Resume

Christopher E. Avila, Ed.D.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Mountain View Los Altos High School District
IT Coordinator Aug 2014 – Present
• Oversee all aspects of the IT HelpDesk, including process and protocol evaluation and implementation, data transfer efficiencies, and customer satisfaction.
• Research and develop long-term technology planning and goals for the district.

Palo Alto Unified School District
Special Education Aide Oct 2013 – Aug 2014
• Work one-on-one with a student on curriculum, social standards, and norms.
• Ensure the well-being of students during the academic school year at Nixon Elementary.

Canutillo Independent School District
IT Coordinator September 2006 – June 2013
• Lead project manager for the district’s technology implementations from technology construction, infrastructure and software implementation, curricular integration, and overall documentation.
• Senior technical writer for all district technology projects to include instructional documentation for faculty, staff, and administration.
• Budget authority for the IT department to oversee all technology procurement for the district.
• Developed and maintained legal policies related to technology for the district.
• Managed federal E-Rate program for the district.
• Responsible for district-wide long-term technology planning.
• Oversaw staff of seven (7) technicians and nine (9) librarians.

Shamrock Media, LLC
Co-Owner and President July 2009 – June 2013
• Managed and oversaw day-to-day operations of the sports media website MinerIllustrated.com.
• Develop writing skills of production staff.
• Managed all aspects of the company budget and revenue generation.

Ysleta Independent School District
Documentation Analyst March 2002 – September 2006
• Lead technical writer for all district software applications and department procedures.
• Developed district and legal policy.
• Editor of presentations by the district superintendent and department.
• Assistant project manager for new student and financial systems.

Ysleta Independent School District
Interim Computer Repair and Support Manager March 2006 – September 2006
• Managed district technology help desk call center.
• Developed and implemented hardware procedures for the district.
• Established benchmark statistics for calls and turnaround computer repair.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Notre Dame Diversity Council, Director of Communications, present
• Notre Dame Club of San Jose/Silicon Valley, President
• Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame National Board Member
• Notre Dame Club of El Paso: past president, club officer

AWARDS
• 2009 Outstanding Young Alumni, University of Notre Dame Alumni Association

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
“A Model Induction/Mentoring Program for 21st Century Teachers”
National Effective Schools Conference, Santa Fe, NM, 2007; Brooks, Gary D., Brooks, Irma R. & Avila, Christopher.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Ed. D. in Educational Leadership and Administration, 2011
University of Texas at El Paso
M. Ed. in Educational Administration, 2006
University of Texas at El Paso
B.B.A. in Management Information Systems, 2001
University of Notre Dame

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Project management
• IT management
• Managing crisis situations
• Resource vendor management
• Business analysis
• Financial control
• Project delivery and integration
• Application development

PERSONAL SKILLS
• Decision-making
• Management expertise
• People skills
• Leadership skills

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