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ELLIS, Inc.
Board of Directors, consultant on technical applications.
English as a second language (ESL) multimedia language
training company. January, 2004 to June 2006. Board took company
from losing sales and losing money to a profitable position, by restructuring,
taking the company private, solving major technical problems in installation,
product development, product security and sales. Successfully sold company
to Pearson-Longman in June 2006.
Vidyatech LLC.
E-learning development, software and consulting. Director Instructional Technology, September, 2001 to present.
CSSI, Inc.
Senior Principal Analyst for the Automated Performance
Management System (APMS) project under FAA funding. The project is to
develop a working model for the routine collection and analysis of digital
flight data, and support its implementation at participating air carriers
through the related Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Demonstration
Project. Continued project below as senior consultant.
October, 2001 to 2004.
JIL Information Systems, Inc.
Senior Principal Analyst for the Automated Performance
Management System (APMS) project under FAA funding. The project is to
develop a working model for the routine collection and analysis of digital
flight data, and support its implementation at participating air carriers
through the related Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Demonstration
Project. October, 1996 to 2001.
Performx
Vice President of Research and Development. Consulting
on multimedia and interactive video training and instructional design for Air
Canada contract. Developing corporate technical standards and
specifications. Generation of technical and functional specifications for
transaction shell templates and other authoring tools, electronic performance
support systems and automated support tools for training and skills analysis.
Staff selection and training. Technical support for marketing. March, 1995 to
September, 1996
Island MultiMedia
President and principal consultant. Consulting on multimedia and
interactive video training and instructional design for Eyring
Corp., MascoTech, Caterpillar, Leading Way, Performx, NIIT, the Paramedic Academy for the Justice Institute
for British Columbia, Wonderware and Intra-View. 1994 to 2005.
Jostens Learning Corporation
Director of Instructional Design, Adult Basic Education, Jostens Learning
(Hartley Software Group). Responsible for consulting on instructional
design, advanced product design/development, and integration of Wicat computer-based ABE products into Jostens product
line. 1992-1994.
Wicat Systems, Education Division
Director Adult Basic Education/Adult Basic Skills, Education R&D, Wicat. Responsible for the design and development of
computer based adult basic education and at-risk student curriculum materials
and programs. 1991-1992
University of
Instructor, Introduction to Instructional Design EDCI 481a,
Instructor, Design of Interactive Instructional Systems EDCI 587b,
Wicat Systems,
Training Division
Technical Director, Training Systems Division, Wicat.
Responsible for new product development in interactive multimedia, technical
input to all TSD products, and technical consulting for clients. The relevant
technologies include hardware, software, and ISD among others. The technical
direction included problem solving, tool development, proposal generation,
initial design, and TSD and client personnel training and support. Significant
projects included Wicat Generation Environment (WGE),
Sage, WISE, SMART, PeaceShield, Boeing 747-400 Flight
and Maintenance Training, Boeing 767 Task Analysis and Prototype Definition,
AT&T videodiscs, IBM videodiscs, and client systems installations and
personnel training at AT&T, Denver Research Institute, American Express,
British Telecom, Manpower Services Commission UK), ATECH (Zurich), Royal Army
Signal Corps (UK), and the National Security Agency. January 1981 to 1990, with
reporting assignments varying between Training Systems, R&D, and Marketing
Divisions as needed.
Technical Director, Wicat Productivity Tools
Development. From 1986 to 1991, designed and supervised the development of
advanced productivity tools for development of multimedia products for Wicat. These have been characterized by the development of
lesson strategy templates implemented in lesson production through the use of
sophisticated "lesson generators" as opposed to traditional CBT
lesson authoring techniques. Currently over 30 Wicat
developed projects and 10 external clients have used these tools and they
remain the technology of choice within Wicat for most
lesson development. WGE, FED, Image, and Sage are products which have been spun
out of this effort. The approach effectively eliminates lesson logic
development and debug as significant budget items, in spite of the fact the
strategy templates typically have very sophisticated branching (coefficient of
branching complexity>22). Typical logic investment on templated
projects is 3% or less of the budget, as opposed to up to 40% on conventional
CBT development projects.
Technical Director,
Technical Director, Boeing Commercial Aircraft Corporation 767 Maintenance CBT
program for SAS and internal use. Supported analysis phase of project and
developed analysis deliverables to client. Developed automated authoring tools
and template tools and documentation. Continued consulting on project through
July, 1990. 1988 to 1990.
Technical Director, Boeing Commercial Aircraft Corporation 767 Flight Crew CBT
program for SAS and internal use. Set up and consulted on analysis and design
phases of program through development of demonstration prototypes and initial
demonstration videodisc. Developed automated authoring and template tools and
documentation. Conducted training on tools and continued to consult on project.
March 1988 to conclusion of project, 1990
Project/Technical Director, Boeing Commercial Aircraft Corporation 747-400
flight and maintenance CBT program. Hired and trained staff and set up and
directed CBT development project through analysis and design phases and into
development phase. Continued to consult on project and subsequent extensions.
December 1987 to 1990.
Project/Technical Director, Boeing Aerospace Corporation Peace Shield
CBT/Videodisc Subcontract, October 1986 to 1990. Set up project to provide
technical support and staff for operator and maintenance training for Saudi air
defense system. Hired and trained staff, directed project through analysis and
design phases, successfully competed for CBT hardware and authoring contracts,
developed specifications for automated authoring tools and template system, and
continued to consult through development phase. Development task was
interactive video and CBT lessons covering more than 2000 hours of on line
instruction. Supported Boeing technical reports and US and Saudi Air Force
review meetings with briefings, presentations and demonstrations in US and
Supervising Instructional Psychologist, IBM, IFS Self-Paced Course Development
Project. (The Supervising Instructional Psychologist's role was technical
definition, supervision, and quality control. Typically 3-10 project directors
would report to him for technical supervision and to a Group director of TSD
for administrative supervision.) November 1980-June 1981.
Supervising Instructional Psychologist, IBM, Interactive Personnel System, CAI
course on IBM software product. August 1981-May 1982.
Supervising Instructional Psychologist, Computer Resource Management, (CRM)
Training Project, develop text course to teach CRM to
Supervising Instructional Psychologist, Smith-Kline & French project to
develop a library of 15 interactive medical videodiscs. November 1980-April
1982.
Supervising Instructional Psychologist, Project to develop three IBM Office
Products Division training courses in text and CAI utilizing IIS. January
1980-January 1981.
Supervising Instructional Psychologist, IBM COPICS Purchasing Interactive
Videodisc Course Development. Technical supervision of development of an
interactive videodisc course for customers and sales representatives for a new
IBM software application project. This was the first interactive video training
and demonstration product for IBM Data Processing Division. November 1980-March
1981.
Project Director, Army Maintenance Trainer Evaluation and Simulation System
(AMTESS). Direct Project to design and develop CAI, 2-D simulation, and central
computer systems to control integrated 3D-maintenance trainer for electronics
and automotive maintenance. Project required instructional analysis, design and
development for computer controlled videodisc programs and computer graphics.
September 1980-April 1981. Technical consultant on development phase of
project. April 1981-May 1982.
Wicat Institute
Project Director, Storage Media Technical Study Project. Project to analyze and
document major information storage technologies and trends for
Analyst/Consultant, U.S. Army Training Development Institute (TDI) consultant
(through Battelle Corporation contract). Tasked to analyze existing systems
supporting task analysis and documentation in support of major analysis RFP
effort by TDI leading to identification of prerequisite learning tasks and
skills critical to success in over 100 different Army MOS training programs.
Tasked to recommend specifications relating to data formats, structures, and
analysis for that effort. April 1980-June 1980.
Project Director, DEC/GIGI Project. Project to develop 3 online
courseware/software packages for advanced DEC product (VK 100) announced in
October 1980. Packages developed include CAI (CDS) lessons for sales training
for new device (including tutorials, simulations and automated glossary),
package for new device, and online sales analysis and support routines. January
1980-November 1980.
Project Director, Smith-Kline & French Co. Project to develop and
demonstrate an interactive, computer controlled videodisc patient management
simulation for gastroenterologists (demonstrated at the International Congress
of Gastroenterologists, June 8, 1980.
Courseware, Inc.
Director, Computer Applications, Courseware, Inc. Supervised and coordinated
development of internal corporate data processing function, and directed
computer dependent activities of all contracts. 1977-1979.
Project Director, Computer Aids to Instructional System Design (ISD),
NAVTRAEQUIPCEN. Analysis of Computer Applications to ISD Functions. Generated
specification for automating the ISD process. 1977-1978.
Supervising Instructional Psychologist for two Plato courses developed for CDC
in the areas of business communications and value selling. 1977-1979.
Project Director, DOD Author Training Course and Author Management System,
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Instructional and software
development and implementation effort. Generated the Author Training Course (8
volumes), and the Author Management System. 1976-1978.
Instructional Psychologist and Director of CAI Development for Courseware, Inc.
Project Director S-3A Aircrew Training (TICCIT Development Activity). Installed
first commercial TICCIT system, directed revision of course of over 1000
objectives including development of over 450 CAI objectives using both TICCIT and
Plato. 1974-1976.
Instructor, Computer Uses in Education, Department of Educational Technology
and Librarianship,
MITRE Corporation
TICCIT English Production Coordinator (Consultant to MITRE Corporation).
Directed production of TICCIT English courseware and coordinated implementation
of course at test sites.
Instructor, Educational Psychology for Teachers,
Institute for Computer Uses in Education (ICUE)
Instructional Design Technician (IDT), TICCIT Project, University of
Kansas City, Missouri Public Schools
Director, Computer-Assisted Instruction Laboratory, Kansas City, Missouri,
Public Schools. Founded the KC Public Schools CAI effort, one of only four
major public school CAI activities at the time. The project was funded for a
total of five years under a combination of ESEA Title III and public school
funding, and has continued since under local funding. Systems utilized ranged
from the IBM1500 to 360/APL terminals. Generated over 300 hours of junior high
math and science CAI lessons (CW II). 1966-1971.
Secondary Math Instructor and Swimming Coach, Paseo
High School, Kansas City, Missouri Public Schools, 1966.
McCune Home for Boys
Counselor, Coach, Cottage Parent at McCune Home for Boys, Jackson County,
Missouri, 1965-1966.
Knob Noster, Missouri Public Schools
Secondary Math and Physics Instructor, Knob Noster (R
VIII).
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