Experience

Cheyenne Mountain School District 12

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of IT Systems and Support

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  - Hire, manage, and evaluate a team of tech support specialists, responsible for maintaining, upgrading, replacing, and innovating new technology for 500 staff and 3,800 students - Responsible for hardware/software portion of district’s long-range strategic technology planning - Developed workflows for tech support team to interact with specific known and potential unknown issues arising within our systems and among our users - Manage district-wide tech support ticket system in which 12 tech support support staff serve 500 staff and 3800 students - Manage software and hardware updates for 800 Mac OS, 100 Windows OS, and 4,000+ Chrome OS devices - Director of mobile device management (Jamf), internet security (Sophos), user management (Active Directory, MS Azure AD, Identity Automation, Google Admin, and Infinite Campus), engineering apps (Autodesk & Fusion 360), creativity apps (Creative Cloud), Accounting apps (Tyler Tech Infinite Visions, Quickbooks), productivity (MS Office, Google Apps), print management system (Papercut), network infrastructure and wireless access points (Cisco/Meraki) - Responsible for provisioning, management, and maintenance of users within teacher/student provisioning and information systems (Identity Automation and Infinite Campus) - Responsible for testing/management of assessment systems for state mandated testing (CSAP) and digital portions of Advanced Placement testing (AP Chinese and Japanese) - Researched and implemented “zero-touch” device deployment for new teacher computers, allowing technology staff to deliver new “in-box” computers to end-users for enrollment and provisioning of software - Presenter at Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) 2021, presenting practical aspects of “zero-touch” device distribution, enrollment, and management - Manage liaison and tech support for Colorado Springs Police Department’s assessment activities, including CSPD Academy Candidate testing and Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Commander promotional testing Show less



Creekside Kids

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice-President & Co-Owner

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2021

  Responsible for management of finances and payroll, computer information systems, and other support activities. Responsible for management of finances and payroll, computer information systems, and other support activities.



Blue Skies Exploration Academy

• Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Vice-President, Co-Owner

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2020

  Responsible for managing finances and payroll, computer information systems, facility maintenance and repair, and other support activities. Responsible for managing finances and payroll, computer information systems, facility maintenance and repair, and other support activities.



Cheyenne Mountain High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Technology Specialist

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2015

  Maintain network of over 300 computers. Responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance, ongoing staff training and website management.

• High School Science Teacher

  • 1998 - Aug 2010

  Physics Teacher 1998 - 2010 years - taught all areas of classical physics including general physics and calculus-based, Advanced Placement Physics.Science Olympiad Head Coach 1998 - 2010: Started Science Olympiad program at CMHS, building up to three teams with 45 students. Started elementary level Science Olympiad, involving up to 300 elementary students in science competition annually.



Brighton High School

• Brighton, Colorado

• Teacher

  • 1996 - 1998

  Physics Teacher in high school setting. Science Olympiad Coach - started program at school. Physics Teacher in high school setting. Science Olympiad Coach - started program at school.



Student Conservation Association

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Crew Leader

  • 1994 - 1998

  Crew leader for high school groups performing wilderness conservation work including building trails and bridges. Crew leader for high school groups performing wilderness conservation work including building trails and bridges.



Colorado Water Institute

• Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

• Student Researcher

  • 1992 - 1995

  Responsible for compiling and publishing water resources information Responsible for compiling and publishing water resources information



Philmont Scout Ranch

• Cimmaron, NM

• Director of Conservation, Trail Crew Foreman, Ranger

  • 1990 - 1993

  Directed staff of 40 seasonal team members completing wilderness conservation projects and involving over 18,000 campers each summer in wilderness conservation work. Directed staff of 40 seasonal team members completing wilderness conservation projects and involving over 18,000 campers each summer in wilderness conservation work.