MICRO-BIO

• I'm an enthusiastic visionary leader with a love of learning and my sights set on transforming the current beliefs on what's considered to be the best way to prepare our students. Father of 3 boys (6, 3, and 1) and married to my best friend.

  I'm an enthusiastic visionary leader with a love of learning and my sights set on transforming the current beliefs on what's considered to be the best way to prepare our students. Father of 3 boys (6, 3, and 1) and married to my best friend. Less

EXPERIENCE

• Microsoft

  • Present

• CDW•G

  • K12 Business Development
  • February 2014 to Present

• Northwest Council for Computer Education

  • Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer
  • April 2013 to Present

• Microsoft

  • Expert Educator
  • December 2013 to Present

• Joliet Township High School District 204

  • Instructional Technologist
  • July 2012 to February 2014

• Joliet Township High School District 204

  • Special Education Teacher
  • August 2011 to July 2012

• Self Employed at the Chicago Merchantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade

  • Commodities Futures Trader and Clerk

EDUCATION

• University of St. Francis

  • Bachelor of Arts, Special Education and Teaching, K-12
  • August 2008 to May 2011

  CERTIFICATION Illinois Type 10 Initial Teaching Certificate in Learning Behavior Specialist 1 Illinois Type 03 Initial Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education, self-contained American Sport Education Program (ASEP) IHSA Coaching Certification HIGHLY QUALIFIED Highly qualified to teach all content areas in an elementary school and English, Reading and Language Arts in grades 9 through 12. Activities and Societies: Membership Chair of the International Honor Society at the University of St. Francis, Education Alumni Network Board Member

Interests

• Adaptive Learning

• Disruptive Innovation

• Failure

• New Media Literacies

• Social Media

• Digital Badges For Learning

• Pedagogy

Links

• LinkedIn
• About Me
• @NoApp4Pedagogy