My Jobs

The Schools of McKeel AcademyMarch 2017 - Present

My responsibilities at The Schools of McKeel Academy center around creating custom applications for school-based needs, including student and staff record management, lesson planning, purchasing, discipline, transportation, and help desk support. I work primarily with PHP, Laravel, JQuery, and MySQL.

Polk County School BoardJanuary 2012 - March 2017

I taught high school math and science for three years, and high school and adult test prep and credit recovery for two years. I also regularly performed data analytics to assist the school with targeting students for specific curriculums. I worked primarily with Microsoft Office, but I also used plenty of education software, like SMART Technologies and the student information systems Genesis, Pinnacle, and Focus.

Self EmployedOctober 2006 - May 2012

Before teaching from the front of a classroom, I tutored high school and adult students in various levels of math and science, including Calculus, College Algebra, Trigonometry, and Physics.

Self EmployedMay 2006 - August 2007

For a few summers during college, I passed out business cards and worked with local residential clients to help troubleshoot, debug and otherwise optimize their PCs. This required a strong knowledge of general computer skills and customer service.

Family Fun CenterDecember 2004 - March 2006

My first job, based almost entirely in customer service. I was promoted to Key Technician, responsible for performing maintenance on and service calls to the game machines.

Jace Great Games wanted some help building a Wordpress e-commerce site using Woocommerce. Built from the ground up in just a few hours, Jace Great Games was on the market overnight. Link: www.jacegreatgames.com.

The good folks from Brilliant Factory wanted some help building custom Joomla Components and Modules. I worked to extend and enhance the functionality and style of their existing systems. This project was heavy in PHP and Javascript. Link: www.brilliantfactory.com.

Jason was looking for a budget friendly option for a web site when starting his business, Fallins Central Air Conditioning and Heating. I whipped him up a site in Bootstrap. Also: Jason replaced my air conditioning system last spring, and he did a great job. I highly recommend him! Link: www.fallinsac.com.

Geospace Labs hired me to create a support web site to interact with their electronic logging device technology and mobile app, which operated within the logistics industry. I worked predominantly with PHP and AngularJS.

The Council on Nursing and Anthropology contacted me about a webmaster position in 2013; since then, we have completely rebuilt their web site from the ground up. They utilize a regular newsletter, site and Facebook-based announcements, and data analytics. Link: www.conaa.org.

Located in downtown Lakeland, The Rath Center serves the aging population of Polk County. Their specialty is in continuing education through regular classes and seminars. I recommended Joomla to help keep costs down. Link: www.therathcenter.org.

The Times Not was a New York startup set to rival The Onion. This site was based in Joomla, but needed a custom theme and CSS to help it look more like a newspaper.

HNM Menwear provides fine clothing for Central Florida men. This site needed a gallery to showcase suits, shirts, shoes, and accessories, as well as a page with contact information and a calendar to manage promotions. I built this site in Joomla.



My Education

Master of Science: Computer Science, Database Systems
University of West FloridaAugust 20174.0 GPA

Notable Coursework: JavaDatabase Administration ∙ Project Management ∙ Software Engineering ∙ Capstone Project

Bachelor of Arts: Liberal Arts
University of FloridaMay 2010Cum Laude, 3.5 GPA

Notable Coursework: Accounting ∙ Management ∙ Marketing ∙ Microeconomics ∙ Creative WritingTechnical Writing

Associate of Arts with Honors
University of Florida Honors CollegeMay 2008Cum Laude, 3.4 GPA

Notable Coursework: Differential Equations, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Music

High School Diploma
Bartow High SchoolMay 2006Salutatorian, 4.4 GPA

Notable Coursework: Dual Enrollment ∙ Advanced Placement ∙ International Baccalaureate



My Projects


Writing

Stories from Echo Springs

The enigmatic Mr. Peabody finds himself thrust into the chaotic and often illogical life of a high school mathematics teacher. This story was written well before I had stepped into the role myself and is available as a Kindle e-book. Link: Amazon

Music

Favorites

I have written and recorded dozens of songs throughout my life. I have the tracks available to listen to for free online. Link: brentonwildes.com

Games

Territory Tiles

One of my early software development projects was to bring life to an abstract tile placement game that my friends and I designed in early 2010. Link: cyathus.net