IRWIN WARKENTIN RESUME - December 2011
My goal: I want to live for the Lord as I help people, businesses and organizations use technology to communicate effectively.
Who
I am:
I am a former teacher and principal who looks back with satisfaction on a
career mostly in Horizon School Division, one of the best-led jurisdictions
in the province. I try to be productive in other ways, such as facilitating
construction projects, creating multimedia, and operating my church treasury.
My wife and I seize opportunities to visit our children and grandchildren
here in Taber and in Medicine Hat. My mission is to exert influence through
integrity (doing it right), ingenuity (doing it smart) and intensity (doing
it hard) at my place of work and in my community.
What
I have learned: history & education (university), multimedia
training - Lethbridge Community College (2003).
I can do research and produce reports.
I can write, speak and make presentations.
I can research, write and narrate videos.
I can videotape events, plan and conduct on-camera interviews, edit video,
collect and edit audio, and produce and present videos.
I can produce videos in mini-DV, VHS, CD and DVD formats using my Canon GL-2
camera and Adobe Premiere editing suite.
I can produce websites and other multimedia promotional material (see www.bosbuilders.com).
I am learning new computer skills through membership in lynda.com where I
have completed more than 20 online courses in a variety of applications.
I can build with wood: exterior structures, furniture, interior furnishings,
toys.
Where I have worked:
On
farms in Gem, Alberta in childhood and youth: physical labor and equipment
operation.
Summers as a student: building construction in Fraser Valley and Calgary and
millwork support in Burnaby.
1969-2002 I taught school at all levels of the public system in various Alberta
locations and two years in voluntary service in Zambia, where I learned some
traditional European woodworking strategies.
1990-2002 I administered an elementary school as principal and taught technology.
Summer 03 to March 04: I worked as part-time Master Control Operator in the
Control Room of Miracle Channel, Lethbridge.
2002-2004 I do contract work in research and report writing and video production
for Horizon School Division; taught English As A Second Language, computer
courses and upgrading classes.
2004-present
I am employed by Bos Builders (Taber) in multimedia, administration,
employee recruitment, property management, construction project
support and project supervision.
What
I can do:
I have people skills as demonstrated in years of teaching and school administration.
I have communication and public relations skills in writing and speaking.
I have computer skills, especially in print publishing and multimedia.
I am experienced in clerical duties, including supervision of office and support
staff, preparation of reports and financial statements, correspondence, email and internet; I am competent in a variety of computer
applications including Microsoft Office products, Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop and Illustrator, and MacroMedia products such as Dreamweaver
and Fireworks.
I am experienced in developing multimedia products in support of teaching,
learning and presenting in public, using software such as PowerPoint, digital
imaging, Inspiration, PhotoShop, Illustrator and Premiere.
I am creative and innovative - I developed a marketable school intranet on
CD for internal student web publishing as implemented in several Horizon School
Division schools and as presented to the SouthWestern Alberta Teachers Association
Convention 2003. I designed and built a wooden child's toy that might have
been successful in sandlots a generation or two ago when children played outdoors.
I am a lifelong learner still growing my skills in multimedia, church treasury
and other areas.
What
I have done:
I served as Technology Teacher and Supervisor at Vauxhall Elementary
School for 20 years with responsibility to develop and maintain a high quality
computer program -- came to be recognized as "leading edge" among
southern Alberta elementary schools.
I published articles and held workshops in gifted education, teaching writing
and in use of computers in teaching and learning.
I created a series of PowerPoint presentations for children entitled Alphabet
Soup for the VES Soul with the goal of character education.
I created a student intranet publishing community on CD and made presentation
about intranet publishing to the Southwestern Alberta Teachers Association
Convention in Lethbridge.
I produced a 28-minute documentary for Mennonite Central Committee Alberta's
annual meeting a number of years ago.
I produced a 32-minute documentary for Horizon School Division to present
at the annual conference of Educational Facility Planners in Banff to document
their award for the Grassy Lake school modernization project.
I have videotaped such public events as weddings and funerals and published
them for families on DVD.
I have launched my own YouTube channel where I have published videos on my
employer's websites, promoting his construction company and his storage and
properties company.
Awards I have won:
1985 Apple Club International Merit Award for integration of Apple II computers
in a student newspaper project.
1987 Apple Canada Award for integration of Macintosh computers in a personal
student newspaper project.
1989 Teaching Excellence Award.
1991 Alberta Teachers' Association Community Public Relations Award (provincial
level).
1994 Administrator of the Year Award from the ATA Administration Council in
southern Alberta (regional level).
1994 Canadian Association of Principals Principal of the Year Award (national
level).
References:
Clarence Bos, Owner and Manager, Bos Builders, Taber, Alberta 223-1802.
George Epp, Financial and Management Consultant and Horizon School Division
Mennonite Student Liaison, Taber, Alberta 308-7828.