David Wayne Clay
Computer Science Department
Florida Tech
Melbourne , Fl 32901
(321) 674-7493
EDUCATIONAL TRAINING
B.A. in MATHEMATICS with Honors
University of Texas at Austin - 1969
M.A. in MATHEMATICS - GPA of 3.75
University of Texas at Austin - 1971
M.S. in COMPUTER SCIENCE - GPA of 3.75
Florida Institute of Technology - 1983
Began Doctoral Program - 1995
University Of California, Santa Barbara
WORK EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION
Arkansas State University 1972 - 1974
Instructor of Data Processing
Mohawk Valley Community College 1974 - 1975
Instructor of Mathematics and Computer Science
South Georgia College 1976 - 1977
Director of Computer Programs
Responsible for the development of the curriculum
and course content for the two year certificate
program. Responsible for teaching all Computer Science
courses offered by the school.
Kennedy Western University , adjunct Faculty
OO and Unix Distance Learning courses
Florida Institute of Technology 1977 - present
Assistant Professsor of Computer Science
Taught most courses in the four year program.
Developed and taught a summer Computer Workshop for
secondary school teachers covering the fundamentals of
computers and programming.
Taught an inservice workshop on the fundamentals of
computers for Vero Beach teachers.
Nominated for Teacher of the Year.
Nominated for Outstanding Contribution to the
University.
Coordinator for Graduate Assistant Program.
National University of Lesotho, AFRICA , Fulbright Fellowship,
1987-8.
National University of Lesotho, AFRICA , Fulbright extension,
August 1989-December 1989.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
LOCKHEED ELECTRONICS CO. as a subcontractor to NASA
[Houston, Johnson Space Center]
Team member on the Lunar Lander simulation project
using FORTRAN simulator to verify the onboard programs
of the Lander's computer.
1969-70
IBM [Boca Raton, Fl. ]
Consultant/Instructor in their in-house college level program
teaching foundations of computer science and operating systems
1990 till present
OBJECTIVE SOLUTIONS [Melbourne, Florida ]
Consultant for the development of training materials for
their GUI system for Oracle et al.
1992
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE [Satellite Beach , Fl. ]
Trainer for staff in UNIX system use and administration
HARRIS CORPORATION [Melbourne , Fl. ]
Led two workshops in Object-Oriented Design at their
Objective-93 conference
Taught an object-oriented workshop for their trainers
COMPUTER SCIENCE INNOVATIONS [Melbourne , Florida]
Taught an object-oriented workshop for their developers
ROCKWELL-COLLINS [Melbourne, Florida]
Taught an object-oriented workshop for their developers
FL. TECH. Professional Development Program
Teaching in the NACSE Certification program for both the
computer networking and webmaster courses
SCHOLARLY PROJECTS
Report on the use of Computer Assisted Instruction in the
University of Georgia System - 1976.
Presentation to the Florida Academy of Science on the topic:
Florida Educational Computer Network - 1983.
INFORMATION STRUCTURES: IMPLEMENTING IMAGINATION.
West Publishing Co., 1986.
Presentation at the Florida Instructional Technology Program
Workshop, July 1992, Fl. Tech. on the topic :
Internet as an instructional technology.
Workshop for local K-12 teachers , Oct. 1992 and July 1993 , Fl. Tech.
on the topic :
Navigating the Internet: A hands-on guided tour.
Presentation at the National Teaching and Learning Conference,
April 1993, Jackonsonville, Fl. on the topic :
Internet Travel Agents : Navigational aids to Internet
Presentation at the Florida AI Research Symposium,
April 1993, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. on the topic :
Intelligent Traffic Intersections
Presentation at the National Teaching and Learning Conference,
April 1994, Jackonsonville, Fl. on the topic :
Using the Internet in Science Courses
SUMMARY OF COMPUTER SKILLS
From the Operating System Area
1. UNIX operating system experience
a. C shell and Bourne shell programming
b. System Programming in the C language
1. Concurrent processes with fork/pipes system calls
2. Client/server processes with sockets
c. Taught UNIX training program for Patrick Air Force Base
d. Co-ordinating a one-hour system administration course
2. Windows operating system
a. Developed software to capture video clips and transmit automatically
over the phone line via modems using Visual Basic
b. Working knowledge of NT use and administration
c. Working knowledge of IIS web server
3. OO languages that I have experience developing software
a. C++
b. Java
FOR WEBMASTER
1. Familiar with HTML, Javascript, Perl, cold fusion, ASP
2. Teach a web technologies course at the college level
3. Teach in the NACSE Webmaster coursefor professional development
REFERENCES
MIKE DOTSON Professional Development Program 407-895-7007
DR. William SCHOAFF Chairman Math/CS Dept., F.I.T. 321-674-8066
DR. BOB FRONK Chairman Science Education Dept.,321-674-8126
Dr. David Clapp Director of Graduate Studies, 407-894-9961