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