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My formal training includes a BS degree in Telecommunications and Film.

Certifications and Tests:

  • Certified NetWare Administrator
  • Microsoft Networking Essentials

At the graduate level:

  • IS605, Computer & Management Decision Making
  • ACC604, Management Accounting
  • EDT640, Networks/IS/CS Lab/Fund.
  • EDT650, Present Technologies and Distance Learning

Continuing and industry training includes:

  • Department of DefensePrinciples of Instructional Technology
  • Sony/PanasonicWarranty Bench Repair
  • DeVry InstituteHome Electronics Entertainment Systems
  • Numerous seminars/workshops in Technology and Production Methodology
  • Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers seminars and conferences

My experience includes extensive specification, planning and installation of audiovisual, video and data systems for educational and corporate clients. I have worked with vendors and customers to ensure that the installations met current code and capability requirements. Systems installed ranged from a few workstations operating as a supervisor equivalent branch in a classroom environment on a school LAN to CODEC connected full motion audio-video, data and videoconferencing capable intranet/internet within a LAN/WAN system. I have also designed and installed many media, multimedia and audio/video production and editing facilities.

I have been specifying, installing, troubleshooting and maintaining computer and computerized systems for several years. I was personally responsible for designing and maintaining a classroom LAN-based system to provide cross-platform data distribution of curriculum materials, classroom related scheduling, messaging and student assignments in a fully implemented network system at a high school. Experiences included:

  • Administration of Macintosh, DOS, Windows and Amiga OS and file structures
  • Authoring data filtering software for data passed between platforms
  • Writing automated login scripts and passwords maintenance software
  • NetWareŽ and local disk file structuring and mirroring
  • Creation of data bases accessible to any platform
  • Rights and file attribute management
  • Hardware specification, installation and maintenance
  • Configuration of hardware and software
  • Authoring and debugging custom software including DOS device driver software specific to curriculum needs
  • Management of audio-video edit decision lists between linear and non-linear devices across LAN
  • Management of full-motion audiovisual file formats within LAN and Internet
  • Authoring and management of classroom-focused website in Internet
  • Authoring and maintenance of automated student sign-in, attendance and assignment tracking software accessible through rights management
  • Creation and maintenance of gradebooks using Record BreakerŽ and Microsoft ExcelŽ
  • Interfacing of LAN with personally designed feature (add-in) cards to provide curriculum-specific support

I have consulted with school districts on the design and installation of multimedia authoring, editing and distribution systems. I have consulted on and designed extensive state-of-the-art multimedia systems for corporations including the interfacing of audiovisual, video, IMAG and videoconferencing systems; I have consulted on systems and technologies including corporate communications systems, Adobe Premier, AVID NT Express, MPEG file conversions and delivery of Video On Demand. I have installed and supervised installation of 10 BASE 2, 10 Base T data and 75 ohm coaxial systems for CCTV distribution. I have designed MATV, security and surveillance systems and carrier-current distribution systems. I am experienced and equally comfortable with fiber optic distribution.


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