SUMMARY
Computer graphics and visualization research and development. Digital film technology in theatrical animation, effects and location-based production
Specialization: Production tools, user interface design and support, digital camera models for hemispherical dome, multi-tiled, stereoscopic and holographic projection systems. Programming for procedural, geometric modeling tasks, including reverse engineering and rapid prototyping. Rendering for QuicktimeVR and virtual sets.

EXPERTISE
System types:
Linux PC, (OpenGL-fluent, FlTk) Silicon Graphics (IRIX, ViewKit, Iris GL fluent, X/Motif, Builder Xcessory),C, C++, Perl/Tk, Tcl/Tk, Python/Tk, SunOS/Solaris, Pixar Image Computer (CHAPTools, CHAP-IP, CHAP-Volumes, CHAP-C, CHAP-Assembler), Apple Macintosh (MacOS-X, Darwin)
Internetwork routers: Cayman Systems, Livingston, Ascend, Apple Airport Base Station.

Peripherals:
Abekas A60 (Ethernet and SCSI Interfaces), Solitaire Image Recorder, Quantel Mirage, Sony System G, Ultimatte Camera Memory Head, Cyberware Laboratory 3-D Digitizer, Computer-Aided Rapid Mechanical Prototyping, Automated Fabrication, Stereolithography.

Software:
OpenInventor/Coin3D, Builder Xcessory, Fluid, Alias/Maya C++ API, MEL, custom digital, theatrical film printing applications, Pixar Image Computer image processing suite, including volume visualization, Mathematica, Vtk, custom interfaces for Automated Fabrication. Digital Holography, digital camera models for hemispherical screen, stereoscopic, multi-tiled/multi-screen projection systems, digital production for location-based entertainment.

EMPLOYMENT:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007-present
Visualization Research Programmer, Integrated Systems Laboratory, Beckman Institute; Implementing systems for Haptic Feedback in Virtual Surgery.

University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2005-2007
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science; Providing scientific data management and visualization expertise for the National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center. Funded projects: DOE Atmospheric Science Tools for Energy Conservation (ASTEC, year II); US EPA VisualGRID.

STG Inc., Government Contractor; Graphics Department, Office of the Director, NOAA National Climatic Data Center, 2005-2006
Principal Scientific Subject Matter Expert in Visualization Created a production pipeline -- artist tools, techniques and workflow -- for integrating visualization of NCDC scientific climate and weather data products into high quality motion graphics for film and video.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 2002-2005
Visualization Researcher, Network and Cluster Computing Group, Computer Science and Mathematics Division (CSMD) http://www.csm.ornl.gov/ http://www.ornl.gov/ http://www.csm.ornl.gov/viz/index.html
Research Associate; Provided expertise for the Visualization Task Group for the CSMD;
Collaborated on the design, construction and operation of a 30' by 8', 35 Million-pixel, rear-projection display wall; Designed, implemented and maintained an integrated, knowledge-guided three-dimensional navigation of the human anatomy for the DARPA Virtual Soldier Project.

Walt Disney Feature Animation. Burbank, CA, 1996 - 2002,
Senior Technical Director, Production Software , 1999-2002
"Wild Life", "Magic Lamp" (Tokyo DisneySea), "3-D Mickey Test" (Disney Corporate), "Mickey's Philharmagic", Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom.
Software Technical Director, Character Finaling, "Dinosaur", Walt Disney Feature Animation, 1996 - 1999,
http://www.disney.com/" http://us.imdb.com/Title?Dinosaur+(2000)

ReZ.n8 Productions, Inc., Hollywood, CA, 1993 - 1995
Systems Manager/Technical Strategist in multimedia over wide-area networks
http://www.rezn8.com/

The Post Group, Hollywood, CA, 1988-1993
Graphics Programmer, Digital Center
Co-inventor of a distributed multiprocessing method for theatrical film recording from digital video (525/625-line) with enhanced image quality http://www.postgroup.com/

Goldsholl Design and Film, Inc., Northfield, IL, 1984-1987
Direction, Production and Technical Support, Computer-Generated Imagery and Animation.
Founded the Goldsholl Design and Film Computer Graphics Department.

AT&T Technologies, Inc., Naperville, IL, 1981-1984
Development Engineer
Diagnostic Development 5ESS, on permanent assignment to AT&T Bell Laboratories.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Wolfram Research, Inc., Champaign, IL, 1990-1996
Freelance Computer Graphics Artist

Film and Video School, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, 1989-1995
Technical Consultant, Computer Graphics Laboratory http://emsh.calarts.edu/FV.html http://emsh.calarts.edu/index.html

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, 1981
Honors: Four Semesters Dean's List, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu
Enrolled, Ph.D Program, Computer Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2003-Present

PATENTS:
Stewart Dickson, William Villarreal; Video Signal Processing System, United States Patent 5,191,416, March 2, 1993.
Stewart Dickson; Stringed Musical Instrument with Electrical Feedback, United States Patent 4,248,120; Feb 3, 1981 http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/portfolio/Patent_q4.gif

PUBLICATIONS:
Bibliography available: http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/SPD_biblio.html

AFFILIATIONS:
American Mensa Ltd. http://www.mensa.org
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Graphics Special Interest Group (SIGGRAPH) http://www.siggraph.org/
International Sculpture Center (ISC), http://www.sculpture.org
YLEM http://www.ylem.org/ylem
International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST)
Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA)