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CURTIS L. MINICH
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EDUCATION:
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| LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethlehem,
PA |
1996-99 |
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Partial completion of doctorate in Educational
Technology. |
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GRE Scores:
800 analytical; 800 quantitative; 660 verbal |
| SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY
of PA, Shippensburg, PA |
1990-96 |
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MS Pure Mathematics, 1996
Master's Thesis - "Counting the roots of
a polynomial in a ring modulo n" |
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GPA: 4.0 |
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| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Philadelphia, PA |
1985-89 |
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MS Secondary Education, 1989
BA
Political Science, 1989
Thesis - "The Komsomol"
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GPA: 3.9
GPA: 3.1 |
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Dual Pennsylvania Instructional II Certification in Mathematics & Social Studies |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
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| Wyomissing Area High School, Wyomissing, PA |
1992-present |
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K-12 Computer Department Chair & Secondary Teacher
Taught
7th through 12th grade courses including Calculus III, Advanced Placement (AP)
Data Structures, AP
Java, AP C++, C Programming,
Pascal Programming, Visual
Basic Programming, Geometry, Algebra, American History, & Economics. |
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| Penn State University, Berks Campus |
1998-present |
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Adjunct professor for undergraduate
courses in C++ and Java programming (CMPSC
101, CMPSC 221, & CMPSC
201) and a graduate course in instructional design (INSYS
400).
Instructor for WebPro Certificate Program workshops. |
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| Reading Area Community College, Reading, PA |
1999-2008 |
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Web Development Program Coordinator & adjunct professor
for undergraduate courses in Web Databases, Flash Animation, E-Commerce, Layout Web Design, Dreamweaver, Web Design Graphics, Visual Basic, & Advanced Visual Basic. |
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RELATED: |
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| Freelance Web Programmer & Developer |
1995-present |
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Programmed & maintain close to one hundred PHP, ColdFusion, ASP, Flash, Lasso, HTML5/CSS, and WordPress websites for a local advertising agency and my own clients. Designed & programmed
custom e-commerce
& dynamic Web 2.0 applications. |
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| Mr. Minich's Web Site |
1995-present |
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Maintain an extensive web
site with over a thousand interactive pages to supplement my classroom instruction. |
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| Internet and Technology Workshops & Conferences |
1994-present |
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Taught many adult education Internet
and computer application workshops for the Wyomissing
Area School District and the Wyomissing
Area Education Foundation. Gave numerous seminars at national and regional computer / technology education conferences including NECC. |
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| Shippensburg University Library |
1991-92 |
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Library bibliographic instruction assistant. Maintained
Pascal program and dBase III database to test and track
college freshmen for library research aptitude. |
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| Organizations |
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Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 2007 PA Keystone Technology Integrator Award, 2014 NCWIT Educator Award |
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| Certifications & Badges |
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MTA: Introduction to Programming using Block-Based Languages - Certified 2017 |
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INTERESTS: |
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Extensive experience with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, UNIX, and DOS operating systems since my high school days in the early 1980's. Skilled in operating Apache & Microsoft web servers and
associated CGI tools. Versatile skills in application and mobile app development with Android, iOS, Java, C++, C, Visual Basic, Python, App Inventor, and more languages and platforms as well as web development with PHP, ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET,
JSP, JavaScript, Perl, Lasso, & Flash. Database development skills in MySQL, MS SQL, & MS Access.
Veteran marathon runner, church deacon, USCF-rated chess player & chess coach, electronics |
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