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Personal Information:

Christopher C. Whitehead

Assistant Professor

6925 Sandstone Ct., Columbus, GA, 31907, 706-561-2487

Education:

M.S. Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School (1986), Monterey, CA, thesis: "Randomization and Alternative Tests"

B.S. Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas (1978), Austin, TX

Academic Appointments and Other Significant Work Experience:

Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, TSYS Department of Computer Science, Assistant Professor, 2002-present, full-time.

Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, Computer Information and Networking Services, Technical Project Manager - Web/Training; Webmaster, 1998-2002, full-time.

Coordinated and managed 95+ Internet Web sites; developed dynamic Internet/intranet and client-server applications using HTML/DHTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, VBScript, Active Server Pages (ASP) and streaming media, systems administrator for five Windows NT 4.0/2000 servers and three Linux servers; coordinated faculty and staff software training requirements; developed and conducted training in Microsoft Office 97/2000, Microsoft FrontPage, and Web page design; and authored technical instructional manuals and videos covering Microsoft Office 97/2000.

Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, Department of Computer Science, instructor, 2000-2002, part-time.

Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, Computer Information and Networking Services, Information Systems Coordinator, 1997-1998, full-time.

Developed and administered comprehensive software training plan for faculty/staff including introductory, intermediate and advanced levels of Microsoft Office 97 (MS Word 97, MS Excel 97, MS Access 97, MS PowerPoint 97, and MS Outlook), Pegasus Mail, Windows 95, and PageMill 2.0; developed and managed department and university Internet Web pages; and performed systems analysis, computer hardware repair, and computer software installation.

Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Phenix City, AL, Adjunct Instructor - Statistics and Computer Science, 1995-1997, part-time.

Troy State University, Phenix City, AL, Adjunct Instructor - Computer Science, 1995-1997, part-time.

Department of the Army, Fort Benning, GA, Industrial Engineer, 1993-1995, full-time.

Performed systems analyses, computer applications, and project management: reorganized $300,000 building renovation project resulting in $100,000 savings; analyzed requirements for and procured numerous computer hardware and software systems; and developed and programmed an expert systems-based, networked, geopositional ammunition manager leading to projected $120,000 yearly savings.

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 1989-1992, full-time.

Field(s) or Area(s) of Special Interest within Discipline or Profession:

Usability, Web Technologies, Mobile Computing

Membership:

Columbus Regional Technology Association (CRTA), February 2005 – present

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), April 2003 – present.

Service to Community:

Hardaway High School, May 2005, Presentation on Web Development

Hardaway High School, May 2004, Presentation on Web Development

Columbus High School Senior Project Advisor, 2003-present

Page One High School Judge, 2003-present

Columbus Ballet Web Site Development, 2003

Georgia State Science Olympiad, March 31, 2001, Georgia State Science Olympiad Committee, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

Major Committees:

Columbus State University Distance Learning Advisory Committee, Columbus State University, member, 2005-present

Department of Computer Science Assessment Committee, Columbus State University, chair, 2005-present

Phoenix City-Columbus Business Division Advisory Council, member, 2003-present

Department of Computer Science Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Columbus State University, member, 2002-present

Department of Computer Science Advisory Committee, Columbus State University, member, 2002

Enrollment Marketing Advisory Committee, Columbus State University, member, 2001-2002

SACS Advisory Committee, Columbus State University, member, 2001-2002

College of Education Technology Committee, Columbus State University, member, 1999-2002

Capital Campaign Committee, Columbus State University, Team Leader, 2002

Web Operations Committee, Columbus State University, member, 1999-present (Chair, 2002)

Web Policy Committee, Columbus State University, member, 1999-2002

CINS Staff Development Fund Committee, Columbus State University, member, 1999-2002

Orientation Committee, Columbus State University, member, 1999-2000

Professional Growth and Development:

Scholarly Experience:

Dissertation Comprehensives, Capella University, December 2005

Vista Training, November 16, 2005, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop, November 2-4, 2005, The Grant Institute, Montgomery, AL

Applying Fair Use Doctrine for Colleges and Universities, August 23, 2005, Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, Columbus State University

Stewarding the Health of Our Children’s Learning: The Code and the Challenge of Learning to Read It Workshop, May 10, 2005, Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, Columbus State University

Sloan-C Online Seminar Series: The “Business” of Online Education, March 2005, Sloan-C Consortium

Sloan-C Online Research Workshop Series: 2004, Elements of Quality Online Education: Into the Mainstream, August 2004, Sloan-C Consortium

Ninth Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN), November 2003

CD-ROM/DVD Authoring, January 7-11, 2002, Sony Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA

Office 97/2000/2002, Windows NT/2000, E-Business courses, 1989 - 2002, ElementK (www.elementk.com)

Teaching and Learning with Advanced Technologies Conference, February 18-20, 2001, University System of Georgia

Adobe Photoshop WOW! Workshop, February 5, 2001, National Seminars Group, Columbus, GA

Streaming Media Solutions Seminar, November 15, 2000, Akamai Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Windows NT Optimization and Troubleshooting: Hands-On, October 4-8, 1999, Learning Tree International, Atlanta, GA

Building Dynamic Web Applications Using Visual InterDev 6.0, March 24, 1999, Omni Technology Centers, Atlanta, GA

Principles of Computer Science, Numerical Computing, Software Engineering I, Computability, Automata, and Formal Languages, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Concepts of Programming Languages, 1990-1991, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO

Professional Experience:

Graduate Thesis Advisor, Fatima Idowu, TSYS Department of Computer Science, 2005-2006

PhD Dissertation Committee member, Tom Swanson, Capella University, 2005

Graduate Thesis Co-advisor, Frenny Thomas, TSYS Department of Computer Science, 2004

ACM Student Advisor, TSYS Department of Computer Science, 2003 - present

IntelliQuest Technology Panel Participant, 2002 - present

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) - Windows NT, Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP + I), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) - Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Master - Microsoft Office 97/2000

Research Experience:

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program advisor (one student), Summer 2005, TSYS Department of Computer Science, Columbus State University

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program advisor (two students), Summer 2004, TSYS Department of Computer Science, Columbus State University

Boulden Publishing CD Effectiveness, 2003, Columbus State University, College of Education

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 1990 - 1992, United States Air Force Academy/Interagency Working Group (IWG)

Professional Activities:

Publications:

Online Discussions in Computer Science Courses: How to Make Them an Effective Learning Tool, accepted to International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education 2004 (ITRE-2004), London, UK, June 28 – July 1, 2004.

Papers/books reviewed:

Active Learning through Web and PDA, 3rd Annual Conference on Information Technology: Research and Evaluation, March 2005

Dynamic Processing of Texts and Images for Contextualized Language Learning, 3rd Annual Conference on Information Technology: Research and Evaluation, March 2005

Providing Self-Developed Platforms and Teaching Materials for MSP430 Learning, 3rd Annual Conference on Information Technology: Research and Evaluation, March 2005

Implementation of a Biology Data Translation System on Grid Environments, 3rd Annual Conference on Information Technology: Research and Evaluation, March 2005

The Handbook of Information Security, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., August 2004

Visual C++ .NET, Dietel and Associates, August 2003

Posters:

Facilitating Learning Communities, March 3, 2004, SITE 2004, Atlanta, GA

Presentations:

I’ve Been Funded! The Secret to Writing Successful Grant Proposals!, December 6, 2005, Columbus State University

The Semantic Web: The Next Evolution in the World Wide Web, Octomber 26, 2005, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 2005, Eatonton, GA

The Semantic Web: The Next Evolution in the World Wide Web, September 29, 2005, TSYS Department of Computer Science Colloquium Series, TSYS Department of Computer Science, Columbus State University

The Semantic Web: The Global Network of the Future, July 5, 2005, REU Research Seminar, TSYS Department of Computer Science, Columbus State University

An Evaluation of Office XP Skill Assessment Tools, October 25, 2002, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 2002, Eatonton, GA

DVD and Optical Media in Education, October 24, 2002, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 2002, Eatonton, GA

Cleaning Up the Internet: Just in Time Error Reporting, October 24, 2002, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 2002, Eatonton, GA

ASP.NET: An Introduction, October 23, 2002, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 2002, Eatonton, GA

Optical Media - Authoring DVDs/CD-ROMs, January 18, 2002, Computer Information & Networking Services, Columbus, GA

Windows XP: The New Vision?, January 17, 2002, American Institute of Technology Professionals (AITP), Columbus, GA

Windows XP: The New Vision?, October 25, 2001, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 2001, Eatonton, GA

MS Office XP: What Could They Make Better?, October 25, 2001, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 2001, Eatonton, GA

E-Commerce and the Web, October 5, 2001, Total System Services, Inc., Columbus, GA

A Proven Method for the Automated Delivery of Dynamic Material via the Web Using ASPs, October 23, 1999, University System Annual Computing Conference Rock Eagle 1999, Eatonton, GA