Douglas W. Gann

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Technical Specialist

Accomplished professional with noted experience in u lizing digital technologies to interpret the history and archaeology of the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest, u lizing innova ve interac ve digital models of objects, buildings, places, and landscapes. Adept at providing training for diverse audiences on the use of a wide range of technologies including Microso Office, the Adobe Crea ve Cloud Suite, virtual reality and a wide range of three dimensional (3D) technologies for educa onal contexts.

Educa on

1987, Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ 1994, Master of Arts, Anthropology, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ 2003, Doctor of Philosophy, Anthropology UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ Core Competencies

Computer Aided Dra ing (CAD), Computer Graphic Imagery, Anima on, Fine Art (Ceramics,) 3D Prin ng and reverse engineering, World History, American History, The prehistory of the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest, as well as decades of experience and exper se in a wide range of compu ng environments.

Selected Career Highlights

• Introduced 3D CAD to the prac ce of archaeological excava ons in the American Southwest, which has since been deployed as standard procedure across the field.

• Expanded the capabili es of the museum content management systems to share virtual content displaying objects, places, and landscapes for use in exhibits, forensic analysis, archaeological research, and urban planning. U lized digital technologies allow viewers to see the human impacts of poli cal and technological changes that have occurred throughout ancient and historic eras.

• Achieved Private and Drone Pilot cer fica on, with the ability to u lize drones to record landscapes, buildings and places to be converted into digital models for use in a wide range of educa onal contexts.

• Facilitated workshops and conference presenta ons/speeches on digital interpre ve and educa onal technologies at scien fic conferences and industry events.

• Successfully secured grants from the Na onal Endowment for Humani es and Na onal Science Founda on.

Professional Experience

CHRONOS DIGITAL LLC, Digital Ar st and Archaeological Consultant, 2019 to present. Performed a variety of tasks including 3D scanning and modeling of objects for commercial 3D prin ng and fine art, as well as crea ng animated visualiza ons of architectural plans for a planned museum in Northern Arizona. Also dra ed plans for the renova on and remodeling of homes in the Tucson Area. Currently providing digital design services for Patrinato de San Xavier and leading the effort to map and record the Patagonia Community Cemetery for the Town of Patagonia and the Patagonia Museum. ARCHAEOLOGY SOUTHWEST, Tucson, AZ 2000 – 2018, Digital Public Archaeologist and Visualiza on Specialist.

Conducted archaeological and historical research on ancient and historic places using new media technologies, 3D modeling, and virtual reality. U lized informa on gathered and models created to educate public audiences about the history and prehistory of the American Southwest. Led the planned rebuilding of the San Agus n Mission and the reconstruc on of the Presidio de Tucson by conduc ng and presen ng archaeological reconstruc on. Developed digital models for the public interpreta on and documenta on of Aztec Ruins Na onal Monument, Chaco Canyon Na onal Historic Park, El Morro Na onal Monument, Homol’ovi State Park, Pecos Na onal Historical Park, and Walnut Canyon Na onal Monument. Created, hosted and produced a popular Archaeology Café program which shared archaeological research with an interested public audience for 13 years. During this me I was responsible for hos ng the public presenta on, audio and video engineering, digital video recording and internet publishing of recorded Café events.

Selected to produced, edited and managed a digital newsleter, Southwest Archaeology Today, which shared archaeological news, employment informa on, and other events of interest for archaeologists, avoca onal scholars, and the public.

ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM And the University of Arizona Department of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ 1986 – 2000, Archaeological Laboratory Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant Served as technical editor for the museum’s archaeological series publica on. Handled all related tasks, including desktop publishing, CAD mapping and graphic design. Conducted field research with the Homol’ovi Research Program. During this me, I also taught classes and public programs at the high School, undergraduate and graduate levels.

FIELD ARCHAEOLOGIST, Various Loca ons 1988 to 2019 During this period of me I also conducted field archaeological inves ga ons at the Saratoga Batlefield Na onal historic Park, various Civil War sites in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, historic Sugar Planta ons in Puerto Rico, a Bronze Age Citadel in Ar k, Armenia, the site of the first contact between Spanish explorer Pizzaro with South American indigenous popula ons on the coast of central Ecuador, as well as working as a forensic recovery expert in loca ng and recovering the remains of United States Marine MIAs from a World War II batlefield on the Pacific island of Be o in the Tarawa Atoll. Publica ons

• Chaco’s Legacy – Aztec Ruins Na onal Monument and Salmon Ruins Library and Museum (2013

– Present); interac ve touchscreen exhibit consis ng of virtual reality technology, which communicates the story of Chaco Canyon and those who migrated from Chaco to the middle San Juan Valley.

• "Mul vocality In Mul media: Collabora ve Archaeology and The Poten al Of Cyberspace" with Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, and T. J. Ferguson. In New Perspec ves in Global Public Archaeology Edited by Katsuyuki Okamura and Akira Matsuda. Springer Publishing, New York.

• “Rio Nuevo Public Outreach” with Beth Dewit, Annamarie Schaecher, Gwen Harvey and Kyle McKoy. In Rio Nuevo Archaeology 2000-2003. Rio Nuevo Press.

• “Community Based Archaeology” in Archaeology Southwest, Vol 20, no. 1. Published by the Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson.

• “Reconstruc ng the Espinosa Church” in Archaeology Southwest, Vol 18, no. 4. Published by the Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson.

• “Can a Shared Virtual Heritage Help Rebuild a Sense of Place? – A Case Study in Virtual Heritage and Urban Renewal in Tucson AZ” in Proceedings of the Seventh Interna onal Conference on Virtual Systems and Mul media. Published by the IEEE and Center for Design Visualiza on, University of California, Berkley.

• “Archaeological Interpreta on for the Public at Homol'ovi” in Archaeology Southwest, Vol 14, no. 4. Published by the Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson.

• “The Use of Adobe Architecture in the Homol’ovi Region” in River of Change: Prehistory of the Middle Litle Colorado River Valley, Arizona, edited by E. Charles Adams. Arizona State Museum Archaeological Series no .185. Published by the Arizona State Museum, Tucson.

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