About Me
I have over 20 years of experience in the telecom & IT industry and 20 in Education to include the following qualifications: outstanding organizational and management skills; an efficient and effective management style resulting in high levels of employee morale and productivity; goal-oriented/data-driven; process evaluation & improvement; team-building skills and collaboration; detailed; continuous improvement; and world-class customer-oriented. My various assignments in telecommunications included positions in Military: fixed and tactical; Commercial: Long Distance, Local, Cellular, and Satellite service delivery, customer satisfaction, operations, and engineering. My various assignments in Education include Bilingual, SDC/SDH Special Education, Elementary Multiple subjects, and Higher Ed. Business/Education & Computer Science. Familiar and experienced in the following educational systems: NEO, Sakai, Blackboard, Canvas, Desire2Learn, EPIC, EDMODO, Populi. VMware, SQL & Agile.
Available For
- Conferences / panels
- Guest judging
- In-class lectures
- Keynotes
- Media interviews
- Mentorship
- Online engagements
- Q&A sessions
- Workshops
Speaker's Experience
Commencement Speaker Graduating Class Spring 2019
Industry, California
United States, 04/2019, Conference Center
Professional development for EDMODO LMS system and Curriculum management. (Currently EDMODO Certified and Ambassador)
Inglewood, CA
United States, 02/2013, Classroom
Writing Workshop for Parents
Meeting Hall/Church
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03/2016
Costa Mesa, California, Unitied States
Professional Development host and presenter
Los Angeles Unified School District, 68th St School, Bethune Middle School
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09/2011
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Universal Broadband Networks (Director) Internet Company
Coordinator of training for corporation. Facilitated meetings with corporate level vendors.
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01/2000
Los Angeles, California, United States
MCI Telecom.,Team Lead presenter on process improvement task force.
Corp. Conference centers
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07/1995
Compton , California, United States
Local area Network / Microcomputers in Dorms Project
USAF Academy, Many presentations including General staff.
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01/1986
Colorado Springs,, California, United States
Reporting systems analysis results to 20 Tactical Fight Wing
U.S. Air Force, RAF Uxbridge, RAF Upper Heyford, others UK
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05/1984
Hillingdon, Borough of Hillingdon, United Kingdon
Academic OR Industry Research Collaboration Interests
Business,
Educational Leadership & Change
Computer Science
Telecommunications Construction and Management
AI
Awards and Accomplishments
Presidential Award Education in Math & Science in Teaching Nomination
Issued by State of California/US Government Department of Education · Apr 2018
Issued by State of California/US Government Department of Education · Apr 2019
Recommended by Students, Teachers and Parents. Acknowledged by State of California. Recommended by Students, Teachers and Parents. Acknowledged by State of California.
ITT Award Dec 2013
Issued by ITT · Mar 2014 Associated with ITT-Tech
Outstanding Teacher
Issued by Bethune Middle School Students and Staff · Sep 2009Issued by Bethune Middle School Students and Staff · Sep 2009
Voted best teacher by graduating class/studentsVoted best teacher by graduating class/students
Directors Award
Aug 1995
Given to outstanding supporters in Operations, including field support and Sales.Given to outstanding supporters in Operations, including field support and Sales.
Answering the Call
Issued by Network Services Program Support · Jul 1994
Outstanding Commitment to Quality, our customers and MCI's Entrepreneurial Spirit
Decorated Veteran
Issued by US Air Force & US Navy · Jun 1984
Alumni Associations
Former International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Leadership,
Author, Several Journals
Book reviewer for the subject matter topics
Language(s) of Delivery
English, Spanish, German
Primary Skills
Business Change & LeadershipEducationComputer ScienceTelecommunications
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