Chase Florell

About Me

Hey There! My name is Chase. I love God, my family, and technology (computers and gadgets mostly). I met God as a teenager and pursued ministry by attending Western Pentecostal Bible College, spending 3 years studying Pastoral Theology, and Music, and most importantly, growing my desire for ministry.

After leaving Bible College, I found myself taking a position as Youth and Creative Ministries Pastor at Timbers Community Church in Prince George, BC. I spent 4 years at Timbers pursuing skater outreach, leading the worship team, and chairing the youth ministerial.

While at Timbers, I continued to grow my technology skills by developing their website, maintaining the server (and Active Directory) and installing the PBX telephone system. I also started my own software development business and launched several websites for other ministries around the province.

After leaving Timbers in 2008, I took a position at RockPointe Church in Calgary Alberta as the Director of Technical Ministries. My duties include leading a team of about 40 volunteers, managing/maintaining all technical equipment across all 4 campuses, and designing and managing equipment upgrades. I've also consulted for them on all of their web technologies.

I still continue to manage my own business and hone my skills as an ASP.NET developer. My languages and frameworks of choice are ASP.NET MVC (C# and VB), HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, and Sencha Touch.

Education

Kelly Road Secondary School - 1998

Western Pentecostal Bible College - 1999 to 2002

School of Google and Stack Exchange - 2000 to current

Work Experience

2004 - 2008Timbers Community Church
Youth and Creative Ministries Pastor

• Lead youth in their acceptance of and journey with Christ through weekly meetings and large events
• Equip and mobilized worship and tech teams for all weekend services
• Chaired the youth ministerial in Prince George (3 consecutive years)
• Organize large youth events and trips (YC Edmonton, October Bash)
• Ran a successful "skater" outreach including skate competitions and Gospel presentations
• Maintained web site, server administration, and telephone systems as the unofficial IT administrator

2008 - CurrentRockPointe Church
Director of Technical Ministries

• Recruit and mobilize A/V & lighting teams to deliver the technical needs for all RPC public services
• Oversee the operation and ongoing maintenance of all A/V and lighting systems
• Ensure effective management and control of the tech budget
• Develop and maintain long range plans for all RPC technical ministries
• Consult on web development, mobile app development, and online communication systems

Skills

Server Side Technologies

Strong knowledge of Object Oriented Programming focusing on Microsoft's Stack (IIS, SQL Server, and ASP.NET).
An understanding of both C# and VB, and use both Web Forms and MVC. Currently working through training material on node.js

Client Side Technologies

Strong knowledge of how the client interacts with the server focusing primarily on HTML5, and Javascript (jQuery, Sencha Touch, and JSON).

Hardware Understanding

Ability to design and build servers and networking infrastructure including custom firewalls, network storage (NAS), and telephone systems.

Production System Design

Ability to design and deploy production tech equipment, primarily focusing in media and video distribution, with some knowledge of sound and lighting systems.

Contact Info

Chase Florell

home: +1 (403) 775-1747
mobile: +1 (403) 975-4852
email:

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