Educational 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
University Service
- SIS+ Users Group Committee • (1999–2007)
- Chapter Advisor Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society • (2006–Present)
- Faculty and Staff Salary Committee • (2008–Present)