Paul G. Barnes, MS., M.A.

Technology Coordinator
Phone: (205) 665-6270
Email: barnesp@montevallo.edu

Education

Master of Arts • University of Montevallo • 2005

Major: English
Thesis: “Life, the Universe, and Everything; Toward a Theory of Geek Literature”

Bachelor of Arts (Summa Cum Laude) • University of Montevallo • 2003

Major: English

Additional Graduate Hours • University of Montevallo • 2001

Counseling
College Student Development
Educational Foundations

Master of Science • University of South Alabama • 1990

Major: Agency Counseling
Concentration: Adolescent Development

Bachelor of Science • University of Montevallo • 1987

Major: Counseling and Guidance
Minor: Family and Child Development

Associate in Art • Jefferson State Junior College • 1985

Major: Liberal Arts

Associate in Science • Jefferson State Junior College • 1985

Major: Liberal Arts

Employment

University of Montevallo • Montevallo, AL

Upward Bound Program
- Technology Coordinator • (2007–Present)
- Program and Technology Coordinator • (2003–2007)
- Program Coordinator • (1999–2003)

Provide postsecondary education counseling and exploration experiences including college and major selection
Teach elective and development classes in Summer Program
Develop and maintain database for scheduling, record keeping, and reporting
Collect, format, and submit data for Annual Performance Report to US Dept. of Education
Develop and maintain program internet resources
Manage instructional technology resources including a mobile computer lab with 22 Apple iBook laptops
Assist in maintenance of student Individualized Education Plan
Schedule student academic classes
Provided career counseling and exploration experiences including job-shadowing and mentoring
Hired tutors, coordinated and supervised tutoring program
Assisted writing and editing of two Upward Bound grants in 2002 and two Upward Bound grants in 2006, all of which were funded for a total of nearly $500,000 per year from 2003 to 2010

Snead State Community College • Boaz, Alabama

Adjunct Instructor • (1998–1999)
- CIS 130 Introduction to Information Systems
- CIS 196 Commercial Software Applications (Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

Marshall Medical Center South • Boaz, Alabama

Network Coordinator • (1997–1999)
- Coordinated and participated in the team that specified, designed, installed, tested, and deployed campus-wide ATM/Ethernet fiber-optic network and wide area network
- Provided day-to-day management of network
- Specified and developed intranet project to glean information from legacy AS/400 system
- Provided technical support for all system users
- Developed and presented class-oriented and one-on-one training sessions covering all aspects of computer system
- Specified, configured, tested and deployed user workstations

Keeler Information Services • Guntersville Alabama

Systems Engineer/Consultant • (1996–1997)
- Developed and installed computer networks
- Developed and led training sessions in network management, web site development, and application software

ImAtrex Corporation • Boaz, Alabama

Webmaster/Network Administrator/Consultant • (1995–1996)
- Developed and implemented online presence
- Managed the network
- Ran in-house help desk
- Worked as network/Internet consultant for local customers
- Developed and delivered training programs

Technical Support Analyst/Technical Consultant • (1994–1995)
- Provided technical support for customers and sales staff

Technician • (1993–1994)
- Built, configured, and repaired PCs
- Worked with R&D staff

Private Practice • Huntsville, Alabama

Mediator • (1992–1993)
- Provided mediation and dispute resolution services
- Managed all aspects of the business

Marshall Jackson Mental Health Center • Guntersville, Alabama

Day Treatment Coordinator • (1991–1992)
- Developed and coordinated Adult Day Treatment and Supportive Treatment Programs for severally mentally ill adults
- Assisted medical staff in managing medications
- Provided group and individual therapy for Day Treatment Program participants and graduates
- Hired, trained, and supervised program staff

Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center • Jasper, Alabama

Mental Health Counselor • (1990–1991)
- Provided group and individual therapy for severelly mentally ill adults in an outpatient setting
- Coordinated medical treatment with medical staff
- Developed and implemented psychosocial education training for the Adult Day Treatment and Supportive Treatment Programs.

Developing Alabama’s Youth (D.A.Y.) Program • Alabaster, Alabama

Counselor • (1989–1990)
- Provided group and individual counseling for high school students in an alternative school setting.

Southwest Alabama Mental Health Center • Monroeville, Alabama

Supportive Treatment Coordinator • (1988–1990)
- Developed and implemented the Adult Supportive Treatment Program for severely mentally ill adults
- Provided group and individual psychosocial education and training sessions for participants
- Hired, trained, and supervised program staff

Charter Academy of Mobile • Mobile, Alabama

Unit Counselor • (1987–1988)
- Provided supervision and intervention for emotionally disturbed and mentally ill adolescents in a long-term treatment setting
- Participated in treatment planning and day-to-day treatment delivery.

Professional Activities

Alabama Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel, 1999–Present • Technology Committee, Scholarship Committee, Conference Committee-Vendors and Displays
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society
Mythopeic Society

Training

“Access 2007 Programming with VBA.” ONLC Training Centers, 2009
“Access 2007 – Advanced.” ONLC Training Centers, 2009
“Access 2007 – Intro.” ONLC Training Centers, 2009
“Uses of Technology in TRiO Programs.” Council for Opportunity in Education, 2006
“Reporting Student and Project Performance.” Aspire Training Institute, 2004
“Instructional Technology in TRiO Programs.” Council for Opportunity in Education, 2003
“Uses of Technology.” University of Washington TRiO Training, 2002
“Microsoft Visual InterDev and Active Server Pages.” Application Developers Training Company, 1998
“Web Development and Web Scripting.” Application Developers Training Company, 1998
“Introduction to Internetworking.” 3Com Corporation, 1997
“Understanding TCP/IP.” 3Com Corporation, 1997
“Introduction to SNMP.” 3Com Corporation, 1997
“Family Mediation.” Mediation Training Associates, 1992
“Psychiatric Patient Education.” Bryce Hospital, 1990
“Case Management Supervisor.” Alabama Mental Health System, 1990

Presentations

“Alice in Canonland: Can Children’s Literature be Great Literature?” National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), 2004
“Don’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry: Genre Bending in Two Plays By Middleton.” National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), 2003
“Don’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry: Genre Bending in Two Plays By Middleton.” University of Montevallo Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR), 2003
“A Poor Divine: Portia’s Failure in Court.” National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), 2002
“Data Management for Dummies.” Alabama Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (AAEOPP) Spring Conference, 2000

Computer Skills

Networking: MS Windows Products (not Vista), Macintosh, TCP/IP
Operating Systems: MS Windows Products (not Vista), Mac OS X, Unix
Development Tools: Visual Basic, VB Script, PERL, Visual InterDev, Active Server Pages, JavaScript, FileMaker Pro, PHP, Ruby on Rails, Django
Server Software: mySQL, Apache HTTP Server, LigHTTP
Productivity Tools: MS Office Suite, Macromedia Studio MX