PROFILE Former Operations Program Manager and teacher with 20+ years of wide-ranging experience in education/ training and operations program management. Ability to organize people and projects to achieve success; as well as experience in testing and training, supervision, curriculum evaluation, technology evaluation, school law, and educational research methodology.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Falls Church, VA Substitute Teacher, August 2011 to present, all grades and subjects, mostly secondary. Responsibilities included maintaining classroom order and decorum; implementing learning objectives.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA Test Item Writer for InfoComm International, Education Department, Contracts: August 14 - December 31,2011 and May 1, 2012 to October 30, 2012.

• Create test items for online certification exams. Position requires converting information technology and AV information into easy to understand format.
• I use text sources, as well as an online course library for source materials.
• Use of many visuals and graphics requires skill in working with digital format graphics and visuals.
• Ability to liaise with professional testing experts and AV industry technical experts to ensure test item compliance with industry standards and objectives. Author of the InfoComm CTS Practice Exams.

Confidential, Montross, VA Supervisor of Transportation & Crisis Management, 2010 - 2011 Specific Responsibilities:

• Interviewing and hiring ten new substitute drivers (to ensurr coverage of all routes) and one experienced mechanic
• Dispatching drivers to assigned routes by radio,
• Consolidation of routes from 38 routes to 33 routes using computer routing software. Saved the County over $58,000 through consolidation.
• Tracking driver speed and location using a GPS tracking and radio system. Also, wrote warning letters to drivers who consistently exceeded speed limits.
• Supervision and writing standard evaluations of over 80 employees.
• Wrote the Pupil transportation Report for the Virginia Department of Education annual report for Westmoreland County Schools.
• Wrote email correspondence to other administrators, and answered email inquiries and phone inquiries from the public.
• Maintained an online database of employee contact information and relevant job performance assessments and observations.
• Maintained employee files, forms and information. Also filed important route and pupil information, route descriptions and directions, pupil counts and seating charts.
• Scheduled and assisted in implementing the employee drug screening/ testing program.
• Documented, filmed, and filed appropriate reports for any automobile incidents or accidents involving school buses or school car drivers.
• Formulating budgets & payroll; oversight of all purchasing; utilizing Excel, "Power School" registration software, as well as routing and planning software.
• Diplomatically handled challenges arising from conflicts between drivers, school administrators, parents, and mechanics. Successfully addressed three instances of hostile encounters involving use of profanity and threats by two drivers and one parent. Also documented and contacted local law enforcement.
• Public speaking and presentations using power point and Excel at central office staff meetings and before the School Board was an area of strength in this position.
• Administration of the on line employee training and testing program, to meet Virginia Department of Education requirements was also a major responsibility.
• Coordinated crisis management, and evacuation plans with local law enforcement and individual school administrators.
• Administered video surveillance system on buses. Viewed surveillance, edited, saved segments for law enforcement and school administrative use. Transferred "Angel Trax" DVR footage onto Microsoft format for use as evidence in court.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA Teacher of World History, American History, and Geography, 1984 - 2010

• Developed a depth of knowledge relating to the Middle East and Far East regions. Coursework at George Mason University in Geography of the Middle East and North Africa, and Geography for teachers. Studied Eastern Philosophy at the Community College.
• Also became skilled in data entry, the use of Power Point, and Word in classroom and public presentations.
• Wrote the curriculum and objectives for World Cultures (1985-93), as well as the Honors, College Preparatory, and General level Western Civilization curriculum and objectives (1993-2010) used by all teachers of these classes.
• Composed curriculum map for Honors Western Civilization 2010.
• Created and managed the department audio visual library of VHS and DVD materials for classroom instruction.
• Served on "Design for Excellence" accreditation Visiting Team to St. Francis of Assisi School, Triangle, VA. Conducted teacher observations and examined documentation and curriculum.
• Served as Diversity Acceptance Coordinator to secure speakers and media coverage for the school’s multicultural program.
• Ran the Multicultural Club, trained adult and student volunteers for the program.
• Wrote and implemented an African-American history course.
• Gave press interviews to the Washington Times, The Arlington Catholic Herald, and the Fairfax Connection.
• Organized and hosted Black History Month Assemblies from 2005 to 2009
• Served as Assistant Principal for Summer School, 2004 and 2005. Assisted with all aspects of registration, the budget, accounting, and discipline.
• Acted as faculty representative on the Board of Governors 2004-05, serving on the mission effectiveness committee.
• Organized and escorted students on international tours from 2001 - 2010 to Italy, France, Monaco, Greece, China, and Japan. This included organizing and planning all aspects of travel for the entire group of 12 to 20 parents and students.
• Hosted foreign exchange students from Germany(1993).
• Coached JV Wrestling 2000 -2002, Assistant Varsity Wrestling Coach, often ran practice for both teams.
• Coached Tae Kwon Do (Martial Arts) 2003-04. Skilled practitioner since 1973.
• Founded the Model UN team in 1985, and founded the cheerleading program 1984-85.

Confidential, Richmond, VA Legislative Intern to Delegate Clifton Woodrum, 1981 Learned the basics of local politics. Answered constituent questions and inquiries by phone and mail. Attended committee meetings. Researched topics of interest for my Delegate.

EDUCATION

• Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
• Summer Institute in Economics
• BA in History