I like knowing things and understanding how things work. Sharing knowledge is my superpower. I am a technology enthusiast, who knows enough to figure out how things can be made possible.
Discovery Centre for Entrepreneurship, Certified Dreaming RoomTM Facilitator
Vancouver Film School: Foundation Visual Arts and Design, Faculty Student mentor/project advisor Courses: Pre-production, the creative process and project management
BCIT Computer Systems Technology program, Student Projects (ISSP) Mentor
BCIT: New Media Design & Web Development, Program Advisory Committee
Vancouver Community College, Multimedia Production, Program Advisory Committee 1998 – 2002
Professional Development and Training
[Metonomy] Facilitators Training Intensive
Michael E. Gerber Companies: Certified Dreaming Room™ Facilitator
Landmark Education
Project Management: A Team Approach – EM Sciences
Managing Multiple Projects: PARK University Ent.
Professional and Academic Affiliations
AIGA — American Institute of graphic Artists
New Media BC – past member
Themed Attractions Association – past member
UBC Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC Lab) research partner, 2005
Professional Awards
Canadian e-Tourism Awards 2007, Best Innovation: metroCode at the Vancouver Sculpture Biennale
American Associations of Museums MUSE Award, Gold award winner 2006, for the VUEguide at MOA
Canadian New Media Awards, Finalist 2006, for the VUEguide at MOA
Yorkton Festival, Golden Sheaf Award, for Defining Canada Interactive (Monro Co./Lead interface designer)
Lectures and Conference Presentations
New Media BC/ MAGIC Lab Lecture Series Academic and Private Sector Collaboration Strategies.
Museums on the Web, Workshop, Using mobile devices as interpretive tools in the museum environment.
UBC’s Centre For Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education presentation of Museum learning using mobilemediating devices.
New Media Consortium (NMC): location triggered mobile multimedia
American Associations of Museums Annual Meeting, Handhelds on the Horizon: How Will They Change the Museum Experience.
Capilano College Guest Lecturer: Designing an interactive environment for themed attractions
Selected Clients and Credits:
Corporate Training and Interactive Systems:
Medical/Life Sciences: Abbott, BD, Bioness
Real Estate: Coldwell Banker, REA, Century 21, Remax, Keller Williams, Better Homes and Gardens
Sporting Goods/Outdoor: Eagle Claw, Mustad, VMC
Interpretive Systems: Acoustiguide
Science and Technology Museums:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Scitec/Khobar Science Centre
The HR Macmillan Pacific Space Centre
The Odyssium Edmonton
Science World Vancouver
Science North (Sudbury, Ontario)
Calgary Space Port
UK National Space Centre
Las Vegas Desert Springs Reserve
Animal Themed Attractions:
Vancouver Aquarium
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Seneca Park Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Mystic Aquarium
Alaska Sea Life Park
Cultural Themed Attractions and Museums
The Museum of Anthropology, UBC
MoMA
The Vancouver Sculpture Biennale
Granville Island
Nk’mip Desert Cultural Centre
Scitec, Khobar Science Centre, KSA
Denver Museum of Art
Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Center, Udvar K Hazy Centre
