Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA
Assistant Professor, Armstrong Institute of Interactive Media Studies & School of Fine Arts (joint)

Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Associate Professor,Video Game Design
• Lead classroom instruction in 3-4 undergraduate courses per quarter (18-24 weekly contact hours)
• Assist students in portfolio preparation and conduct independent studies
• Participate in special projects and open houses
• Created web application to allow students to upload animation portfolio contents and solicit instructor feedback
• Courses taught include:

ITT Technical Schools, Indianapolis, IN
Adjunct Faculty, Information Technology
• Lead online instruction in Research Methods for I.T. professionals undergraduate course

Independent Contractor / Consultant
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Web Developer/Designer, Nahuatl Learning Environment
• Design and develop enhancements to the only online resource for the education of the Nahuatl language - a native language of Mexico.
• Create new tools under the direction of linguist, Dr. Jonathan Amith, to teach kindergarten through graduate level students.
• Collaborate with designers and developers at Yale University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania.

E.R. Moore, Chicago, IL
Visual Basic Contract Developer
• Develop order entry applications for gown manufacturer using VB, VBA and VB.net against an Oracle database
• Lead less experienced developers and web designers, debug existing code, set software design standards.

Breakthrough Technologies, Evanston, IL
Web Developer (contract)
• Create HTML, JavaScript, images and CSS for .Net based web forms
• Create 90% of the aesthetic elements of an e-commerce website for a startup service provider.
• Successfully converted web site concept to production site in 14 days

American Intercontinental University Online, Hoffman Estates, IL
Subject Matter Expert, RDBMS SQL Server 2000 (contract)
• Created online course content for database design and development course for
bachelor and master students in the Information Technology department.
• Authored 25, 500 word topic scripts and 7-8 pages of course assignments

2003-1999

McMaster-Carr, Elmhurst, IL.
Technical Lead / Architect, Web Technologies
· Developed new n-tier and 3-tier applications using Visual Basic (COM, COM+), ASP, XML, XSL, ADO, SQL, DHTML / JavaScript, CGI, and C++.
· Independently re-architected existing systems, designed new applications, architectures, object interfaces, and user interfaces for dynamic content generation on our company's corporate retail site.
· Mentored and taught new technologies to coworkers.
· Independently wrote production and prototype code.
· Investigated emerging technologies.
· Recommended software for web development.

Buyer, Purchasing Department
· Managed inventory for over 1,000 items in the storage product line at the world’s second largest industrial supply company.
· Authorized purchases averaging $180,000 / 150 requisitions daily.
· Resolved packaging, shipping, pricing, and lead time concerns daily through negotiations
with suppliers.
· Managed 1-5 month operational projects involving warehousing, inventory management, database development & systems modification, and corporate wide policy changes & audits.

Mindtoggle.com, Chicago, IL
Sole Proprietor, Web Developer (part-time position)
· Created and administered commercial website for selling music, nightclub paraphernalia (clothes, glow sticks, etc), and guest listing service in the Chicago area.
· Processed credit card transactions and conducted business under my own small business merchant account.
· Wrote JavaScript, ASP, and CGI scripts for password verification, keyword search, forums, and dynamic content generation.
· Authored more than 50 original articles and created all graphics and HTML
· Inspired visitors to write several articles and maintain an active participation in forums.
· Created and administered over 100 HTML pages, for more than 300 registered users / 400 sessions and more than 9000 page hits per week.

Invesco Management and Research (Mutual Fund Managers), Boston, MA
OLAP Data Analyst - Structured Products Line
· Sole person responsible for maintaining data integrity in Invesco’s multidimensional database (Oracle).
· Automate error reporting, resolution & verification through script programming and GUI development.
· Resolve all stock reporting errors and research relevant corporate actions.
· Automate source data uploads for 5 vendors and several thousand stocks.

Northwestern University Technical Support Services, Evanston, IL.
Technical Support Consultant
· Provide technical solutions via telephone for customers with network, application, and computer hardware problems across all Windows and Macintosh platforms.

1997 and Earlier

FleetBoston, Boston Ma
I held various positions in FleetBoston's corporate headquarters.