Rachel E. Hinton

E-mail hinton_r1@mail.sunybroome.edu
Home Page http://www.sunybroome.edu/~hinton_r/

Last Updated 18-Feb-2004

Employment

1989-Present

Broome Community College (State University of New York)

Binghamton, New York

Assistant Professor of Computer Studies

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for introductory course in Web Java programming (CST 120). Content included an introduction to JavaScript, standard programming concepts (variables, calculations, if statements, loops), events, graphics, arrays, and animation.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for advanced course in Systems Analysis (CST 200). Content included project management skills, team building, meeting strategies, the systems development life cycle, and both traditional and object-oriented design techniques. Student work was done in teams and followed a case study to develop a preliminary system using the Visible Analyst CASE Tool and Microsoft Access. The course was supplemented using WebCT, a course management tool, to enable real world interaction via email, chat, and discussion boards. Course is planned to be taught completely online for Spring 2004 semester.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for advanced course in Database Design (CST 213). Content included the relational model, Structured Query Language (SQL), normalization, design methodology, and administration.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for introductory short course in the Internet and World Wide Web (CST 135). Content included networking concepts, email strategies, search strategies, ethics, and basic Web Page construction using standard HTML 3.0 tags with an emphasis on screen design principles. Students built a small Web site as a final project.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for introductory short course in Computer Maintenance (CST 136). Content included hardware/software installation and specifications, hard disk management emphasizing backups/restores, and troubleshooting hardware/software problems.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for introductory short course in Multimedia (CST 137). Content included selecting hardware/software for multimedia systems, commercial/educational uses, and creating multimedia presentations with an emphasis on screen design principles. Students created a short presentation that included recording and synchronizing audio as a final project.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for introductory computer applications courses for Liberal Arts (CST 105), Technical (CST 106), Business (CST 107), and Computer Studies (CST 119) majors. Content included hardware, communications, history, ethics, and common applications (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation managers, Visual Basic for Applications). Coordinated transition from Windows 3.x to Windows 95 for CST 105, which also included the consolidation of CST 105 and CST 107 into the currently offered CST 105.  Served as coordinator for CST105/106, 1998-present.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for program design (CST 117) and introductory Pascal programming (CST 132) courses focusing on building problem solving and teamwork skills.

Developed lecture/laboratory materials for senior level Computer Center Operations course (CST 214) focusing on current practices through the use of laboratory simulations and field trips to actual computer centers.

Served on various campus-wide committees concerned with both computer and non-computer related themes.

 

1997-Present

Binghamton University (State University of New York)

Binghamton, New York

Adjunct Lecturer

Helped develop lecture materials for advanced computer applications course (CS 205). Content included project scheduling and planning, by using a project-management computer application, the use of electronic mail and list servers, the vocabulary of the Internet and various tools of the Internet including building Web pages with HTML, JavaScript, and cascading style sheets (CSS), using the Internet to retrieve information on specified topics, creating and presenting computerized slide presentations. Until September 2003, Blackboard, a course management tool, was used in conjunction with this class.

Helped develop lecture materials for introductory computer applications course (CS 105). Content included hardware, communications, programming concepts, ethics, and common applications (word processing, spreadsheets, databases

Helped develop lecture/laboratory materials for introductory Visual Basic programming course for non-majors (CS 100). Content included an introduction to computers, standard programming concepts (variables, calculations, if statements, loops), form design, events, arrays, and using timers.

 

1995-1997

American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS)

Binghamton, New York

Instructor

Taught APICS Certification Courses in Systems Technology (at IBM) and JIT Manufacturing (at Raymond Corporation and Anitec Corporation).

 

1984-1989

Universal Instruments Corporation (Dover Technologies Corporation)

Binghamton, New York

Operations Management Systems Coordinator

Served as Technical Coordinator and Internal Consultant, specializing in factory and office automation projects. Served as liaison between Manufacturing and MIS Departments.

Managed multi-product Cumulative Lead Time Reduction project decreasing product lead times from more than 130 down to 60-85 days.

Designed and implemented inventory management computer strategies, applications, and procedures resulting in exemption from semi-annual physical inventory audit. Reduced entire process time from 1 month to 1 week.

Identified requirements for inventory tracking systems; developed and implemented programs to eliminate stocking of obsolete parts. In the first 6 months of the project, was able to disposition $5million of $8million worth of obsolete material. Implemented similar program at sister company, Dovatron.

Designed, developed, and implemented methods and procedures for gathering, analyzing, and reporting data utilizing production and systems expertise.

Designed and taught a variety of computer applications and materials management training classes.

Researched and reviewed new computer and software products providing management with recommendations on acquisitions and upgrades

Education

2003 – 2007

State University of New York, Watson School of Engineering

Binghamton, New York

Doctor of Philosophy in Advanced Technology, Systems Science Concentration

Expected dissertation to deal with developing an expert system to determine cut-in dates for non-critical engineering changes using fuzzy set mathematics to analyze optimal inventory consumption.

 

January 1989

State University of New York, Watson School of Engineering

Binghamton, New York

Masters of Science in Advanced Technology, Systems Science Concentration

Thesis dealt with validating the General Systems Problem Solver based on fuzzy set mathematics

Conference presentations

Conference on Instructional Technologies (2003) – Maximizing Teaching and Learning – A Faculty Designed Integrated Approach (Abstract) (PowerPoint Presentation)

Syllabus Conference (2001) – Maximizing Teaching and Learning for the Short Course (Poster Presentation)

Honors

Golden Key Honour Society, Binghamton University Chapter – Honorary Member (inducted 2003)

Professional memberships

American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS) – Academic Liaison (1991-1995), President (1990), Publicity Director (1986-1989), Secretary (1986)

Broome Community College Computer Club – Faculty Advisor (1993-1997)

Skills

Windows (various), DOS, C/PM, and AIX Operating Systems, Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition and other various PC based Business, Manufacturing, and Educational Software, HTML 3.0/4.0, CSS 2.0, JavaScript, Java, Pascal, PL/1, Ada Programming, and Structured Query Languages, WebCT and Blackboard course management software, IBM System/38 and AS/400-MAPICS Software, Sperry Univac UTS 400-Mapper 1100 Software

Volunteer activities

Temple Concord Religious School, Binghamton, New York – Assistant to the Principal (1997-Present)