Vita: WILLIAM J. ROSENER
 
Home Address
(918) 456-4482
820 Sasha Lane
Tahlequah, OK 74464
           
Business Address
Northeastern State University
221-F Practical Arts Building
700 North Grand
Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399
(918) 444-2923
Homepage/E-mail address:
http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~rosener

Research Interests:
Information systems, software engineering, networks, Web applications, and graphics

Education:
          UT University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Doctor of Philosophy, August 1994
Major: Computer Science

          UT University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Masters of Science, May 1990
Major: Computer Science

          ISU Iowa State University, Ames
Bachelor of Science, May 1987
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Speech Communication

Professional Experience:
    August 1997 - present:
Assistant Professor, College of Business and Technology, Northeastern State University.

    Summer 1995 - summer 1997:
Research Associate, Innovative Technologies Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). Served as Webmaster for the University of Tennessee. Made the UTK homepages an organized, attractive, and resourceful website by (1) making the entire UTK Web space searchable, (2) designing advanced computer graphics and zooming maps, (3) adding audio and QuickTime movies, (4) developing numerous interactive Web-based applications, (5) creating a functional interface with a consistent look and feel, and (6) creating several slide shows that allowed visitors to take a pictorial stroll of the UTK campus.

Conducted seminars and workshops to help faculty, staff, and students develop personal and departmental websites. These seminars covered the basic elements involved in developing a well-designed website such as: designing the flow of information, selecting content, laying out text and graphics, making the site searchable, using images and tables, incorporating CGI scripts, displaying usage statistics, marketing and announcing the site, and improving the download time.

Designed and developed a scheduling and calendar package (SCOUT) for the University of Tennessee. This system allows users to electronically access and modify their calendars using a World-Wide Web browser.

    Fall 1993 - summer 1995:
Graduate Research Assistant, Office of Research, University of Tennessee. Developed and designed the Faculty Information Service (FIS). This World-Wide Web application allows users to browse and search detailed professional information on over 900 faculty at UTK. This system helps the University better understand and manage its resources by providing profiles of faculty accomplishments in teaching, research, and service.

Designed and developed the Business/Industry Tracking System (BITS). This database application helps monitor partnerships between the University of Tennessee and outside industry. This system has proven invaluable to UTK in maintaining and establishing new partnerships, tracking critical information, and matching interests between UTK faculty and outside companies.

Designed and developed the Document Tracking System (DTS). This database application is used to monitor official documents as they flow through the Office of Research. This system has been instrumental in helping this office determine delays and in answering questions concerning the status of grants and contracts as they become approved.

Maintained the World-Wide Web server for the Office of Research. Responsibilities included converting documents into HTML, developing graphics, summarizing accesses, and electronically indexing information.

    1987-1993:
Graduate Teaching /Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Tennessee. Teaching responsibilities included preparing classroom lectures and exams, grading, assisting students, and holding office hours. Research responsibilities involved creating a mail facility package called the Numerical Analysts Net (NA-NET) and a graphical user interface to the Networked Library (Netlib). The NA-NET is a system developed to serve the community of numerical analysts and other researchers. Netlib is a repository of freely available software and documents of interest to the numerical and scientific communities.

    1986:
Systems Programmer, United States Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa. Scientific Computer Services Group. Converted an information retrieval program from an IBM to a VAX system. Responsible for regular backup on microcomputers and mainframes.

Publications:
"Comparison of Web-based Graphics: Formats and Compatibility Issues," The 2006 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Tahlequah, OK, April 20, 2006.

"Creating and Reading RSS Newsfeeds," The 2005 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Tahlequah, OK, April 4, 2005.

"Developing Advanced Web Applications Using PHP," The Society of Business, Industry, and Economics, Sixth Annual Conference, Branson, MO, April 4-7, 2004.

"Overview of Web Traffic Analysis Software," 20th Annual Southwest Business Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, April 17-18, 2003.

"Traffic Building Strategies for Web Sites," 2002 Annual Conference: Southwest Council of Business Schools and Programs, Wichita Falls, Texas, January 30 - February 1, 2002.

"Implementing Browser Constraints Using Dynamic HTML," Eighteenth Annual Southwest Business Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, April 19-20, 2001.

"The Importance of Intranet Search Engines and Techniques to Improve Search Results," Seventeenth Annual Southwest Business Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, April 20-21, 2000.

"Programming Language Considerations for Teaching Computer Courses: Consider Visual Basic," Seventh National Integration of Academic and Technical Education Conference, June 28 - July 1, 1999, Beaver Creek Colorado.

"How to Simplify Web Site Maintenance," Connecting Classrooms Communities and Careers, Sixth National Integration of Academic and Technical Education Conference, June 28 - July 1, 1998, Beaver Creek Colorado.

"Using the World Wide Web to Overcome Barriers to Post- secondary Education," Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, ConnXtions, Kansas City, Missouri, June 12-15, 1998. With Donna Wood.

"Productivity Tools for Creating Web-Based Presentations," Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, World Conference 97 of the WWW, Internet, and Intranet, (WebNet 97), October 31 - November 5, 1997, Toronto, Canada. With John Rose and Julie Little-McGill.

"An Overview of Information Technology and How to Promote Its Adoption," Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE97), 8th International Conference, April 1-5, 1997, Orlando, Florida.

"Web Interfaces: The Benefits and Challenges Encountered in Developing Web-based Interfaces," Second Australian World Wide Web Conference, AusWeb96, July 7-9, 1996, Gold Coast, Australia.

"The WebSCOUT Resource Discovery and Presentation System for the World-Wide Web," American Society for Information Science (ASIS), 1996 Mid-Year Conference, San Diego, CA, May 20-22, 1996.

"Integrating Multi-way and Structural Constraints into Spreadsheet Programming" Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1994.
Advisor: Dr. Vander Zanden

"NA-NET: Numerical Analysis Net," Technical Report ORNL/TM-11986, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 1991. With Jack Dongarra.

Non Technical Publications

Safely Out of Range, Farm and Ranch Living, February/March 2002, p. 64.

Angled Workbench, Progressive Farmer, (Editor's Choice), Januay 2000, page 60.

Tandem and Family Cycling, Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) 1997, pages 24-26, winter 1997.

Songs

Grants:
Travel Grant to attend and present at the Seventh National Integration of Academic and Technical Education Conference in Beaver-Creek, CO, June 28- July 1, 1998. $950.00

"Development of a Web-based Alumni Tracking System for the College of Business and Industry at NSU". Research and Innovative Teaching Mini-Grant", July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999. $1,500.00

Travel Grant to attend and present at the Sixth National Integration of Academic and Technical Education Conference in Beaver-Creek, CO, June 28-July 1, 1998. $850.00

Travel Grant to attend and present at the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, ConnXtions, Kansas City, Missouri, June 12-15, 1998. $150.00

Selected Presentations:
"Comparison of Web-based Graphics: Formats and Compatibility Issues," The 2006 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Tahlequah, OK, April 20, 2006.

"Creating and Reading RSS Newsfeeds," The 2005 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Tahlequah, OK, April 4, 2005.

"Developing Advanced Web Applications Using PHP," The Society of Business, Industry, and Economics, Sixth Annual Conference, Branson, MO, April 4-7, 2004.

"Overview of Web Traffic Analysis Software," 20th Annual Southwest Business Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, April 17-18, 2003.

"Traffic Building Strategies for Web Sites," 2002 Annual Conference: Southwest Council of Business Schools and Programs, Wichita Falls, Texas, January 30 - February 1, 2002.

"Implementing Browser Constraints Using Dynamic HTML," Eighteenth Annual Southwest Business Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, April 19-20, 2001.

The Importance of Intranet Search Engines and Techniques to Improve Search Results," Seventeenth Annual Southwest Business Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, April 20-21, 2000.

"Programming Language Considerations for Teaching Computer Courses: Consider Visual Basic," Seventh National Integration of Academic and Technical Education Conference, June 28 - July 1, 1999, Beaver Creek Colorado.

"How to Simplify Web Site Maintenance," Connecting Classrooms Communities and Careers, Sixth National Integration of Academic and Technical Education Conference, June 28 - July 1, 1998, Beaver Creek Colorado.

"Using the World Wide Web to Overcome Barriers to Post- secondary Education," Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, ConnXtions, Kansas City, Missouri, June 12-15, 1998.

"An Overview of Information Technology and How to Promote Its Adoption," Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE97), 8th International Conference, April 1-5, 1997, Orlando, Florida.

"Integrating Instructional Technology into the Classroom," College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, January 9, 1997.

"Web Design Tips," Professors and Publishing in the Electronic Academy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, September 19, 1996.

"UTK Homepage & Web Design Tips," LAN Administrator's meeting, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, August 21, 1996.

"WebSCOUT Resource Discovery and Presentation System for the World-Wide Web," American Society for Information Science (ASIS), The Digital Revolution: Assessing the Impact on Business, Education, and Social Structures, San Diego, CA, May 18-22, 1996.

"HTML Forms and CGI Scripts," University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Emerging Leaders of Tomorrow, January 31, 1996.

"Sharing Information Using the Internet," UTK Networking Committee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, June 7, 1995.

"Introduction to the Faculty Information Services Database," University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Deans and Departments heads, fall 1994 and spring 1995.

"WATTec '95 Information Technologies," 22nd Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Knoxville, Tennessee, February 21-23, 1995.

"Introduction to the World-Wide Web," UTK Networking Committee, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, January 13, 1995.

Electronic Articles:

"News Flash from the UTK Webmaster," University of Tennessee, monthly digest, e-mail circulation: over 500, 1995-1997.

Released Software:
3D Toolkit and Constraint Solver

As of 1993 this toolkit was being used regularly in over 30 projects around the world. The toolkit is object-oriented and simplifies creating highly interactive, 3-dimensional user interfaces. The toolkit allows the user to interactively: create and directly apply transformation to 3D objects, construct polyhedron objects, change the viewing parameters for drawing 3D objects, and build structured graphics. The toolkit also supports constraints. Constraints are relationships between objects that are defined once and then automatically maintained by the system. They provide a declarative means for expressing relationships among graphical properties and transformations of 3D objects.

Course Work:
Advanced graduate courses taken in the following areas:

Honors and Professional Affiliations:
Association for Computing Machinery
1986-1987: President; Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) – faculty sponsor.

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