the Word of God is
Work Experience
November 2007-Present
Instructional Technology/Data Management/Global software trainer, Portland Public Schools
Implement and direct the deployment, instruction, and support of three software programs for the entire district; 75 schools, 750 teacher users. Provide intuitive streamlining solutions for teachers and students. Interact daily with professional staff, teachers, and students. Perform training, troubleshooting, and streamlining of software in special needs environments with high needs and at risk students. Oversee PLATO online learning implementation, training and troubleshooting; 17 High Schools, 5000 student users. Speak to groups ranging in size from 20-250 people.
February 2007- December 2008
Skatechurch outreach/ Eden Bible Church Youth Director
Lead volunteer staff. Preach and teach scripture weekly. Disciple students through scripture reading and relationship counseling. Administrate youth program; games, skits, video, powerpoint, budget, winter camp and fall camp. Integrate parachurch ministry with church youth group. Speak to groups ranging in size from 25-150 students.
March 2007- September 2007
Child & Youth Care Coordinator, Christie Care-Multnomah County Children's Receiving Center
Intake and discharge clients. Coordinate and monitor the well-being of clients. Communicate and coordinate with DHS and clients case workers via fax, e-mail and phone. Oversee the efficient release of clients for monitored visits. Maintain client case notes and intake/release paperwork. Uphold client confidentiality.
October 2005- January 2007
Americorps Intern, KCR/Americorps
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor. Conduct, train, and certify clients in First Aid/CPR/AED Certification. Act as disaster relief advisor, consult/colaborate with administrators, superintendents, and principles; create and conduct school disaster awareness assemblies at the elementary, Jr. High, and High School levels. Speak to groups ranging in size from 100-2000 people.
June 2006 - September 2006
Intern Coordinator, COTN-NGO Sierra Leone, Africa
Develop and teach the biblical curriculum for a summer program that sends college students overseas for missions; lead group of students in West Africa. Disciple men. Develop apologetic education for local church pastors. Lead open-air, door to door, and sports evangelism in West Africa. Speak to groups ranging in size from 25-400 people.
October 2005-December 2007
College group Director/ The Lost Side Project, Bremerton, Wa
Teach weekly bible study. Recruit worship leader. Disciple college students. Develop and implement a missional strategy to reach college students in Bremerton. Speak at christian high schools, and various churches about the gospel and scripture. Speak to groups ranging in size from 20-100 people.
June 2005 - September 2005
High School Staff Director, Island Lake, Crista Ministries
Coordinate weekly schedules of 40 High School Staff; develop and teach the curriculum for a summer program that educated staff socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually; problem solve and foster a team-building environment. Disciple leaders. Train leaders and speakers in preparation of sermons. Speak to 50 youth daily for 1 hour. Preach to staff of 150 on many occasions. Speak at High School week twice to 400 students 5 nights a week. Develop relationships and counsel.
January 2005 - June 2005
Club Attendent/Sales, Bremerton Tennis & Athletic Club
Greet club members; consult potential members; make sales; create and maintain schedules; open and close club; service mens locker room; process laundry; refill water and coffee stations; other general cleaning duties.
June 2004-December 2004
Interim Youth Director, New Community Church, Spokane,WA
Lead high school ministry. Integrate Young life and Youth group. Oversee youth staff. Plan and implement fall camp a weekend retreat for HS and JH. Participate in staff meetings, trainings, and small groups. Lead a youth bible study. Speak to groups ranging in size from 40-500 people.
January 2004 - June 2004
Student chaplain.
Speak at student chapel. Exhort student body to trust Jesus, believe scripture, and be world changers. Speak at other churches, prisons, and youth groups. Many hours of speaking, preparing sermons, and preaching. Speak to groups ranging in size from 40-900 people.
September 2003 - December 2003
Study Abroad CCBC Lima, Peru.
Missions experience and Spanish immersion. A lead member of a church plant in northern lima. Evangelize in spanish and english in a urban college setting. Street evangelism. Conversation evangelism. Discipleship. Lead bible studies. Preach and teach. Speak to groups ranging in size from 40-100 people.
June 2003- August 2003
Camp Speaker/ Counselor
Speak three weeks in the summer for Jr. High Campers for 5 nights. Use stories, illustrations, scripture, humor, to make the gospel understandable to youth. Call youth to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Counsel students. Speak to groups ranging in size from 100-400 students.
August 2002-June 2003
Security Guard, Calvary Chapel Conference Center
Patrol grounds; greet and check incoming client identification; make routine checks of buildings and offices; lock down buildings and offices at specific times; communicate and coordinate with local law enforcement; work as a member of a security team to ensure the safety of clientele.
November 2007-Present
Instructional Technology/Data Management/Global software trainer, Portland Public Schools
Implement and direct the deployment, instruction, and support of three software programs for the entire district; 75 schools, 750 teacher users. Provide intuitive streamlining solutions for teachers and students. Interact daily with professional staff, teachers, and students. Perform training, troubleshooting, and streamlining of software in special needs environments with high needs and at risk students. Oversee PLATO online learning implementation, training and troubleshooting; 17 High Schools, 5000 student users. Speak to groups ranging in size from 20-250 people.
February 2007- December 2008
Skatechurch outreach/ Eden Bible Church Youth Director
Lead volunteer staff. Preach and teach scripture weekly. Disciple students through scripture reading and relationship counseling. Administrate youth program; games, skits, video, powerpoint, budget, winter camp and fall camp. Integrate parachurch ministry with church youth group. Speak to groups ranging in size from 25-150 students.
March 2007- September 2007
Child & Youth Care Coordinator, Christie Care-Multnomah County Children's Receiving Center
Intake and discharge clients. Coordinate and monitor the well-being of clients. Communicate and coordinate with DHS and clients case workers via fax, e-mail and phone. Oversee the efficient release of clients for monitored visits. Maintain client case notes and intake/release paperwork. Uphold client confidentiality.
October 2005- January 2007
Americorps Intern, KCR/Americorps
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor. Conduct, train, and certify clients in First Aid/CPR/AED Certification. Act as disaster relief advisor, consult/colaborate with administrators, superintendents, and principles; create and conduct school disaster awareness assemblies at the elementary, Jr. High, and High School levels. Speak to groups ranging in size from 100-2000 people.
June 2006 - September 2006
Intern Coordinator, COTN-NGO Sierra Leone, Africa
Develop and teach the biblical curriculum for a summer program that sends college students overseas for missions; lead group of students in West Africa. Disciple men. Develop apologetic education for local church pastors. Lead open-air, door to door, and sports evangelism in West Africa. Speak to groups ranging in size from 25-400 people.
October 2005-December 2007
College group Director/ The Lost Side Project, Bremerton, Wa
Teach weekly bible study. Recruit worship leader. Disciple college students. Develop and implement a missional strategy to reach college students in Bremerton. Speak at christian high schools, and various churches about the gospel and scripture. Speak to groups ranging in size from 20-100 people.
June 2005 - September 2005
High School Staff Director, Island Lake, Crista Ministries
Coordinate weekly schedules of 40 High School Staff; develop and teach the curriculum for a summer program that educated staff socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually; problem solve and foster a team-building environment. Disciple leaders. Train leaders and speakers in preparation of sermons. Speak to 50 youth daily for 1 hour. Preach to staff of 150 on many occasions. Speak at High School week twice to 400 students 5 nights a week. Develop relationships and counsel.
January 2005 - June 2005
Club Attendent/Sales, Bremerton Tennis & Athletic Club
Greet club members; consult potential members; make sales; create and maintain schedules; open and close club; service mens locker room; process laundry; refill water and coffee stations; other general cleaning duties.
June 2004-December 2004
Interim Youth Director, New Community Church, Spokane,WA
Lead high school ministry. Integrate Young life and Youth group. Oversee youth staff. Plan and implement fall camp a weekend retreat for HS and JH. Participate in staff meetings, trainings, and small groups. Lead a youth bible study. Speak to groups ranging in size from 40-500 people.
January 2004 - June 2004
Student chaplain.
Speak at student chapel. Exhort student body to trust Jesus, believe scripture, and be world changers. Speak at other churches, prisons, and youth groups. Many hours of speaking, preparing sermons, and preaching. Speak to groups ranging in size from 40-900 people.
September 2003 - December 2003
Study Abroad CCBC Lima, Peru.
Missions experience and Spanish immersion. A lead member of a church plant in northern lima. Evangelize in spanish and english in a urban college setting. Street evangelism. Conversation evangelism. Discipleship. Lead bible studies. Preach and teach. Speak to groups ranging in size from 40-100 people.
June 2003- August 2003
Camp Speaker/ Counselor
Speak three weeks in the summer for Jr. High Campers for 5 nights. Use stories, illustrations, scripture, humor, to make the gospel understandable to youth. Call youth to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Counsel students. Speak to groups ranging in size from 100-400 students.
August 2002-June 2003
Security Guard, Calvary Chapel Conference Center
Patrol grounds; greet and check incoming client identification; make routine checks of buildings and offices; lock down buildings and offices at specific times; communicate and coordinate with local law enforcement; work as a member of a security team to ensure the safety of clientele.
Very comfortable public speaker. Enjoy engaging the disinterested. Enjoy studying speech communication especially; humor to hold attention, attacking misconceptions, deconstructing philosophical fallacies, building logical arguments, shock value statements, defending the reasonableness of Jesus, and constructing a coherent biblical worldview in people's minds.
Computer skills: Windows operating systems 95-Vista; Adobe acrobat, premier, photoshop, MS Office, LAN/WAN and TCP/IP Network configurations, help-desk remote assistance applications. Mac operating systems 8.6 to OSX. CSS Web design, FTP & Hosting set-up, Filemaker database set-up, Final Cut video editing, Adobe CS3 design suite, MS office, and iwork. Very high Proficiency in PPT & Keynote.
Additional Misc. Information
I believe cognitive understanding is vital to trusting Jesus Christ for salvation from satan, sin, death, and hell (Matt 13:19, Lk 24:45). People come to this trusting Jesus place from different cultures, backgrounds, and systems of thought. I enjoy engaging people cross-culturally, and cross-philosophically.
I believe we get to the heart of a person through the mind. Therefore 1. A person must cognitively understand the truth being communicated. 2. They must affectively feel and internalize the truth. 3. This affection will lead to a right outward response to the truth.
I believe in a multi-disciplinary approach to training disciples of Jesus; relationship, scripture, theology, philosophy, worldview, apologetics, counseling.
I believe everything Jesus taught is true.
I love Jesus. Pauline theology. Luke-Acts.
I hope to have the NT memorized before I turn 30.
I really believe the church, empowered by the Spirit, in proclaiming Jesus the Son as Lord, is the agent of God to bring eternal restoration to humanity.
I look to the following people for cues; Francis Schaefer, C.S. Lewis, Ravi Zacharias, William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, Mark Driscoll, Gerry Breshears, Geerhardus Vos, Norman Geisler, Greg Stier, Britt Merrick, Chuck Smith, Jerry Rankin, Bruce Ware, Tim Keller, John Bishop, John Mark Comer, Darrel Bock, Matt Chandler, Josh & Sean Mcdowell, Lecrae, Phil Fernandes, J.P. Moreland, Francis Chan, William Dembski, Phillip Johnson, DJ Moo, Ray Lubeck.