Jack Nelson Email & Phone Number

2009-2010 World Championship Unite Award for VEX Robotics2009 National Science Foundation Grant Recipient for Robotics Education Curriculum2006-2007 Mansfield Timberview “Most Interesting Teacher”2003-2004 Oak Ridge High School “Teacher Accommodation Medal”2003-2004 Conroe ISD “Humanitarian Award”Over 50 courses taught at college levels plus 8 years teaching in Texas public schoolsOver 30 years general computer experience with 20 years database programmingWebmaster and digital graphics artist since 1994 (over 100 professional sites created)Over 150 nationally-published and syndicated newspaper articles10 years as a successful business owner and long-time active community leaderTexas Educator Certifications: Secondary Speech Communications (6 – 12) Provisional Technology Education (formerly Secondary Industrial Technology) (8 – 12) Secondary Basic Business (6 – 12) Standard Technology Applications (8 – 12) Standard Information Processing Technologies I (6 – 12) Standard Secondary Secretarial Business (6 – 12) Standard Secondary Business Administration (6 – 12) StandardAdvanced Technical Credit (ATC) Certifications:  Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology Business Computer Information Systems IProfessional video broadcast experience:  ABC-TV as a feature news reporter (24 broadcasts) Best Damn Sports Show Period (Fox Sports Net)Professional film production experience:  Friday Night Lights (Universal Studios / Imagine Entertainment) major motion picture Sign Off (Silver Rock Productions) award-winning independent filmProfessional video production experience:  22 television ads and corporate videos Worked as producer, writer, director, cameraman, editor, grip / utility and boom operatorUS Army Expert Infantry Badge2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Participant

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  Engineering And Robotics Teacher

  Apollo Junior High School

  Aug 2008 - Present - Richardson, Texas

  • Created the Apollo Junior High Ultimate Robotics Team (AJH Robotics) in 2009• AJH Robotics won the “2010 World Championship Unite Award” for VEX Robotics• AJH Robotics was ranked #1 in Texas and “Top 10” in the world for 2009 and 2010 after competing in the High School division at the World Championship for both years• Emcee / announcer for the 2010 VEX Robotics World Championship after hosting 8 different World Championship Qualifying events• Awarded a National Science Foundation grant to create junior high robotics curriculum• Raised over $42,000 in sponsorship AJH Robotics and became the exclusive US Navy robotics team• Increased AJH Robotics from 9 students in 2009 to 72 in 2010 (with 15 active teams)

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  Stephen F. Austin State University

  Communication