Lou Harrison

Current

Chair of the Student Services Committee at ACM SIGGRPH
Associate Vice Provost for Educational Technology Services at NC State University, DELTA

Past

Director of Information Technology at DELTA, NC State University
Pathfinders Chair at SIGGRAPH 2006
Associate Director, Learning Technology Service at NC State University

Academic Exhibits and VorTechs at SIGGRAPH 2003
Courses Chair at Siggraph

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Education

NC State University
George Washington HS

Connections

297 connections

Industry

E-Learning

Websites

My Company

Lou Harrison’s Summary

High level Technology Manager with substantial experience with teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT). Has contributed to product development of commercial and open source Learning Management Systems. Focus on providing a technology infrastructure where faculty and students can flourish. Also a long-time volunteer with ACM SIGGRAPH.

Lou Harrison’s Specialties:

Enterprise Architecture, Collaboration, Networking and connections

Lou Harrison’s Experience

Chair of the Student Services Committee

ACM SIGGRPH

(Non-Profit; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Associate Vice Provost for Educational Technology Services

NC State University, DELTA

(E-Learning industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years )

Associate Vice Provost for Educational Technology Services (briefly)
• Responsible for setting technical direction and vision for enterprise-wide Learning Management Suite including purchase of commercial tools and development projects. Planning and design of sustainable hardware infrastructure, and technical support model which provides for disaster recovery options.
• Supervise Technology Development Staff, including Applications Developers, Learning Management Applications Support Personnel, desktop support personnel, and video engineers, Media Distribution personnel and Video Classroom Operations.
• Interact with other senior staff in DELTA, developing and encouraging collaboration. Serve on various internal and campus committees where technology use in learning is an issue. Represent DELTA to other entities (IT, Library, Colleges) on campus.
Director of Information Technology

DELTA, NC State University

(Higher Education industry)

August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)

Director of Information Technology (briefly)
• Responsible for setting technical direction and vision for enterprise-wide Learning Management Suite including purchase of commercial tools and development projects. Planning and design of sustainable hardware infrastructure, and technical support model which provides for disaster recovery options.
• Supervise Technology Development Staff, including Applications Developers, Learning Management System Administrators, desktop support personnel, and video engineers, Media Distribution personnel and Video Classroom Operations.
• Interact with other senior staff in DELTA, developing and encouraging collaboration. Serve on various internal and campus committees where technology use in learning is an issue. Represent DELTA to other entities (IT, Library, Colleges) on campus.
Pathfinders Chair

SIGGRAPH 2006

(E-Learning industry)

2005 — 2006 (1 year )
Associate Director, Learning Technology Service

NC State University

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2000 — July 2006 (6 years 3 months)
Academic Exhibits and VorTechs

SIGGRAPH 2003

(E-Learning industry)

2002 — 2003 (1 year )
Courses Chair

Siggraph

(E-Learning industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )

Lou Harrison’s Education

NC State University

MS , Computer Science , 1987 — 1990
George Washington HS

1978 — 1982

Additional Information

Lou Harrison’s Websites:

My Company

Lou Harrison’s Groups:

DUX2007 Registration Chair

Educause Institute Management Program 2007 - February 4–8, Tempe, AZ

SIGGRAPH 2006 Pathfinders Chair
(see http://www.siggraph.org/s2006/main.php?f=cfp&p=pathfinders)

SIGGRAPH 2003 Academic Exhibits Chair
SIGGRAPH 2001 Courses Chair
Served as a reviewer for ACM SIGGRAPH, IEEE CG&A, VR Presence, IEEE TOSMC.
Co-Chair of a course in Stereo Computer Graphics at SIGGRAPH '93.
Chair of a course in Stereo Computer Graphics at IEEE Viz’93 and SIGGRAPH '97.
Served on the SIGGRAPH ’99 and 2000 Courses Subcommittees.
Served on the SIGGRAPH 2002 Panels Subcommittee.
Volunteer for Pathfinders at every SIGGRAPH Conference since 1999., WebCT Advisory, CCL LDP Program, SIGGRAPH