Professional Information

Overview

After obtaining a BME (Music Education) from USC, I attended what is now called Columbia Graduate School for 3 quarters. Pretty cheap, huh! I lack only a few classes from having what is known as a one year "Certificate in Biblical Studies".

I then took a position as Band Director of North Central High School in Kershaw County. Over a period of 16 years I taught band, music, social studies, History, Biology, English, Chorus, Government and Guitar in Kershaw, Aiken and Allendale Counties. Along the way, I picked up advanced skills in computers and technology.

I came to Lexington School District One to teach a new Information Technology program at Pelion High School in 2001. This program involves teaching Networking, PC Repair and Programming/Web Design.

After 4 years, I am now a Technology Integration Specialist at Pelion Middle School. Obtaining such a position has been a goal for many years. I LOVE IT!

I was able to complete a 22 month Masters Program through Lesley University in March, 2002. I now hold an M. Ed. in Educational Technology and upgraded my SC teachning certificate to Masters +30 in December of 2004.
I have just under 60 total graduate hours in educational technology.

Education

Master of Education with a specialty in Educational Technology*

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

Bachelor of Music Education

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

Biblical Studies

Columbia Graduate School
Columbia, SC

*M. Ed. Specialty in Educational Technology details

The Lesley University program includes coursework in specialized areas including:

Technology and Special Needs
Technology in the Language Arts Curriculum
Multimedia
Telecommunications
Computer Structures

complete list of offerings

Software, Hardware and Training Experience

I have experience and training on many of the most widely used computer applications and technologies. These include:

• Windows (all versions)
• Microsoft Office Suite (all versions)
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Macromedia DreamWeaver
• Macromedia Flash
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Band-In-A-Box
• Sibelius
• MusicMatch Jukebox
• HTML and WYSIWYG web page design
• Novell Netware

I also have advanced skills and experience with PC hardware including:

• PC Upgrading, Repair and Maintenance
• All major PC parts and peripherals
• Both peer-to-peer and client/server networking
• Digital Photography
• MIDI
• Digital Recording and MP3's
• Video Conferencing
  

Certifications

I am certified in Instrumental Music Education. In addition, I hold the following industry certifications:

CompTIA Certified Computer Technician (A+)

CompTIA Certified Network Technician (Network+)

Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (expired 2003) (CCNA)

Microsoft Office Specialist(MOS): Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook

Master Microsoft Office Specialist

Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3)

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