Preparing students for the 21st century workplace
is at the heart of my desire to teach.
Throughout my career as a salesperson, operations manager, and support
technician, I have seen the value of education and the need to always be a
student. No longer are computer skills a
“nice to have” skill for job seekers they are a “must have”. Technology is a component of virtually any
position within an organization. The 21st
century workplace requires knowledge of software tools such as word processors,
spreadsheets and databases as well as an understanding of the newest software
tool Enterprise Resource Planning. These
are the skills I enjoy bringing to the classroom with just enough stories and
jokes to keep the students engaged with the material.
My work and educational background is well suited to
teaching technology for the 21st century. After earning my bachelor’s degree from
Illinois State I worked for a small marine electronics company where we sold
the toys that go on boats. I started in
sales and worked my way up to the operation manager position, learning every
aspect of the company. Later, I sought
employment in the technology support field and was fortunate to work for a
local company, Mi-Jack Products in Hazel Crest where I learned the technology
support requirements of a medium sized business. Realizing that I wanted to learn more about
technology I enrolled at Governors State University to peruse a master’s degree
in Management Information Systems. After
earning my masters I was fortunate enough to begin teaching at GSU as an adjunct. To strengthen my business knowledge I earned
a second master’s degree, an MBA with a specialization in project management. I
feel these experiences are critical to my success teaching business students
the importance of technology in organizations.
Baseball has always been my favorite hobby. When I was younger I played organized
baseball through high school. During
this time I learned how to become a baseball umpire. After 30+ years of wearing the uniform, I
continue to umpire youth baseball at all age levels. Other activities I enjoy when I am not
teaching is spending time with my family, travel, and watching movies in my
theater room.
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