| Education | |
| Working towards Ph.D. in Mass Communications;
UNC Chapel Hill
MA in Mass Communications; UNC Chapel Hill B.A. in Mass Communications; State University of New York at Plattsburgh A.A.S. in Communications; Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Professional Skills | |
| SQL
Internet Development including database driven HTML Web Design Graphic Design Streaming Server Administration Progressive Networks RealAudio, RealVideo, RealMedia Microsoft NetShow Technology Training Web Master WWW Site Management User Interface Research Skills Familiar with UNIX and Windows NT Environments Basic CGI Skills Multimedia Production and Design Digital Media Capture and Content Creation Video & Audio Production |
| Career-Related
Experience |
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| Computer Consultant III,
Fall 97 to present.
Center for Instructional Technology, UNC Academic Technology and Networks. Testing and implementing new Internet based technologies. Assessing faculty needs and implementing solutions. Faculty training with a focus on technology based education tools. |
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| Web Development and Research Summer
95 to Fall 97.
Sunsite/MetaLab, University of North Carolina Researching and implementing new solutions for distributing multimedia. Focussing on streaming technologies for Web and Intranet solutions. Designing and maintaining Web pages and archives. Working to educate the public about SunSITE’s mission and capabilities. |
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| Distributed Media Researcher,
Spring 97.
Internet Multimedia Studio Project, UNC School of Information and Library Science Funded by Chancellor’s Information Technology Grant. Researching streaming technologies for use in distributed learning environments. |
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| Lab Instructor, Fall 96.
Electronic Information Sources, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication |
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| Instructor, Summer 96.
University of Asmara, Eritrea, North East Africa. Course work included Writing for TV News, TV News Production, Media Issues. |
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| Video Editing Specialist, 3/96
- 6/96.
Editing projects for the UNC Computer Science 3D graphics lab. |
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| Web Page Design, 5/95 - 7/95.
Maintain the On the Horizon pages. The newsletter about the ever-changing role of technology in education. |
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| Teaching Assistant, 94 - 95.
Electronic Field Production, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. |
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| Freelance Video Production,
8/93 to 7/94.
North Carolina State University, Industrial Extension Services Crew member on a variety of live and taped educational seminars. |
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| Remote Location Teleprompting,
3/94
to 7/94.
Prompt America, on site setup and editing. |
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| Freelance Video Production,
3/94 to 8/94.
Show Stopper, Archdale, North Carolina Duties include videography, switching, and video playback. |
| Accolades
& Honors |
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| Web Services Committee Member,
UNC Academic Technology Networks
Faculty Search Committee, New Technology position in Journalism and Mass Comm Special Achievement in Direction, The Charles House, INTERCOM’ 95 Certificate of Merit – Informational Video, The Charles House, INTERCOM’ 95 |
| Publications | |
| Virtual Reality. In Grant, A. Communication Technology Update 1996-1998. Austin: Butterworth Heineman. (with F. R. Biocca, Ph.D. & R. Lauria). (1996). | |
| Netscape SuiteSpot on the SGI. Innovation3. SIGGRAPH’97 issue (formerly SGI Universe). (with Paul Jones and Pratik Patel). (Summer, 1997). |
| Special Events &
Speaking Engagements |
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| Board of Trustees. A briefing on streaming media and possibilities for distributed learning systems made September 1997. | |
| UNC Web-Walkers. "Streaming Media," a presentation with Tyler Johnson about current streaming solutions available for Internet and Intranet. August 13, 1997. | |
| PlanetFest ‘97. Mars Landing Celebration and Conference of the Planetary Society July 4-6. Worked as part of team to stream live audio and video from the Pasadena Convention Center. |