summary: Agricultural Science Teacher at Palacios High School NCCER Core & Welding 1 Certified Instructor CTE Department head at Palacios High School 2011 to Present Member of Palacios ISD Facilities Committee 2010-2011 Construction Trades - Skills USA Advisor 2011 to Present

education: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, December 2001

Sam Houston State University; Huntsville, TX

Courses taught included:

Ag Mechanics I & II Ag Metal Fabrication

Professional Standards in Ag Business Ag Facilities Design

Ag Power Systems Horticulture

Wildlife Management Career Prep I

Principle of Agriculture (Ag 101) Equine Science

experience: Palacios Independent School District, July 2006 to Present

100 Shark Dr, Palacios, TX 77465

• Agricultural Science Teacher at High school and Junior High School

• NCCER Core Training Instructor 2013 to present

• Construction Trades & Agricultural Science Teacher 2011 to present

• Career Preparation I - 2008 to present

• Manufactured  Ag Mechanic Projects for County, San Antonio, & Houston Livestock Shows.

• Projects include:  Cattle Feeders, Deer blinds, Picnic Tables, Utility Trailers, & Storage Buildings

• Trained Career Development Event Teams

• Trained Leadership Development Event Teams

• Jr. & Sr. Farm Skills, Ag Issues, Radio Broadcast, Job Interview, Creed Speaking, and Jr. & Sr. Quiz

Luling Independent School District, August 2002 to June 2006

218 East Travis Street, Luling, TX 78648 (830) 875-2458

• Agricultural Science Teacher at Luling High school and Junior High School

• Trained Career Development Event Teams

• Horse Judging Teams

• Livestock Judging Teams

• Dairy Cattle Judging Teams

• Trained Leadership Development Event Teams

• FFA Creed Speaking, FFA Quiz Team, Radio broadcast, Job interview

Bastrop Independent School District, February 2002 to May 2002

1614 Chambers Street, Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 321-1138

• Worked as a Long-term Substitute at Bastrop High School, CATE

• Courses taught were:

• Agricultural Work-Based learning,

• Advanced Floral Design

• Horticultural Plant Production

• Trained a Nursery / Landscape CDE team for State competition.

Baskin’s Department Store, March 1997 to September 2001

118 Col. Etheridge Blvd., Huntsville, TX 77340 (936) 291-1030

• Worked as an Assistant Manager

• Trained management in computer skills.

• Managed customer service complaints and resolved complaints.

•   Participated in management training program

•   Supervised sales clerks and customer service workers.

Student Hallettsville High School, October 1, 2001 to December 1, 2001

Teaching PO Box 368, Hallettsville, TX  77964 (361) 798-3241

Site •   Student teacher under the Supervision of Paul Cook and Terry Wick

• Courses taught were:

• Diversified Career Preparation,

• Agriscience 101,

• Introduction to Agriculture Mechanics,

• Animal Science,

• Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation, and

• Agriculture Mechanics I & II

Certifications :   NCCER CORE & Welding level 1 Certified Instructor

   Certified Bus Driver

   Certified Hunter and Boater Education  Instructor

        Certified Texas Classroom Teacher,  since Oct 2002

Activities: Active member of the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Assosication of Texas (VATAT) since 2002

Active member the Knights of Columbus in Weimar since 2003   

Palacios Lions Club member July 2006-2014