QUALIFICATIONS:
- Industry certified technical trainer with a demonstrated ability to learn and teach new systems. Particularly adept at
helping individuals with a limited background to develop a high level of proficiency.
- Effective communicator with proven ability to present abstract concepts, detailed and complex information in an
understandable manner.
- Comfortable and assured in both group and one-to-one instruction. Establish and maintain friendly, interactive learning
environment.
- Provide resourceful curriculum design and modification to best fit individual student needs and learning styles.
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS:
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Certifications:
Oracle9i DBA Certified Associate -- 11/2003
Arizona Community College Certificate -- 09/1999
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -- 10/1998
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology -- 1986
University of Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada
Bachelor of Science in Education -- 1978
Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, Oregon
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW:
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR -- 01/2004 to Present, College of Software, Beijing University of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Beijing, China
- Design curriculum and course content for the Oracle Database courses.
- Design and maintain student web site for distribution of materials.
- Design lab exercises taylored to non-native speakers.
- Supervise lab setup for 128 students
- Teach Oracle database courses in a lab environment in the English language to students with varying levels of English
proficiency.
- Meet with students on an individual basis to assist with adjustment to cross-cultural learning environment.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR -- 03/2000 to 01/2004, College of Software Engineering, University of Advancing
Computer Technology, Tempe, Arizona
- Designed course materials and wrote syllabi for Networking courses.
- Designed and wrote lab exercises used by Networking instructors.
- Taught Microsoft systems courses in a classroom setting, including Exchange Server, Internet Information Server, SQL
Server, as well as the Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 server platforms and the Windows NT, Windows 2000
Professional, and Windows XP client platforms.
- Designed, developed, and taught the Oracle Database courses for the University.
- Served as Oracle Database Administrator for the University.
- Worked with other faculty in the Software College on Curriculum design and revision.
- Designed and maintained student website for distribution of student materials.
- Provided academic guidance and career advisement for a wide variety of students in the University.
- Submitted training requests, and participated in Oracle training by Oracle trainers in Phoenix, Arizona and San Francisco,
California, including Oracle8i DBA, Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, Oracle9i Fundamentals I and Oracle9i Fundamentals II.
IT INSTRUCTOR -- 08/1999 to 03/2000, South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
- As an adjunct instructor, designed and devoped the Microsoft Network Engineering program for the College.
- Taught Network Engineering courses in a classroom/lab setting at the college, including, Windows NT Server system,
Windows NT client system and Networking Essentials.
- As a cooperative program with the College, performed network administration for a local charter school, including
administration of the Exchange email distribution server.
- Provided academic advisement for students at the College.
LEARNING ADVISOR / Y2K PROJECT MANAGER -- 06/1998 to 07/1999, Scholars.com/CBT Systems, Scottsdale,
Arizona
- Taught systems engineering courses over the internet to English speaking students throughout the world. I worked the
night shift (midnight to 8 am), so most of my students were in Europe and Australia.
- Developed and wrote training courses for online delivery.
- Provided technical consulting for end users.
- Corresponded with students through email, and served as a mentor by way of online chat rooms.
- Served as Y2K Project Manager after the training division moved to Canada.
REFERENCES:
References available upon request.
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