My name is Graham Mitchell. Here are my vital statistics:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Birthday: 1 July 1974 (if you'd like to buy me a present, check my
wish list)
Age: "just a number", I'm told
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
I live in Austin, Texas, where I teach Computer Science at Leander High School. Also, I play bass guitar for Life Church in Leander (just northwest of Austin). In my spare time, I'm usually writing some software to make my job easier.
I am a Christian, and I take my relationship with God seriously. In August of 2007 I married a wonderful woman named Deanna. And my non-computer-related hobbies include singing and playing guitar and reading good books.
Here's my résumé:
teacher at Leander High School, Leander TX, fall 1997 to present
taught Computer Science I, II, and III. Grew program from four sections of
CS-I and one section of CS-II to five sections of CS-I, two sections of CS-
II, and one section of CS-III. The upper-level classes were International
Baccalaurate/Advanced Placement courses.
student teaching at Bowie High School, Austin TX, spring 1997
taught two stacked special education sections of Algebra I and three sections
of Algebra II for seniors, which involved designing lesson plans, class
practice activities, and tests, assisting in modifying materials for IEPs,
tutoring individual students, creating and maintaining grade reports, and
participating in departmental and faculty meetings
observation at O. Henry Middle School, Austin TX, fall 1996
assisted in individual instruction and some teaching for two 8th grade
Algebra I classes
missionary in inner-city Houston, summer 1995
taught one class
of bilingual 4th-6th grade boys daily and another class of gang youth three
times weekly, requiring generation of Bible study material and crafts, and
development and supervision of recreational activities
offered seminar on Internet basics at Glorieta Student Conference, Aug
1996
covered the basic structure of the Internet and of HTML design
at a level suitable for young adults or mature youth, and designed/produced
comprehensive seminar packet
employment with Kidstuff Party Company of Austin TX as entertainer, Mar
1996 to June 1997
work required holding the attention of children
aged 4-10, managing group activities, and rehearsal/performance of illusions,
balloon twisting, and face painting
worship leader of Lakeline Church, Aug 1997 to Aug 2000 and July 2002
to present
assembled and rehearsed praise band, planned and led weekly praise and
worship time, worked with pastor and drama team, as well as occasional
staff meetings
worship leader of Baptist Student Ministry, Aug 1995 to May 1997
assembled and directed praise band, planned and performed weekly praise and
worship time, as well as occasional performances for area churches, and
assisted in planning for Bible study time
missionary in inner-city Houston, summer 1995
taught one class
of bilingual 4th-6th grade boys daily and another class of gang youth three
times weekly, requiring generation of Bible study material and crafts, and
development and supervision of recreational activities
Sunday-school teacher at First Baptist Church, Pearsall, summer 1994
taught youth juniors and seniors from pre-written Sunday School material
offered seminar on "Christianity and the Internet" at Glorieta Student
Conference, Aug 1996
covered the basic structure of the Internet and
of HTML design at a level suitable for young adults or mature youth, and
designed/produced comprehensive seminar packet
served as leader for youth Winter Bible Study at First Baptist Church,
Elgin, Jan 1996
led four sessions on the book of Amos, adapted and
condensed material from Convention Press, made material relevant to the
attending youth
published article "What Would Jesus Say" in Student Magazine, Jul 1995
Student Magazine is a monthly publication of the Baptist Sunday
School Board
| Network Protocol Implementation Computer Networks I Introduction to Operating Systems |
Computer Programming: C++ Analysis of Programs Computer Systems Architecture |
Technical Staff Assistant for Dept. of Computer Science, Jun 1996 to Oct 1996
set up and maintained networked computer labs, offered technical assistance
to faculty and staff at the University of Texas, and assembled and secured
computers
administered web site for UT campus organization, Jan 1996 to May 1997
designed and maintained several pages, including custom graphics and form
submission (CGI)
extensive programming experience
familiarity with C++, Pascal, C, Java, Ada, and assembly language for
Motorola 680x0 and Intel 80x86, and with TCP/IP applications
To learn more about my psyche, just read the pages and pages of content available on this site. You'll probably learn more about me than you'd ever want to know. I can't imagine many people would want to know even this much about me, but if there's anything I forgot to mention, just drop me a line and I'll add it.
