William R. Schleter

e-mail: wschleter@utk.edu

cell phone: 865-384-2813
e-mail: wschleter@gmail.com
web: https://www.netlore.com

Instructor/Lecturer(2005)/Senior Lecturer(2012)/Distinguished Lecturer(2016) in Engineering Fundamentals. Responsibilities include:

• Development, coordination, and teaching of all Engineering Fundamentals (EF) classes - Introduction to Physics for Engineers I and II (EF 151 and EF 152), Computer Methods in Engineering Problem Solving (EF 105), Computer Solution of Engineering Problems (EF 230), and Fundamentals of Engineering Review (EF 402).
• Development and administration of the custom course course management system used for all EF classes.
• Configuration, administration, and maintanance of instructional computer labs, recitation rooms, and administrative computing resources.
• Assisting in the training and oversight of graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants.
• Departmental liason to university technology organizations - TEC, LMS, PRS
• Assisting with engineering education research, outreach, and minority program initiatives.
• Mentor for incoming EF faculty
• Development of the Innovation and Collabortion Studio - student makerspace

iPhone application programming. Develop and market iPhone/iPad applications. Web site programming and development.

Primary individual in consulting company established to perform custom system development. Completed projects include the design, programming, and installation of a digital video based network security camera system, a highly customizable data driven Internet catalog system, a database system to manage golf tournament volunteers, and a six-month project as Technical Operations Manager for Technology 2020, a technology enhanced office and meeting facility focused on providing resources for developing small businesses.

Developed and marketed a low-cost motion analysis software package, the Visual Instruction System, for IBM compatible PC's. Involved learning C and MS-Windows programming, video capture, digital video manipulation, and printing technologies. Primary person responsible for creating the installation procedure, online help files, written manual, video training tutorial, and software packaging and distribution. Over 100 systems were installed and in use by high schools, colleges, physical therapy centers, and golf professionals.

Worked with PC Magazine on annual PC-CAD reviews.

CAD/CAM systems support: Responsibilities included software installation, configuration, CAD interface programming, training, operation, operating system installation, system management, hardware installation, and systems programming for Unix (primarily Silicon Graphics), Windows/NT, and VAX/VMS systems running ProEngineer and ANVIL CAD/CAM software. Significant accomplishments included: implementation and management of a large network of SGI/ProEngineer workstations; Implementation of a secure Unix network; Creation of a variety of custom CAD data import/export procedures; Design, development, and implementation of a custom relational database and file management system for approval and storage of CAD drawings.

Master of Science in Instructional Technology.
Project - Developing Video Tutorials

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude.