Manager Management

Steven E. Stockdale

PO Box **** stevestockdale.com/portfolio

Santa Fe, NM 87504 **@**************.***

Technically proficient and highly competent problem solver, program manager,

and educator. Passionate about the intersection of

Education, Neuroscience, and Technology.

Qualifications

Outstanding Graduate in Educational Psychology Masters program. Coursework

emphasized research methods, analysis, and assessment, as well as instructional design

considerations for implementing Learning Management Systems (LMS).

Classroom teaching experience at the university and adult education levels, in addition

to corporate training, management facilitation, and nonprofit workshops.

Outstanding communication skills. Published writer, website designer, video

producer/hobbyist. Adept at understanding, organizing, and presenting complex

information using a variety of presentation technologies for diverse audiences.

Conscientious and informed approach to teaching, instructional design, development,

and deployment of web technologies in the classroom or training environment.

Project-oriented, results-focused manager and contributor with a broad base of

professional experience in corporate, nonprofit, and educational organizations.

Professional Experience

Pursuit of Personal Passions and Education

2009 Present

Santa Fe, NM Earned Educational Psychology Masters degree. Used WebCT

LMS. Studied neuroscience independently to understand its

implications for human behavior and educational praxis.

Published essays in adult development journal (2011) and

journalism textbook reader (2012). Contributed to SantaFe.com

website. Wrote and published Here s Something About General

Semantics, a primer for critical thinking and cognitive awareness.

Created 30K-word online tutorial for WordPress content

management system, targeted to beginners, with two-dozen

instructional videos and over 100 illustrations. Developed skills at

video editing, web development and client support (pro bono),

and instructional design.

University Teaching, Nonprofit Leadership

2002 2008

Texas Christian Developed curriculum and taught General Semantics for Mass

University (TCU) Communications Practitioners for the Schieffer School of

Fort Worth, TX

Journalism at TCU. Effectively implemented eCollege LMS and a

variety of multimedia, interactive classroom techniques to engage

students in developing critical thinking and cognitive awareness

skills. (2005-2008)

Visiting lecturer in General Semantics at University of Nevada

Las Vegas (UNLV) and Alverno College for summer term courses.

Invited to conduct three-week lecture series in General Semantics

2002 2008 (cont)

at universities and institutions in Mumbai, India, including three-

Institute of General

day National Workshop in General Semantics hosted by the

Semantics

Centre for Contemporary Theory in Vadodara. (2007)

Fort Worth, TX

Trustee and Executive Director for the Institute of General

Semantics, an educational nonprofit. Led revitalization of the

organization, effecting a merger, cross-country relocation, capital

campaign, building acquisition and renovation project, and

transformation of educational outreach, publishing, membership,

and accounting operations.

Organized and hosted two international conferences as well as

annual seminars, workshops, and academic presentations at

national teacher conferences. Supervised design and production

of trade show booths, marketing collateral, websites, and journal

cover art. Published more than 20 articles in language journals.

Community Columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in

2005 and 2008.

Defense Industry Program Manager

1982 2001

Broad-based experience in high visibility, technically-challenging

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

environment with increasing responsibilities in system

(2000-2001)

engineering, program management, business development, and

strategy development. Negotiated $200M weapon system

Texas Instruments, Inc.

production contract that resulted in a $3B, multiyear

(unit acquired by

procurement for a mission-critical system. Directed cost and

Raytheon Systems Co.

in 1997) (1982-1999) schedule earned value performance management system for

$472M engineering development program. Worked closely with a

foreign customer to define and propose a $50M military

Dallas, TX

communications system. Facilitated new business opportunity

workshops and conducted strategic risk analyses. Managed

business operations for international systems development and

aircraft integration programs. Secret DoD security clearance.

United States Air Force

1972 1982

Instructor Navigator, KC-135 air refueling aircraft, Strategic Air

US Air Force Captain

Command. Stationed in Texas and North Dakota with

deployments to England and Spain. Top Secret clearance.

US Air Force Academy

Bachelor of Science, USAF Academy, graduated top half of class.

Colorado Springs, CO

Digital Competencies

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OSX, iOS

Microsoft: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access, Project

Adobe: Acrobat, Photoshop, Premiere (video), Dreamweaver

Other Software: Audacity (audio), Camtasia (video), QuickBooks

Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, FTP, WordPress

Learning Management Systems: eCollege, Blackboard, Moodle

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