Experience

South Dakota Board of Regents

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• e-Education Fellow

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Selected by the South Dakota Board of Regents to oversee academic technology initiatives of the state's public higher education system. These include serving as the academic lead for various statewide committees and initiatives, including:• Desire2Learn (learning management system) management committee• Mobile Computing Initiative• Technology Fellowship Program• Open Access Initiatives• Online Quality Assurance process• Course Redesign Initiative• Digital Accessibility



University of South Dakota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director, Center for Teaching & Learning

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  Promoted to this position from the Coordinator of eLearning position. Primarily responsible for supporting the use of technology in pedagogy at the university. Responsibilities include:• instructional design and support of academic technology of campus• quality assurance in distance and online courses• faculty development and support• project management• management of TechFellows program, which partners students, specially trained in the use of technology, with faculty and staff• representation of the university on various state-level committees• also served 18 months as interim director during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2004 - Present

  teach music history (MUS 100: Jazz Appreciation) and graphic and web design (ARTD 325) online

• Interim Director, Center for Teaching & Learning

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  Named as interim director when the previous director was appointed interim dean for the College of Fine Arts. Served in a caretaker role until a permanent director was hired. Key accomplishments:- automated many office systems saving hundreds of hours of manual labor- played a leading role in the transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, including training hundreds of faculty and overseeing thousands of courses- successfully managed a staff of 20 working entirely remotely, including onboarding new employees- led campus instructional technology efforts in preparation for the return to face-to-face instruction, including faculty development- coordinated moving the entire department to a new facility during the pandemic; also included designing and providing oversight of the development of the facility- provided leadership on statewide committees both related and unrelated to pandemic planning

• Coordinator of eLearning

  • Feb 2006 - Aug 2012

  (same responsibilities as Assistant Director position)

• Technology Integration Specialist

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2006

  Promoted to this position from the Senior Programmer/Analyst (SPA) position. Functions similar to that of an SPA with added responsibilities of staff supervision of a team of full-time and student developers as well as additional management and committee duties. Primary responsibilities were:- Project development and management- Learning (course) management system (LMS) administration- Website management, development, quality assurance and compliance- End-user support, training, and documentation- Systems administration and integration- Content management systems (CMS) development and administration

• Senior Programmer Analyst

  • May 2002 - Sep 2005

  (same basic responsibilities as Technology Integration Specialist position)

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 1999 - May 2002

  Employed by the Department of Computer Science.- Served as the primary web developer for the university.- Built and maintained various web applications.- Performed maintenance and administrative functions on various hardware platforms (Sun Solaris, Windows, Oracle, etc.).- Participated in research computing.- Maintained the university's learning management system (WebCT)



University of South Dakota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 1996 - May 1999

  (same responsibilities as Graduate Research Assistant position) (same responsibilities as Graduate Research Assistant position)