Robert Amar

Experience

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  G.A. Sullivan

  Jul 2000 - May 2002

  Software Developer/Consultant

  I was hired to fulfill a variety of full-stack development and design responsibilities with diverse technologies, including Java, Oracle, SQL Server, and ASP.Net. I helped our clients secure venture capital funding for their businesses and successfully sell their products to Fortune 500 companies.

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  Cathedral of Christ the King

  Jul 2002 - now

  Staff Accompanist

  I serve as accompanist for the 5:30pm Cathedral Ensemble Mass and special Masses for the Cathedral and Archdiocese of Atlanta (ordinations, weddings, etc.). I accompany weekly rehearsals and arrange parts and keyboard scores.

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  Blessed Trinity Catholic High School

  Jul 2006 - Jun 2014

  Mathematics / Music Teacher

  I was hired to provide excellent mathematics and music instruction to 100+ students each year as well as support for the Band and Drama programs, winning the inaugural Shuler Hensley award for Music Direction for the school's 2009 production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd."

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  The Lovett School

  Jul 2014 - now

  I was promoted to Department Chair to enhance an inclusive, student-centered, active learning environment by fostering development of thinking classrooms, standards-based grading, and inquiry-based learning. In this current role, I successfully transitioned the school’s learning environment from onsite to hybrid and virtual settings by developing and facilitating an internal K-12 Models of Learning Course to over 20 faculty members. I was hired to build school community through excellent classroom teaching across secondary and post-secondary curricula and promoting a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In this position, achieved over 85% of Advanced Placement students earning college credit-eligible examination scores by guiding and mentoring students in calculus, statistics, and physics.

  • Upper School Math Department Chair

    Aug 2016 - now

  • Upper School Mathematics and Science Teacher

    Jul 2014 - Aug 2016
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  Stapplet.com

  Aug 2014 - now

  Software Developer and Project Manager

  I programmed and collaborated on the design and functionality of Stapplet, a free web-based supportsoftware designed to promote exploration of statistical concepts and data analysis, supplement popular digital statistics textbooks at the high school, AP, and college level, and facilitate remote teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The site sees over 600,000 worldwide users and 2.1 million sessions per year.