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POSITION: SIS Database Analyst

DEPARTMENT: Information Technology

LOCATION: Main Campus, Harrisonburg | CC 124

PHONE: (540) 432-4469

Courses taught for Eastern Mennonite University:

-- CIS 251 Management Information Systems

-- MBA 671  Data Analytics for Decision Making (Collaborative MBA)

-- Introduction to InfoMaker

-- Advanced InfoMaker

Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, 2016, Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL

- Taught CS 280: Computer Organization and Architecture

Associate Professor of Informatics, 2010 – 2014, Goshen College, Goshen, IN

- Taught Informatics, Databases, Networking, and other computer-related courses.

- Involved students in research on Informatics and Mobile App Programming

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2004 – 2010, Wingate University, Wingate, NC

- Taught System Administration, Databases, Networking, and other computer science courses

- Involved students in research on Web design and System Administration

- Chaired Wingate University’s Research Review Board

Instructor of Computer Science, 1999 – 2002, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL

- Chair of the department

- Taught Management Information Systems and Computer Science courses

Oracle Database Administrator/VMS System Administrator, 1994 – 1999, Habitat for Humanity International, Americus, GA

- Database administrator for a fundraising database that was used to send over 30 million pieces of mail per year

- Installed and maintained financial and payroll software

- Installed new servers and configured VMS Cluster (46 terminals sharing 3 servers)

- Tuned servers for maximum performance and resource availability

- Responsible for capacity planning

- Responsible for disaster recovery planning

Pathworks Network Administrator, 1992 – 1994, Habitat for Humanity International, Americus, GA

- Installed and configured firewalls, routers, networking hubs, terminal servers, and repeaters

- Installed and configured network server software

- Backed up servers

PC Network Support, 1990 – 1992, Habitat for Humanity International, Americus, GA

- Provided support for payroll package and human resource database on PCs

- Installed graphic arts applications on Macs and trained users in the use of Macs and the software

- Responsible for Nutshell databases

Microcomputer Specialist, 1987 – 1989, Koinonia Partners, Americus, GA

- Installed and maintained a small network of 6 Macs

- Wrote custom software to handle the marketing of Koinonia’s pecan and fruitcake products

- Converted Koinonia’s manual accounting and order processing systems to electronic systems

- Assisted with Koinonia’s after-school tutoring program

- Worked with FileMaker databases

Intern in the Radiochemistry Laboratory, 1985 – 1987, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, Springfield, IL

- Wrote computer programs to determine radiation levels in environmental samples

- Performed gamma spectroscopy analysis of natural samples.

Education

PHD, Nova Southeastern University (Information Science)
MA, University of Illinois (Enviromental Administration)
BS, University of Wisconsin (Physics)

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