GLENN PICHER
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11 Hanson Street, Portland, ME 04103, 207-761-6535
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EDUCATION
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Fine Arts, June 1989.
Concentrating in computer graphics, film and video.
Princeton University, Bachelor of Arts, June 1986. Major: Communications
Program, Department of Sociology. Minor: Visual Arts program,
concentrating in film, video and computer graphics.
Winthrop High School, Winthrop, Maine, June 1982. Valedictorian, National
Merit Scholar.
EXPERIENCE
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SUMMARY: Versatile mix of technical and creative computer and video skills
Senior Software Engineer, Desknet Inc., Portland, Maine, January 2005 -
present. Development of high-end automated dynamic publishing software
solutions for QuarkXPress.
President, Dirigo Multimedia, Inc., South Portland, Maine, September 1995 -
present. Freelance consulting in interactive design and multimedia pro-
gramming, specializing in Xtras in C and C++ for Macromedia Director for
Macintosh and Windows; published commercial Xtra products and utilities
for multimedia CD-ROM authoring. Incorporated in July 2002; previously
operated as a sole proprietorship.
Lead programmer, Systems and Programming Consultants, Nashville, Tennessee,
October 1994 - August 1995. Project leader for Applied Learning
Technologies' Little Planet Literacy series, a cross-platform multimedia
early childhood literacy product using Macromedia Director. Lingo and
XObject coding for text entry, sound recording, music selection, external
application for picture creation, customizable pronounceable dictionary
database, storyboard sequencing, file input/output for asset import and
student progress tracking. Coordinated programming team, worked closely
with design team.
Multimedia software developer, Formal Systems, Princeton, New Jersey, March
1993 - September 1994. Designed, programmed and illustrated computer-based
training software, primarily in topics of anatomy and physiology for the
pharmaceutical industry. Wrote user interface, presentation and animation
code in C, Multimedia GRASP, and 80x86 Assembler. Wrote technical refer-
ence manuals for software products I developed and company newsletter ar-
ticles on technical topics of general interest to CBT clients.
Adjunct professor of visual arts, Mercer County Community College, West
Windsor, New Jersey. Taught "Computer Art: 3D," emphasizing 3D modeling,
materials, lighting and animation using Autodesk 3D Studio.
Systems integrator and technician, freelance, January 1990 - August 1994.
Designed and built high-performance video graphics workstations, both
desktop and portable, typically with Truevision professional video graph-
ics adapters, for video graphic design and animation.
Computer programmer, freelance, September 1985 - present. Extensive program-
ming experience on Mac and PC architecture for multimedia plug-ins,
image processing, testing and assessment, file conversion, device and
motion control, application specific macro languages and printer drivers.
Multimedia services manager, Visioneering Graphics, Lowell, Massachusetts,
July - December 1992. Designed and produced multimedia computer graphics
presentations for clients such as Digital, Hewlett-Packard and AT&T.
Video graphic design and animation, freelance, December 1989 - present.
Designed 2D and 3D animations and illustrations for videotape for compa-
nies such as Amoco and National Semiconductor. Wrote custom computer
graphics image processing and animation software for special effects.
Visiting artist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Summer 1990. Taught
2D design course, "Art and Technology: Experimental Computer Imaging."
Online video editor, Candee Productions, Chicago, Illinois, December 1988 -
January 1990. Operated and maintained online interformat video edit suite
including Betacam, 1" and 3/4" videotape.
Video production, freelance, September 1981 - present. All aspects of video
production: camera, lighting, editing, audio, graphics, script writing,
producing.
INTERESTS
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New technology artworks. Traditional and digital stop-motion video and 16mm
film animation, computer-controlled environments, computer-conceived or
computer-executed sculpture in fused glass and other media, short
narrative films and comedy sketches produced in digital video. Pieces
broadcast on WTTW-TV's Image Union in Chicago, exhibited in Montreal
at Images du Futur by La Cite des Arts et des Nouvelles Technologies de
Montreal, and shown in several Maine independent film and video festivals.
Mountaineering. Occasional but enthusiastic mountain climber. Maintained
trails and wildlife habitats in the White Mountains. Instructed inner-city
youth in rappelling and rock-climbing at outdoor adventure camp.
Book publishing. Preparing manuscripts on spiritual topics, including a new
translation and commentary on Lao Tsu's Tao Teh Ching by Herrymon Maurer,
for online and print publication.
Bluegrass banjo picker, contra dancer, dog owner.
REFERENCES
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