Consultant – Data Systems Support Specialist/IT Project Manager
2014-2015
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- Designed and developed SQL scripts for the integration, validation, and analysis of data in the SMCM Data Warehouse, maintained in support of the Office Institutional Research.
- Managed central reference data and enforced data quality in data warehouse.
- Designed and developed data sets and reports.
- Collaborated with the CIO in long-range planning, product evaluation, and business analysis of the College’s enterprise resource planning, learning management, and decision support systems.
- Co-authored the project charter for SMCM Data Warehouse development.
- Committee Participation: Data Management Review Board, Web Advisory Committee, SMCM Data Warehouse Project Team.
Assistant Analyst/Co-author
2014
Blue Star Families
- Co-author for the the 2014 Military Family Lifestyle Survey Comprehensive Report and Executive Summary.
- Authored the America Joins Forces with Military Families: White Oak III Summary Report.
Director of User Support & Learning Technology Services
2012-2014
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Project Lead Experience
- Design and development of Learning Technology Center in Baltimore Hall for the evaluation and testing of classroom technology.
- College-wide transition from Microsoft Mail to Google Apps for Education.
- Upgrade from self-hosted Blackboard 8 Basic to vendor-hosted Blackboard 9 Enterprise edition.
- Redesign of new user interface for IT problem and request ticket system.
- Restructuring of IT Support Center to a two tier system for IT problem resolution. Ongoing management of full time professional and numerous student staff.
- Development of in-house training certification for student workers in the development of skills for customer support, documentation, and diagnostic technique.
- Development of OIT How-To Library (wiki) online content, documentation style guide, and template.
- Development and delivery of New Student and New Faculty/Staff IT Orientations – development of materials, workflows, and outreach initiatives.
Faculty & Staff Workshop Titles
- Integrating Google and Blackboard
- Gmail and Calendars for Departments and Offices
- Sharing and Collaborating with Google Docs and Drive
- Blackboard Blogs, Wikis, and Journals – Tools for Reflection and Interaction
- Blackboard – From Syllabus to Grade Center
- Topic-Driven Sharing with Google Drive and Sites
- Google Sites as Course Resources
- Powering up your Google Search for Relevant Results
Examples of Recent Collaborative Work with Faculty
- Arts Bridge 2013 Color Walk – Primary collaborator with Carrie Patterson (chair of Art and Art History Department) for an outreach program for high school students supported by a Mellon Foundation grant for civic engagement.
- Tablet Learning Community –Co-founder of a group that meets twice a semester to share skills and experience using tablets and mobile apps used in the learning and workplace environments.
- International Languages Department Online Resources – Evaluation and instructional support consultation for the adoption of e-books and interactive resources.
- Implementation of a field placement assignment strategy for approximately 300 student teacher placements in regional schools.
Learning Technology Support Coordinator
2010-2012
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- System administrator, user technical support, and training workshop development for faculty using Blackboard as a course materials resource.
- Sole instructional designer for campus.
- System administrator and user technical support for course evaluation software.
Intern Site Supervisor
2009-2010
Discover U Children’s Museum
- Developed initial educational outreach programs for emerging museum.
- Mentored and supervised College of St. Mary’s Senior Project/Intern working on portable museum educational programs.
Teaching Experience
Museum Educator
2004-2008
Virginia Air & Space Center
- Proposed and developed a multiple grant-funded watershed education program for 4th and 5th grade students and teachers that involved data collection and analysis.
- Developed educational programs in Earth science for in-house and outreach programs for elementary, middle, and high school students.
- Trained other museum educators to deliver program content in seismology and volcanology.
- Developed and delivered Earth science content and activities for teacher in-service workshops.
Integrated Science Teacher
2003
Teaching Assistant
1996-2002
Scientific Content Specialist
2001
Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Mentor
1994 1995
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
National Science Foundation program to study the retention of women in scientific fields.