LEE J. FARRELL T: (813) 362-5325 [email protected]

www.ichno.org

PROFILE

I have had a deep interest in education and technology for the majority of my life. I enjoy learning how people and devices work, how they work together, and how they can be used to improve life. I am ex- tremely proficient in my native tongue, and posses the ability and knowledge to write technically.

EXPERIENCE

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN, PERFORMANCE COMPUTER GROUP — 2014-PRESENT I am employed as a computer technician in the shop of PCG Brandon, a local computer repair store. I have been given the opportunity to grow my skills as a computer repair technician, repairing as well as diagnosing hardware and software issues. I have also been given the change to manage portions of the business for short periods of time. • Customer support and service • Managing portions of a small business

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — 2012-2014 I was employed as a substitute high school teacher in the Hillsborough County Public Schools, the eighth- largest school district in the , where I worked since the second half of the 2011-2012 aca- demic year. I was given full responsibility of several long-term assignments, primarily in Social Studies, allowing me to become a full-time teacher for classes for an extended period of time. • Experience integrating into large organizations with varying levels of support • Quick acclimation to new systems, methods, and organizational structures • Developed ability to rapidly analyze, plan, and implement situations and solutions with minimal direction

CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS; TAMPA, — 2010-2011 After election as Chairman on the Committee on University Affairs, I was given the responsibility to shape a new committee, as well as utilize my knowledge of cloud systems to help the Student Government ef- fectively represent the 40,000 students of the Tampa campus. • Created online survey system utilizing tablets and cloud services • Oversaw several-fold increase in amount of feedback from student body

SENATOR, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING; TAMPA, FLORIDA — 2009-2012 I was elected to serve as a member of the Student Government Senate at the University of South Florida for three consecutive terms. • Learned to work within large organizations and changing groups of people each year • Elected Chairman of Senate Committee on University Affairs • Elected Vice-Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations as well as Government Affairs

PRESIDENT, APPLE USER GROUP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA — 2008-2009 In 2008, I founded the Apple User Group at USF and became its first President. As President, I promoted a general sense of solidarity between the members of the group and help plan many of the events we held. I was also responsible for many of the logistics behind setting up events and meetings, and involved in the delegation of other tasks such as advertising and membership building. SKILLS

• Languages: HTML 5, XHTML, JavaScript, C, C++ • Applications: Visual Studio, Xcode, Microsoft Office, iWork, iLife, Open Office, After Effects • Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Classic Mac OS, Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, Ubuntu, Fedora, NeXTStep

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Florida Teacher Certification Subject Area Certification: Social Science 6-12 University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida — Bachelor of Science in Information Studies

REFERENCES

Chris Valentino - Owner, Performance Computer Group. Brandon, Florida [email protected] (813) 684-1757

Susan Burkett - Principal, Bloomingdale High School. Valrico, Florida [email protected] (813) 744-8018

Howard Saviet - Teacher, Social Studies. Bloomingdale High School. Valrico, Florida [email protected] (813) 505-9841

Gary Manka - Director, SG Advising, Training & Operations, University of South Florida. Tampa, Florida [email protected] (813) 974-4704

William Oropallo - Computer Science Consultant, Great Washington Publishing. Vienna, Virginia [email protected] (813) 713-5490