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Andrew Collins
Education
Southern New Hampshire University
B.S. in Business Administration - 3-Year Honors Integrated Competency Based Program Graduated cum laude

Manchester, NH

Sept, 2004 May, 2007

Certifications
State of Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Preliminary Educators Licenses for Business (Grades 5-12) & Mathematics (Grades 5-8) Subject Areas

Work Experience
Groton-Dunstable Regional School District
Computer Specialist Groton, MA
Computer Specialist developing 21st Century Skills within students in grades K-4. Students visited the computer lab weekly as a special, and utilized laptops, iPads, and other technologies available in the district to build computer literacy skills. Responsibilities include: Working with classroom teachers to develop lesson plans and co-teach research & project based learning experiences. Developing skills in students including basic computer operation & knowledge, touch typing skills, critical thinking, online research, presentation development, problem solving, and basic Microsoft Office knowledge. Basic troubleshooting of equipment to assist larger IT staff, and expand the computer knowledge of the building staff. Served as a long-term substitute paraprofessional & daily on-call substitute during the 2010-2011 school year. Special Education Paraprofessional working with students in grades 5 with Individualized Education Plans to assist them in achieving the curriculum taught in the classroom. (Long-Term Substitute Assignment from Apr, 2011 - Jun, 2011) Substitute teacher for all subjects in grades 5-12. (Daily on-call substitute from Dec, 2010 - Apr, 2011) Special Education Paraprofessional working with students in grade 6 on the Autism Spectrum assisting them with day to day classwork, testing, and social skills improvement. (Long-Term Substitute Assignment from Aug, 2010 - Dec, 2010) Computer Specialist developing 21st Century Skills within students in grades 5-8. Students visited the computer lab on an ad-hoc basis with classroom teachers to build computer literacy skills. Responsibilities include: Working with classroom teachers to develop lesson plans and co-teach research & project based learning experiences. Developing skills in students including basic computer operation & knowledge, critical thinking, online research, presentation development, problem solving, and basic to advanced Microsoft Office knowledge. Basic troubleshooting of equipment to assist larger IT staff, and expand the computer knowledge of the building staff.

Oct, 2009 Present Aug, 2011 Present

Long-Term & On-Call Substitute

Aug, 2010 Jun, 2011

Computer Specialist

Oct, 2009 Jun, 2010

Camp Wanocksett, BSA

Assistant Camp Director

Dublin, NH

Jul, 2009 - Present

Boy Scout Resident Camp serving over 1,400 Scouts throughout New England each summer. Responsibilities include: Assisting with the day-to-day operations within the camp, human resources, payroll & budgeting, public relations & marketing, and strategic planning, as well as year-round planning prior to the summer season. Responsible for a budget of $475,000, approximately 65 paid staff members, and over 1,400 campers throughout the season. Planning & implementation of a week long staff development program, during which all staff members participate in 45+ hours of training and set up of camp. Previous positions include Older Boy Program Director, & Counselor-in-Training Director. Developing programs for teenage boys including team building, high adventure activities, and other experiences not suited for the younger participants attending camp.

Schneider Electric
Marketing Systems Analyst

Greater Boston (MA & RI)

Marketing Systems Team Analyst supporting 9 team members and the Global Analysis Team, including Marketing ROI, Lead Generation,, Web Analytics, Marketing Process maintenance, and others as needed. Key accomplishments include: Training to marketing team members on utilization of the tools available to them. Development & maintenance of 25 Interactive Business Dashboards and 7 OLAP Cubes to increase visibility and reduce report development times of Marketing Analytical data to more employees. Increases in standard report automation from a weekly all-day manual process to a 2.5 hour automated process. Member of the Information Systems Team supporting approximately 200 employees in a mixed office and lab company R&D engineering facility in a Windows Server and Lotus Notes e-mail environment. Key accomplishments include: Successful deployment of approximately 50 new laptops over a two month period in Summer 2006. Procedure development to assist fellow team members with quicker desktop & laptop deployments. Working with site employees to further their knowledge about technology and how to better use it to their advantage.

Mar, 2003 Jul, 2009 Jun, 2007 Jul, 2009

Information Systems Intern

Mar, 2003 Jun, 2007

Technical Skills
Applications & Languages
Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Project, Adobe Creative Suite, Windows & Mac OS, Drupal & Joomla Web Content Management System, Google Web Analytics, Facebook Page Manager, Vertical Response Email marketing, HTML & CSS

Volunteer Experience
Boy Scouts of America
Nashua Valley Council Board of Directors Sub-Committee Chairman & Online Community Organizer of an online community serving over 3,000 current members and alumni, helping to extend communication of the non-profit to the digital space.

Lancaster, MA

Nov, 2008 Present

Recognitions
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout Highest rank for a youth member to earn. (Sept, 2003)

Groton, MA

Sept, 1992 Present