
Web media producer/support/journalist/teacher
Burlington, Vermont Area

Web media producer/support/journalist/teacher
Burlington, Vermont Area
Specializing in humane and innovative Web media projects in the areas of instruction, journalism, documentation and social networking since 1994. Thrive in academic/research/small team environments. Experienced leader and teacher who inspires, empowers, trusts, and challenges people. Communicative, creative and collaborative.
Video, still and text documentation and journalism. Instructional design. Technology reporting. Humane technology issues.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
July 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 11 months)
NYU, Tisch ITP Masters Program Work-Study. High tech/media equipment room staffing and open/close department responsibilities.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
May 2007 — July 2007 (3 months)
Summer contract to build learning center to help new Web video show producers make episodic online content.
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
June 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 2 months)
Defined new position. Trained/managed front desk staff of 15 for 88-hour week. Standardized training, scheduling workflow to a "Wiki Way of Working." Instructional technologist. Managed audio/visual equipment. Digitized interlibrary loan system, "the fastest, most dedicated, organized and efficient installation of a complete Clio Advanced system ever,"
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
November 2004 — September 2005 (11 months)
Personal project: Produced, directed, wrote and shot hour-long documentary film and submitted to several film festivals. Managed editors, organized successful screening. Digitized 8mm film and 1/4" reel-to-reel from 1965. Scanned 462 stills. Published several online tutorials for passive Google income.
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
December 2003 — June 2004 (7 months)
Media / journalism / technology teacher, directly advising nine students. Organized field trips. Created internship video.
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
January 2001 — August 2003 (2 years 8 months)
Successfully brought new internship program to full operation. Coordinated 70 high-school level interns in the field. Designed and developed a custom internship tracking database and other resources for replicating the program to other schools via a Bill and Milinda Gates Grant. Wrote intern/mentor manual. Created replication video / DVD.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
January 2000 — January 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Managed / trained Web media production and online community team at a modestly funded action sports and music startup. Achieved 20,000 registered users, 50,000+ unique visitors and 400,000+ impressions / month in six months.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 2001 — January 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Operations manager of an evaluation and showcase lab for new downtown ballpark featured frequently in the press. Tested and demoed products being considered for purchase, such as web-enabled turnstiles and ticketing. Wireless technologies for patrons to order food from their seats, find other patrons, and follow games interactively. Partnered with startups and technology leaders Cisco, Cubic, 3-Com and Gateway. Completed under budget and beyond expectations.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 1997 — August 2000 (3 years 4 months)
Taught six sections (one online) of Multimedia Development, a graduate level technology prerequisite for SDSU's Educational Technology Masters program. Student evaluations were consistently above department average. Instructional media lab technician in a well-funded Macintosh computing lab. Administered 100+ high-end multimedia Macs and LANs. Also assisted professors on three human-computer interaction / instructional design projects.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NSCP; Computer Software industry)
December 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 6 months)
Moderator of Issues and Ideas, a heavily-trafficked professional forum during Netscape’s popular pre-AOL period, through development, public launch, and operation. One of the only team members kept on staff after consolidation.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 1995 — May 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Hired / managed freelance team members at agency serving Oracle, Global Village, FileMaker, Logitech, Syquest, Claris.
MPS (in progress), Tisch School of the Arts, Interactive Technology Program (ITP), 2006 — 2008
MA, Educational Technology/Instructional Design, 1997 — 2000
BA, Journalism & Broadcasting, 1989 — 1991
Transferred from Univeristy of Maine and Embry Riddle Aeronautical U
K-8, Life, 1974 — 1980
Humane technology. Instructional and Interactive applications. Social psychology. Video/Photography. Writing. Documentation. Teaching. Space exploration. Trees.
NoEnd (Co-founder)