If I don’t seem humble in this mini-site I’ve created, then I’ve done a good job. Selling my self isn’t one of my strong points, but I’ve tried my best to show potential employers what a great opportunity I present. I’m a high-quality IT professional who is accustomed to a teacher’s salary. Here are a few of my career highlights that I’m particularly proud of:
★ While finishing my masters degree, I became a published author in national journal. I wrote an article about using print-on-demand to give students an authentic way to publish their writing. The article appeared in English Journal, and I’ll happily send you a PDF if you’d like to read it. After being published, I also served the NCTE by previewing potential articles submitted for publication. When I finish getting back into a traditional IT role or software development, I plan to seek out publishing opportunities again.
★ I ran the Yearbook program for ten years, and overcame every challenge it presented. A few successes include:
- I kept the program profitable despite drastic boundary, demographic, economic, and social changes to the student population.
- The yearbook staff—made of ten-to-thirty seventh and eighth grade students—were only ever in the program for three semesters (two as a seventh grader, and just the fall semester as an eighth grader). This means they went from novices in photography, interviewing, layout, design, and writing copy to creating a professional publication sold for $50 each as a souvenir to happy students and parents.
★ I passed the CompTIA A+ certification tests without studying. I’m a smart guy, and I’m self-taught in all my technology skills through reading, trial-and-error, and critical thinking. I’m continually curious and always try out software and hardware to accomplish a variety of goals for myself and others. I often learn things without any formal study.
★ I completed the six month Google IT Professional Certificate in just one month. Eighty percent of the material I already knew. The other twenty percent was very specific information that wasn’t tested but I found interesting.