Shane O'Hara

I was born and raised in a small paper town in northern New Hampshire and attempted college twice, but was never able to find happiness there. I enlisted in the US Army in 2000 and shipped off for basic and advanced training. The Army helped me discover myself and taught me to become a better person. I received extensive satellite, radar and mathematical training from the government. This training not only allowed me to travel the world, but built a solid information technology foundation. This real-world knowledge and training prepared me for civilian life where I have continued with my self-taught learning.

I joined the University of New Hampshire in November 2013 as an Instructional Support Coordinator, but was hired to became the second Learning Management System (LMS) Administrator for Blackboard in February 2014. In the past year and a half, my department conducted an extensive learning management system review whereby I will play an integral role in the transitioning from Blackboard to Canvas by June 2016. I feel very passionate about providing the best experience for students and Canvas is the next step towards providing them with an intuitive and simplistic learning environment.

Personally, I am married to a wonderful woman and together we have 5 children - a his, hers and ours family. I cannot forget to mention our miniature dachshunds, Otto, Oliver and Odin. In my spare time (ha - do I really have some?), I am a die-hard New England sports fanatic especially for the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox.

On top of everything else going on, I am working towards my undergraduate degree through the University of Southern Maine's "Leadership and Organizational Studies" (LOS) online degree program. I am roughly halfway complete the program.

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