Biography
Skills and Experience
Instructor at the High School and Community College Levels since November 1990
Assistant Division Chair for the Technology & Aviation Division at Glendale Community College.
Department Chair of the Architectural Department at Glendale Community College.
Responsible for:Development of new curriculum
Class scheduling
Purchasing of new equipment
Textbook selection
Maintenance of manual drafting & computer equipment
Hiring and mentoring of part-time instructors.
Have taught various subjects such as:
Architectural Drafting & Design using both manual and computer drafting methods
Introductory and Advanced Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Metal Machining and Manufacturing
7th & 8th Grade Math
Mechanical Blueprint Reading
Mechanical Drafting.
Developed and maintain web site for the Technology & Aviation Division, Glendale Community College.
Employment
Besides teaching, I have worked as a warehouse worker, truck driver, metal grinder, and construction worker. Since leaving the military I have taught at the following schools:
Glendale Community College - Glendale, California
Full-Time Tenured Instructor
September 2002 - Present (Full-Time)
September 1999 - July 2002 (Part-time)
Assistant Division Chair
July 2007 - Present
Rio Hondo Community College - Whittier, California
Part-Time Instructor
February 2006 - Present
September - December 2003
Don Bosco Technical Institute - Rosemead, California
Full-Time Instructor
November 1990 - July 2002
I also have 3 years part-time experience as a structural drafter/designer at a structural engineering firm. I was responsible for the development and drawing of foundation plans, framing plans, section views and structural details for commercial & residential projects.
Computer Software & Hardware Knowledge
MicroStation versions 5, 95, J, SE, XM, V8i (Release 1 through SELECTseries 4)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2008 through 2021
AutoCAD R10 through 2022
SketchUp versions 5 through 2020
Microsoft Office Products
Maintenance of Computer Hardware
Military Service
Served in the military for approximately 10 years, three of those years were on active duty. I served locally in Southern California while in the Army and Marine Corps Reserve as well as various places in the US and for a brief time in the Panama Canal Zone. Achieved the rank of Sergeant, E-5.
Duties and Skills included:
Airborne Qualified - 19 Parachute Jumps
Redeye & Stinger Anti-Aircraft Gunner
Single Channel Radio Operator
Radio Team Chief
United States Army Reserve
April 1989 - February 1992
United States Army
April 1986 - April 1989
United States Marine Corps Reserve
June 1982 - April 1986
Education
California State University, Los Angeles, California - Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Arts, September 1999
Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, California - Associate of Science in Metallurgy, June 1983