Andrew Collins Email & Phone Number

Massachusetts, United States

Dublin, New Hampshire, United States

Winchendon, Ma

Computer Science & Technology teacher working with students in grades 9-12. Responsibilities include:~Teaching a variety of courses including AP Computer Science Principles, Graphics Communications, Web & Game Design, VEX Robotics, TV/Video Production, and Business Math.~Created a student-led video production course for a weekly Internet video news program. YouTube.com/BlueDevilWeekly~Implemented and grew participation in AP Computer Science Principles curriculum to the school, including selection as AP Reader by Educational Testing Service (ETS) to grade exams submitted by students nation-wide.~Participation in a regional VEX Robotics competition with student designed and built robots

Dublin, Nh

Scouts, BSA and Venturing, BSA Resident Camp serving over 1,400 Scouts each summer. Responsibilities include:~Assisting with the day-to-day operations of the camp including purchasing, human resources, payroll & budgeting, public relations & marketing, and strategic planning, as well as year-round planning prior to the summer season.~Lead person responsible for annual camp accreditation program and development of long-range planning.~Responsible for a budget of $650,000, 70 paid staff members, and over 1,400 campers throughout the season.~Planning & implementation of a week long staff development program, during which all staff members participate in 45+ hours of training and setup of camp.

Design and maintenance of multiple Web sites and e-mail systems, both content management system driven and hand coded, for local business and non-profit organizations.

Dunstable, Ma

Time was split between a K-4 computer lab environment and working with teachers to build technology literacy in students. Responsibilities include:~Development of curriculum pacing for students from grades K-4 to build technology literacy and computer science skills during specials and in class.~Working with K-4 classroom teachers to develop lesson plans and co-teach research & project based learning experiences.~Developing technology skills in students K-4 including basic computer operation & knowledge, typing skills, critical thinking, computer science basics, online research, presentation development, problem solving, and Google Applications knowledge.~Basic troubleshooting of equipment to assist IT staff, and provide professional development to building staff.~Establishment of brand elements for communications mediums across the district, specifically regular news updates, website maintenance, and social media outreach.

Groton, Ma

Served as a long-term substitute paraprofessional & daily on-call substitute during the 2010-2011 school year. -Special Education Paraprofessional working with students in grades 5 with Individualized Education Plans to assist them in achieving the curriculum taught in the classroom. (Long-Term Substitute Assignment from Apr, 2011 - Jun, 2011)-Substitute teacher for all subjects in grades 5-12. (Daily on-call substitute from Dec, 2010 - Apr, 2011)-Special Education Paraprofessional working with students in grade 6 on the Autism Spectrum assisting them with day to day classwork, testing, and social skills improvement. (Long-Term Substitute Assignment from Aug, 2010 - Dec, 2010)

Groton, Ma

Computer Specialist developing 21st Century Skills within students in grades 5-8. Students visited the computer lab on an ad-hoc basis with classroom teachers to build computer literacy skills. Responsibilities include:-Working with classroom teachers to develop lesson plans and co-teach research & project based learning experiences. -Developing skills in students including basic computer operation & knowledge, critical thinking, online research, presentation development, problem solving, and basic to advanced Microsoft Office knowledge. -Basic troubleshooting of equipment to assist larger IT staff, and expand the computer knowledge of the building staff.Position eliminated due to district budget cuts.

North Billerica, Ma

Marketing Systems Team Analyst supporting 9 team members and the Global Analysis Team, including Marketing ROI, Lead Generation,, Web Analytics, Marketing Process maintenance, and others as needed. Key accomplishments include:-Training to marketing team members on utilization of the tools available to them. -Development & maintenance of 25 Interactive Business Dashboards and 7 OLAP Cubes to increase visibility and reduce report development times of Marketing Analytical data to more employees. -Increases in standard report automation from a weekly all-day manual process to a 2.5 hour automated process.

North Billerica, Ma

Member of the Information Systems Team supporting approximately 200 employees in a mixed office and lab company R&D engineering facility in a Windows Server and Lotus Notes e-mail environment. Key accomplishments include:-Successful deployment of approximately 50 new laptops over a two month period in Summer 2006.-Procedure development to assist fellow team members with quicker desktop & laptop deployments.-Working with site employees to further their knowledge about technology and how to better use it to their advantage.

Member of the Computing Resources Department supporting the 300 acre campus information network. Support areas included computer software and hardware repair, phone/voice mail system, and cable TV system for approximately 6,400 students and 1,500 faculty/staff. Accomplishments include:Assistance in developing campus community safe web-browsing knowledge through on-campus programming, walk-in support clinics, and proactive door-to-door assistance during move-in weekends.Training fellow help desk staff members in how to successfully clean up an infected computer (viruses, spyware, adware, etc.) without restoring the student’s operating system, resulting in shorter cycle times for student computers in the help desk.

Master Of Education - Med, Digital Literacy/Computer Science

Bachelors, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: The Observer, Student Newspaper - Layout Editor 2005-2007 3-Year Honors Integrated Competency Based Program.