RESUME
Karen Speier Vacchiano
1284
Majestic Oaks Drive
Forest,
Virginia 24551
e-mail:[email protected]
http://www.geocities.com/kvacchi
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
- Five+ years’ in Computer
Systems Analysis, Developing and Training for computerized systems, using
COBOL (Programming experience also includes Visual Basic and Fortran)
- Five years’ experience in
Writing and Computerized Design and Layout of User Documentation for
Computer Systems and Training Classes and Manuals
- Five+ years’ supervisory
experience of professionals
- Three+ years’ experience
in design, development and maintenance of web pages, using HTML
- First ever award for
“Faculty of the Month” for Online Computer and Internet instructor for
Classroom Connect's "Connected University" since its inception
in October, 1999 (Connected University is the recipient of the 2001 CODIE
Award for Best Online Training Program)
- Five+ years’ experience
in teaching Microsoft Office Professional, desktop publishing and
Internet-based courses at CVCC, Classroom Connect, Timberlake Christian
Secondary School and as a self-employed consultant
- 15+ years’ of extensive
marketing experience in Marketing Communications, Market Planning, and
Market Research and Analysis for multiple industries
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
October, 1999-present: Online Instructor for Connected University, Winner
of the 2001 CODIE Award (The Oscar of the Information Systems Industry)
Accomplishments:
·
First Faculty Member awarded Educator of the Month,
April 2001
Responsibilities:
- Teach a variety of
online courses in technology integration to K-12 teachers nationally,
including Internet in the Classroom: First Steps, Computer
Basics, Virtual Fieldtrips: Exploring the World Without Leaving
Your Classroom, Leading With Technology, Reading and
Language Arts Online
- Manage Teacher
Assistants assigned to each course
1994-present: Computer Applications and K-12
Educational Technology Consultant, Self-employed
Responsibilities:
- Train businesses,
adults and children in Internet research skills and Web Page Design,
Windows, and software applications usage
- Perform Systems
Analysis and design and develop web sites
- Conduct educational
and market research via the Internet
·
Work with K-12 teachers to develop technology
integrated lesson plans and intranets
8/98-6/99: Secondary Computer Teacher,
Timberlake Christian Schools
Responsibilities:
- Develop and teach
curriculum for secondary school: Computer Applications and Advanced Computer
courses, including web page design using HTML, Microsoft Office and
Desktop Publishing
- Work with K-12
instructors to integrate technology within the curriculum
- Create plan for K-8
computer curriculum for integration with secondary school curriculum
12/97-Present: Central
Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, VA
Job Title: Adjunct
Professor, Business Division
Responsibilities:
·
Available to teach Windows 98/ME/NT, Office 2000
Professional, Visual Basic, Systems Analysis and Development, and basic and
advanced HTML courses to classes of diverse technical backgrounds
2/93-8/93 Framatome Technologies, Lynchburg,
VA
Job Title: Marketing Communications
Specialist
Starting Salary: $38,000 Final Salary: $42,000 + $4,000 Bonus
Responsibilities:
- Work with
Information Systems on the development through implementation of a
Marketing Communications Information System, using Paradox on a Novell LAN
- Develop and conduct
training for marketing organization to use information system
- Design and develop brochures, videos,
speeches, and bulletins
- Conduct Market
Research
1986-1993 Marketing Communications
Consultant, self-employed
Starting Salary: $40/hr Final Salary: $40/hr
Responsibilities:
·
Analyze Marketing Communication needs, perform
Systems Analysis and develop market plans
·
Design and develop Marketing Communications
(brochures, presentations, seminars, videos, etc.)
·
Conduct training on essentials of effective
marketing
·
Perform market and product research
1984-1985 AT&T Technologies, Morristown,
NJ
Job Title: Manager, Strategic Planning
for Software Systems
Starting Salary: $55,000 Final Salary: $60,000
Responsibilities:
- Develop a process
for evaluating new business opportunities (NBO's) by all AT&T sectors.
(Used to recommend several NBO's to top management)
- Identify, evaluate
and recommend New Business Opportunities in the Software Market and
develop project proposals.
- Develop strategic
plans and marketing communications for software systems
- Supervise marketing
professionals
1982-1983 AT&T Technologies, Holmdel, NJ
Job Title: Manager, Network Systems
Strategic Market Planning
Starting Salary: $51,000 Final Salary: $55,000
Responsibilities:
- Develop an on-line
marketing system to track and respond to feedback by field sales force.
- Identify new
markets for telecommunications products and develop project proposals
- Perform market
research and analysis and develop market plans and marketing
communications
- Supervise marketing
professionals
1979-1981 AT&T Information Systems
Job Title: Manager, Marketing Communications
Starting Salary: $45,000 Final Salary: $51,000
Responsibilities:
- Develop corporate
marketing communications to support new products
- Develop project
proposal for multi-million centralized sales reference system (Designated
as a standard for all future project proposals)
- Initiate, design
and implement a promotional strategy for the above referenced system
1973-1978 AT&T Technologies, New York,
New York
Job Title: Computer Systems Analyst
Starting Salary: $38,000 Final Salary: $45,000
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop,
document and implement on-line application systems, using Cobol and
develop and conduct training (Systems Analysis through implementation and
training)
- Supervise
programming staff in capacity of team leader
- Prepare project
proposals
- Design, develop
and teach training classes for PC applications and software packages to
Computer System Personnel and inexperienced computer users
LICENSES:
-Commonwealth of Virginia -
K-12: Computer Science, July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2004, License Number: 01-541021
EDUCATION:
-Advanced Professional Certificate- Marketing, New York
University, Graduate Business Administration, 1983, (Equivalent to MBA minus
electives and available only to MBA graduates)
-MBA, Computer Information
Systems, City University of New York, 1980
-BA, Computer
Science/Sociology, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1975
-Dale Carnegie Public
Speaking and Human Relations Course (56 hours), Dale Carnegie Institute, NY,
NY, 1978