Thank you for taking the time to look at my resume.

 

Jason F. McDonald                                                                          

 

 

Education & Training                                                                                                         

 

MFA Candidate in Writing and Poetics at Naropa University

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering University of Kentucky
Certified Technical Trainer, Micro Computer Solutions Inc.

 

Employment Experience                                                                                                     

Youth Development Coordinator, Manchester Center
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties as Youth Development Coordinator include:

• taught at-risk students ages 5 years to 15 years
• developed life-skills and literacy based curriculum
• led field trip activities
• trained and coordinated counselors for summer camp program
• assisted in preparing for Americorps VISTA sponsor site application
  September 2004 – August 1, 2005

AmeriCorps Parent Advocate, Warren Street Center
Brooklyn, New York

My duties as parent advocate included:

• advocating for parents and children of low-income households to ensure procurement of services and benefits
• providing informational services to families and community
• assisted teachers in the classroom with high-risk youth
• developed and taught life-skills lessons to student groups
  September 2003 – August 2004

AmeriCorps Construction Assistant, Lexington Habitat For Humanity
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties as construction assistant included:

• stocking construction materials at build site
• training volunteers and partner families on basic construction techniques
• leading small groups on various construction tasks
• rewriting job description and responsibilities
  September 2002 – August 2003

Manager of Instructional Technology, UK Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties as Manager for Instructional Technology included:

• assist faculty and staff in the use of computer software and hardware
• consult with faculty in development of multimedia projects
• maintain the computers and computer hard-ware for PC's and Mac's
• develop and facilitate regular computer seminars
  June 1998 – April 2002

Adjunct Faculty, Lexington Community College
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties as Adjunct Faculty included:

• prepare syllabus for basic web design semester course
• develop lesson plans for 3 hours weekly class
• develop on-line course material
• lecture and grade course work
  August 2000 – May 2001

MCFacts Center Student Consultant, UK Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties at MCFacts included:

• assist faculty and staff in the use of computer software and hardware
• maintain the computers and computer hard-ware for PC's and Mac's
• develop and facilitate instructional seminars in various computer applications
  May 1997 - June 1998

Web Design for Vicki Hines-Martin, UK College of Nursing
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties working with Vicki Hines-Martin included:

• consulting with faculty on material for the Color of Health web site
• web design using MS Frontpage
• scanning images and text for the web
  Aug 1997 - April 1998

UK College of Nursing Web Designer
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties for the College of Nursing included:

• consulting with college faculty on material for the web
• scanning images and text for the web
• web design using MS Frontpage
  Aug 1997 - Dec 1997

Product Evaluator for Ellen Hahn, UK College Of Nursing
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties working with Ellen Hahn included:

• evaluating various conferencing software packages
• facilitating several presentations of results to Medical Center and UK faculty
  June 1997 - Aug 1997

Microcomputer Lab Consultant
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties at the microlab included:

• providing brief introductory instruction in the use of computer hardware and software
• providing faculty and students with assistance in the use of the computer hardware and software
• assisting in the general maintenance of computer equipment
  Oct 1995-Aug 1997

Student Assistant UK Engineering Library
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties at the library included:

• assisting faculty and students in information searches including computer searches (via CD-ROM, library network, and the internet)
• filing, shelving, and taking inventory of library materials
  May 1993- Jan 1995

Volunteer Experience                                                                                                          

 

ESL Teacher, Intercambio de Comunidades
Boulder, Colorado

My duties as an ESL teacher include:

• developing lesson plans for four weekly sessions
  
• one-on-one tutoring with advanced English language learner
  
• classroom teaching for beginning adult English language learners
  September 2005 – Present

Child Care Provider, The Nest Crisis Day Care Center
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties as child care provider included:

• interacting with children between ages 3-7 years for 4 hours per week
  May 2003 – July 2003

Instructor in Excel 97 and Windows 95,
West End Community Empowerment Project (WECEP)
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties as computer instructor included:

• planning summer course with WECEP social workers and UK Information Systems staff
• developing lesson plans for twice weekly sessions
• preparing 12 adults for employment using Excel 97 and Windows 95
  May 1997 - July 1997

Internet Support,
Alliance Working To Achieve Racial Equality (AWARE)
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties with AWARE included:

• web design using text editor and UNIX
• CGI and Perl programming for the web
• scanning images and text
• creating flyers and advertisements with CorelDraw
• assisting in coordination of group email and two listservs
  May 1996 - Jan 1998

UK Homework Pal,
Winburn Middle School
Lexington, Kentucky

My duties as a Homework Pal included:

• tutoring students in math and science
• helping groups of students with science projects
  Jan 1996 - May 1997