INTEREST:Available for an Executive Computer Sale-Consultant/Seminar Presenter/New Teacher Training/Staff Development position in Business, Private coaching and Public education. As well as being professionally trained in multiple areas of expertise, I am a lifelong learner with a rich and collective life experience that can be re-directed to support any project.

NYS and NYC EDUCATION CREDENTIALS:
New York State Certificate for School District Administrator (SDA)

New York State Certificate for School Administration & Supervision (SAS)

New York City board of Education Principal of Day Elementary School License.

New York City Board of Education Assistant Principal License.

New York State K-6 Teacher Certificate

New York City Board of Education K-6 Common Branches License

National Foundation for teaching Entrepreneurship, Certified Teacher

COLLEGE EDUCATION:

Doctoral studies in progress: Completed all graduate courses -except dissertation- toward Ed.D in Distance Education and Instructional Technology at Nova Southeastern University of Florida 2003-2008. Ongoing Post-graduate Studies in International Relations, CUNY 2008-2010.

Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, New York City 2008.

Master of Science: Instructional Technology in Education. New York Institute of Technology, NY. Technical assembly & use of computers in the Classroom, Administration, Training and Online Instruction, 1994.

Graduate Certificate: Computer in Education, Curriculum design & Software evaluation. NYC-DOE & New York Institute of Technology. 1992.

Master of Science in Education: Educational Administration and Supervision, City College New York. + NY State SAS & SDA Certificates. 1991.

Troubleshooting and hardware maintenance for Apple Macintosh & Windows platforms. Technical Workshop Certificates by Compu-Master, NY 1990-98

Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration: Marketing and management. Long Island University, 1984.

Diploma: US ARMY Artillery Officer, Empire State Military Academy 2nd. Lieutenant

42nd Division Artillery, Company Motor Officer, NY National Guard 1981-1985. Certificate Field Artillery Surveyor, US Army Tactical Training, Basic Combat Training with Field Engineer Battalion at Fort Sill Oklahoma, 1982.

Bachelor of Arts: Fine Art & Education, City College of New York, 1981.Oil , Acrylic, mixed media, photo-montage & computers graphic design.

Associated Degree: Religious Education (Ministry of Comparative Christianity) Antillean College & Atlantic Union College of the Seventh Day Adventists, Mass. 1976-1980.

Continuous educational participation in multicultural, International Relations conferences and worldwide Professional Development Seminars, 1981-2008.

PUBLIC EDUCATION EXPERIENCE:
K-12 Teacher/Trainer/Administrator for 28+ years.

2006-2009: MS 328 CSD#9X. Teacher Common Branches: Business Entrepreneurship , Reading & Writing with Computers.

1996-2005: IS 116-217X, CSD #12: Dean-administrator for the 5-6th and 8th grade academies.

1995-1996: IS 193, CSD #12: Assistant Principal; Bilingual Department, Science and Social Studies supervisor.

1993-1995: PS 156 CSD #7: Computer Teacher-Trainer; AIDP Facilitator.

1986-1993:  P.S. #5, CSD7. Bilingual Teacher 1986-88.TIC-ESL and introducing Computers into the classroom.

1980-1985: Fine Art & Bilingual Teacher P.S. 192. Artist in Residency, CCNY Program. Teacher of Fine Arts: IS143M, IS 52M, PS. 189M, CSD #6 NYC.

OTHER THAN SCHOOL EXPERIENCE;

2005-2009: Business Entrepreneurship, Real Estate Investing, Comparative Religion & Multicultural World-travel.

1984-2004: Business Partner-manager for several ventures; Fuego Disco Club, Las Vegas Club, Victor-Victoria retail store, Mirage & Le Café restaurants in NYC.  Free Lance Interior Designer, General Contractor for residential-commercial with Architects & Builders since 1984.

1983-1985: 2nd Lieutenant. Honorable Discharged.  Battalion Motor Officer, NY Army Reserve National Guard Trooper-trainer 42 Division Artillery at Kings Bridge Armory, Bronx, NY.1981-1985.

1981-1983: Sergeant; Platoon Leader, US Army Reserve NYNG. 4 years National Emergency training at Camp Smith, NY & Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Fiction Writer: Books published: 'El Traficante', Forced to Rebellion, You Don't Have to Be Poor, Teacher from Hell, Sexercise, Virgin & the Beast. Other writings in progress @www.detower.com

Fine Art Painter: (BA) Art History, Realism, Expressionism, Modern Art & Graphic Design; Travel-training and exhibit in Europe, Latin America and New York.

Interior Designer: Design interior plans, supervised construction crew on major clubs, supermarkets, restaurants, private houses and commercial building projects.

Ed. Technology: Mac-PC Professionally trained with computers technology using a wide range of hardware & software for graphic art, website administration, instructional design and classroom instruction.

Language & Multi-culture Communicate effectively in both English & Spanish. Able to mediate racial- ethnic, religious & multicultural differences. Frequent world traveler to explore and participate in education seminaries through the US, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, Russia, Egypt, Israel, Bermuda, Trinidad, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, England, France, Spain, Italy, Ecuador, Galapagos*

Membership: United Federation of Teachers
American Civil Liberty Union
American Humanist Association
National Foundation for teaching Entrepreneurship