David Gillaspey
Tigard, OR 97224
Cell phone: (503) 341-1026
david.gillaspey@davidgillaspey.com
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Education (Top)
DEGREES COMPLETED
University: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism, Columbia, Missouri
Degree: M.A., May 1984
Earned a master’s degree in photojournalism. Also studied copy editing, publications design, and news reporting. 64 credit hours completed. GPA: 3.51.
University: Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa
Degree: B.A., May 1980
Major: social sciences (psychology, sociology, and social welfare). 122 credits hours completed. GPA: 3.60.
COURSEWORK CURRENTLY (Spring 2012) IN PROGRESS
College: Keller (DeVry) Graduate School of Management
Date: March 2011–present
Program: Graduate Certificate in Accounting
Fully online program. Six courses completed to date (May 2012) in a seven-course certificate program: an intro to financial accounting (e.g., the basic financial statements and GAAP); managerial accounting (costing and budgeting); intermediate accounting I, II, and III; and federal taxation. Currently enrolled in an advanced accounting course covering accounting for business combinations. Expected completion date: July 2012. Current GPA: 3.83.
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK TAKEN (listed in reverse chronological order)
College: The Art Institute Online
Date: March 2007–Fall 2009
Program: A.S. in web and interactive media design. 36 credit hours completed. GPA: 3.39.
College: The Art Institute of Portland, Oregon
Date: January 2006–March 2007
Program: A.A. in graphic design (later switched to web & interactive media design). 30 credit hours completed. GPA: 3.70.
I started as a graphic design major, then switched to web and interactive media design, then transferred to the fully online program described above.
College: Department of Educational Technology, San Diego State University
Date: Fall 2007
Program: Certificate in Instructional Design.
The certificate consists of five courses covering instructional design, web-based multimedia development, educational technology, distance education, and teaching with technology. One course completed: a (very thorough) introduction to instructional design, following the ADDIE model. GPA: 4.0.
University: Boise State University Department of Engineering
Date: Fall 2001–Summer 2002
Program: Graduate work in instructional and performance technology (fully online program).
Program covered instructional design (how to design effective training) as well as performance technology (how to help employees to work more effectively). 12 credit hours completed.
University: University of Memphis
Date: 1989–90 school year
Program: Studied music as an undergraduate student and counseling as a graduate student. 28.5 credit hours completed. GPA: 3.89.
Work experience (Top)
(in reverse chronological order)
Company: Great Church Websites
Date: April 2004–present
Location: Portland, Oregon
Title: Founder and president (non-paid)
This is an educational website about website design for church and parish webmasters.
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Company: Siemens I.T. Solutions & Services
Date: June 2008–May 2011
Client: Daimler Trucks North America (manufacturer of Freightliner and Western Star trucks and other transportation-related products)
Job title: Deskside and phone tech support technician
I was on a team performing phone, remote, and deskside tech support of computer hardware and software issues for the client's local and occasionally regionally based employees.
Skill set at a glance:
Client: Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA)
Date: October 1995–October 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Title: Filemaker Pro database programmer & consultant
Job responsibilities included Filemaker Pro database development and scripting as well as "dynamic publishing" development (automated or scripted repurposing of data from databases to print layouts) for this not-for-profit member association.
Skill set at a glance:
Client: Kaiser Permanente Northwest region
Date: November 2005–July 2006
Location: Portland, Oregon
Title: Trainer / tech support
Job responsibilities included phone tech support during a region-wide software upgrade project.
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Company: Oregon Catholic Press (OCP)
Date: February 2003–April 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Title: Missal/database assistant
Job responsibilities included laying out and proofing various publications (two-thirds of the job) and Filemaker Pro database development (one-third of the job). I used Xtags and Xdata (now EmData) from EM Software as well as Filemaker's own extensive text manipulation capabilities to "dynamically publish" all or portions of seven OCP publications.
Skill set at a glance:
Company: MEDIAmerica, Inc.
Date: June 2000–February 2003
Location: Portland, Oregon
Title: Media production associate
MEDIAmerica is a publisher of magazines ("Oregon Business" and "Oregon Home"), tourism guides, and (at the time) real estate directories. My job responsibilities included laying out and proofing various publications (primarily tourism or real estate related), Filemaker Pro database development and scripting, "dynamic publishing" development (automated or scripted repurposing of data from databases to print layouts), and computer tech support.
Skill set at a glance:
Company: Varied
Date: July 1995–July 2000
Location: Varied
Title: Varied
During this period, I worked at a variety of short-term contract jobs, typically involving graphic design and/or Filemaker Pro database programming.
Skill set at a glance:
Company: Worship Leader (magazine)
Date: October 1991–October 1994
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, and Orange County, California
Title: Managing editor and designer
I was the founding managing editor and graphic designer of this now nationally circulated magazine.
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Company: Middle Tennessee State University
Date: August 1988–May 1989
Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Title: Instructor
I taught publications design and graphics of advertising (typography, printing processes, etc.) in the journalism department of this large university.
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Company: Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel
Date: September 1985–March 1988
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Title: Copy editor and page designer
For this citywide newspaper, I was a designer of page one of feature sections, as well as a copy editor. (This was a standard arrangement on many citywide newspapers at the time.)
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Company: The Ledger (newspaper)
Date: January 1984–September 1985
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Title: Copy editor and page designer
For this citywide newspaper, I was a designer of page one of feature sections, as well as a copy editor. (This was a standard arrangement on many citywide newspapers at the time.)
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Volunteer work experience (Top)
(in reverse chronological order)
Ministry: PDX Bridges Church
Date: Calendar year 2010
Location: Portland, Oregon
What I did: Soundboard operator
Organization: Estates at North Riverwood Homeowners' Association
Date: April 2007–April 2010
Location: Wood Village, Oregon
What I did: Chairman of the board
I served as volunteer chairman of the board of directors of this homeowners' association.
Ministry: Freedom Foursquare Church
Date: April 2002–October 2003
Location: Portland, Oregon
What I did: Ministry leader overseeing audio production
I trained the soundboard operators and sometimes operated the soundboard myself for this new church. Also edited sermons before compressing them into RealAudio files for the church’s website.
Ministry: Woodhaven Community Church (affiliated with the General Baptist Conference)
Date: October 2000–December 2001
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
What I did: Ministry leader overseeing audio production
This church met in a school. I was the volunteer ministry leader who oversaw the setup and takedown for this church. I also trained the soundboard operators, as well as operated the soundboard myself from time to time.
Ministry: Young Life
Date: July 1999, May 2000
Location: Oregon
What I did: Volunteer digital video production
Videotaped activities at a camp for junior high students (summer 1999) run by this Christian youth organization, using my own digital video camera. Using Adobe Premiere and my computer (transported to the camp for this purpose), I edited each day’s footage into a three-minute video shown to the campers at night. Later I re-edited my footage and compiled it into a long-form videotape given to each camper.
Over the Memorial Day weekend 2000, I videotaped a similar Young Life camp (for adult leaders this time), again editing my video footage on-site.
Ministry: Tualatin Valley Baptist Church (affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention; now defunct)
Date: September 1996–June 1998
Location: Tualatin, Oregon
What I did: Ministry leader
This church met in a school. I was the ministry leader who oversaw setup and takedown of chairs, video projector and screen, musical instruments, etc. I also trained the soundboard operators, as well as operated the soundboard myself from time to time.
Personal (Top)
Marital status: Divorced
Interests: Christian ministry, starting a church some day (see www.networkedchurch.com), Bible study, walking/hiking, photography, web design, songwriting, digital video production, gardening, spending time with my children Joshua, 6, and Julia, 4 (see photo below).
