GEORGE H. BRETT II

205 Katie Court

Falls Church, VA 22046

Home +1 703.237.1767

Cell: +1 703.994.9629

email: george@ghbrett.org    

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Statement A thought leader successful in communicating and managing the application and integration of information, computational, and communication technologies. Focused on collaborative technologies, rich Internet applications, social media, resource discovery to include the presentation and application of web applications for research, education, civic environments, and enterprise services. A leader of diverse abilities and skills proven through inception, development and management of successful awards and contracts with agencies such as the National Science Foundation, Apple Library of Tomorrow, and other funding groups.



Recent:

October 2010 - Present

Consultant / Cyber Ambassador

> Cyber Ambassador - making connections among organizations with information and communication technologies.

> Worked with organizations to improve, integrate, and/or aggregate implementation of social media and web based information applications and technologies.

> Addressed topics designed to demonstrate future directions in network based information technologies and how they can be applied to specific needs or projects.

> Designed, developed and conducted international workshops to transfer technical knowledge and expertise to ensure that organizations better understand technologies and their impact on research, work, learning, and life.



May 2010 - September 30, 2010

Communication Program Specialist (CPS) AKA Federal Program Office, Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the US Department of Commerce (DoC), Washington, DC.

> Managed multiple BTOP Public Computer Center (PCC) and Sustainable Broadband Adoption (SBA) Award Recipients totaling in excess of $70,000,00.

> Responsible for administering and monitoring programmatic aspects of the work conducted under their respective project types, either PCC or SBA.

> Assisted BTOP award recipients with administrative changes to their projects and budgets, carrying out monitoring activities through desk reviews and on-site visits, and evaluating project performance and compliance to identify potential issues and risks

> Recommended courses of action to BTOP award recipients to mitigate existing and prevent future issues such as award amendments, technical assistance, or improvement plans.

>Supported Team Coordinators and work with the BTOP Compliance Office and DoC NIST Grants Office to proactively administer the award, and identify and address project challenges.

>Coordinated and supervised activities of the BTOP Program Specialists assigned to their caseload.

> Received award for exemplary service.



September 2004 - May 2010

Senior Manager, Knowledge and Information Management, Internet2, Washington, DC.

> Ensured that Internet2 and its members have the best possible web based applications and information services; to manage and lead KIM to provision and maintain the infrastructure for those resources and services

> Planned and implemented new collaborative technologies and services

> Worked closely with Internet2 staff and members to understand their information resource needs and verify that current and planned resources meet those needs

> Identified, demonstrated, and implemented new information technologies that improved Internet2 web and information services.

> Grant income as Co-PI approximately $76,000



August 2001 - September 2004

Chief Information Architect, Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative, Internet2, Washington, DC.

> Responsible for the design and management of the End to End Performance Initiative Online Knowledge Base (aka Performance Improvement Environment, E2E PIE

> Collaborated with the E2Epi technical personnel to develop and disseminate content

> Acted as liaison with the Health Sciences Program to implement E2E related projects;

> Identified and pursued funding opportunities for E2Epi

> Assisted in the involvement of application communities and member campuses in the E2Epi projects.



December 1998 to 2001

Senior Project Coordinator, Distributed Applications Support Team (DAST) of the National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.  

> Responsible for strategic planning and outreach activities for the DAST by applying leading edge technologies appropriately to research and education.

> Developed plan for a Distributed Users Support / Services Taskforce (DUSST).

> Conceived, developed and implemented an Advanced Application Database that included over 4,500 projects and applications using the National Science Foundation very high performance Backbone Network Service (VBNS).

> Participated and Co-PI in grant writing team for the Web 100 grant awarded by National Science Foundation.

> Grant income as Co-PI approximately $5.7M



Director of Networking Initiatives, The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA)

January 1997 to December1998

> Programmatic responsibility for an array of existing projects (e.g., Va Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Depository, advanced network applications for Internet2 / Next Generation Internet).

> Responsible for identification, evaluation and recommending financial support of emerging projects, and pursuit of new initiatives beneficial to SURA's members.

> Managed funding for projects sponsored by SURA.

> Developed and produced topical workshops for SURA members.



International Technology Consultant, Speaker, and Workshop Developer

> Worked with organizations to improve, integrate, and/or aggregate implementation of web based information applications and technologies.

> Addressed topics designed to demonstrate future directions in network based information technologies and how they can be applied to specific needs or projects.

> Designed, developed and conducted international workshops to transfer technical knowledge and expertise to ensure that organizations better understand technologies and their impact on research, work, learning, and life.

> Clients included: World Health Organization, Yale University, The City of Boulder Public Library, The United Kingdom Higher Education Funding Councils Joint Information Steering Committee, the Southeast Online Network Monticello Electronic Library, the European Academic Research Network, and other organizations.



Founder and Director, The Center for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval, Information Technologies Division - MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC.

> Conceived, created and operated an international center contracted by the National Science Foundation and MCNC for collecting, classifying, and disseminating information.

> Developed training materials and workshops for and about the software tools for locating and using resources accessed via the global network known as the Internet.

> Worked closely with international standards bodies such as the Internet Engineering Task Force to assist in the adoption of standards such as the Gopher protocol, Z395.50, World Wide Web protocols (HTML, URNs, and URIs), Cornelll CU SeeMe, Whois++ etc., etc.

> Contract and Grant Income approximately $4.3M



Assistant Director, The University of North Carolina Educational Computing Service (UNC-ECS), Research Triangle Park, NC.

> Planned and coordinated academic computer support services for the members of UNC-ECS, which includes the 17 campuses of The University of North Carolina system and other higher education organizations in the state of North Carolina. Develop.

> Conducted, and did follow up on workshops for researchers, faculty and staff on the use of microcomputers as new tools for research, teaching, and management.

> Managed statewide microcomputer contracts and purchasing arrangements for 17 campuses in the UNC system.

> During one year the microcomputer contract reported to be worth in excess of $300M sales microcomputers and peripherals to the University System campuses.



Selected Awards and Activities

> Principal Investigator of the following National Science Foundation (NSF) activities:

> The Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval, 3 years - $1.8M Cooperative Agreement award, NSF.

> The Global SchoolHouse, 2 year - $900K award, NSF.

> The Whois++ Testbed, 2 year - $500K award, NSF.

> The Presidential Awardees Internet Pilot Project, 1 year - $300K award, NSF.

> The National Coalition for Technology Training Workshop. 1 year - $76K award, NSF

> Co-Principal Investigator of the following National Science Foundation grants:

> Bridging the Gap: End-to-End Networking for Landmark Applications, 1 year - $76K award, NSF

> Web100: Facilitating Effective and Transparent Network Use, 2 year - $2.9M award, NSF.

> National Laboratory for Applied Networking Research (NLANR): Distributed Applications Support Team (DAST) 3 year - $2.8M award, NSF.

> The Development of a Distributed Information Processing Protocol (DIPP), a 1 year - $119K award, NSF.

> Recipient, Digital Library Grant, Apple Computer Inc.

> Reviewer and Panelist, of proposals for various programs to the National Science Foundation, US Department of > Energy, Annenberg CPB, National Council of Museums and Libraries

> Program Committee, Network Services Conference 1994, London, Great Britain.

> Program Committee, EDUCOM Educational Uses of Information Technology Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Oct.1990.

> Co-Chair, Working Group on Networked Information Resources, The Internet Engineering Task Force.

> Co-Chair, Working Group for Directories and Resource Information Services, Coalition for Networked Information (EDUCOM, CAUSE, and Association for Research Libraries).

> Advisory Committee Member, Study of Communications Technology in Higher Education, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington DC.

> Advisory Committee Member, The National Educational Computing Conference

> Citizen Delegate, The Second White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services. Washington, D.C., July 1991.

> Guest Editor for Special Networked Information Edition, ╥Electronic Networking: Research, Applications, and Policy╙ Mecklermedia Publishers.

> Editorial Board, Research and Education Networking Meckler Publishing, New York.

> Editorial Board, EDUCOM Review , EDUCOM, Washington D.C..



Art Exhibits:  Present - 1973:  11 One-Man Shows (USA and Europe) and 22 International Group Exhibitions. Works are included online and in a number of public and private collections.



Selected Publications and Presentations

> "Looking Over Our Shoulders to the Future: What's Old Is New Again." Net@Edu, Tempe, AZ February 2009.

> "The Evolving Research and Education Tool Chest " Presentation for Office of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation. August 2008

> "Web TNG" University of Mary Washington Faculty Academy 2008.  Fredericksburg, VA March 2008.

> "It's a Social Thing: social networks and social media," Webinar presented to Vangent, Inc. Instructional Design  Group. April 2008.

> "Digital Field Trip to Second Life," Webinar presented to Interne2 Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group. August 2007.

> "The Klearinghouse: a network based model for user support," The Workshop on Internet-Scale Software Technologies (TWIST 2000), Univ. of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA. July 14, 2000.

> Keynote Presentation Internet Research and Information for Social Scientists 1998 International Conference: 25-27 March 1998, Bristol, UK

> "Digital Publishing on the Internet," Seminar on Continuing Education, III Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Oct 16-18, 1996

> "Developing Library Offerings, Electronic Media in Public Libraries -- from Experiment to Concept," Bertelsmann Foundation. Gƒtersloh, Germany. 7-8 May 1996

> "Resource Discovery: WorldWide Web Issues?" Information and Library Management, University of North Umbria at Newcastle. Newcastle, UK. Dec 14, 1995.

> "Exploiting Networks for Visualization and Collaboration: No Network Roadblocks?," Rhyne, T.M., Brett, G., Brutzman, D. and Cox, D.J., Computer Graphics, Vol. 28, Number Annual Conference Series, pp. 481-482,1994.

> "Overblick Over State of the Art Inom Virtuella Bibliotek," Forskningsbibliotek Work-Shop, Natverksbaserade Informationstjanster I Nordiska. Umea, SW. May 1994.

> "Networked Information Retrieval Tools & Services, Global Communications Seminar," Commission of the European Community. Brussels, Belgium. May 1992.

> "Navigating the Internet: a Beginning" Technology in Higher Education: Current Reflections. Institute for Academic Technologies Monograph Series. Research Triangle Park, NC. November 1991.

> "Report on the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services" published electronically on the CNIDIR-L electronic newsletter (listserv). Simultaneously electronically published on CompuServe, PACS-L listserv, and other electronic newsletters. July 1991.

> "Online Resources: Getting There from Here," EDUCOM Review Volume 25, No. 3, Fall 1990.

> "Electronic Bulletin Boards: A New Medium for Professional Communication". The Sixth International Conference on Computers in the Humanities, Raleigh, NC. June 1983.



Education

> C.A.S. Information and Library Sciences, University of North Carolina  - Chapel Hill

> Certificate, Leadership Development Program, the Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC

> M.F.A. in Textile Design, University of Georgia

> B.A. in Constructive Design, Florida State University

> US Army DD214

> Certificate, United States Military Academy Preparatory School, U.S. Army



> References available upon request.



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