Mark C. McCarthy
506 Davie Rd.
Carrboro, North Carolina 27510-1912
(919) 967-2337
Email address: mccarthy@sunsite.unc.edu
http://sunsite.unc.edu/mccarthy

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
Internet Development 
Web Design 
Streaming Server Administration 
       Progressive Networks RealAudio, RealVideo, RealMedia 
       Microsoft NetShow 
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
Sunsite/MetaLab, Summer 95 to present. 
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. 
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. 
Lab Instructor, Fall 96. 
Electronic Information Sources, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
School of Journalism and Mass Communication 
Instructor, Summer 96. 
University of Asmara, Eritrea, North East Africa. 
Coursework included Writing for TV News, TV News Production, Media Issues.
Video Editing Specialist, 3/96 - 6/96. 
Editing projects for the UNC Computer Science 3D graphics lab. 
Web Page Design, 5/95 - 7/95. 
Maintain the On the Horizon pages. The newsletter about the 
ever-changing role of technology in education. 
Teaching Assistant, 94 - 95. 
Electronic Field Production, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
School of Journalism and Mass Communication. 
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. 
Remote Location Teleprompting, 3/94 to 7/94. 
Prompt America, on site setup and editing.
Freelance Video Production, 3/94 to 8/94. 
Show Stopper, Archdale, North Carolina 
Duties include videography, switching, and video playback. 

Accolades  
& Honors
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
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.