About Me
I've been involved in higher education for over twenty years as a student, an instructor, and a technology specialist. I earned a B.A. and M.A. in English at Ball State University and taught composition and rhetoric for a few years. I then studied film production and screenwriting at De Anza College, where I wrote and/or directed several award-winning short films (with my brother). I was an early adopter of the Web and served as University Webmaster for Santa Clara University for two years, followed by stints as an animator (for Blue Mountain Arts) and a design technologist for a Web consulting spinoff of SRI just before the bubble burst. In 2006 I earned an M.A. in Instructional Technology at San Jose State University.
Education
Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology (in progress)
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Recipient of a School of Education Fellowship
Master of Arts in Instructional Technology (2006)
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
Selected by faculty as "Outstanding Graduating Student"
Master of Arts in English (1983)
Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
Recipient of a Graduate Assistantship
Bachelor of Arts in English (1982)
Ball State University, Muncie,
IN.
Courses in film production, screenwriting, film theory/history (1988-92)
De Anza Community College, Cupertino, CA.
Employment History
Technical Specialist
Institutional
Research, Santa Clara University
I designed and built an Institutional Research data mart using Cognos DecisionStream for ETL of data from
PeopleSoft Student Administration into a conformed mart for reporting
student, faculty, and class data. In March 2005 I presented my work at the PeopleSoft Higher Education User Group national conference on a Web application for managing a reporting environment.
Independent Contractor
My freelance projects included designing and building
an Intranet site for Informatica's Human Resources department.
Senior Designer/Technologist
AtomicTangerine,
Menlo Park, CA.
I was responsible for information
architecture, Flash programming, HTML and dynamic HTML scripting, and Cold Fusion scripting for sites such as TechiesDay
and Firemans' Fund.
Animator
Blue Mountain Arts, Redwood City,
CA.
I designed and animated original online greeting cards.
University Webmaster
Santa Clara University,
Santa Clara, CA.
I oversaw the redesign of the University's Web site and trained over 100 faculty and staff to build and maintain Web sites. I founded
and managed Codesign, a group of student designers
and developers who provided Web services for campus organizations.
I also built several Web-database applications using Cold Fusion.
Freelance writer
Interactive Network, Mountain
View, CA.
I wrote and edited
a variety of content for Interactive Network, a pioneer of interactive television, from November 1993 through September 1994, including "just-in-time"
information simulcast with the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Various staff positions
Graduate Admissions, Student Records, and Institutional Research at Santa Clara
University
Recipient of the President's Service Award
Adjunct Faculty
English Department, Santa Clara
University
English Department, Indiana University-Purdue
University extension campus, Fort Wayne, IN