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Welcome to my site
On this website you will find out everything there is to know about me...within reason. Up top you'll notice a Flash menu, feel free to look around and contact me if you need anything. Enjoy!
So who am I?
I am currently a full-time Professor and Department Chairman in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences at DeVry University in Philadelphia, PA. At DeVry I teach a wide range of courses in Web and Graphic Design as well as Computer Information Sciences. I am always trying to teach the latest technology and design so I incorporate CSS and Javascript as well as using cutting edge programs like Adobe Flash and Illustrator. By the end of the courses I hope that my students can leave with a well rounded and able knowledge of web design, programming, and graphic design.
Before coming to DeVry I was an Instructor in the Web Design & Interactive Media Department at The Art Institute of Houston. At the Art Institute I taught web design and graphic design courses such as Digital Illustration, Concepts in Motion, and Digital Imaging.
Before working at The Art Institute I was a graduate student and Instructor at The University of Massachusetts Amherst and an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Information Technologies
Department of Elms
College. At Elms I taught web design courses such as Website Multimedia, Intro to HTML, and GUI Web Design. Before leaving UMass I earned my B.S. in Computer Animation and Web Design as well as a Master of Education in Educational Technologies.
Outside of teaching classes at Elms I also taught a class in a small section of
the Computer Science department at UMass known as the Center for
Knowledge Communication.
Over the last four years I have taught Interactive
Web Animation. The course teaches Adobe Flash CS3 and it's
programming language ActionScript. Most of my students were Computer Science or
Art majors but we usually got a mix of experienced and non-experienced students.
The assignments included creating an animation, a game, and a portfolio. Students
also had the ability to choose their own final project. In most cases we got
advanced games, programs, chat clients, RPG's, and full websites.
Outside of teaching classes at Elms I also taught a class in a small section of
the Computer Science department at UMass known as the Center for
Knowledge Communication.
Over the last four years I have taught 