3. Deep knowledge Princeton University, B.S.E. Computer Science MIT, M.S. Computer Science MIT, Ph.D. Computer Science NJIT, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
4. Diverse teaching experience The techie point-person for clients, partners and companies’ nontechnical colleagues wherever I have worked Computer classes for senior citizens Assistant Professor of Computer Science
5. Technological innovation in education Created an early web-based interactive distance learning course. Developed a handwriting tutorial game for a new portable platform. Developed a custom math drills game tailored to a special needs student. Created online surveys for a high school special needs program and trained the case manager to operate and support them.
8. 18 years of experience Assistant Professor Member of Technical Staff Manager, Developer Relations & Technology Partnerships Research Staff VP, Product Strategy Consultant Product Manager
9. My busy life in technology Managed an Internet software agents product < Became the technical point person for business-side units < Developed and managed relationships with partners < Classified R&D in computer science < Evaluated and helped adopt collaborative software < Researched and defined new markets for the company < Developed a business plan < Managed development of a prototype < Pursued venture funding with the CEO <
10. My busy life in technology, cont’d Researched best technologies for a portable platform < Developed and managed technology partnerships < Provided technical expertise to global sales units < Built a nascent community of outside developers < Led software R&D initiatives < Wrote and managed successful grant proposals < Championed collaborations with major software companies < Taught undergrad and grad courses in computer science < Designed a web-based interactive distance learning course < Won an NSF Research Initiation Award <
11. My current project Creating and teaching a radically different multimedia course on computers > simplify technology to bare bones > enable immediate entry to the digital age for a novice
12. My passion (via Einstein): “make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler”
13. Technology is for everyone M.S. Structural Engineering Created 20,000+ digital photos and scans in the past decade; listens to audiobooks on an MP3 player B.S. Industrial Engineering Began programming a microwave at 80 Ph.D. Computer Science Lives and breathes technology; was online before online became a word Gen Z Does not know of a time without the Internet; asks what a pager is
14. e d u c a t i o n Added up r e s e a r c h web 2.0 innovation evaluation technology champion web 3.0 development w e b w a r e t e a c h i n g social media cloud computing collaborative applications implementation emerging technologies project management tech made simple
