Bill Garner

Work Experience

High School Career Technology Teacher at Union Public Schools
January 1, 2025 - Present
2025 – Present: Freshman Academy. Responsibilities included collaborating with colleagues to develop and implement innovative projects and activities to enhance student learning; implemented a project-based learning approach incorporating a suite of Adobe products; submitted a proposal and received a $14,500 Oklahoma Career Tech grant and incorporated the equipment into a Podcasting section; incorporated real-world technology tools and resources in classroom instruction; fostered student learning and development through innovative teaching strategies and strong classroom management skills.
High School Career Technology Teacher at Moore Public Schools - Southmoore High
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025
2020 – 2025: Moore Public Schools, Southmoore High, Moore, OK. Implemented project-based learning; integrated Adobe software; developed podcasting section; strengthened classroom instruction with real-world technology tools and resources.
Middle School Technology Teacher at Moore Public Schools - Central Junior High
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
2018 – 2020: Created and executed lesson plans in Game Design and Development, Computer Education and Keyboarding/Office Applications; built relationships with over 100 students with personalized feedback; increased student engagement and participation; designed engaging lesson plans for diverse learning styles.
Coach at Moore Public Schools
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2024
2018 – 2024: Head Freshmen Football and Baseball; Varsity Football – Director of Football Operations.
Applications Systems Analyst/Programmer at IS Technologies, LLC dba CSD, LLC
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2025
2011 – 2025: Analyzed and supported user requirements for National E-Learning data and system management; supported 900+ workstations and a dozen servers; monitoring, administering, operating, and troubleshooting hardware, software, and network connectivity in Windows 2008 server environment; coordinating problem reports and corrective actions with customers and other technical support groups; planned for future development and growth of E-Learning systems including assimilation of current training systems not covered under E-Learning title.
SQL Database Administrator at Consulting Services Inc.
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
2010 – 2011: Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center supporting the 72nd Air Base Wing, 76th Maintenance Wing, 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, and the OC-ALC Aerospace Sustainment Directorate; Data Security testing and documentation for U.S. Air Force Network Compliance; ensured data integrity through development, testing and into production environment; capacity planning; 50+ production databases; 30 development databases.
Network Administrator/Support Specialist at BirdDogSW
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2010
2001 – 2010: Managed Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and WINS servers; Linux for in-house internet router; VMware development environments; IIS web server administration for 50+ production ecommerce sites; data security, backups and recovery; led technical support team for Macola software.
Network Administrator at Pros and Associates
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001
2000 – 2001: Managed NT 4.0 domain; remote office VPN; budget management for IT department.
Library Media Specialist at Redlands Community College
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000
1997 – 2000: Taught Office Applications; created Windows network after migrating from Novell; maintained specialized computer research lab; managed computer science labs; instructor for business computer classes; in charge of all Media Equipment at the Library.

Education

Master’s in Education Leadership at East Central University
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Master’s Library Media Specialist at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1993

Qualifications

Bachelor’s in Business Education (Minor: Computer Science)
January 11, 2030 - December 23, 2025
Oklahoma Teaching Certification #0908147
January 11, 2030 - December 23, 2025
Secondary Principal Certification (5-12)
January 11, 2030 - December 23, 2025
Elementary Principal Certification (PK-8)
January 11, 2030 - December 23, 2025
Library Media Specialist Certification (All)
January 11, 2030 - December 23, 2025
Career Tech Business Certification (5-12)
January 11, 2030 - December 23, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment