Resume

Education
Skills
Work Experience
Professional Accomplishments and Leadership
Volunteer Experience / Civic Leadership
References

Education

Currently pursuing a certificate in Accessible Information Technology from the University of Southern Main via a partnership with Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
M.S. in Computer Science from Western Kentucky University (December 2004)
- Graduated with 3.9 GPA
- Research project: Cracking the Substitution Cipher: An Artificial Intelligence Approach
B.S. In Computer Science from Murray State University (May 2003)
- Graduated summa cum laude
- Dual minor in Mathematics and Technical Writing
- Named Outstanding Senior in Computer Science
- Received the Elizabeth Residential College Academic Achievement and Outstanding Service awards

Skills

Web Programming Experience
- HTML / CSS
- JavaScript
- Java Server Pages (JSP)
- Section 508 / ADA Accessibility
Application Programming Experience
- Java
- C++
Software Experience
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Macromedia Contribute
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Acrobat
- Apache Web Server
- Apache Tomcat

Work Experience

Madisonville Community College - Madisonville, KY

Webmaster (January 2005 - present)
- Update, upgrade, and maintain Madisonville Community College web site
- Create new web-based applications to support student and faculty needs
- Retrieve institutional data through web-based interface with remote database
Community Education Instructor (Fall 2006 - Spring 2008)
- Teach Introduction to Web Page Design
Adjunct Professor (June 2004 - May 2006)
- Taught CIS 100: Introduction to Computers
- Maintained course web site to make course resources available to enrolled students
- Created lecture slides using Microsoft PowerPoint

Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court

Contractor (July 2006 - June 2007)
- Created and maintained web presence for Believe in Education campaign
  - Registered domain name http://www.believeineducation.com
  - Secured hosting service
  - Designed and created web site
  - Performed maintenance as requested

Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, KY

Graduate Assistant (January 2004 - May 2004)
- Assessed academic curricula from other institutions for possible incorporation into WKU's curriculum
- Staffed departmental computer lab
- Assisted students with assignments
- Fulfilled other duties for assigned professor as requested

Mid-City Gallery, Inc. - Greenville, KY

Computer Consultant (May 2002 - December 2002)
- Made recommendations regarding hardware and software purchases
- Prepared promotional documents
- Updated company web site

Edge Sports U.S.A. / Rymm, Inc. - Greenville, KY

E-Commerce Consultant (May 2001 - August 2001)
- Maintained database of products sold on company web site
- Made recommendations regarding hardware and software purchases

Professional Accomplishments and Leadership

Co-presented Web-Based Strategies for Supporting Student Success at the League for Innovation in the Community College's Innovations 2008 (March 2008)
Co-presented Web-Based Strategies for Supporting Student Success at Kentucky Convergence 2007 (November 2007)
Co-presented Online Orientation - Making the Most of New Student Orientation at 2007 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence (May 2007)
Presented Responsible Computing, co-presented Online Orientation - Making the Most of New Student Orientation and Creating / Maintaining An Instructor Web Site, and led roundtable discussion Developing an Early Alert System at 2007 KCTCS New Horizons Teaching and Learning Conference (May 2007)
Madisonville Community College web site recognized as "Honorable Mention" in KCTCS Marketing Awards (March 2007)
Believe in Education web site featured in February 2007 issue of News to Use, the official newsletter of Kentucky Adult Education
Presented Responsible Computing professional development session at Hopkinsville Community College Fall Kickoff (August 2006)
Received a rating of "Consistently Exceeds Expectations" on annual performance review (2006, 2007)
Founded and co-chair Madisonville Community College Web Page Redesign Committee (June 2005 – present)
- Solicit input from various college constituencies to achieve site-wide consistency in layout and functionality
- Implemented a ground-up redesign of Madisonville Community College web site
- Conformed all pages to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) HTML 4.01 Strict standards
- Made accessibility improvements consistent with Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 1.0
Presented Responsible Computing professional development session at KCTCS Western Kentucky Regional Staff Conference (June 2006)
Co-authored "Accessibility for All?" article published in April/May 2006 issue of The Exchange, the KCTCS Newsletter
Created electronic submission of Madisonville Community College's Reaffirmation of Accreditation document (March 2006)
- Converted compliance narrative to web-based format
- Complied index of supporting documents in electronic form
- Provided supplemental submission on CD-ROM to off-site review team
Presented technology-related professional development workshops locally
Invited as commencement speaker for Elizabeth Residential College – Murray State University (May 2005)

Volunteer Experience / Civic Leadership

Serve (by appointment) as Parliamentarian of Muhlenberg County Baptist Association (2005 - present)
Teach "College and Careers" Sunday School Class (2005 – present)
Serve as Assistant Audio-Visual Technician for Carter Creek Baptist Church (2003 – present)
Perform with Carter Creek Community Choir (1999 – present)
Served as Assistant Director of Carter Creek Baptist Church Vacation Bible School (2003, 2006, 2008)
Participated in Murray, Kentucky Relay for Life (2003)
Served as Carter Creek Baptist Church Webmaster (2002 – 2004)

References

References available on request