Peter Collopy
216-544-1564 • peter@collopy.net
http://collopy.net/
Experience
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Technology
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Developer and Principal, PracticeTracker, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. 2007–present. Created a web application for music students and teachers.
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Interface Design Consultant, Theory Garden, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. 2007–2008. Advised on user interface design and wrote software documentation.
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Graphics Programmer, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. 2006–2008. Developed financial animation software.
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Web Developer, freelance, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. 2002–2008. Designed and implemented websites, including those of Managing as Designing, PracticeTracker, Slawson Music, Resonance, SLpiano, Kassaba, and Tech Resources Group.
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Teaching
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Technology Educator, Tech Resources Group, Cleveland. 2007–2008. Developed workshop curricula for grade school teachers.
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Camps and Classes Specialist, Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland. 2006–2007. Taught day campers about technology using Lego robotics, developed activities, and supervised two staff.
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Writing Associate, Oberlin College. 2005–2007. Tutored college students on writing and related skills, participated in curriculum development and teaching for the first-year seminar Genesis: Myth, Saga, and Novella.
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Instructor, Kim’s Martial Arts School, Lyndhurst, Ohio. 2001–2006. Taught students of all ages.
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Tae Kwon Do Instructor, Experimental College, Oberlin College. 2004–2005. Taught about ten students each semester.
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Demonstrator, Great Lakes Science Center. 2000–2005. Conducted science demonstrations, trained coworkers and volunteers.
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Teaching Assistant, Cleveland Learning Cooperative, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. 2002–2003. Taught introductory physics to homeschooled students.
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History and Journalism
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Staff Writer, The Oberlin Review, Oberlin College. 2006–2007. Wrote on campus administration. Clippings are available.
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Junior Scholar, Archives, Oberlin College. 2005. Assisted with research, writing, and editing for a forthcoming book about the history of African-American education at Oberlin College.
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Assistant and Webmaster, Archives, Oberlin College. 2004–2005. Organized and described document collections, maintained a website, trained coworkers on information technology.
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Institutional Service
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Board of Directors, Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, Oberlin, Ohio. 2007. Oversaw a cooperative organization housing and dining 630 students.
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Educational Technology Committee, Oberlin College. 2006–2007. Served on a subcommittee on course management software.
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Student Senate, Oberlin College. 2005–2006. Served as an elected student representative to faculty and administrators, lobbied successfully for the adoption of LEED energy efficiency standards for new buildings.
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Curricular Pathways Working Group, Oberlin College. 2005–2006. Worked with faculty to recommend changes to the curriculum, served on a subcommittee on collaboration in teaching.
Technical Proficiency
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Programming Languages: C, C++, Objective-C, Java, PHP, Perl, and Scheme for development; Logo, ROBOLAB, and NXT-G for education.
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Development Frameworks: CakePHP, Facebook Platform, QuickDraw, and OpenGL.
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Formatting Languages: HTML, XHTML, and CSS.
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Content Management Systems: Drupal, Chyrp, WordPress, Movable Type, Blosxom, Zen Cart, and Everything.
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Operating Systems: Mac OS 7–9 and X, Unix, and Windows 98, 2000, and XP.
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Development Environments: Xcode, Visual C++, CodeWarrior, Dreamweaver, and Coda.
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Other Software: Apache, MySQL, FileMaker Pro, Photoshop, GIMP, etc.
Achievements
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Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania. 2008.
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Comfort Starr Prize in History, Oberlin College. 2007.
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Jerome Davis Research Award, Oberlin College. 2006.
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Leroy S. Heck Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Oberlin College. 2006.
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National Merit Scholarship. 2003.
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Tae Kwon Do Second Degree Black Belt, Kim’s Martial Arts School. 2001.