Thomas W. Strong, Jr.

Objective:

• To obtain a teaching position in which I can use and continue to develop my instructional and analytical skills

Education:

• MS, Secondary Education, Duquesne University, 1994
• BS, Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon, 1992
• BS, Physics/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, 1991
• AS, Engineering Science, Community College of Allegheny County, 1989
• AS, Physics, Community College of Allegheny County, 1989

Technical Skills:

• Computer Programming in C, Perl, csh, sh, FORTRAN, and other languages under several versions of UNIX and other systems. Some familiarity with C++ and Java.
• SQL on Oracle, Informix and DB2 database engines.
• Web site design and administration in HTML, Perl, m4, and shell scripts.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills.
• System administration under UNIX and Novell.
• Networking under AppleTalk, IPX, TCP/IP, and proprietary systems from cable installation to hub, switch, and Cisco router configuration.

Certifications:

• Pennsylvania Instructional I teaching certificate in Secondary Mathematics and Secondary Physics
• Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B)
• Brainbench certified Master C Programmer

Citizenship:

• United States and Ireland (European Union)

Work Experience:

• December 2003-Current: Substitute Teacher, Mt. Lebanon School District, Carlynton School District, West Jefferson Hills School District and South Park School District. Includes Fall 2004, and 2006-2009 as a permanent substitute Physics teacher at Mt. Lebanon and Spring 2005 as a permanent substitute Physics and Physical Science teacher at Carlynton.
• December 1995-Current: Consultant (self-employed) Programming, system and database design and implementation for small businesses and charitable organizations.
• April 2001-September 2002: Senior Software Development Engineer, Fiserv InformEnt, Pittsburgh, PA. Duties included designing, writing, testing and maintaining data warehousing tools (in C and shell scripts under Solaris, HP/UX, and Windows and an Oracle SQL database engine in an ISO 9000 environment). Other projects included creating interactive system status reporting tools in Perl and HTML.
• October 1998-November 2000: Systems Analyst, Education Management Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA. Duties included designing, writing, testing and maintaining software for student admissions processing (in C, m4, Perl, and shell scripts under HP/UX and an Informix SQL database engine). I assisted the UNIX system administrators with various tasks that they were otherwise unable to complete. I also served as one of two medical officers for the corporate office, providing an immediate emergency medical response team, and implementing a First Aid and CPR training program for employees.
• August 1996-October 1998: Software Engineer II, Innovative Systems, Inc., Greentree, PA. Duties included designing, writing, testing, evaluating, installing and maintaining software for data cleaning (in C under Windows and several varieties of UNIX) and database searching (in C under Windows and DB2/MVS/CICS, with the intent of porting to other platforms and database engines as well), and designing and writing system-independent debugging libraries, designing and implementing a consistent system for the control of platform-dependent characteristics. I also led the development of company C programming standards and perform system administration tasks as needed on various UNIX machines. I assisted with the training and skills development of other associates, both formally and informally.
• June 1996-August 1996: Teacher, Community College of Allegheny County Summer School, Whitehall, PA. Taught Geometry Enrichment and parts of a Biology class.
• July 1994-November 1995: Computer and Technology Coordinator / Physics Teacher / Computer Teacher, Halifax Area School District, Halifax, PA. Duties included specification, selection, purchasing, installation, training others in the use of, inventory control of, and maintenance and administration of all of the district's computers, networking equipment, servers, printers, telephone systems, and associated facilities. I designed, and with student assistance installed, a district-wide network linking more than 150 computers and printers over Ethernet and Appletalk. Additionally, I wrote software (in C, C++, Perl, and various other scripting languages) to automate scheduling maintenance, and administrative tasks. I also taught classes in computer programming, computer literacy, and physics.
• Summer 1994: Programmer/Technician, Pankowski Associates, Pittsburgh, PA. Duties included maintenance and programming of an integrated client account database running on an INFORMIX/SQL database engine, supporting all of the office computer equipment, and administrating the Novell file server.
• October 1993-April 1994: Programmer, Chase Partners, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. Duties included designing and writing a database program (in FoxPro) to track municipal zoning, construction permits, and fee payments for local governments.
• May 1991-December 1992: Consultant / Programmer, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. Duties included providing support for all computing facilities furnished by PSC, and writing software (in C and Perl) to automate the process of job accounting on the Cray C90, Thinking Machines CM-2, Thinking Machines CM-5, and the SuperCluster parallel workstation project. Also, I re-engineered the user account balance program into a client-server system that could be run on any machine, rather than being forced to run interactively on the C90.
• October 1989-May 1992: Head Andrew Consultant, Advisor, Hunt Cluster Manager, MacAdvisor, and other student positions, Academic Computing/Academic Computing and Instructional Technology/Academic Computing and Media. Duties that fell outside those job titles included migration of all files from the old User Services accounts to project volumes, administration and setup of departmental directories, pts groups, and news groups, and interviewing, training, and supervision of junior employees.

Volunteer Experience:

• January 2001-Current: Founding President (2001-2003) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Alpha Phi Omega, Kappa Chapter Foundation. Provide leadership to the Board of Trustees of a public charity created to promote community service in the Pittsburgh area and manage the day-to-day operations of the 501(c)(3) corporation.
• 1998-Current: Venturing Division Advancement Chairman and Council Committee Member, Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
• 2002-2006: Treasurer, Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group. Chief financial officer for a non-profit search and rescue group based in Pittsburgh.
• December 2002-December 2004: Region V Director (Member of the National Board of Directors), Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity. Directly managed a growing team of 21 volunteer staff members across six sections in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky. Acted as an advisor and administrator to the 52 chapters in the area. Participated in long-range planning and development for the fraternity as a whole.
• February 1996-March 1999: Section 62 Chairman, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity. Managed a team of six volunteer staff members in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Acted as an advisor and administrator to the 12 chapters in the area.