Resume – Aaron Kendall

Education

Doctoral Candidate: ABD. Anthropology, The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Certificate: Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, The Graduate Center, CUNY
M.Phil. Anthropology, The Graduate Center, CUNY
M.A. Anthropology, Hunter College, CUNY
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Minor/Business Administration), Wichita State University

Instructional Technology/Design Experience

Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs, NY
Lead Learning Experience Designer
2016 – Present
– LMS System Administrator (Brightspace; Blackboard)
– EIT Accessibility
– Training for faculty, students, and staff
– Classroom and Digital Scholarship support

Macaulay Honors College – City College, City University of New York
Instructional Technology Fellow
2012 – 2016
– Work closely with faculty to create technology-enhanced curricula, including course assignments that utilize innovative digital platforms, to achieve individual and global learning goals
– Assist faculty with integrating technology as part of their individual and discipline­-specific pedagogical goals, with a special emphasis on how technology can facilitate online, hybrid, and overall asynchronous learning
– Run workshops for students about creating and utilizing their ePortfolios for “capstone” projects as well as for the Macaulay ePortfolio Expo
– Facilitate the Macaulay “Night at the Museum” event (2012­2015) and “BioBlitz” event in Central Park (2013), the New York Botanical Garden (2014), and Freshkills Park (2015)

Brooklyn Historical Society – Brooklyn, NY
Educational Technologist
2011 – 2012
– Designed and set up a network of websites using WordPress Multisite for the Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA) Project, funded by the Department of Education
– Trained the participating faculty and staff from three institutions on how to use the websites within their respective teaching curricula

Teaching Experience

Queens College, City University of New York
Adjunct Lecturer
2007 – 2010
– Planned syllabi, organized in­class curriculum, conducted full student evaluations and grades
– During seven consecutive semesters of teaching, I was able to develop my teaching methods and approach, allowing the courses to evolve and at the same time cultivate my own teaching style
– Every course taught was enrolled to capacity, with positive assessment from students and faculty Courses taught:
Introduction to Archaeology
Archaeology of the Vikings

Professional Training

EDUCAUSE Learning Technology Leadership Institute
Introduction to Instructional Design – Harvard University
Intergroup Relations Training – intergroup dialogue facilitator
Commercial Drone License
APA Management Training
APA Emotional Intelligence Training

Other Professional Experience

The Graduate Center, City University of New York
IT Website Migration Technician
2011 – 2012
Created and managed content on a newly designed website for The Graduate Center using the Kentico CMS. Coordinated with other departments concerning the new design of their respective webpages and/or websites. Successful migration included 34 departments, 33 centers and institutes, and all student and faculty content.

NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner – Staten Island, NY
Criminologist
2010 (Phase III)
Stormriders Inc. – Brooklyn, NY
Forensic Technician
2007 (Phase II)
Investigated material recovered from the World Trade Center site in search of possible human remains as well as personal objects and other material of archaeological significance. Part of the World Trade Center Recovery Project begun in 2005

Raytheon Aircraft – Wichita, KS
Airframe Designer
1997 – 2002
Designed mechanical installations for mid-sized business jets modified for special missions. Involved in all structural and systems related modifications for numerous foreign projects. Organized and led meetings with technicians, sales representatives, planning, and business managers, as well as assisted in FAA certification procedures for certain critical installations.

Technical Proficiencies

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