Donald BruscaP.D. in Educational Administration and Supervision
St. John's University, Staten Island, NY, 3.88 GPA, 2006
M.A. in Computer and Information Science
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, 3.50 GPA, 1994
B.S. in Mathematics
Minors in computer science and secondary school education
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, 3.62 GPA, 1987
Administration, New York State School Administrator and Supervisor (SAS), 2006
Teaching, Permanent New York State, Mathematics 7-12, 1997
Academic Dean, Professional Business College, New York, NY, 2007 to present
Report directly to Academic Vice President. Supervise department chairpersons. Recruit and interview faculty and academic staff for open positions. Advise students and authorize program changes and withdrawals. Schedule classes. Manage student records. Act as interim chairperson of mathematics. Teach mathematics courses. Serve on advisory board and several committees. Direct self-study and institutional effectiveness plan for accreditation renewal. Develop programs and courses. Evaluate curricula and instruction. Coordinate student-teacher evaluations.
Adjunct Instructor, Pace University, New York, NY, 2005-06
Teach introductory computing classes in Excel, HTML, and Javascript.
Adjunct Instructor, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, 1991-96
Teach undergraduate and graduate computer science degree courses in programming, data structures, discrete mathematics, and computer architecture.
Teacher, St. Joseph by the Sea High School, Staten Island, NY, 2006-07
Teach computer lab classes in English grammar and composition.
Administrative Intern, NYC Public High Schools, NY, 2006
Mentored by AP's at Susan E. Wagner and Edward R. Murrow High Schools.
Technology Coordinator, St. Joseph Hill High School, Staten Island, NY, 2002-05
Guide faculty in technology integration. Supervise student laptop program. Teach classes in mathematics, web programming, and computer applications.
Teacher, Bishop Kearney High School, Brooklyn, NY, 1989-2002
Teach classes in mathematics, computer science, and business. Supervise the administrative network. Provide staff development. Moderate student newspaper.
President, Shannon Dodd, Inc., d/b/a Sound Sensation, 1997 to present
Provide mobile disc jockey services for private events. <sound-sensation.com>
Webmaster, Shannon Dodd, Inc., 1997 to present
Create sites using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Perl. Generate traffic and sales.
ZipCodesLookup.com, 2005 to present <zipcodeslookup.com>
PartyPoints.com, earned over $250,000 revenue, 2001-04
Author, BPM List and DJ Music List, edited annually, 2004 to present
Music reference guides for disc jockeys. <bpmlist.com> and <djmusiclist.com>
Authors' Assistant, Brooklyn College
Acknowledged editorial assistant to the authors of the following textbooks:
McAloon, Ken and Carol Tretkoff. Optimization and Logic. CIS: 1993
Hennefeld, Julien. Using Turbo Pascal. PWS: 1989
Hennefeld, Julien. Using Microsoft and IBM BASIC. PWS: 1987
Coach, JV Baseball, McKee/SI Tech, Staten Island, NY, 2005-07
2007 PSAL Staten Island JV Champions.
Coach, JV Softball, St. Joseph Hill, Staten Island, NY, 2003-04
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, Inducted 2005
American Mensa, The High IQ Society, Inducted 1987
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
National Business Education Association (NBEA)
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
American Disc Jockey Association (ADJA)
New Jersey Disc Jockey Association (NJDJA)
Cathedral Preparatory Seminary Alumni Association, Brooklyn Class of 1983
Catholic Young Adult Community (CYAC)
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Dodgers, Just for Kicks Men's Softball League A Division