Professional Experience

Associate Director & Instructional Designer

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Teaching & Learning Center (TLC)

Associate Director / Instructional Designer
August 2007 to present
Collaborate with instructors, academic units, and campus committees on teaching and learning issues. Assist faculty to enhance their excellence as teachers through instructional design, the purposeful planning and implementation of instructional methods and strategies targeted to learning needs and objectives. Coordinate instruction program including conferences, workshops, and discussion forums to improve teaching and learning.

Educational Technology Center (ETC)

Instructional Designer / Instruction Program Coordinator
August 2003 to August 2007
Responsible for collaborating with faculty members to assist them to integrate technology into their research and curriculum and developing instructional media using educational technologies.

Education and Informatics Systems Team (EIST)

Instructional Design Coordinator
August 1998 to August 2003
Coordinated Instructional Design efforts for professional schools at the University at Buffalo including; Graduate School of education, Law School, School of Informatics, and School of Social Work,

Adjunct Faculty Member

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

  • LIS 506
    Introduction to Information Technology
    Departments of Library & Information Studies
    Graduate School of Education
    September 20010 to December 2011
    Course Syllabus
    Learning 2.0 Things website

  • COM 495 / INF 500 / LIS 500
    Collaborative Applications in Web Design
    Departments of Communication and Library & Information Studies School of Informatics
    September 2001 to May 2004
    Course Syllabus

  • LAI 635 – Web Design for Education
    Graduate School of Education
    May 2001 to December 2002
    Course Syllabus

  • ART 250 - Intro to Computer Art and Design
    College of Arts and Sciences, Art Department
    January 1998 to May 1998

Project Manager and Interactive Designer

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Main Designer for “Helping Hands”, a childhood cancer informational multimedia program. I began working on
the project through independent study through school
and on a volunteer basis beginning November 1994. During my involvement I supervised over 50 students in the continued development of the project.
June 1995 to 2000

Interactive Designer

Digicon Communications

Worked directly with clients, programming staff and the network manager, responsible for developing web pages and interactive presentations.
January 1998 to September 1998

Teaching Assistant

Frontier High School

Developed tutorials and assisted teaching a High School multimedia class.
January 1997 to May 1997

Retail Business Manager

Atlantic Refining and Marketing Corp.

Responsible for store operations including customer service, marketing, accounting and employee relations.
August 1983 to February 1993

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Professional Activities

SUNY Buffalo Committees and Working Groups
Online Learning Workgroup (2010)
iTunes U Support Team (2009)
Teaching, Learning & Technology Task Group (TLT-TG) (2009)
UBclicks – Classroom Response System Implementation Team (2007)
University Libraries Information Literacy/Fluency Taskforce (2006)
University Libraries Public Services Committee (2006)
UBlearns/Blackboard Documentation Subcommittee (2006)
UBlearns/Blackboard Support Team (2004)
UB Software/Hardware Standards Committee (2003)
School of Informatics Web Design & Development Committee (2003)
Distance Learning Working Group (2003)
UBlearns/Blackboard Faculty Advisory Committee (2001)

Professional Affiliations

Western New York Consortium of Higher Education
Professional and Organizational Development Network
in Higher Education (POD)
UB Instructional Design Group (IDG) – Group Coordinator
Buffalo Multimedia Users Group (BMMUG)
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
WNY Technology Coordinators Group through Erie 1 BOCES
ProMac Users Group

Professional Development Activities

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