Management Project

Joseph D. Reitzer

**** ******** **** • Saint Charles, Illinois 60174 • 630-***-**** • ***@**********.***

CAREER OVERVIEW

Accomplished technical professional and creative thinker combining more than 25 years of

professional experience working on emerging, state of the art computer and audio-visual

technologies. Effectively combines problem solving and advanced technical skills with

videoconferencing and collaborative technologies, including audio-visual systems

design/integration and their administration. Has been involved with computer graphics since

1980. Has taught computer graphics, animation and web design, utilizing numerous

programming languages and software packages for arts students at multiple universities and

colleges. Owns and designs (always evolving) an advanced personal sound studio used for

sound design and music creation.

SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS

Strong project leader possessing refined communication and collaboration skills to

coordinate effectively with multiple internal and external teams and stakeholders.

Execute decisions in dynamic, demanding environments.

Is a visualization subject matter expert (SME) across videoconferencing, digital video &

audio, audiovisual presentation technology and systems integration.

Is skilled in convergence of audio-visual technologies with IT operations and project

management, software/sound/hardware design, testing and deployment, staff/client

training and process improvements.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Electronic Visualization Laboratory, School of Art & Design, Chicago, Illinois

Master of Fine Arts 1985

Emphasis in programming for Computer Animation

SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Fine Arts 1983

Emphasis in programming Computer Animation, Analog Video & Audio Synthesis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, Lemont & West Chicago, Illinois

Transportation Research & Analysis Computing Center (TRACC)

Funded by US Department of Transportation as the only cluster/supercomputer available to

US DOT delivering complex research, in the areas of Traffic Simulation & Evacuation

Planning, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Structural Mechanics.

Employed as a Contractor-Consultant

Technology Coordinator, 11/2008 to Present

Has full oversight responsibility for TRACC Collaborative videoconferencing systems and

audiovisual infrastructure, supporting primary investigators, researchers, and other ANL

divisions. Providing the technical support for onsite events, distributed training classes,

point-to-point or multi-site videoconferences in support of the staff operating a

supercomputer and research center for the USDOT.

Key Projects/Accomplishments

Currently working with the Facilities Management Services division, designing the

Audio Visual system and it’s related project management for installation of the new

Emergency Operations Center, Emergency Management division with a budget of

$138,000. A key component is the implementation of a distributed VideoWall system for

use in strategic planning and crisis management, a timeline of only two months was

specified to complete the project.

Video Management - lead, a fact finding and recommendation group accessing the

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of videoconferencing for the entire lab.

Sustainability Project support – investigating efforts to increase videoconferencing for the

ANL to save money spent on travel annually.

Co-writing the Request for Information on Collaborative Environment Technologies

involving videoconferencing for the Energy Hub – Battery Energy Storage Project.

Develop criteria and technical requirements for four national labs, five universities, and

three industrial partners as to the use and implementation of videoconferencing and

collaborative technologies for multi-tiered environments.

Visualization Expert: Manage full life cycle recommendation, sourcing, build-out,

installation and deployment of conferencing and audio-visual systems.

Responsible for the management of the TRACC website: http://www.anl.gov/TRACC

Technical visualization expert to plan and facilitate large multi-national videoconferences

for training and research collaboration. Administer collaborative technologies

(Adobe Connect, Access Grid, H.323 HD Polycom systems): train off-site technical

personnel in system operation.

Participated in “Work for Others” projects, including technical support, design and

programming of vehicles in Python to be included in traffic simulation software for

government organizations such as The Office of Emergency Management Chicago

(OEMC), Chicago Metropolitan Area Planning Agency, DuPage County, Regional

Transit Authority, Illinois Department of Transportation.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, West Chicago, Illinois

National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA); Technology

Research Education Commercialization Center (TRECC)

Funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Coordinator of Technological Services, 5/2002 to 11/2008

Managed: A/V Technologies, Systems Administration of PC’s, Visualization clusters,

Videoconferencing & Collaborative Technologies, Technical Director for onsite events,

All Audiovisual Infrastructure, Budgets and Assets.

Multi-functional role with technical and operational oversight for the maintenance,

upgrading and management of all technical infrastructure supporting a high value,

supercomputing research laboratory with additional education events and technology

showcase/demonstration center for entrepreneurs, small businesses, universities and

government organizations. Trained and managed technical assistants. Allocated

equipment and professional services budget. Maintained technical assets of

in excess of $1 million.

Key Projects/Accomplishments

Installed, maintained & operated video teleconferencing & collaborative technologies:

Multiple Access Grid nodes, Unicast Bridges & Venue Servers, Polycom systems, H.323

Multipoint Service, 26-processor high performance computing cluster, three graphic

visualization HPCC systems, Lambda Vision (20 LCD tile display system-8000x4800

pixel resolution, 15 LCD tile display-6400x3072 pixel resolution, six LCD 3D auto stereo

active optical tracking display system-4800x2400 pixel resolution) connected to 10 Gb

network to Starlight, Internet 2 and various other dedicated research networks.

Systems administrator for more than 100 multiple platform computing systems,

workstations and laptops (Windows XP & Server 2003, Mac OS X, Linux-Redhat,

Fedora Core, Suze, Rocks).

Oversaw installation of all A/V technology, hardware and equipment and held

Full oversight for operation and maintenance:

18 video projectors, six plasma screens, five echo cancellation systems, 20+

Microphones, video streaming & archiving systems, AMX routing system &

Matrix switches, 25 video cameras (HD, digital, IP, pan tilt zoom).

Lead presenter and technical expert for technology showcase/demonstration

Events onsite and via videoconference. Led presentations/demonstrations in

High speed bandwidth networking, high performance cluster computing and

High-resolution 2D/3D visualization system.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

College of Arts & Architecture, Chicago, Illinois

Electronic Visualization Laboratory & Electronic Media

Visiting Assistant Professor, 8/2001 to 5/2002

Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1/1994 to 7/2001

Taught classes for undergraduate, graduate, and participated on individual student

Masters of Fine Arts thesis committees. Introductory programming concepts and

animation techniques were taught to art students.

Classes taught:

Advanced Computer Graphics (C/C++ programming using OpenGL on

PCs and SGI Workstations)

Introduction to Computer Graphics (MS Quick Basic, Web design, HTML, Flash,

JavaScript, Actionscript)

Digital Sound Design (sound design for Virtual Reality applications for the

CAVE™--immersed Virtual Reality environment)

Radical Input/Output Devices for CAVE™; Electronic Media

Event based class; Advanced Computer Graphics (RT/1 programming language

on SGI Workstations).

Research Projects

CAVE™ Sound Designer: designed sound and Foley for CAVE™ Virtual Reality

Applications.

Designed/implemented visual-audio suite for generation of sound/music for

CAVE™ & videos.

Grants

Wrote and secured three grants from Kraft Foods, UIC Student Government,

Northwestern University, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts (CIRA).

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Chicago, Illinois

Art Department

Visiting Lecturer, 1/1996 to 5/2002

Courses taught:

Advanced Computer Graphics (Adobe Photoshop, Fractal Painter, 3D Studio, Quark

Xpress)

Introduction to Computer Graphics (Adobe Photoshop, Fractal Painter, Dreamweaver,

Image Ready).

COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Chicago, Illinois

As: Facilities Manager (Computer Graphic Arts), 5/1989 to 5/1991

Managed and oversaw daily operations of college’s computer graphic arts student

laboratories with more than 50 computer systems. Hired, trained and evaluated 20

student workers a semester. Sourced and purchased new equipment, software and

technologies.

As: Faculty Member, 9/1989 to 5/1991

Courses taught:

3D Modeling & Animation, Programming and Computer Graphic Software Packages.

ARCHEWORKS, Chicago, Illinois

Faculty Member, Spring, 2000

Taught Web Design course and served as A/V consultant.

VIDEOCART INC., Chicago, Illinois

Creative Technical Director, 5/1991 to 10/1993

Developer of sophisticated consumer marketing and market data compilation

system with interactive, multi-media digital presentations on grocery carts.

Creative technical liaison with the software department facilitating creative

and technical advancements and next generation upgrades of multi-media software

for diverse advertising and consumer marketing research applications.

GOODMAN STUDIO THEATER, Chicago, Illinois

Theatrical Technical Director, 5/1989 to 10/1989

“Nature’s Leaving Us-A Video Opera”: multi-media stage performance with

three computer-controlled video walls, 15 slide projectors, live sound

processing and lighting.

VIDEO IMPRESSIONS, INC., Aurora, Illinois

Studio providing animation for broadcast commercials and industrial videos.

3D Computer Animator, 1/1988 to 5/1989

CUBICOMP CORPORATION, Bloomingdale, Illinois/Hayward, California

First company to deliver 3D modeling and animation to PC computing platform.

3D Technical Support Specialist/Artist Demonstrator, 1/1987 to 12/1987

UIC (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Departments), Chicago, Illinois

Distance Learning Video Course Producer, 1984 to 1989

VIDEO RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, Chicago, Illinois

Video Technical Director (ACM/SIGGRAPH Conferences), 1982 to 1986

INTERNATIONAL VIDEO SERVICES/GALAXY PRODUCTIONS/CABLENET

Freelance Video Production, 1984 to 1989

INDUSTRY

Former Vice Chairperson, ACM SIGGRAPH, Chicago Chapter.

TECHNICAL

Programming Languages & Libraries:

Flash Actionscript, JavaScript, HTML, Quick Basic, VIM, RT/1, ZGRASS, VSI Sonic

Architect, NCSA VSS.

Familiar with C, C++, Visual C++, OpenGL to teach introductory courses.

Graphic, Video MIDI & Sound Software (Selected List): Adobe Creative & Editing (CS3,

Photoshop, InDesign, Image Ready, Illustrator, Acrobat, Premier, After Affects), Access Grid

Toolkit 3.1, QuarkXpress, Macromedia (Director, Flash, Dreamweaver, Freehand), Net Objects

Fusion, Painter, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, DVD Studio, Mark of the Unicorn

Digital Performer, Digidesign Protocols, Reacktor, Digidesign Sound Designer 2.8, Sonic

Foundry Sound Forge/Noise Reduction, PhotoScore, Nuendo, Recycle 1.7, Irix Sound Edit.

Platforms: HPCC Clusters, PCs, MacSGI, Amiga.

Operating Systems: All Windows versions, Mac OSX, Linux, Unix, SGI Irix, Amiga

Workbench.

PUBLICATIONS

• Reitzer, J. “WHATEVER ... well not really”. YLEM Newsletter. Jan/Feb, 1999.

• Brady, R., Bargar, I., Reitzer, J. “Auditory Breadcrumbs for Navigating

Volumetric Data”.

• Proceedings of IEEE Visualization ‘96: Hot Topics. IEEE Computer Society

Press, Oct. 1996, pp 25-27.

• Reitzer, J. “Vibescape”. Visual Proceedings, The Art & Interdisciplinary

Programs of SIGGRAPH ‘96. ACM Press, p 86.

• Reitzer, J. “Limbo Land” (videotape). SIGGRAPH Video Review,

ACM/SIGGRAPH, Issue 23.

EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES

Composer, “Carnival” Art on the Grid; an Access Grid Virtual Performance

Presented and had an exhibition space provided at ACM 97’ for the project – “Vibescape:

Presented and had exhibition space provided ACM/SIGGRAPH 96’

Digital Bayou “Vibescape”

“Vibescape” utilized original virtual reality software & hardware for Sound Design.

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