Professional Experience

September 2004 to present
Senior Manager, Knowledge and Information Management (KIM), Internet2, Washington,DC.
The Senior Manager of KIM is responsible for planning, development, production, and maintenance of the Internet2 web based applications, electronic collections, and online collaboration spaces. Also have worked with the Internet2 Middleware Shibboleth project and the Pennsylvania State University LionShare project.

August 2001 to September 2004
Chief Information Architect, End-to-End Performance Initiative, Internet2, Washington,DC.
The Chief Information Architect is responsible for planning and production of electronic collections and collaboration spaces for the End-to-End Performance Initiative.

December 1998 to August 2001
Senior Project Coordinator, Distributed Applications Support Team (DAST) of the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
The Senior Project Coordinator is responsible for strategic planning and outreach activities for the DAST by applying leading edge technologies appropriately to research and education. I worked with other technologists to develop the Advance Application Clearinghouse, an online clearinghouse of high performance applications and personnel.

January 1997 to December 1998
Director of Networking Initiatives, The Southeastern Universities Research Association
The Director has programmatic responsibility for an array of existing projects (e.g., a virtual electronic library initiative), development and support of pending projects (including one with a national supercomputing center), and pursuit of new initiatives beneficial to SURA's members.

1994 to present:
International Technology Consultant, Speaker, and Workshop Developer
Working with organizations to improve, integrate, and/or aggregate implementation of Networked Information Technologies.

Speaking on topics designed to demonstrate future trends in information technologies and how they can be applied to specific needs or interests.

Design workshops to transfer technical knowledge and expertise toensure that organizations better understand technologies and their impact on work, learning, and life.

Clients include: The City of Boulder Public Library, The United Kingdom Higher Education Funding Councils Joint Information Steering Committee, the Southeast Online Network Monticello Electronic Library, the European Academic Research Network, and other organizations.

January 1996 to January 1997
Part Time Instructor, The University of Colorado at Boulder.
Working with the University Libraries and the University Computer and Networking Services on projects related to networked information discovery and retrieval.

June 1991 to December 1995
Director, The Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval at the Information Technologies Division - MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Create and operate an international center funded by the National Science Foundation and MCNC for collecting, classifying, and disseminating information for and about software tools for locating and using resources accessed via the global network known as the Internet.

Develop new programs that incorporate information technologies into mainstream applications such as education, libraries, or health care services.

Develop projects to demonstrate leading edge uses of networked information technologies in the emerging global information infrastructure.

Managed staff of seven professionals and one administrative with annual budget in excess of $1M.

June 1991 to October 1992
Manager, Networked Information at the Center for Communications - MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Develop an international center for collecting, classifying, and disseminating information for and about software tools for locating and using resources accessed via the global network known as the Internet.

Also, Consultant for Libraries and Networked Information to the Office of Academic Affairs, The University of North Carolina General Administration

Develop strategic planning materials about networked information and networked resources for higher education in North Carolina.

Consult with key personnel on policy related libraries and networks to provide global perspective on trends in networked information and networked resources for higher education.

Encourage the development of information infrastructure efforts in North Carolina.

Work with local and national task forces on networked information and networked resources.

Develop cooperative programs that include the spectrum of K through post graduate studies.

Assist in the development of a network information center for North Carolina.

Managed staff of two professionals with annual budget of $300K.

June 1988 to June 1991: Assistant Director, The University of North Carolina Educational Computing Service (UNC-ECS), Research Triangle Park, NC.
February 1985 to June 1988: Manager of Academic Services, The University of North Carolina Educational Computing Service, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Plan and coordinate academic computer support services for the constituent members of UNC-ECS, which includes the 17 campuses of The University of North Carolina system as well as other educational organizations in th e state of North Carolina.

Manage the university portion of the North Carolina State Contract for Microcomputers with combined annual sales exceeding $60,000,000.00. Includes writing specifications, supervising evaluation of submissions, and making final recommendations to the Depar tment of Purchase and Contracts.

Develop and manage an ongoing outreach program of on-site training and consulting for faculty and administrative use of computing in higher education.

Create and manage microcomputer laborator ies. The laboratory at UNC-ECS serves multiple purposes: product evaluation, faculty training, and solving problem situations. The UNC-ECS Faculty Mini Microcomputer Laboratories consist of two microcomputers and one printer. Placed at eight of the UNC uni versities in order they provide computing resources for faculty.

Supervise four professional staff and one clerical staff. Staff specialists include two systems analysts, one applications and network resources specialist, and one curriculum materials specialist.

October 1983 to January 1985: Microcomputer Specialist (Analyst/Programmer III) for The University of North Carolina Educational Computing Service, Research Triangle Park, NC.

April 1983 to October 1983: Analyst/Programmer II for The University of North Carolina Educational Computing Service, Research Triangle Park, NC.

October 1980 to April 1983: Educational Media Specialist in the School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

January 1980 to October 1980: North Carolina Visiting Artist at Pitt Community College, Greenville, NC.

1979-1978: Visiting Artist: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC.

1978-1976: Graduate Student in Textile Design at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

1976-1975: Self-employed Artist/Craftsman in Greenville, NC.

1975-1973: Illustrator II for the Bureau of Management Systems, the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, FLA.

1966-1968: Specialist Fourth Class, United States Army.

Curator: George H. Brett II -- email: ghbrett@mindspring.com

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