Mr John Mark
Professional Experience:
Worked for Central Queensland University for 15 years, 10 of those years with Engineering as an IT Specialist, i.e., Computer Systems Engineering and Computer Systems Administration, and has authored and presented papers internationally and within Australia. Prior to working at CQU, was a professional soldier with the Royal Australian Army and is also a fully qualified dog behavior therapist & dog trainer. Private investigations and surveillance operations within the private sector.
Work History:
1988 to 1993 Royal Australian Army, Royal Australian Infantry Corps, Royal Australian Regiment.
1994 to 1997 Private Investigator and Private Surveillance, Security Officer, Armed Security Officer
1994 to 1997 Student
1998 to 2012 (Central Queensland University)
1997 to 2012 Computer Systems Engineer, Central Queensland University
2012 to 2018 Owner Operator of Crandall-Mark e-Technology
2016 to Present Retired
Professional Memberships:
Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE) FSEH
Representative for SEFI (European Society of Engineering Education)
Responsibilities:
2010 to 2012 Member of Central Queensland University Council
Professional Interests:
Education Technology (Educational Technologist or ICT Consultant) and how Information Technology can enhance the learning experience for all students regardless of location worldwide. I enjoy working with academics who share the same passion and enthusiasm for education as a whole in the E-World, research and development of ICT and its uses in education, and the development of standards for this technology to be used. Development of the educators’ knowledge and skills to enhance the learning experience. Foster a futurologist’s culture within the education sector of Australia and the world. WWW Services (MS IIS), File and Data Administration, and Web Mail Administration in Enterprise with Microsoft Exchange Server. Standard Systems Architecture within the Enterprise for Diverse Electronic Environments. Database implementation within the WWW environment and intranet environments. Data acquisition hardware and software configuration. ICT Asset Management.
Key Achievements:
1988 1st Recruit Training Battalion Most Outstanding Soldier Award
1989 “Champion Section 2IC” , 15/88 Amiens Platoon, Infantry School
1991 Awarded by the Australian Army “Army Medallion for Exemplary Service” “Soldiers Medallion”
2006 Awarded by the Australian Government “The Australian Defence Medal”
2007-2010 Owner of Bark Busters Rockhampton & Districts
2007-2008 Qualified as Dog Behaviour Therapist & Dog Trainer
2010 -2012 Member of Central Queensland University Council
2022 Awarded Australian Army Gold Group Commendation By Chief of The Australian Army “For Actions” During a Training Accident at The School of Infantry 7th Feb 1989 click here for more details
Community Service:
Member of the Glen Innes RSL,
Vice President 2/4 RAR Association (2017), Assistant IT member for 2/4 RAR Association
2016 to Present Day. Founder of “The Perimeter Veterans Camp,” 1002 Tablelands Road, RED RANGE, NSW 2370 (https://theperimeteraustralia.com)
Attributes:
MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional
Diploma of Information Technology,
Certificate Level III in Information Technology, Computer Applications Diploma of Information Technology,
Certificate Level III in Information Technology, Computer Support Diploma of Information Technology,
Certificate Level IV in Information Technology, Network Support Diploma of Information Technology,
Certificate Level IV in Information Technology, PC Support
Microsoft Certified: Administering Microsoft NT 4.0 Server
Certified: Core Technologies of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
Microsoft Certified: Supporting Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies
Microsoft Certified: Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Certified: Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Technologies
Microsoft Certified: Networking Essentials
Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Certified: Managing & Implementing Microsoft Exchange 2000
Certified: Altiris Server
Awards:
2022 Awarded Australian Army Gold Group Commendation By Chief of The Australian Army “For Actions” During a Training Accident at The School of Infantry 7th Feb 1989 click here for more details
2006 Awarded by the Australian Government “The Australian Defence Medal”
1991 Awarded by the Australian Army “Army Medallion for Exemplary Service” “Soldiers Medallion”
1989 “Champion Section 2IC” 3 RTB, 15/88 Amiens Platoon, Infantry School
1988 1st Recruit Training Battalion 4 Platoon, A Coy “Most Outstanding Soldier” Award
Academic Papers Submitted:
2010 Information Technology Education Technologists and Academics—Collaborative Innovation in Learning Technologies SEFI 2010, Mr. Jancsi John Mark and Dr Patrick Keleher Conference Organisation
2011 Organising Committee of the IETEC’11 International Engineering and Technology Education Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16-19 January 2011
2008 AAEE Conference (Australasian Association for Engineering Education), CQU Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Invited
Papers/Speaker 2008
2008 SEFI Deans Conference: “Special Challenges in Engineering Education,” Berlin, 24/26 February 2008
Completed Projects:
2010 Drafted and Negotiated MOU between CQUniversity (CQU), Australia and The Miskolc University, Hungary 2010 “Academic Common Interest Database” (ACID) Stage 1 Version 1.0
2009 ITD Field Services, CQUni Asset Process of New ICT Equipment, Old ICT Equipment and Current ICT Equipment
2007 Web-Based Applications for Engineering & Built Environment 2007 CMAPS (http://cmap.ihmc.us/) Conceptual Web-Based Mapping
2007 SCOPIA, Web-Based Video Conferencing and Desktop and Application Sharing (Copyright © 2007 RADVISION Ltd. All Rights Reserved, http://www.radvision.com/Products/Network/) uses for Engineering and Built Environment PBL
Refereed Conferences:
2007 SEFI and IGIP Joint Annual Conference 2007, Miskolc University, Hungary
2006 AAEE Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand December 2006
Conference Papers—Non-refereed
2008 SEFI Deans Conference, Berlin, Germany, Feb 2008, “A Fifteen Year Journey to A Unique Program in Engineering: WIL, PBL, Professional Practice and e-Learning” P.Howard, J.Mark, D.Jorgensen
Conference Papers—Published: 2007 2007 Mark, J.M, Howard, P (2007) “Use of Webcam to Develop Dynamic Teams at a Distance,” SEFI and IGIP Joint Annual Conference 2007, Miskolc, Hungary, pp57, ISBN 978-963-661-772-1. 2007
2007 Fons Nouwens, John Mark, Patrick Keleher, Kaye Clark “Evaluating use of an online concept mapping tool to support collaborative project-based learning”
AAEE Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2006 2006 Mark, J.M, Howard, P (2007) “Use of Webcam to Develop Dynamic Teams at a Distance,” AAEE Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. December 2006 Conference Papers – Refereed 2011 Educators + Tech-heads = Ed-Techs (markj-keleherp-CQUni Australia), The Symphony –
2011 Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, October 12 – 15, 2011
2008 John Mark, James Lowe, Patrick Keleher, U3 Portable Staff Resource, 36th Annual European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Conference: Conference Theme: Quality Assessment, Employability and Innovation, 2nd – 5th July, Aalborg, Denmark.
2008 John Mark, James Lowe, Patrick Keleher, MOE, Curly, and Larry: Alleviating the Potential Vaudevillian Restrictedness of Software and Administration Access, 36th Annual European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Conference: Conference Theme: Quality Assessment, Employability, and Innovation, 2nd – 5th July, Aalborg, Denmark.
2007 Mark, J.M, Howard, P (2007) “Use of Webcam to Develop Dynamic Teams at a Distance,” SEFI and IGIP Joint Annual Conference
2007, Miskolc, Hungary, pp57, ISBN 978-963-661-772-1. 2007 2007 Fons Nouwens, John Mark, Patrick Keleher, Kaye Clark “Evaluating use of an online concept mapping tool to support collaborative project-based learning,” AAEE Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia
2006 2007 Mark, J.M., and Howard, P. (2007). “Use of Webcam to Develop Dynamic Teams at a Distance,” AAEE Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. December 2006 Recent Conference/Seminar/Publications
2011 Educators + Tech-heads = Ed-Techs (markj-keleherp-CQUni Australia), The Symphony – 2011 Frontiers in Education Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, October 12 – 15, 2011