I am a Catholic re-vert. I was born into a family of split faith. My mother at the time of my birth was “baptized” as a Jehovah’s Witness. My father is a Catholic. Growing up I was indoctrinated by JW rhetoric. At the age of 7 I gave my first talk at the Kingdom Hall and was highly involved in proselytizing, going door to door and at my public school. There was not a day that I did not experience white martyrdom for my peculiar beliefs, but I believe these early experiences were setting me up for being an apologist later in life. I have come fully into the Catholic Church where I have voraciously been studying and reading about my new found faith for seven years now. In the public school system I have met much difficulty in expressing my faith freely and I have a strong calling to much more. I may not be a full-fledged and qualified apologist, but I would love to be a part of the Catholic Answers team in developing web applications to spread the Gospel in more innovative ways.
Professional Profile
- Hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, and a Master’s Degree in Mathematics Education.
- Experienced programmer for scientific and engineering applications.
- Experienced object-oriented programmer of Java, PHP, Perl, and C++. Also, able to program in Visual Basic.
- Capable web designer using HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, and .ASP.
- Familiar with SAP NetWeaver (e.g. portals, R/3), MySQL, Symantec Ghost, APACHE, Symantec Security, LightSpeed Security, Oracle (e.g. JD Enterprise One)
- Experienced with Windows OS (Vista, XP, Server, etc.), Linux and Unix architecture.
- Highly capable problem solver and quick learner of new technologies and programming languages.
- Thorough understanding of Mathematical Analysis, Discrete Mathematics, Single and Multi-variable Calculus, Calculus based probability and statistics, Algebraic Structures, and Linear Algebra.
- M.A. Mathematics Education 2006 Adams State College, Alamosa, CO
- B.S. Mathematics/Computer Science 2004 Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado
- Dr. Merle Milligan Award (2004-2005) Awarded for excellence in mathematics and computer science.
- AIPS Scholarship (2002-2004) Awarded for excellence in mathematics and computer science.
Licenses
- NM State 7th-12th Grade Education.
- NM State Technology Education.
- NM State Technology Director.
Employment
• Designed Rocky Mountain Medical Imaging’s website 2004
• College Positions (Adams State College, Alamosa, CO)
- Provided Web Development for Adams State College 2005 to 2006 - Organized and created a website for the Teacher Education Department using a system called Bricolage. It is a dynamic CMS (content management system based on PHP).
- Mathematics Lab Instructor Spring 2003 to Spring 2004 - Taught groups of students in Single Variable Calculus, Algebraic Structures, Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, Finite Mathematics, Pre-Calculus, College Algebra, and Intermediate Algebra.
- WebWorks Programmer Summer 2003 - Designed algorithms for dynamic practice of college algebra delivered over a network (based on Perl/PHP).
- Student Instructor 2002 to 2003 - Helped guide instruction for introduction to object-oriented programming in Java.
- I have taught Algebra, Advanced Algebra, and Geometry 2006 to present.
