Columbus State University School of Computer Science Curriculum Vitae Dr. Christopher Whitehead August 18, 2009 EDUCATION: Ph.D. Organization and Management, Capella University (2008), Minneapolis, MN, dissertation: “An Investigation Into the Relationship Between B2C Usability” 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. Teach online graduate and ground-based undergraduate courses in Computer Science on the topics of Web development and design, object-oriented programming, enterprise Web application development, and graphical user interface design. Developed a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology curriculum which is awaiting approval, serve on several departmental and university committees, and maintain the department’s Web site. 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, Virtual Worlds MEMBERSHIP: IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc., November 2008 - present Flexim Community Forum, October 2008 - present Columbus Regional Technology Association (CRTA), February 2005 – present Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), April 2003 – April 2008. SERVICE TO COMMUNITY: iTunes U Open University Enterprise Web Application Development, Summer 2009 Activ8 Youth Summer Camps instructor, Summer 2009 Academy of Future Teachers instructor, Summer 2009 Page One Web Site Development, 2008 Page One High School Judge, 2003 - present Columbus High School Senior Project Advisor, 2003 - present Hardaway High School, Presentation on Web Development, May 2005 Hardaway High School, Presentation on Web Development, May 2004 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: School of Computer Science Graduate Curriculum Committee, Columbus State University, member, 2009-present Columbus State University Distance Learning Advisory Committee, Columbus State University, member, 2005-present Department of Computer Science Assessment Committee, Columbus State University, chair, 2005-2006 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, 19992002 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: Sloan-C Online Teaching Certification program, April - June 2009 Podcast Training workshop, Columbus State University, December 2008 th

15 Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, FL, October 2008 Flexim Training workshop, State of Georgia’s Logistics Innovation Center (LINC),

October 2008 iTunes U workshop, Columbus State University, September 2008 CSU Gaming, Modeling and Simulation Symposium, Columbus State University, August 2008 Computer Forensics workshop, Columbus State University, August 2008 Managing to Thrive in the Online Classroom presentation, Magna Publications, Inc. online seminar, May 2007 Horizon Wimba Live Classroom demonstration, Horizon Wimba, December 2006 Study Abroad Teaching workshop, Columbus State University, October 2006 Teaching with Technology: Engaging Students in the Online and Computer Mediated Classroom presentation, Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, Columbus State University, January 2006 Accessible Websites: Compliance and Design presentation, Center for Quality Teaching and Learning, Columbus State University, January 2006 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, SloanC 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, Christopher Bunch, TSYS School of Computer Science, 2009present Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA) 2009 program committee/reviewer, May - July 2009 WebBSIT E-commerce Course Architect, March 2009 - present CPSC 1105 Program Coordinator, TSYS Department of Computer Science, November 2008 - present Information Technology New Generations (ITNG) Committee Member, 2008 Graduate Thesis Advisor, Brian Cooper, TSYS Department of Computer Science, 20062007 Graduate Thesis Advisor, Fatima Idowu, TSYS Department of Computer Science, 2005 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 - 2005 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: Personal Response Systems (i>clicker) - February 2009 - present HP Innovations in Education grant proposal, January - May 2009 STEADI ICAP Modeling and Simulation, Columbus State University, October 2008 present Dissertation Defense, Capella University, November 2008 Dissertation Comprehensives, Capella University, December 2005 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: An Investigation into the Relationship Between B2C Usability and Profitability, dissertation, February 2009 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: A Practical Approach to Developing Applications with Reusable Services, 7th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2009), July 2009 Heterogeneous Data Integration Framework Based on Grid Service, 7th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2009), July 2009 Programming the World Wide Web (5th edition), Chapter 12 review, August 2008 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: Teaching in a Virtual World, 8th Annual Faculty Research Forum, Columbus State University, February 5, 2009 The Semantic Web: The Next Evolution of the WWW, Mid-South ACM 2008 Fall Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, October 22, 2008 The Future of Education--A Case for Continuous eLearning, Mid-South ACM 2008 Fall Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, October 21, 2008 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, November 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