Andrew Knaster
425 Rosebank Ave  Govans, MD 21212
Phone: 410-206-9624  Fax: 410-741-3315  E-Mail: aknaster@liberty.edu
Education
Ed.S. Education with Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction. Liberty University: Began
program March 2013 – Projected graduation March 2015, transferring to Ed.D. – March 2017
M.S.
Information Systems. University of Phoenix: February 2011 – February 2013
M.A.
Biblical Studies. Central Baptist Theological Seminary: January 1990 – May 1994
B.A.
Psychology and Sociology. Rutgers University: September 1979 – January 1984
Certificate
Military Science. Seton Hall University ROTC: September 1981 – May 1983
Recent Experience and Highlights
• Systems Made Simple
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Developed a training methodology called Task-Based Training
(TBT). TBT is based on tenets of Constructivism and CompetencyBased Training
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Co-authored over 100 lessons in the curriculum for TBT
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Led Business Analyst Community of Practice where I trained the
members on topics such as agile methodology, requirements
elicitation, and business rule derivation
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Provided corporate training on business analysis topics such as
Test-Driven Development and effective user story composition
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Taught staff members to use the IBM Rational Jazz tools:
Requirements Composer, Team Concert, and Quality Manager
• Planned Systems International
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Developed a modified version of the agile methodology, TestDriven Development and taught it to staff at the Department of
Veterans Affairs
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Developed curriculum for and taught colleagues in the use of
Rational RequisitePro and Rational Quality Manager
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Developed a program to modify testing artifacts, created the lessons
to teach it, and taught it to team members
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Developed and delivered instructional materials for the use of inhouse software products
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Wrote and delivered the content for professional development
sessions
• ICS-NETT
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Developed and delivered training materials for Telelogic DOORS
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Developed and delivered professional development materials for
July 2012 to August 2013
October 2010 to July 2012
October 2008 to July 2010
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senior analysis staff
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Collaborated with technical trainers and instructional designers to
ensure that instructional materials accurately depicted the
functionality of the software to be taught
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Provided technical writing for in-house software
• Multiple Vendors on a Contract with Department of Veterans Affairs
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Mentored requirements analysts in the use of Rational RequisitePro
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Served on the faculty for the VA eHealth University (VeHU)
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Provided training in the secure messaging functionality of VA’s
health portal, My HealtheVet
June 2007 to August 2008
Academic Achievements
• Induction into Epsilon Pi Tau, the International Honor Society for
Professions in Technology (GPA 4.0 for entire program)
November 2012
• Induction into Psi Chi, the International Honor society for
Psychology (GPA 3.72 in Psychology)
September 1982
Affiliations/Memberships
• American Society for Training and Development – Maryland
Chapter
• Association for Computing Machinery
• MentorNet
Since August 2013
Since September 2011
Since August 2012
Interests
• Adult Education – I believe that one of the best solutions to many of the problems our society faces
can start with educating adults in career fields. This motivates my studies in Adult Education
• Competency-Based Training and Education – Training and education that focus on a person’s ability
to perform critical tasks at a determined level of mastery. Along with this is the application of
Constructivist principles and the progression of learners through the Zone of Proximal Development
to the level of self-sufficiency.
• Mentoring – For over 20 years I have been involved in mentoring as a mentor and protégé. In April
of 2013, I finished being mentored by a senior professor in Computer Science from Clemson
University. I have now made myself available as a mentor to MentorNet, the organization that
facilitated my time as a protégé.