Experience

Knowledge Avatars

• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • May 2013 - Present

  Knowledge Avatars™ are ideal robot tutors. A Knowledge Avatar is a robotic representation of your own knowledge. Our platform automatically programs the bot. You do not need any technical knowledge to do so. You can create and monetize a Knowledge Avatar™. Knowledge Avatars™ are ideal robot tutors. A Knowledge Avatar is a robotic representation of your own knowledge. Our platform automatically programs the bot. You do not need any technical knowledge to do so. You can create and monetize a Knowledge Avatar™.



Santé Media Group

• Dalton, MA

• Publisher

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Food. Wine. Spirits. A complete menu of ingredients makes a successful restaurant business. Welcome to the world of Santé, the Media Publisher for Restaurant Professionals and food, wine & spirits enthusiasts that operates as a dynamic link between buyer and brand. Food. Wine. Spirits. A complete menu of ingredients makes a successful restaurant business. Welcome to the world of Santé, the Media Publisher for Restaurant Professionals and food, wine & spirits enthusiasts that operates as a dynamic link between buyer and brand.



IEEE

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• IEEE ICICLE Member

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  A voting member of the IEEE IC Industry Consortium on Learning Engineering, defining standards in the teaching and implementation of Learning Engineering. A voting member of the IEEE IC Industry Consortium on Learning Engineering, defining standards in the teaching and implementation of Learning Engineering.



Knowledge Environments, Inc.

• President

  • 2000 - 2013

  I founded the company and led the team to develop custom online educational solutions, museum exhibits, and training. Highlights: • Developed the educational website for the American Chestnut Foundation. • Developed the educational website for Neotropical Birds. • Developed exhibits for the Covered Bridge Museum in Bennington, VT. Directed the documentary film on Vermont covered bridges and developed an interactive simulation where students could design and test their own bridges. • Developed a simulation tool for the Pine Bush Museum in Albany, NY where students could simulate controlled burns of the Pine Bush. • Developed a Virtual Tour of the New York Hall of Science where users could navigate the museum and interact with virtual exhibits. Show less



Lifelong.com Inc.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services

• Founder & President

  • 1991 - 2000

  Built one of the first online teaching systems covering topics for all ages, for lifelong learners. We received multiple awards including awards from the National Information Infrastructure, Lycos, and the Exploratorium Museum. We were receiving 1 million hits a month and took the company public. Built one of the first online teaching systems covering topics for all ages, for lifelong learners. We received multiple awards including awards from the National Information Infrastructure, Lycos, and the Exploratorium Museum. We were receiving 1 million hits a month and took the company public.



Simon & Schuster Software

• Greater New York City Area

• Editor

  • 1987 - 1988

  Managed all of the educational software products for the unit, including Typing Tutor, SAT and GRE test prep. Increased sales by maintaining high quality and establishing packaging and marketing standards across the portfolio. Managed all of the educational software products for the unit, including Typing Tutor, SAT and GRE test prep. Increased sales by maintaining high quality and establishing packaging and marketing standards across the portfolio.



Arrakis Systems, Inc.

• Founder & President

  • 1981 - 1985

  I founded the company and led the team that produced the first adaptive, object-oriented, bot-enhanced, educational authoring system called SOCRATES. Using SOCRATES we developed 25 high school educational software products published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. worldwide. Some of these products are still in use overseas. We accomplished this in less than two years! I founded the company and led the team that produced the first adaptive, object-oriented, bot-enhanced, educational authoring system called SOCRATES. Using SOCRATES we developed 25 high school educational software products published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. worldwide. Some of these products are still in use overseas. We accomplished this in less than two years!



McGill University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-Director of the Computer Based Instructional Research Lab (CBIRL)

  • 1981 - 1983

  Directed research, taught interactive instructional design, and advised graduate students. CBIRL conducted original research in technological innovations in education.

• Associate Professor

  • 1981 - 1983

  Taught instructional design and interactive content development as well as advised graduate students.

• Consultant at The Center for Teaching and Learning Services

  • 1979 - 1981

  Evaluated professors' teaching methodologies and helped them improve their teaching.