Michael
DeMers

I am currently the Transportation Supervisor for the CCSD Outlying areas. In this position I maintain data in multiple databases, create daily and weekly compliance reports, use our GIS tracking system to audit employee activities, and directly train employees on use of new digital tools available to them. During the COVID-19-related shutdown I was also tasked with managing the roll-out of a distance education plan for the Cheyenne Bus Yard supervisory staff to meet district and departmental professional development goals.

At Grant Bowler Elementary I was placed in charge of implementation of new technology and management of our content filtering system. This included recommending new technologies for purchase, setting time tables for implementation and training, and working directly with instructors to ensure best-practice standards were upheld. I also taught digital citizenship and technology common-core standards to students from Kindergarter to Fifth Grade.

At EWC I instructed music courses in-person and online. I developed my own curriculum and created my own content using Camtasia, Open Broadcaster Software, Jing, Lightworks, and YouTube (among other tools). I was also in charge of hiring and training student employees to record live performances and maintain the music library. My implementation of technology into instruction lead to increased enrollment for the music program, and helped me get elected to Vice President of the Faculty Senate.

One of my major projects at U of A was preparing the School of Music website to transition to a new CMS. The old site was a mess, and I had to document the site tree and save the content in plain-text to get it ready to plug into the new Joomla site when it was live. I was also in charge of administering site licensing for music software, running live sound for department productions, coordinating with catering and facilities for events, and being a general contact for facility rentals.

At MakeMusic I answered customer queries for technical support via email, telephone, and (rarely) mail. This often ended up being user-support and training for the best workflow on the software we created. I also provided support for our Quality Assurance department, our trainers and consultants, documentation for our developers, and added solutions regularly to our troubleshooting database.