Daniel P. Marich, MBA

Riverside County, CA

Associate Faculty, Computer Science Department

Teach computer and information systems courses to a diverse student population, using practical instruction, guided practice, hands-on projects, and real-world scenarios to build technical foundations and professional readiness.

• Teach and assess course outcomes through lectures, demonstrations, labs, projects, discussions, quizzes, and applied assignments.
• Develop and revise instructional materials, coding labs, review activities, assessments, and student-facing directions aligned with course outcomes.
• Create practical scenarios that connect information systems, programming, cybersecurity, privacy, and business technology to workplace tasks.
• Provide timely feedback, mentoring, and academic guidance that help students build confidence and progress through CIS and STEM pathways.
• Maintain an inclusive classroom environment that supports participation, persistence, and clear expectations for diverse learners.
• Collaborate with department faculty on course delivery, instructional improvement, and alignment with a changing technology landscape.

San Bernardino, CA

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Information and Decision Sciences

• Supported four sections of IST 1110, Introduction to Information Technology, serving more than 350 total students.
• Mentored students, provided instructional assistance, and reinforced course concepts through academic support and feedback.
• Evaluated weekly discussions, comments, midterms, final exams, and student projects using professor-defined criteria in Canvas.
• Calculated final grades accurately and resolved grade book discrepancies between Canvas records and administrative student lists.

Riverside County, CA

Owner, Web Developer, and IT Consultant

Provide web development, IT project management, digital strategy, and technical consulting services for education, business, and nonprofit clients. Work includes project planning, WordPress and Drupal development, LAMP-stack coordination, hosting administration, security updates, vendor communication, DNS support, and client training.

• CSUSB Cybersecurity Center: Developed and managed the project plan for Gencyber-CSUSB.org, supporting NSA grant requirements; installed and customized WordPress with LearnDash and BuddyBoss to support remote instruction for 40 students and 10 instructors during COVID-19 operations.
• Consistent Image: Managed Drupal and Pantheon hosting work, including security updates, template modifications, content management, and DNS coordination; led the drxcapital.com project from design through deployment with custom CSS and UI improvements.
• Califormulated Inc.: Directed consolidation of virtual private servers, reducing server costs by 50% while improving hosting efficiency; managed multiple LAMP-stack web projects, vendor research, PCI compliance support, and deployment coordination.

Las Vegas, NV

Technical Operations, Software Project Management, and SEO Development Roles

• Advanced from SEO Specialist to Senior SEO Web Developer, Software Development Project Manager, and Director of Technical Operations.
• Directed IT operations and software development teams supporting company growth from a small office to a 275-person operation with a 200-person sales team and international fulfillment support.
• Negotiated and managed technology procurement, service-level agreements, servers, switches, firewalls, telephony, broadband services, workstations, and VoIP infrastructure.
• Coordinated a company-wide transition from a POTS phone system to VoIP over one weekend for a 250-employee facility.
• Managed software projects for web traffic benchmarking, sales tracking, lead conversion analysis, commissions reporting, SEO tools, and data-driven performance reporting.
• Developed and supported PHP/LAMP-based SEO tools, keyword research systems, landing page workflows, and technical updates responding to search engine changes.