Director of Technology / ****** Schools

March 2017 - Current

IT Department management in a 1:1 school district with approximately 6,500 users, 10,000 endpoints, and 9,000 support tickets/year. Responsible for end-user support, budget and purchasing, policy development and implementation, training, professional development, Learning Management System, project management, new product implementation, asset management, and Computer Science curriculum development. Shared responsibility for systems administration and management of Office365, Single Sign On, VoIP, student information system, MDM for iPad and Windows devices, content filter, help desk ticket system, disaster recovery, and incident response. Experience creating and managing VMs.

Technology Coordinator / ***** School

May 2014 - March 2017

Designing/leading professional development; maintaining approx. 950 laptops and 50-100 desktops, as well as peripherals (IWBs, projectors, etc.); evaluating and purchasing hardware and software to support teaching and learning; designing computer science curriculum for student-staffed help desk.

Teacher / ***** Schools

August 2004 - May 2015

Sharing a love of reading, writing, and life-long learning with students in grades 6-9

(ISC)2 Certifications

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

CompTIA Certifications

Cloud+, CASP+, CySA+, Security+, Network+, Server+, Project+, A+

EC Council Certifications

Certified Incident Handler, Certified Encryption Specialist

Misc. Certifications

ITIL Foundation, CIW Web Security Specialist, Microsoft MTA (Database, Security, Mobility, Windows, Cloud), Fortinet NSE 1 & 2, Freshdesk Product Expert

B.S., Information Technology - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

2019

M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction

2011

B.A., English

2004

ALCOA Foundation TeachEarth Costa Rica Fellowship Recipient

May 2021

Toyota International Teacher Program - Galapagos Fellowship Recipient

November 2008

***** School Teacher of the Year

2008-2009

Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week

November 2008

Edwin R. Hunter Award for Excellence in Literature - Senior Thesis (Maryville College)

April 2004

Tech & Main Presents

April 2022

The Teacher Turned Tech Protector (Guest)

EdTech Magazine

February 2022

The Checklist: 5 Steps to Secure Student Data (Quote Attribution)

ManagedMethods Survey Finds Gaps in K-12 Cloud Security (Quote Attribution)

Security Magazine

January 2022

7 Ways K-12 Cybersecurity Leaders Can Secure School Data (Quote Attribution)

ManagedMethods Webinar

January 2022

Beyond the Content Filter: How to Identify & Close Your District's Cybersecurity and Safety Gaps in 2022 (Panelist)

The K-12 Tech Experience Podcast (Episode 10)

May 2021

Creating Policies and Automating Enforcement for Data Loss Prevention (Guest)

Tennessee Educational Technology Association Summer Institute

July 2021

Windows Speed Run: Taking a Win10 Computer from Empty Drive to Domain Joined in 11 minutes or Less (Presenter)

Responding to Cyber Incidents: A Handful of Tools (Presenter)

Securing the K-12 Cloud with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 Activity Monitoring (Presenter)

eSchool News Virtual Leadership event

October 2020

How to Protect District Data from Phishing, Malware, Ransomware, and More (Panelist)

Classlink SSO Webinar

May 2020

Remote Learning: One Portal Access and Strategies for Success (Panelist)

Tennessee Educational Technology Association Administrator's Academy

February 2020

Best Practices for Securing Your Personal and Professional Digital Life (Presenter)

Consortium for School Network (CoSN) Teaming for Transformation Focus Session

September 2016

Logistics of a Digital Conversion: Infrastructure, Software & Tools, Financial Planning & Purchasing (Co-Presenter)

Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series

June 2015

iReach: Incorporating Bb as a Cornerstone for Digital Conversion (Co-Presenter)

CoSN Teaming for Transformation Webinar

May 2020

*****'s Next Steps (Panelist)

Tennessee Educational Technology Conference

2016: 10 Low-Cost K12 STEM Activities You Can Start Tomorrow (Co-Presenter)

2015: Unifying Your Web Experience with Google Chrome (Presenter)

2014: Using Technology Tools & Performance-Based Assessments to Close Skill Gaps for CCR (Presenter)

2010: Self-Publishing for the Classroom (Presenter)

2010: Book Talks 101: An Introduction to Video Book Reports (Presenter)

2009: Using the Cloud to Combat Student Apathy (Presenter)

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Conference

Nov. 2009

The Paradox of Paradise: Fostering Environmental Awareness in the English Classroom (Co-Presenter)

All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Conference

December 2007

Poster Presentation