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