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Andrew R. Casiello |
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Associate Vice Provost for Technology405 Gornto TELETECHNET CenterOld Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529
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1236 Graydon Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757)-652-4612
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Old Dominion
University January 2002 - Present
Associate Vice Provost for Technology
Associate Vice
President for Academic Technology Services
Manage Academic Technology Services, Department of Distance Learning, which has an annual operating and special purpose budgets in excess of $4 million, is currently staffed by 37 professional, technical and administrative personnel, and provides programming through extensive digital, fiber optic, internet, and satellite networks. Responsible for course delivery in support of the University's nationally recognized TELETECHNET distance learning program which provides more than 100 credit courses per semester to the University's four regional higher education centers, community colleges, out-of-state sites, hospitals, corporations, federal and state government agencies, military bases, and deployed naval vessels through voice, data, and video technologies. Oversee the Center for Learning Technologies (CLT), ODU’s center for teaching excellence and innovation. CLT provides instructional design and instructional technology support for faculty, and is responsible for online and multimedia based course design and development for the entire University.
Provide leadership in coordination with industry, corporations, government agencies and higher education institutions in the University's continuing migration toward leading edge technologies in synchronous and asynchronous delivery formats. Oversee activities of the teleconferencing unit which offers five to ten live national and international teleconferences per year, as well as video production, graphics, video streaming, and multimedia production units that produce materials for video streamed and CD-Rom based course materials as well as instructional and promotional videos.
National
Technological University and PBS the Business and Technology Network 1992-
Present
Vice President of
Technology
Vice President at
NTU and PBS the Business and Technology Network, a leading and pioneering
institution in distance education and training on a national scale. Supervised a staff of 31 professionals
involved in all aspects of technology from our internal Information Technology
staff to online program development, web development and support, satellite
network operations, CDROM and multimedia development, engineering, technical
support and facilities management.
Member of NTU’s executive management team involved in all aspects of
corporate decision-making. Oversaw and
guided this national program with regard to technology direction, emerging
technologies, management and use of technology as well as general and specific
goals and direction of the overall operation.
Responsible for a departmental budget of over $ 2.5 million, as well as
profit centers with revenue in excess of
$ 1.3 million per year.
· Hired to finalize development of and deploy the world’s first digital compressed television based satellite network. This original pioneering effort in 1992 lead to many new developments in distance education technologies using both satellite and TCP/IP based networking systems. These developments include centralized control of dozens of remote university based uplink systems, direct digital multi-hop satellite links to other countries and PC based satellite receivers for automated control of customer systems. Converted NTU headquarters facility from simple receive and monitoring station to Uplink Hub and Central Control facility for the network.
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Played key role
in executive team that developed first for-profit arm of a not-for profit
university. Later I lead the technology
integration effort when this team acquired and integrated PBS’s The Business
Channel organization into NTU. On team
of four who brought NTU through 2 additional rounds of venture capital funding,
raising $ 22 million dollars in those
efforts.
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Developed NTU’s
Asia Pacific satellite network bringing NTU to live international delivery via
satellite. Installed uplink facilities
at PanAmSat uplink in California and our first downlink site in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia in fall of 1995. Utilized streaming media backhaul into United States
from PanAmSat 2 Asia Pacific feed, one of the first applications of streaming
video on the World Wide Web, in fall of 1996.
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Lead contract
negotiations for NTU on two separate satellite space segment purchases valued
at over $ 25 million total.
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Lead technology
development and deployment effort on second-generation digital technology platform
based on MPEG2/DVB technology. Lead
research team, development testing effort, communicated with national and
international customer and partner base during transition, negotiated over 60%
pricing discount for NTU and member universities, lead grant funding campaign
effort with brought in $ 400,000 for our partner universities and oversaw
successful new network deployment effort.
Continue to work with technology vendors and colleagues on emerging
technology applications for this new platform.
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Lead NTU to
leadership position with alternative delivery technologies. Started NTU Online department in 1998, which
now produces many interactive online streaming media programs per day. Began delivery of CDROM based products in
October of 2000. Began development of
Intranet and multicasting solutions with Cisco and other vendors in 1999. Numbers of courses delivered via these
technologies now nearly equal the delivery via our fundamental satellite
platform.
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Grants/Gifts
Awarded:
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“Spectrum Analyzer”, ($ 35,000), Hewlett Packard,
October 1992
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“On-demand Delivery Technology” ($300,000),
Hewlett-Packard, July 1994
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“National
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Network”, Department of Commerce, July 1996
- “Home Learner Access via Satellite”, Department of Commerce, August 1998
- “MPEG2 Technology Platform deployment”, Department of Commerce, PTFP, August 1999
University of
Massachusetts
Acting Director/Chief
Engineer, Video Instructional Program, 1991 – 1992
Directed $1.5 million, 40-employee distance education program servicing 1500 high technology engineering professionals. Worked with the College’s department heads and faculty to accomplish the distance education goals of the College. Advised the College Dean and University Administration in the area of distance education technology. Liaison for University interaction with the distance education associations AMCEE (Association for Media Based Continuing Education for Engineers), NTU (National Technological University), and MCET (Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications). Developed and implemented marketing, staffing, evaluation and budgetary procedures. Responsible for the program’s financial direction. Successfully designed and oversaw the installation of $.5 million multiple earth station.
University of
Massachusetts
Chief Engineer, Video
Instructional Program, 1985 – 1992
Supervised
over 25 engineering and operations staffs.
Designed and supervised installation and maintenance of two Ku-band
broadcast satellite earth stations, three broadcast quality television studios,
cable TV system, editing facilities, two multi-format duplication areas, two
complete repair/maintenance facilities, and IBM PC/Macintosh II based Ethernet
LAN. Responsible for technical and
financial planning, purchasing, installation, maintenance, and equipment
repair. Technical advisor for staff,
clients, faculty and the University.
· Brought VIP program from simple videotape delivery to national level with satellite uplink facility. Expanding this capability to multiple uplinks. Worked with team to developed microwave interconnection with PBS and the Massachusetts information highway (microwave spine down Massachusetts turnpike). Built TV studios and expanded master control operation.
Massasoit Community College
Chief Engineer, Center for Telecommunications, 1983-1985
Chief
Engineer for complete broadcast quality television production facility. Oversaw and performed major repair and
restructuring of studio system, and designed and built second studio. Relocated and rebuilt College=s radio station. Instructor for class on television.
Video Engineer
· Master of Science in Education, Instructional Design and Technology, Old Dominion University (2005) 4.0 GPA
· Bachelor of Science in Communications Media, Fitchburg State College (1982).
· Associate of Science, Telecommunications Technology, Springfield Massachusetts Technical Community College (1979)
· Special Letter of Commendation, presented jointly by National Technological University, and National Technological University Corporation Presidents Lionel V. Baldwin and John C. Farrell, 1999
· Outstanding Achievement Award for development of NTU Uplink and Control Center, National Technological University, 1995
· Dean’s Distinguished Service Award, University of Massachusetts, 1992
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Casiello, A.R. & Whalen, D. J.
(2004). Teletechnet: distance education at Old Dominion University.
Journal of Communications Technology in Higher Education 8(2). 36-38.
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Overbaugh, R. C., & Casiello, A.R. (2005),
November). Distributed Collaborative Problem-based Graduate-level Learning:
Students' Perspectives on Communication Tool Selection and Efficacy. Presented
at the 11th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks,
Orlando Florida.
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Casiello, A.R. (2004). The Flexible Environments Project: Reviewing the Value of
Synchronous Interactive Media in Distance Communities of Inquiry.
Unpublished Paper.
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“Technology in Higher Education.” Plenary session at Commonwealth
of Virginia Information Symposium (COVITS 2004), September 2004. Norfolk, VA
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"Academic
Technology Services and the Center for Learning Technologies".
Presentation by A.R. Casiello and M. Abdous for new faculty orientation. Old
Dominion University, Norfolk, VA August 2004
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"Distance Learning
Technologies at Old Dominion University". Presentation to
Penninusula Amateur Radio Club, Hampton, VA, September, 2004
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"Emerging Technologies in Distance Learning"
Open Presentation, Old Dominion University, December 2001
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"NTU Online:
Strategy, Achievements and Plans". NTU Annual Conference, Fort
Collins, Colorado, 2001.
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"Enabling
Distance-Learning Through State-of-the-Art Technology: Modern Challenges and
New Technologies" (NTU 2000). National Technological University
Annual Conference, June 2000
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"Technology Update: New Delivery Technologies Building a
Stronger NTU". NTU Board of Trustees Meeting, February 1999
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"The NTU
Satellite Network: Current Operation and Plans for the Future.
" APEC '97. The Asia Pacific Economic Consortium - Sustainable Development
Training and Information Network Organizing Conference. Portland, Oregon,
October 1997
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· Centura College, Advisory Board. Virginia Beach, Virginia, January 2003 – present
National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN), Norfolk Virginia, Advisory Board member, September, 2003 – 2006
· Association for Media Based Continuing Education for Engineers (AMCEE), advisory board member, September 2003 - 2008
· Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC), member, Old Dominion University, January 2002 – present
· University Internet Committee – October 2002 – present
· Research Interest Group member – March 2004 - present
· Federal Communications Commission, General Radiotelephone License
· Massachusetts Master Technician # 9036
· Amateur Extra Class FCC license - AG4XI