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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