Profile

He has served as a technology consultant, coordinator and instructor/trainer for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) Pacific Region both stateside and in Japan. Eric was founder of Premierelink Communications, Inc., a web design and advertising firm in Eugene, Oregon, and served as President/CEO for 7 years. Other experience includes 19 years as director of the University of Oregon Summer Computer Camp, an on-campus emerging technology hands-on experience for students 10-18 years old.

Eric has been teaching Information Design and Presentation, Advanced Information Design and Presentation, and Multimedia & Internet Design and Presentation at the University of Oregon for the past 18 years as an integral part of the Arts and Administration Program. Along with his adjunct status teaching at the UO, Eric currently teaches digital media, journalism, and leadership courses at Cal Young Middle School in Eugene 4J School District.

Education

B.A. Sociology, University of Oregon; June, 1977.
Teacher Certification, University of Oregon; December, 1979.
M.A. Curriculum & Instruction, University of Oregon; June, 1981.

Relevant Experience

Eugene School District 4J, 2002-Present
-Technology Education Specialist

Responsibilities included curriculum integration design, training and implementation; classroom technology based instruction - digital media and journalism courses; site staff and district-wide in service instruction and training; member of district level technology committees; multiple platform software, hardware and peripherals evaluation, purchase and maintenance.

University of Oregon, Arts and Administration Department, 1988-Present
- Adjunct Professor

Responsible for design, development and instruction of Information Technology strand - 3 course sequence Fall, Winter and Spring terms: AAD 410/510 Information Design and Presentation, AAD 483/583 Advanced Information Design and Presentation and AAD 410/510 Multimedia & Online Design and Presentation; representative on the Arts and Allied Arts School technology committee.

University of Oregon, ePortfolio Grant Project, 2005-Present
- Consultant - School of Arts, Architecture, and Allied Arts

Responsibilities include A&AA ePortfolio website development and management, project organizational meetings with core faculty to design and implement graduate student online portfolio development; ongoing training and standards development; weekly meetings with ePortfolio implementation team; project evaluation.
PremiereLink Communications, Inc. 1996-2002
- Founder, President/CEO

Responsible for company growth, and developing new products and markets. Responsibilities included running day to day operations overseeing 14 employees with jobs ranging from project managers, graphic designers, programmers, network administrators, and advertising and sales.

Eugene School District 4J, 1980-May, 1999 (1/2 time from 1997-1999)
- Technology Education Specialist

Responsibilities included curriculum integration design, training and implementation; classroom technology based instruction; site staff and district-wide inservice instruction and training; member of district level technology committees; multiple platform software, hardware and peripherals evaluation, purchase and maintenance; site Novell Network administrator.

Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS), 1990-1997
- Consultant/Coordinator, Emerging Technologies Training

Responsible for design and implementation of multimedia technology integration courses and workshops for DoDDS Pacific educators and coordinators on-site training in mainland Japan; coordination and implementation of DoDDS Pacific summer workshops at the University of Oregon - 5 technology component areas included desktop video, computer graphics and digital imaging, electronic publishing, multimedia design, and Internet Media.

University Research Corporation, 1995-1996
- Consultant, Multimedia Training

Responsible for development and implementation of Multimedia Across the Curriculum training and materials for Lester Middle School, Okinawa, Japan, DoDDS Pacific.