Fred Mertz 1850 Lucy Lane Hollywood, CA 54021 Phone: (213) 421-9870 • E-mail: fred@desilu.com OBJECTIVE A permanent position working in media arts. RELATED EXPERIENCE * Curriculum Developer and Script Writer for the Math in the Middle project, Satellite Educatinoal Resource Consortium * Designed and authored Public School Law, a CD-Rom focused on legal isues in education. * Coordinated educational projects for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. * Taught Distance Education for the University of California, Berkeley Extension Campus. * Served as the Music Curriculum Consultant for the Vivarium Project, Apple Computer, Inc. TECHNICAL SKILLS * Languages: XHTML 1.0, CSS, JavaScript, Linux, Hypertalk * Software: Acrobat, Authorware, BBEdit, Director, Dreamweaver, Excel, Filemaker, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, HyperCard, Illustrator, Imageready, Pagemaker, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Premier, Quest, Word * Operating Systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Mac/OS, Linux EDUCATION * Ph.D. in Education, emhasis in Educational Communications and Technology (1996), University of Wisconsin, Madison * M.A. in Comdy and Slapstick (1988), California State Polytechnic University, Pomona * B.A. in History , emphasis in grouchiness (1977), California State University, Long Beach WORK HISTORY Old Dominion University, Norfolk, CA 2001 to date As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Instructional Design and Technology * Teach Introductory Web Design * Design and maintain extensive World Wide Web presence * Maintain virtual learning communities in BlackBoard * Design, produce and teach televised courses San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA 1996 - 2001 As an Assistant Professor, jointly appointed to the departments of Instructional Technology and Administration and Interdisciplinary Studies: * Taught Introductory and Advanced Web Design * Designed, produced and taught televised courses * Chaired blue-ribbon committee for campus distance learning effort * Provided leadership for campus media technology initiatives University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1992 - 1996 As a Research Asistant and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction * Assisted in first computer-based online learning courses * Taught courses on media literacy and computar uses in education * Developed training materials for school offices California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 1990 - 1992 As a lecturer and the Co-Director for New Worlds of Learning * Taught introductory computer media courses * Directed implementation of networked computers in area schools * Created educational media using HyperCard and Linkway Live! SAMPLES & REFERENCES Portfolio samples and references available upon request.