Experience

Medina Valley ISD

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director Of Technology

  • Jul 2021 - Present



South San Antonio ISD

• Director of Technology

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Responsible for oversight of the day to day operations of technology for both business and educational use in South San Antonio ISD. Responsible for oversight of the day to day operations of technology for both business and educational use in South San Antonio ISD.



La Vernia ISD

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2016

  - Responsible for day to day operations of technology throughout the district.- Oversaw more than $1.5 million in improvements to network infrastructure over the course of 3 years, including updating network switches, placing wireless access points in all classrooms district-wide, installing a district-wide security camera system, phone system, and other network and storage improvements- Planned for a bond election- Put the district on a 5 year replacement cycle- Upgraded bandwidth in the district from 40mbps to 1gbps- Planned and implemented a move from Microsoft Outlook to GMail in order to de-centralize our communications platform- Put every teacher classroom on a standard setup of a desktop computer and ceiling mounted projector- Had a 100% record of projects approved by the board of trustees



Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD

• Computer Systems Manager, Instructional Technology, District Webmaster

  • Oct 2006 - Aug 2013

  District Webmaster• Responsible for upkeep of the overall district web site, including managing pages, training department and campus webmasters, and training teachers on the teacher web page system.2011 - present: Computer Systems Manager• Managed the district technicians.• Worked to set up a dedicated help desk and move from SchoolDude's work order system to Eduphoria's Help Desk system for tracking work orders• Did research for purchasing new imaging and help desk solutions for the district.• Served as administrator for the district Eduphoria system.• Served as administrator for the district’s email system (FirstClass).• Planned a transition to move to Google Apps for Edu, including email transition (still in progress).2006 - 2011: Instructional Technology Specialist• Worked with teachers throughout the district on integration of technology.• Created and taught classes for teachers on a variety of technology tools including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office, Google Earth, web page creation, Moodle, SMARTboard, and social networking tools.• Worked as part of a team to recommend new hardware and software for district use.• Served as district webmaster.• Integral part of communications team during the H1N1 outbreak in the spring of 2009. Set up Twitter and UStream accounts for the district to help get information to the public. Worked with the Superintendent to record and distribute podcasts.



NEISD

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructional Technology Specialist

  • Jul 2004 - Oct 2006

  • Responsible for 2 middle school campuses, as well as being “on call” to provide professional development anywhere in the district.• Provided staff development to teachers at all grade levels on a variety of software programs, including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office, Internet research, Windows Movie Maker, web page authoring, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).• Piloted online staff development using discussion forums, served on the committee to develop guidelines for online professional development.• Used Macromedia Breeze to develop interactive online professional development for teachers.• Team taught and co-taught with classroom teachers.• Helped Garner Middle School transition to Groupwise mail.• Troubleshooting and repairs on Windows XP and 98 systems running on a Novell network.• Presented at TCEA about using online forums with students to extend the learning day.



Lindop District 92

• Technology Coordiantor, K-8 Technology Applications Teacher

  • Jul 2001 - Jun 2004

  Lindop School is a K-8 single-school elementary district in the near western suburbs of Chicago with a population of 96% African-American and 35% low-income students.2002-2004: Technology coordinator.• Responsible for network, server, and hardware upkeep, staff development, tech support, and technology curriculum writing. Served as the district Webmaster.• Responsible for E-Rate application.• Supervised planning and installation of network components and cabling in an addition to the building during the 2003-2004 school year.• Responsible for hardware and software purchases, researching and implementing new technologies for the school.• Responsible for upkeep on the PBX phone system.2001-2002: K-8 Technology• Units included Microsoft Office Applications, Internet research, computer familiarity (primary grades). Responsible for technology curriculum writing, staff development and tech support.Hardware/Software used• Sonicwall firewall• 3Com managed network switches• Macintosh OS X server• Eudora Internet Mail Server• Appleshare IP server• Apache web server (part of OS X)• File Maker Pro• Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash• MySQL



San Antonio ISD

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher, Coach

  • Jan 1997 - Jun 2001

  Horace Mann Middle School was a 6-8 middle school serving a population of 98% Hispanic and approximately 90% poverty level students. The campus has since closed.• 2000-2001 school year: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade NetQuest/TechnologyApplications—units included email, Microsoft Office products, Internetresearch, web page authoring.• 1996-1998, 1999-2000 school years: 6th grade Social Studies—taught avariety of interactive, student centered lessons focusing on contemporaryworld cultures using the History Alive! program.• 1998-1999 school year: 6th grade Math—was part of a team of teachers who helped ESL students on our campus achieve the highest math scores in the district on TAAS (Texas Assessment of Academic Skills).• Coached boy’s football, basketball, soccer and track.Additional responsibilities• Technology Committee Chairperson—responsible for technology committee meetings, software/hardware inventories, troubleshooting and repairing computers on campus.• Technology Trainer—responsible for faculty/staff training on software/hardware.• Intranet Administrator—created and deployed a school-wide intranet using Windows NT server. Presented how this was done and how technology was used at Horace Mann Middle School at the 2001 Texas Middle School Association Conference.• Webmaster—responsible for design/creation and updating of the school’s web page. Used HTML, Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver.• History/Electives Department Trainer of Trainers—trained teachers in the departments on teaching techniques and strategies given by the district.