Resume

J. Benjamin Roe (ben@tde.com)
Denver, Colorado
303-777-9288

Educator/Trainer/Designer Highlights

1994-2000
Monitor Labs, Inc.: Designed and taught course for customers and coworkers on a Unix-based data acquisition and handling system (DAHS) computer program. Designed and taught coworkers ISO 9001 quality system concepts and procedures.

1981-88
Ministry in Human Sexuality, Inc.: Designed and facilitated workshops on many aspects of human sexuality in a wide variety of settings; designed and taught human sexuality class at a community college; designed and taught ethics class for a weekend college.

1973-87
Participated in committees to design and facilitate human sexuality workshops for all ages with 3 United Methodist and 1 United Church of Christ Conference committees.

1979-81
Trained and supervised readers for Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

Professional Accomplishments And Work History

12/00 - Present
Contractor, Web Programming. Developed World Wide Web sites that communicate and facilitate new directions two organizations are taking. Includes CGI programming (shell and Perl), graphics preparation, CSS, and all HTML markup, with attention to accessibility and W3C standards compliance. (Reconciling Ministries Network, Chicago, IL; Methodist Federation for Social Action, Washington, D.C.)

4/89 - 9/00 Monitor Labs, Inc. (formerly Lear Siegler Measurement Controls Corp.), Englewood, CO
Job titles, time frames and duties follow:

8/93-9/00
Applications Programmer (8/93-3/99); DAHS Services Lead Programmer (3/99-9/00). Trained customers and DAHS Services programmers on Unix-based data acquisition and handling system ("DAHS") for EPA regulatory compliance; configured and supported these systems to meet customer requirements; wrote report generation programs in C and a proprietary interpreted language; wrote large "awk"-based shell script to document configurations; maintained version control archives of configurations.

1994-2000
ISO 9001 Internal Auditor. Wrote procedures for Systems Software group and trained personnel on ISO 9001-compliant quality system and procedures; participated in internal audits of company procedures)

2/92-8/93
Order Entry Supervisor and BBS Sysop. Supervised order entry process, configured, maintained, and trained users of company computer bulletin board system, wrote scripts for generation of reports from Paradox extracts of Fourth Shift database, served on ISO 9000 Quality Council and wrote most sales department standard operating procedures and work instructions.

7/91-2/92
Order Entry Coordinator. Reviewed and checked instrument order contracts, prepared and entered into Fourth Shift manufacturing database, maintained customer master database.

4/91-7/91
Software Control Administrator. Designed and implemented procedures for tracking software revisions and configuration management.

3/91-4/91
Scientific Programmer. Configured Xenix-based DAHS.

2/90-3/91
Executive Secretary. Prepared correspondence and engineered systems operation manuals, designed and maintained project spreadsheets; hosted visitors and department meetings.

4/89-2/90
Quotations Assistant. Prepared correspondence, price quotations, entered customer orders in company computer system.

10/88-4/89
Word Processing, Kelly Services, Denver, CO (same duties as quotations assistant, above)

9/80-2/88
Founder and Executive Director, Ministry in Human Sexuality, Inc., Lincoln, NE (designed and taught or facilitated workshops on sexuality for a wide variety of audiences; provided pastoral counseling)

3/81-10/82
Interim Minister, Ebenezer United Church of Christ, Lincoln, NE (taught confirmation class, used film in worship, pastoral leadership)

1/79-8/81
Media Center Technician, Nebraska Library Commission, Lincoln, NE (trained and supervised readers for recordings for the blind and physically handicapped; engineered the master tapes for high speed duplication; produced synchronized sound/slide presentation)

6/78-6/79
Education Minister, PEACE Parish, Lincoln, NE (recruited and trained church school teachers; edited Nebraska Annual Conference videotape series on the family farm)

7/75-6/78
Associate Minister, Jefferson County Larger Parish, Fairbury, NE (recruited and trained church school teachers and volunteers in world hunger ministries, pastoral and administration duties)

8/73-6/75
Videotape and Production Technician, Theta Cable Television, Santa Monica, CA (Public Access, Local Origination, and Premium Movie Channel production, including training volunteers)

2/71-1/72
Youth/Young Adult Ministries Intern, First Baptist Church, Los Angeles, California (facilitated young adult production of multimedia presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar, taught baptism/confirmation class)

6/70-8/96
Ordained Deacon, United Methodist Church, 1970; Ordained Elder, 1976; Member, Nebraska Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, 1970-1996.

Education and Training

2000
CLUE Study Group for SAIR Linux/GNU Certification

1998
The Parsec Group. SQL Server 7.0 System Administration (Cox)
New Horizons Colorado. Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies (Hammond)
New Horizons Colorado. Administering Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Sargent)
Metropolitan State College of Denver. LAN and WAN Systems for Business (Kelley)
Perry Johnson, Inc., Southfield, Michigan. ISO 9000 Internal Auditor

1997
Pro Consultants, Dallas, SCO Unix Shell Programming for System Administrators (Emmons)

1995
Educational Solutions Center, Denver, SCO Unix System Administration (Peverley)

1994
Perry Johnson, Inc., Southfield, Michigan. ISO 9000 Internal Auditor

1992
Fourth Shift Corp., Boulder: Custom Product Training (Carlisano)

1989
Denver Seminary, Diagnosis and Assessment (Beck)

1988
Clinical Pastoral Education Extended Unit
Topeka State Hospital, Topeka, KS (Ross-Gotta)

1986
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Personal Construct Psychology (Landfield)

1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Psychology of Personality (Page)

1978
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, CA.,
Instructor of Human Sexuality certificate

1975
School of Theology at Claremont, CA, D.Min. (sexuality education professional project)

1969
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, B.A. (religion and philosophy major; music minor)

Community Activities

5/00
Networking and computer support for AMAR Coalition, United Methodist General Conference, Cleveland, OH

8/97-9/02
Webspinner, Reconciling Ministries Network

1997-2002
Small Group Facilitator, PFLAG-Denver

References Available on Request

(send request to ben@tde.com)