John Porter Iii, Phd Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

- Advocated on behalf of all graduate students within the Clemson University School of Computing- Lead in the selection of 8 senators to be sent to the Graduate Student Government- Assisted in large scale town hall meetings to inform the SoC graduate student body of essential announcements and followed up on any concerns

- Maintained an accurate representation of current events, enrolled students, and important announcements on the SOCGSA website

Clemson, South Carolina

- Collected, analyzed, and categorized all qualitative data across five sub-projects- Lead in live recruitment and interviewing of over 50 participants across three studies- Completed thematic data analysis on over 120,000 unique Reddit posts, which spanned across two years of data

- Co-Taught design concepts and implementation of Snap! (a visual, drag-and-drop programming language developed by the University of California at Berkeley), as well the Python coding language- Co-developed and implemented all weekly lesson plans and teaching materials - Graded all homework assignments, projects, quizzes, tests, and labs

- Served as an elected official that represented +5,000 graduate students, across three campus sites, amidst a global pandemic during a stressful period of social and racial unrest - Worked directly with the Clemson University Board of Trustees, Associate Dean of Students, and the Dean of the Graduate School concerning the interests of all enrolled graduate students- Supervised 12 committee directors with a budget of over $400,000 used to fund integral and centralized research events, recreational activities, campus improvement projects, travel funding for research and conferences, and campus-wide initiatives concerning diverse graduate student interests- Led a wide assortment of initiatives to secure graduate student alternative funding opportunities when the original budget was affected by COVID-19- More than doubled the number of graduate student senator participation (38 to 81)- Aligned skills, passions, and goals to assign over 80 senators to various committees- Created and maintained an integral system used for transparency regarding senator committee involvement, university committee connections, and leadership hierarchy- Centralized all previous governing documents into a single remastered Constitution and By-laws- Conducted large-scale bi-weekly assembly meetings with +100 graduate student representatives, University Deans, and other administration - Set and continuously maintained meeting cadence and initiated de-escalation techniques during sessions that surrounded sensitive topics or polar feelings of opinion - Creation and supervision over two new task forces which served the interest of the graduate student body (Sustainability & Ethics/Professionalism)

- Reviewed numerous policies regarding non-curricular graduate student academic matters and other policy concerns affecting the general welfare of graduate students- Supervised the creation of a new policy that gives clarity in how the university should monitor and support doctoral students seeking to pursue interdisciplinary en-route master's degrees

- Developed guidelines to incorporate Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion training and workshops for all Clemson University Faculty/Staff to thread techniques and practices into their mentorship and teaching- Developed guidelines to incorporate Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into a new set of classes and events tailored for graduate and undergraduate students - De-escalated numerous interactions between senior administrators and staff members during meetings that surrounded sensitive topics and polar feelings of opinion

- Created and solicited calls regarding video submissions for consideration of inclusion within the conference proceedings- Responsible for the final archival of all videos and streams following the end of the conference

- Supervised student volunteer scheduling and task delegation as needed per event (e.g., registration, badge checking, general setup/breakdown)- Successfully monitored the transition of all student volunteers to and from the conference venue while within a foreign country

- Maintained accurate roll and status of all active GSG senators- Created a filing system to better connect GSG with various programs and organizations to fill empty senator seats within the Clemson University Graduate Student Government- Recruited, selected, trained, and mentored individuals who served in leadership roles within GSG

- Created and established an entirely new process for proper submission, documentation, and implementation of proposed Senate legislation- Enforced general decorum during general assembly meetings- Informed all inquiries concerning the governing documents of GSG, including the proper process of how to change them

-Supervised a significant merger between the two large branches of GSG, which had previously been in motion since its existence -Headed the consolidation of all previous governing documents into a single Constitution and Bylaws of the Clemson University Graduate Student Government- Supervised the creation, deletion, and merging of significant cabinet positions within GSG as well as any associated budget reallocation- Responsible for the communication and maintenance of a proper timeline to the Clemson Administration and the graduate student body regarding the completion of this significant task

- Independently taught design concepts and implementation of basic programming techniques using the C programming language in a Unix environment- Co-developed and implemented all weekly lesson plans and teaching materials - Graded all homework assignments, projects, quizzes, and tests - Oversaw two graduate teaching assistants in charge of programming labs

- Independently taught an assortment of technological terminology and devices that society uses in everyday life, including older and current technologies- Independently developed and implemented all weekly lesson plans and teaching materials - Independently graded all homework assignments, projects, quizzes, tests, and labs

- Assisted with organizational tasks (e.g., filing, scheduling students for registration)- Maintained professional work environment and became an acting administrative assistant in the absence of leadership

Greater Atlanta Area

- Lead team meetings, discussions, conference paper edits/submissions for three sub-projects- Designed and analyzed all qualitative surveys for sub-projects - Designed and developed three unique ECA compatible software for sub-projects centered around undergraduates in need of religious advice, research opportunities, and writing skill improvement

Taught students design concepts in C++ and Java programming languages

Taught and assisted students in understanding design concepts in the C++ programming language

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Human Computer Interaction

Master'S Degree - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree - Bs, Computer Science