John is a CRM Programmer for DonorDirect.com in Richardson, TX. He received his Associate of Arts degree from Tarrant County College in December, 2007 and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington obtaining a Bachelor's of Science - Information Systems in August, 2009 through the College of Business Administration with a final GPA 3.053.

In August of 2009, he directed a summer camp called the Knowledge and Innovation Development for Students (KIDS) Camp. With a partnership between UTA, AITP, and Mission Arlington, the team was able to teach students between 10 and 14 years of age about information technology. John played the teacher role in addition to director and led classes concerning the importance and history of the web, building web pages, and morning orientation topics in: internet safety and etiquette, new IT discovery, and helping the local / global community with technology.

Schools for Consideration ... Down the Road

John is currently considering his pursuit for higher education. He wants to become a leader in Information Technology through research in Human-Computer interaction by understanding the theory of how information is best perceived by its users. He wants to also learn the 'career path' towards truth by its progression from data to information to knowledge to wisdom in hopes that truth will then be displayed. He believes that ultimately, God is truth, and so the 'career path' will then lead him to a tangible and quantitative understanding of Christian theology that can be shared with others through Human-Computer interaction.

These are the schools that he would like to study from:

The University of Michigan

UMich offers a dual Master's in Business Administration and Information or a PhD of Information that may be beneficial to his understanding of Human and Computer Interaction learning how information is processed.

The Southern Methodist University Guildhall

Guildhall offers a Master of Interactive Technology in Digital Game Development. The degree here would prepare John to utilize what was learned by the previous two academic institutions. His hope here would be to utilize human interaction within the framework of a biblical worldview to create entertainment content that would reach a broad audience for the purpose of the gospel.

Personal Interests

• Experimenting with Technology
• John rarely has a functional computer at home because he is pushing them to their limits and reformatting them when things go wrong.  Trial and error is his favorite way of learning.
• Building a network of technical professionals with common interests (AITP).
• Programming apps that spur innovation of enhance productivity and efficiency.
  
• Making Music
• Bass Guitar / Trumpet / Keyboard (and a computer for sequencing)
• Speaking
• He is happy whenever he gets the chance to speak in front of an audience.  Large or small, he delights in using a voice that carries to present a message.
  
• Theology

• He is engaged in a home group in Southlake, TX that is connected with his church. What he learns from the relationships in this community helps define who he is as a person as well as provides him with a better understanding of who God is and the work of his son, Jesus Christ.
  

Professional Interests

• Communication-liaison between business and IT departments
• Project Manager
• Business Analyst
• Business Development Manager
  
• Systems Analyst
  
• Entrepreneurial Business Design
• Building ideas and business plans
  
• E-Sports casting
• Video Game Entertainment casting

Professional Experience (Jack of All Trades)

• Customer Service and Technical Support
• Information Technology Implementation
• Platform Independence (John is fluent in Windows, Mac, and Linux environments)
• Programming and Markup Languages (in order of experience):
• (X)HTML 1.1, CSS, XML, VB.NET, C#, Java, JavaScript & DOM, Ruby, ASP.NET, PHP
  
• Research and Development
• Sound Design and Engineering
  
• Technical Writing and Documentation
• Web Design and Development