment team on emotional and educational progress of patients.
High School Science Teacher
Hawthorn Center
Northville, MI U.S.A.
1985-1986
Education
Bachelor of Science
in Education
Elementary (K-8) teaching certification Special Ed (K-12) teaching certification
Graduated Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI U.S.A.
1981-1985
Master of Arts
in Educational Technology
Graduated 2018
Master of Arts
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI U.S.A.
2013-2018
Excitement
Things that
make me happy
• Family
• Technology
• Travel
• Theater
• Movies, Books & Television
(especially science fiction)
• Museums
• Photography & Videography