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EDUCATION

January 2005 – December 2006    Temple University, Philadelphia PA

B.A. Degree (cum laude) awarded in American History
Honor Roll and Dean’s List Recipient
Major academic course highlights:  The American Presidency, The Vietnam War, 20th Century America, Race and Ethnicity in American History, U.S. History 1877-Present, The Black Presence In Film, UFO’s in American History, American History Through Film, European History Through Film, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, What Is Christianity, Revolutionary Europe, Colonial America, Dimensions of Racism, Social History of Modern America, Third World History, Gender And History

August 1993 – May 1994    The College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM

Candidate for Moving Image Arts degree
President’s Honor Roll Recipient
Teaching Assistant for Science Department, Moving Image Arts Department
Major academic course highlights: Literature of Social Change, Creative Writing, History of Avant-Garde Cinema, Epistemology, Design For The Moving Image, Drawing

August 1992 – May 1993    Bucks County Community College, Newtown PA

Candidate for Communications degree
Major academic course highlights: Cultural Anthropology, Historical Archaeology, History of the Ancient World, Astronomy, Logic and Critical Thinking, Acting, Television Studio Production, Audio Production, Music Composition, Electronic Music Synthesis, Media Production

OCCUPATION

January 2006 – Present        CrackerHammer Productions, Quakertown PA
Owner, Project Director

Primary responsibilities: Multimedia content development for a variety of clients, including The Parkinson Council, EMC Global Technologies, Cult Movies Magazine and more.

December 2007 – April 2009        Zoological Society of Philadelphia (The Philadelphia Zoo), Philadelphia PA
Manager, Online Communications

Primary responsibilities: Copy editing and writing for Philadelphia Zoo website and e-newsletters, internet traffic analysis and reporting, multimedia production of visual website assets (including images, video and Flash animation).  Shooting and directing documentary-style short videos for the Zoo’s website. All aspects of audio/video production and post-production, animation, titling and effects.

August 2007 – May 2008    ITT Technical Institute, King of Prussia PA
Adjunct Professor, Multimedia Design

Primary responsibilities: instructed classes in website design and animation techniques, including history and aesthetics.  Taught adult students techniques for developing projects in the following software: Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Flash, Macromedia Director and 3D Studio Max.

January 2004 – December 2004    Garage A Go Go Productions, Kulpsville PA
Project Director

Primary responsibilities: producing and directing video projects for corporate clients.

January 2001 – December 2006    TransAnalytics LLC, Kulpsville PA
Research Associate

Primary responsibilities: performed research in various traffic safety projects, co-authored research papers, produced multimedia content for clients such as AAA and PennDOT.  Directed video productions for clients including AAA, PennDOT, AAMVA and the U.S. government; created custom video recording applications to support transportation safety research; supervised production teams of up to 15 people. All aspects of video production (scripting, storyboarding, casting, location scouting, hiring crew, shooting, recording and mixing sound, editing via NLE); composed soundtrack music; still photography; voiceover narration; Flash animations; website design; technical writing; graphic design; technical illustration.

RECOGNITION

2009    Web’s Best Sites Award from Encyclopedia Britannica, for Philadelphia Zoo website (webmaster)
2007    Guest Lecturer at Gloucester County College (topic: The Afro-Centric Films of the 1970′s)
2003    Scientific Paper of the Year Award from Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (co-author)
1996    Telly Award for outstanding documentary in non-broadcast category
1992    First Place, Experimental Photography, Pennridge Community Art Show

AFFILIATIONS

Member, Phi Alpha Theta (National Honor Society for Historians)
Member, International Webmasters Association

PUBLICATIONS

2009-Present: Contributing Writer, Wonka Vision Magazine.
2006: Photos and Illustrations, The Pennsylvania Driver’s Manual. PennDOT Pub 95 (9-06).
2005: Staff Writer, The Column (Temple University student newspaper)
2005: (Cover and Interior Illustrations), In Search of the Grail of Hope and Knowledge by Roy Cusumano (Wasteland Press)
2003: Contributing Author, Distractions in Everyday Driving (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety)
2001: Gish, K., Mercadante, M. (06/2001). The Effect of False Forward Collision Warnings on Driver Responses. U.S.DOT/NHTSA Publication No. DOT-HS-809-418. Washington, D.C.
1997: Freelance Writer, Sellersville Perkasie News-Herald.
1994: Staff Writer, Centurion (Bucks County Community College student newspaper).