Randy Riddle

Current

• Senior IT Analyst at Duke University
• Owner at Cool Cat Daddy Productions (Self-employed)

Past

• Academic Computing Specialist at Wake Forest University

Education

• Appalachian State University

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website
• My resume

Randy Riddle’s Summary

Instructional technologist with over a decade of experience in designing, implementing and evaluation of faculty and staff development, online courses, educational software, and technology-enabled classroom facilities.

Randy Riddle’s Specialties:

small business management, project management, program assessment, training, staff development, learning theories, learning management systems, video editing, and audiovisual restoration and preservation.

Randy Riddle’s Experience

• Senior IT Analyst

  Duke University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2000 — Present (8 years 7 months)

  Led development of and managed faculty professional development program, IT Fellows, designed to introduce best practices in instructional technology use to Duke faculty and develop curricular changes in academic programs. Developed training programs and workshops for professional development of technology support staff. Project manager for interactive cd-rom and web site promoting wider and more effective use of course management software at Duke. Edited and directed series of video profiles of faculty using effective technology integration in Duke courses. Developed faculty-student partnership program, funded by Dell Computer, for development of instructional materials. Led investigation and evaluation of new technology tools at the university, including ebook readers, video software, and online image database and collaboration tools.

• Owner

  Cool Cat Daddy Productions (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  January 1993 — Present (15 years 7 months)

  Independent documentary filmmaker.

• Academic Computing Specialist

  Wake Forest University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 1995 — December 1999 (4 years 5 months)

  Responsible for budgeting and long-range planning for integration of technologies into department curriculum and classrooms. Developed and delivered training programs and workshops to faculty and students on multimedia hardware and software including video and audio editing, 3d, graphics and web-authoring software. Led efforts with Academic Computing Specialists in other departments to coordinate training and consulting on multimedia across campus. Designed, implemented and managed advanced digital design studio for digital art instruction, MIDI-based computer lab for music theory and composition classes, and a theater computer studio for CAD, 3D set and lighting design with budgets ranging from $50K to $500K. Designed Flash and multimedia modules and instructional websites for faculty and departments.

Randy Riddle’s Education

• Appalachian State University

  BS, Public and Applied History, 1983 — 1988

  Courses on Archives/Museum Management, Marketing, Small Business Management, Personnel Management, Communications, Computer Programming, Film, Archival Preservation

  Activities and Societies:

  Student Radio Station, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Writing Tutor

Additional Information

Randy Riddle’s Websites:

• My Website
• My resume

Randy Riddle’s Interests:

psychohistory, project management, new technology, technology start-ups, entertainment industry, screenwriting, vintage audio, old time radio, hiking

Randy Riddle’s Groups:

Committee on Lesbian/Gay History – American Historical Association
1998-2000
North Carolina Media Artists Alliance, Raleigh, NC, 1992-1996
Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, New York, 1992-1996

•    Digital Cinema member
•    LinkEds & writers member

Randy Riddle’s Honors:

Grant for Documentary Post-Production - Weinbaum Memorial Foundation, 1995
Certificate of Recognition for Volunteer Activities - Gov. James Martin, State of NC, 1990
T. Austin Finch Scholarship - Thomasville Furniture Industries, 1983-'88
Academic Scholarship - Appalachian State University, 1983-'84

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