Resume for Donald James Braffitt (Don Braffitt)
https://willbraffitt.org/don/don_braffitt_resume_brief.html
https://willbraffitt.org/don/don_braffitt_resume.html
680 Deercroft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060-0267
don@willbraffitt.org
22-Dec-2021
Education
- Career Switcher Program, 2006, Virginia Community College System, Richlands, VA
- PRAXIS II Mathematics: Content Knowledge (0061): 167 (ETS Recognition of Excellence)
- Virginia Eligibility License 2006-2007 (Computer Science and Mathematics)
- M.S., Computer Science, 1977, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
- GRE math/verbal: 780/580; GPA: 3.9 (out of 4.0)
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon (national honor society for the computing sciences); Phi Kappa Phi (national honor society)
- B.S., Mathematics, 1975, Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA
- SAT math/verbal: 770/630; GPA: 3.9 (out of 4.0), summa cum laude, graduated 5th (out of 197)
- National Merit Scholarship winner; Pi Mu Epsilon (national mathematics honor society); Outstanding Senior in Mathematics
Teaching Experience
- 2006-2018 Radford University,
Radford, VA, Instructor, retired 2018 - Department of Information
Technology
- Responsibilities included developing and teaching information technology, computer science, and information systems classes
- Class plan: https://willbraffitt.org/radford/
- 2006 Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, VA, Field Placement - Career Switcher Program
- Responsibilities included teaching computer science classes for 9th through 12th grade students
- 2000 Hollis Upper Elementary School, Hollis, NH, Parent Volunteer - 6th Grade Math Choice
- 1981-1984 Rivier College, Nashua, NH, Lecturer - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
- 1975-1977 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA,
Graduate Assistant - Department of Computer Science
- 1971-1975 Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA,
Student Assistant - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Responsibilities included tutoring math and programming portions of a library information system
Software Development Experience
- 1978-2005 Hewlett-Packard, Software Engineer, retired 2005 - Programming Languages
- Formerly Compaq Computer Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- 1989-2005 Project Leader (1994-2005) and Developer, COBOL and SORT, Spit Brook, Nashua, NH
- 1986-1989 Liaison from DEC to the MCC Software Technology Program, Austin, TX
- 1982-1986 Project Leader (1984-1986) and Developer, VAX RPG II, Spit Brook,
Nashua, NH
- 1980-1982 Project Leader and Developer, Advanced Development, Merrimack, NH
- 1978-1980 Developer, Application Development Environment, Merrimack, NH
- 1977-1978 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ,
Software Engineer and Member of Technical Staff - Automatic Call Distributors
- Responsibilities included development of a database system used to forecast future call traffic
for an automatic call distributor
Education-related Volunteer Activities
- 2005-2006 Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, VA, Parent Volunteer - Library
- Responsibilities included end-of-year library book inventory
- 2000-2002 Hollis Brookline Middle School, Hollis, NH, Parent Volunteer - Library
- Responsibilities included library book re-shelving, checkin, and checkout, and development
of the library web site
- 1995-1997 Hollis Elementary School, Hollis, NH, Parent Volunteer - Computer Lab
- Responsibilities included technical support for a network of Macintosh computers
- 1977 Matawan Elementary School, Matawan, NJ, Volunteer - After School Program
- Responsibilities included tutoring math
Other Volunteer Activities
- Genealogy volunteer - research,
obituary lookups, memorials including gravestone photography and geotagging, and DNA research for adoptees and others trying to locate birth families
- The Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg, VA
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation
- Wikipedia editor
- MUFON - field investigator and research specialist in computer science
- Broomin' & Bloomin', Montgomery County, VA - county roadside cleanup
- Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, NH - hiking trail construction and maintenance
