Experience
Associate Professor – Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 2019 – Present.
Coordinator and Instructor, Interactive Media concentration, in the Media Arts Department in the College of Media and Entertainment.
Assistant Professor – Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 2012 – 2018.
Coordinator and Instructor, Interactive Media concentration, in the Media Arts Department in the College of Media and Entertainment.
Program Director – TEDxNashville, 2013 – 2014.
Speaker selection and program for the annual event with the theme of “Ideas Worth Sharing”.
Managing Director – DoingMedia, San Antonio, Texas, 2007 – 2012.
Provided digital content strategy, media production, training, and education services to the small business and non-profit sectors.
Organizer / Licensee – TEDxSanAntonio, 2010 – 2012.
Organizer, licensee, and Program Committee chair for the annual event with the theme of “Ideas Worth Sharing”.
Founding Partner – C4 Workspace, San Antonio, Texas, 2009 – 2011.
Founder and catalyst of the first shared desk coworking space in San Antonio providing daily, weekly, and monthly desk rental to solos, startups, consultants, and creatives.
Technical Producer – NOWCast San Antonio, August 2009 – December 2009.
Managed production editing and equipment acquisition for a hyper-local, citizen journalism project funded by the Knight Foundation.
Senior Business Analyst – USAA, San Antonio, Texas, 2006 – 2007.
Created strategy and requirements for acquisition, project managed prototype and implementation, developed operational plan, and managed operations for enterprise search engine (FAST Search) and web content management system (Documentum 5.3).
President – Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I), 2000 – 2001.
Managed the professional staff and volunteers of an international professional association during a period of financial recovery. Developed strategies, programs, and initiatives to maintain the association’s brand and visibility. Fiscal and budget management resulted in a debt reduction from $250,000 to $65,000 during an extended 18-month term.
Web Producer – USAA, San Antonio, Texas, 1998 – 2006.
Interaction design lead for projects; subject matter expert and business manager for enterprise software acquisitions and implementations (web content management and enterprise search) for a Fortune 200 financial services firm serving the military community. Produced award-winning website.
Executive Producer / Owner – Emedia Communications, Anaheim, California, 1995 – 1998.
Operated an electronic media creation services company (video, disc, online) serving corporate and non-profit clients.
Clients: The Toro Company, BI Technologies, Toshiba America, LaBruna Industries, Killingsworth Presentations, OC-ASTD, DialOne Inc., Rockwell Aerospace.
Project Manager – Graphix Zone, Irvine, California, 1994 – 1995.
Managed project staff in all aspects of multimedia CD-ROM production including design, graphics production, software development, and testing. Produced and designed award-winning CD-ROM multimedia titles including AFKA Prince Interactive; Hachette-Filipacci Explor’us CD-ROM Software Catalog (French market); Coldwell-Banker Franchise Sales presentation; Intel Indeo 3.2 Introduction CD.
Producer / Owner – Video Solutions, Anaheim, CA, 1991 – 1994.
Operated a video production services company serving corporate and non-profit clients. Produced or wrote award-winning programs for a variety of clients including:
Chapman University, Calsonic Climate Control, Chevron Oil, City of Anaheim, CSC – Index Group, Health Plan of America, Huck Manufacturing, Hughes Aircraft, ICN Pharmaceuticals, Innerspace Medical, New York Life, Saint Joseph Health Systems, Taco Bell, The Toro Company, Toshiba America, TRW Information Systems, Unisys, United Education Institute, VeriFone, Weyerhauser.
Writer / Producer / Director – Freelance, Orange County, CA, 1988 – 1990.
Various projects, including award-winning scripts.
Producer / Director – Automatic Data Processing, Roseland, New Jersey, 1984 – 1988.
Project lead for video production of internal and external communication, sales, training, and live event programming.
Director / Lighting Director / Videographer – Freelance, NJ/NY market, 1982 – 1984.
Numerous studio and location-based projects for Fortune 100 companies.
Awards
Silver Award – 2017 – CINDY Awards – Public Service and Information, International Association of Audio-Visual Communicators
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- Middle Tennessee State University College of Media and Entertainment Wall of Fame interactive display
- Producer / Designer
Best of Competition Award – 2017 – Interactive Media and Emerging Technology (Faculty) – Solo Category – Broadcast Education Association
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- Middle Tennessee State University College of Media and Entertainment Wall of Fame interactive display
- Producer / Designer
Gold Winner – 2017 – Hermes Creative Awards
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- Middle Tennessee State University College of Media and Entertainment Wall of Fame interactive display
- Producer / Designer
Silver Spur – 2000 – Texas Public Relations Association
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- USAA Education Foundation website
- Producer
Outstanding Achievement (Public Service) – 2000 – Texas Interactive Multimedia Awards – Austin Area Multimedia Association
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- USAA Education Foundation website
- Producer
Finalist – 1995 EMMA Awards
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- Graphix Zone, “ExplorUs Electronic Software Shop” consumer CD-ROM
- Project Manager
Silver Angel (Sales/Marketing) – 1993 ITVA-LA/OC Video Festival
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- Toro Irrigation, “570Z Sprinkler Introduction – Ground Maneuvers” direct response video
- Producer / Director
Award of Achievement – 1994 International Technical Video Competition- Society for Technical Communications
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- Toro Irrigation, “570Z Sprinkler Introduction – Ground Maneuvers” direct response video
- Producer / Director
Gold Angel Award (Sales & Marketing) – 1994 ITVA-LA/OC Video Festival
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- Calsonic Video Productions, “Arizona Test Center Promo” video
- Writer
1992 Telly Award
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- Gold Standard Productions, “Parkwest Development Promo” video
- Writer
Silver Angel (Sales/Marketing) – 1990 ITVA-LA Video Festival
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- TRW Information Systems “Gold Report Marketing” video
- Director / Assistant Producer
Achievements
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- U.S. Patent 9870427 – Systems and methods for publishing profiled content – Issued Jan 16, 2018
- U.S. Patent 8805883 – Systems and methods for publishing profiled content – Issued Aug 12, 2014
- Special Award of Recognition – Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I), 2005
- Chuck Webb Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service – MCA-I, 2005
- Board of Directors Award – Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I), 2004
- President – Media Communications Association-International (formerly ITVA), 2000 – 2001
- President-Elect – International Television Association, 1999 – 2000
- Vice President – International Television Association, 1998 – 1999
- Regional Vice President – International Television Association, 1997 – 1998
- Chapter President – International Television Association, Orange County (CA), 1994 – 1995
- Chapter President – International Television Association (ITVA), North Jersey, 1986 – 1987
- Intern – Television Conference Foundation Inc.- summer think tank conference for broadcast and television production executives held at Keystone, Colorado. – 1982
Community Work
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- Murfreesboro Technology Council – 2023 – Present
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Murfreesboro
- Communications Chair – Web Manager
- Nashville UX Meetup – 2015 – Present
- Nashville Podcasters Meetup – 2017 – Present
- Craft Content Nashville
- Executive Board – 2016-2021
- WordCamp Nashville
- Content Capture Chair – 2015-17
- PodCamp Nashville
- Content Capture Chair – 2013-15
- BarCamp Nashville
- Content Capture Chair – 2012-2015
- Healthy Futures (San Antonio, TX)
- Media Task Force Co-chair – 2008-2010
- First Unitarian-Universalist Church of San Antonio
- Our Whole Lives facilitator (K-1; 4-6) – 2001-2011
- Religious Education Teacher (K-2) – 1999-2000
Teaching
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- Middle Tennessee State University – Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Northwest Vista College – San Antonio, TX
- Palo Alto College – San Antonio, Texas
- Fullerton College – Fullerton, California
- California State University at Fullerton – Fullerton, California
- Rancho Santiago/Santa Ana College – Santa Ana, California
- Chapman University – Orange, California
- William Paterson University – Wayne, New Jersey
Professional Memberships
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- Broadcast Education Association (BEA)
- Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I)
- Content Management Professionals (CM Pros)
- Information Architecture Institute (IAI)
- Alliance for Community Media (ACM)
Skills
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- Production: Online design and production (XHTML; multimedia design and production (CD, Flash, DVD; multilingual); video production (studio, location; multilingual); audio production (studio; multilingual); content management systems (enterprise; open source; WordPress.)
- Operational: Documentum Web Publisher 5.3 SP3; FAST Data Search 4.1; Apple Macintosh (OSX, System 9); Microsoft: Windows (XP, 95), Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project); Adobe (Dreamweaver, Contribute, Photoshop); Apple (Final Cut Pro)
- Managerial: JavaScript; CSS; Java Server Pages (JSP); AVID Media Composer; Adobe Director, Flash, Illustrator.
Education
- Master of Science, Television/Radio – Brooklyn College/CUNY, Brooklyn, New York, 1983.
- Emphasis: Television Program Production
- 18-month Graduate Internship Program
- Bachelor of Arts, Communications – William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, 1980