Mark J. Weixel

Keyword Summary

Controlled Vocabulary. Information Retrieval. Systems Integration. Technical Evaluation. Document Processing.Troubleshooting Technical Systems. Network Administration. Novell Netware. MS Windows NT. MS DOS. MacOS. Unix. Irix. Consulting. Multimedia Development. Project Management. Fox Pro. Oracle. MS Access. Image Manipulation. Digital Video Editing. Instructor. Desktop Publishing. Typography. Multilingual Computing. Web Editing. HTML. Webinator. CGI Programming. CD-ROM Mastering. Color Printing. Print Management. TCP/IP. Internet. University of Pittsburgh. BA Degree. Russian. French. Russian & East European Studies. MS Degree. Information Science.

Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Programming: C, Perl, PHP
• Operating Systems: Windows (all desktop and server versions), OS X, Solaris, Linux (RedHat, Fedora, Yellow Dog)
• Networking: Web servers (Apache, IIS), Media Servers (Quicktime Streaming Server, Windows Media Server), Server-based firewall security
• Applications: Graphics (Adobe Photoshop, SGI Cosmo Suite), Non-linear video editing (Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro), Desktop/Web Publishing (Adobe PageMaker, Adobe GoLive, Adobe InDesign), Productivity (MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio), Database Management (MS FoxPro, Oracle, MySQL), Internet Search/Retrieval (Thunderstone Webinator)

Recent Projects

• INRPOL Thesaurus (2005)
  
  • Plan, develop, and implement a controlled vocabulary for a knowledge management system to aid peacekeeping missions in instituting rule of law.
    
• Toumanoff Virtual Library (2004)
  
  • Plan, develop, and implement a digital library of 30 years’ worth of hard-copy project reports for the National Council for East-European and Eurasian Research. Project involved scanning 1200 documents, creating a full-text index of the resulting PDFs and creating a web-based search interface.
    
• Portable International Lecture System (2003)
  
  • Plan, develop, and implement a portable system for streaming live video of lectures via Internet2 from network-enabled venues at the University of Pittsburgh.
    
• Peace & Security Studies Thesaurus (2002)
  
  • Plan and oversee the creation of a controlled vocabulary to provide indexing help to librarians and content providers in the field of Peace & Security Studies.
    
• Global Information Access Net (1998-2004)
  
  • Plan, develop, and oversee an online directory of organizations, projects, and experts in the field of International Affairs.
    

Experience

Director of Informatics

University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000-Present

Broad responsibility for support of information technology-based issues in the University Center for International Studies, ranging from infrastructure (Exchange, web, online video, Oracle database) to research support.

• Set policy and establish guidelines for UCIS technology purchases and use
• Manage UCIS systems analyst
• Consult with International Studies faculty concerning the use of technology in internationally-related research
• Contract with external partners in projects supporting international studies research
• Serve as liasion to internal University technical support services and external contractors

Information Technology Project Manager

University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1998-2000

Oversee technical support for Internet initiatives sponsored by UCIS, primarily the conversion of a legacy database to an interactive web-accessible directory.

• Co-ordinate communication between UCIS and directory entrants and outside consultants
• Oversee work of Graduate Student Assistants
• Act as administrator for UCIS' Oracle database and web servers
• Maintain a series of full-text web search engines
• Co-edit REESWeb, the CERN-approved Virtual Library for Russian & East European Studies
• Develop web-based database applications
• Consult on the creation of new database/Internet projects

Systems Analyst

Technology Evaluation & Consulting Lab, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995-1998

Oversaw the day-to-day operation of a facility designed to evaluate hardware and software and to provide leading edge computing resources to students and faculty.

• Co-ordinated hardware and software testing for University's Windows NT migration
• Researched, planned, and maintained budget for TEC Lab acquisitions
• Assisted patrons in areas such as image scanning, video digitizing, color printing, and CD-ROM mastering
• Supported application delivery and serving via lab's Novell and Windows NT servers
• Designed and maintained TEC Lab web pages

Academic Computing Co-ordinator

School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994-1995

Oversaw the School of Nursing's private computer lab, served as an instructor and provided technical consulting to faculty, staff, and students.

• Consulted in school-wide software and hardware issues
• Created and maintained School's Internet entities
• Developed and maintained database system for school's comprehensive inventory

Consultant

Pittsburgh Symphony Society, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994

Produced an office automation/re-engineering report based on an analysis of the PSO's technical state and the organization's perceived needs, as determined through in-depth staff interviews.

Lab Assistant

School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1993-1994

• Provided technical assistance to students in areas such as e-mail, word processing, PostScript printing and image scanning

Assistant Researcher

Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1993

• Created and maintained a HyperCard program to automate a linguistics experiment
• Consulted in purchase of required hardware
• Monitored and questioned subjects during and after study

Analyst Programmer

Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1992

• Consulted in and arranged for purchase of departmental hardware and software
• Installed all hardware and software
• Provided technical assistance to faculty and students

Camp Counselor

Centre d'Altitude de la Charente, Sain-Lary Soulain, France, Summer 1990, 1991

• Responsible for children aged 5-14 in three week summer camp
• Engaged children in linguistic activities

Education

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Language Honors), Xi Xi Chapter
• Brackenridge Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
• Graduate Student Assistantship, University of Pittsburgh

Publications