
Director of Education at FastTrain
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Director of Education at FastTrain
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
Assisted in establishing operational policies to be mirrored throughout all Gateway Country Store service centers nationally.
Set up 30 out of 300 service centers for Gateway, including hiring, training technicians and Customer Service Representatives, throughout the United States.
Managed project that developed all aspects required for the one year course that taught students to obtain A+ certifications as well as Novell Certified Engineer certifications.
Owned and operated a computer company that built, sold and serviced computers. (1995 - 2008)
Test Engineer in telephony field dealing with Mainframe digital switching systems
Proven successful Project Manager experience
Team Builder/Trainer - managed 150+ employees, including reviews, hiring, and corrective actions.
Managing resources to achieve corporate objectives including inventories, and budgets
Communicator with proven excellent oral, written, and motivational skills
Excellent time management skills including prioritization and meeting deadlines
Certifications: CompTIA A+, Net+, working toward CCNA
(Education Management industry)
June 2009 — Present (7 months)
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
July 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)
Perform the technical training for the CompTia A+ and Network+ certifications.
(Computer Networking industry)
April 2003 — Present (6 years 9 months)
Provider of all computer services including: sales, service, upgrades, and specialized training for CCS’s customers.
(Public Company; JGPK; Computer Software industry)
July 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 11 months)
QA Analyst - Perform testing on existing site changes, and end-to-end testing on new client sites.
TS Manager -Provide technical support to Jagged Peak clients for their front end web sites, as well as support for their EDGE (Enterprise Demand Global Engine). Support also includes Webex and On-site training for all Jagged Peak clients both internal and external.
(Computer Software industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
Manage all operations required to effectively run a successful service center. These responsibilities include hiring, performance evaluations, customer relations, scheduling, and store operations (including opening and closing).
(Computer Software industry)
February 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Perform installations, preventive maintenance, and repairs for Pitney Bowes mailing equipment at customers sites.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GTW; Computer Hardware industry)
July 1997 — April 2003 (5 years 10 months)
Managed team to maintain top position in Eastern Region for turn time and customer satisfaction
Through training of service centers, meet goals of $7.5 million yearly budget for repair and upgrades to customer's systems
Set up 30 out of 300 service centers for Gateway, including hiring, training technicians and Customer Service Representatives, throughout the United States
(Education Management industry)
1986 — 1997 (11 years )
Organized project including analysis of market research data, employer research data, definition of equipment list, instructional strategies, grading strategies, chaired the writers team, instructional development coving target audience recommendations, work environment recommendations, grading strategies, and present same to the task force and upper management.
Create course material including instructor guide format, student guide format, and supervision of the development of the instructor and student guide, development of instructional aids, classroom exercises, and laboratory exercises.
(Computer Software industry)
1984 — 1986 (2 years )
BSEET , Electronic Engineering Technology , 1989 — 1996
ASCET , Computer Engineering Technology , 1983 — 1984