Nate Jackson
Calera, OK ****0
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Director of Technology, 2010 Present Marietta Public Schools Marietta, OK
• Came into a district that had some major issues from no working domain controller to outdated work
stations.
• Each campus was attempting to make use of residential (different SSIDS, same channels) routers for
wireless.
• After performing a needs analysis, prioritized support to critical and wide sweeping technological concerns.
• Installed new domain controllers implementing the use of Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Responsible for all account management and online standardized testing for the district.
• Upgraded network infrastructure from unmanaged switches with a “flat” network, to Cisco managed
VLANs.
• Reallocated resources allowing for replacement of all staff members’ computer workstations with current
budget.
• Administered replacement of old independent routers to one centrally managed Cisco Wireless Control
System.
• Responsible for administrative duties including E Rate paperwork and budget management.
• Researched, communicated, and negotiated terms for design and implementation of new website
(http://www.marriettaisd.org).
Systems Manager, 1996 2010 Durant Public Schools Durant, OK
• Supervised a technology team that maintained over 3,500 systems and 30 servers across seven campuses.
• Performed planning and conversion of “Intelligent Classrooms” allowing for vivid content delivery to
students.
• Responsible for all preparations and implementation of required technical systems for standardized state
testing.
• Supervised contractors on many necessary district projects including: Cisco VoIP and placement of access
points.
• Managed district fixed assets with the use of Real Asset Management software.
• Programmed custom applications for needed district level tasks, using C#, C++, VB, SQL, Access, and
ASP.NET.
• Helped in the implementation and maintenance of the school website ( http://www.durantisd.org).
E ducation
Southeastern Oklahoma State University D u rant, OK
Masters of T echnology, G PA: 4.00, M ay 2010
Areas of Study: ASP.NET, D istributed Networks, Computer Security, Compiler Construct, Stat istical Analysis, and Research
Methods.
Bachelor of CS, GPA: 3.62(Last 88 hours: 4.0 GPA), December 2008
Areas of Study: A lgorithm Analysis, Software Engineering, Operating Systems, D atabase Analysis, and Computer
A rchitecture.
Certifications
Oklahoma Certified Teacher of Computer Science, December 2013
Apple Certified Macintosh Technician, M a rch 2011
P romethean I n teractive Board Certified I nstaller, F ebrua ry 2008
References
Joe Neely Todd Hughes Dr. M ing-Shan Su Duane Merideth
Superintendent C hief Technology Officer Head of CS Dept. Superintendent
M a rietta Public Schools Du rant Public Schools SE Oklahoma State Univ. D u rant Public Schools
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