Howard C. Davis

 

 

104 Travis Trail • Burnet, TX 78611
Phone: 512-947-4665
Email: howardcdavis@gmail.com

Education

St. Edward’s University — Austin, TX

Master of Arts in Teaching | Aug. 2006 – Dec. 2008
  • Graduated summa cum laude
  • Thesis: Private v. Public v. Charter Schools and the Benefits of Each

Rockhurst University — Kansas City, MO

Aug. 1998 – May 2002
  • Graduated magna cum laude; GPA: 3.63
  • Majors: Philosophy, Theology; Minor: History
  • Member, Student Activities Board
  • Leadership roles in Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (Risk Awareness, Sergeant-at-Arms)
  • Theta Alpha Kappa, theology honors society

Certifications

  • Google Educator Certification (Sites, Docs, Calendar, Gmail, Chrome, Tablet with Play for Education)
  • Google Professional Development Certification
  • Lightspeed Mobile Manager for Administrators
  • CompTIA A+ Certification

Professional Experience

Pedernales Electric Cooperative — Johnson City, TX

ERP System Administrator
November 2019 – Present
  • Advanced administration and troubleshooting of SaaS products including iVue Classic, iVue Connect, IVCM, and SmartHub
  • Prepared and managed Change Requests and vendor follow-ups
  • Administered incidents, service requests, and change management using EasyVista
  • Created and maintained SQL, PowerShell, and C++ scripts
  • Applied Kanban methodologies for task prioritization
  • Monitored alarms, services, logs, and user sessions daily
  • Supported iVUE servers across a four-tier environment
  • Coordinated ERP upgrades, refreshes, scheduling, and performance monitoring
  • Managed application security, roles, backups, and recovery processes
  • Facilitated root cause analyses for system performance and downtime issues

Chaparral Star Academy — Austin, TX

Technology Coordinator
June 2008 – Present
  • Network administrator for infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, print servers, storage, and internet filtering
  • Managed network supporting 400+ wired and wireless clients across multiple VLANs
  • Designed and implemented new network infrastructure during school relocation
  • Implemented 1:1 tablet program using Google Apps for Education
  • Administrator of Google Education domain with 360+ users
  • Led technology integration and teacher training across all grade levels
  • Taught Computer Science, Programming, Web Design, IT, and Humanities

Kirby Hall School — Austin, TX

Administrator / Teacher, Computer Science
October 2007 – June 2008
  • Designed and delivered faculty technology integration training
  • Supervised 42 faculty members through observations and evaluations
  • Created and taught high school computer science curriculum
  • Served as counselor for K-12 students and college application support

Career Education Corporation — Austin, TX

Student Finance Administrator
June 2006 – October 2007
  • Delivered financial aid presentations to students and parents
  • Guided FAFSA and student loan submissions
  • Used CampusVue, CECIL, Opennet, and NSLDS systems
  • Provided financial aid counseling across diverse student populations

Bank of America

Senior Personal Banker
January 2003 – September 2005
  • Resolved customer issues, opened accounts, and processed loans
  • Supervised four personal bankers
  • Delivered presentations to community and corporate groups
Operations Representative
March 2001 – December 2002
  • Worked with mainframe applications
  • Detected and investigated fraudulent transactions

Community Involvement

  • Georgetown Village Public Improvement District board member
  • Hill Country Community Theater volunteer
  • Coordinator, Jeep Zomboree fundraiser for CASA
  • Former board member, Chaparral Star Academy
  • Habitat for Humanity volunteer

Service to the Profession

  • Founder of competitive computer science teams (CodeWars, CodeQuest, UIL)
  • HP CodeWars judge and social media consultant
  • Technology Consultant, Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center