Volunteer Activities:
Historic Faubourg Treme' Association2005
  • Correspondence Secretary for 2005.
  • Treasurer for 2006 to present.
  • Developed and maintained official database and web site.
Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps2005
  • Musical technician (instructor) for touring/performing youth organization.
Magic & Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps2004
  • Musical and visual technician (instructor) for touring/performing youth organization.
  • Developed and maintained official web site.
YWCA of New Orleans2003 - 2004
  • Created and maintained client encounter database for rape crisis counseling program.
University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA1999 - 2003
  • Helped run programming competitions and preview days for high school students.
New Life Center Shelter (for homeless women and children), Opelousas, LA1997 - 1998
  • Created and maintained "Jesus Cares" Christmas Gift Basket Database program.
  • Ordered equipment and set up networked computer lab for residents.
Research Interests:
Sound in 3D Environments: Designing and implementing efficient algorithms to produce realistic audio effects, real-time, in 3D graphical worlds. Melody Detection in Digital Sound Formats: Implement algorithms which ascertain melodies and various voices in MP3 files. These can be used to convert music into notation format or allow for melody matching in a music database (information retrieval).

Automated Application of Cinematic Rules in 3D Graphics: Develop algorithms and graphical user interfaces that employ various rules and guidelines established by the film industry in order to automate the placement of the camera and view angle in computer graphics. Motion Detection: Find new techniques for the detection of location and movement for use in virtual environments.