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Walter T. Morales

  • Teach and develop curriculum for internet delivered courses.
  • Friendly attitude towards diverse students creating a comfortable learning environment.
  • Quick assessment of students needs and fair treatment.
  • Work with other instructors to teach challenging courses.
  • Excellent knowledge of the Internet and its resources as a teaching tool.
  • Strong education, training and practical experience in use of media equipment and computer technology.
  • Highly enthusiastic in approach to computer technology and system design.
  • Dedication to completion of big tasks, especially innovative ones.
  • Goal oriented, creative, resourceful and cost-conscious.
  • Can gain familiarity with computer systems and software very quickly, and possess ability to teach others.
  • Have worked at a variety of jobs which gave me "real world" experience -- in both private and public educational sectors -- with several types of computer systems.
  • Possess strong interest in envisioning the future trends and possibilities in computing.
  • Very resourceful and able to keep up with technology in a daily basis.

 

To educate college level students in the fields of Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and Computer Applications Systems.

  • Create and teach others the development of award winning Web Pages.
  • Interviewed by the Oregonian, Saint Paul Pioneer and others about the internet and other computer related issues.
  • Teach College level courses including: Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and Business Technology classes.
  • Teach Russian immigrants computer application courses.
  • Teach and develop curriculum for Hispanic High school teens for OCHA
  • Manage and direct small and large scale translation/localization projects.
  • Responsible for integration of staff and computers in a Medical Consulting firm, providing computer automated solutions to manual systems, staff training, software and hardware evaluation and acquisition. New product design and implementation. Planning and storage of computerized information. Responsible for designing and writing technical manuals. Management of psychological test data.
  • Occasionally give speeches to business groups and individuals on utilization of computer information systems, uses of the internet network resources.
  • Volunteer in maintaining electronic mailing lists which involve thousands of users worldwide. providing training and support on various network resources via electronic mail.
  • Expertise in DOS, Windows, VAX, UNIX, AT&T Telecommunications System 85, Whitney and Waconda (Computer Interactive Video developing programs), Hypercard (Macintosh), Apple II series, Macintosh, IBM, CPM, Honeywell and Digital Systems (mainframe) (some of the above self-taught)
  • Languages: Pascal, C, C++, Fortran, Hypertalk, Basic, Prolog, Lisp, DBASE III+, and hundreds of applications software including: Microsoft Office packages, Web development software, Word Perfect, and multimedia systems among other popular software packages.
  • Work with physician/computer scientist to design and evaluate innovative medical information retrieval research project. Program in C, hypertalk and UNIX workstations. Assist with organization and data collection of studies in evaluating software in clinical settings.
  • Set up computer systems advising purchase of software and hardware providing training, installation and technical support.
  • Trained and provided problem resolution for system users, faculty, staff and students at University environment using the state of art AT&T Telecommunications System 85; including AUDIX, CSM, CMS, CDRU, Oregon System of Higher Education billing system, and personal computers. System design and operation.
  • Designed and implemented new automated record keeping system, documenting repair history, authorization codes, telephone counselors and other database functions.
  • Designed, implemented and trained Telecommunications Department as well as other departments in efficient use of software packages to enhance productivity in their work, manipulating data for use in other computer systems to avoid double entry and improve data accuracy.
  • Trouble shoot all telecommunication computer systems for proper operation using UNIX operating system.
  • Installed, compiled manual, trained Physical Plant staff in College to use Parking software and other automated systems.
  • Designed, programmed, trained, supported computer interactive video programs in school and business environment.

Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Computer Science in Education, Educational Media and Psychology
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY, Monmouth, Oregon (July, 1989)

Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science.
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY, Monmouth, Oregon (June, 1987)

W1992-current College Instructor - Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Applications Systems
PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Rock Creek), Portland, OR.

1995-2000 Co-Owner SOLUTRANS - Translation and Localization Services
Kirkland, WA.

1990-current Freelance translator/interpreter/market researcher for Lingosys (Translation), CTS-Corporate Translation Services INC. (Translation), Pacific Interpreters, INC. (Teleinterpreting), Griggs & Anderson (Market Research), INFOTEK (Market Research).

1997-1998 Computer Applications Instructor
PORTLAND COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE, Portland, OR.

1996-1997 Research Assistant/Data collector
OREGON GRADUATE INSTITUTE - Center for spoken language understanding

1992-1994 Computer Information Specialist
ACCESS CONSULTING SYSTEMS, Portland, OR.

1990-1991 Research Assistant/Computer Programmer
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, Biomedical Information Communications Center - Research & Development-Portland, OR.

1990 Telecommunications Counselor/Administrative Assistant
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, Telecommunication Department-Portland, OR

1989-1990 Telecommunication Counselor/Computer Consultant
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY, Telecommunication Department - Monmouth, OR

1989 Computer Interactive Video Programmer/Instructional Designer
PRAEGITZER INDUSTRIES - Dallas, OR.

1988 Computer Operator, W.O.U. Systems Support Department.

1985-1989 Computer Consultant/Systems Analyst/Programmer.
FEEDBACK CENTER OF OREGON - Salem, OR.

1987-1989 Teaching Assistant/Computer Interactive video Programmer and Video Producer. W.O.S.C, Instructional Technology Center Department - Monmouth, OR.

1985-1989 Computer Lab Supervisor, W.O.U. Residence Halls and Computer Resource Center - Monmouth, OR.

 

  • Available upon request

  • Travels to Europe, South America, North America, Central America, Africa, Australia and Asia.
  • Proficient in English, Portuguese, French (conversational) and Spanish (conversational).
  • Founder and president of National Association of Philatelists 1977-1981.
  • Percussionist, Nutrix jazz music group in Oregon.
  • Ex-Captain, Western Oregon soccer team.
  • Communicate with the world via computer networks.
  • Distant education via computer networks.
  • Minority education.
  • Multimedia.

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