Curriculum Vitae - Path of Life
EDUCATION
Languages: American English and Novice Level German.
Summary of Classes
- Security Management (CISSP)
- Information and Computer Security
- Computer Crime and Forensics
- Network Security and Cryptography
- Business Database Systems
- iPhone/iPod Programming
- Advanced Systems Analysis and Design
- Advanced Database Design Administration
- Business Telecommunications
- Microcomputers/Networks
- Decision Support Systems
- Business Consulting Project
- Business Research
- Project Management
- Decision Theory
- Process Improvement Engineering
- Management of Information Technologies and Systems
- Marketing Management
- Principles of Management and Production
- Financial Management
- Financial and Accounting Report Analysis
- Capital Acquisitions and Allocations
- Corporate Liquidity Analysis
- Leadership Skills
- Law, Ethnics and Dispute Resolution
- Human Resource Issues
- Economics for Managers
- Case Analysis Using Statistics
- Computer Security
- Computer Architecture
- Introduction to Operating Systems
- Embedded Software
- Technical Writing
- Advanced Micro-System Design
- Micro-System Design
- High-Speed Digital Design
- Abstract Data Types
- Data Structures
Summary of Skills
- Project Management
- Business Structure Integration
- Client Relationship Management
- Presenting Representative at Conferences
- Project Team Leader
- Training production methods
- Teaching best practices
- Database Design and Management
- User Experience Design
- Administrative User Experience Design
- Integration of new systems with existing implementations
- DHTML, XML, HTML, JSON
- PHP, SQL
- Java, JavaScript, Ajax
- Section 508 Compliant
- World Wide Web Consortium Validation
- Embedded Systems Design
- Multi-platform Development
- Apple platform specific Development
- C, Objective C Software
- Adobe CS4 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
- BCM Service Desk Express
- Microsoft - Office Professional, Project
- Novell Group Wise
- Autonomous Vehicle Design
- AutoCAD based Design
- Robotics Security
- Business Security
- Data and Web Site Security
- Computer Security and Computer Forensics
WORK EXPERIENCE
Design and develop web sites, web applications and mobile applications for multiple departments at MSU. My main duties are bulleted below.
- Web Site Design and Development
- Web Application Development
- iPhone Application Development
- Multi-Platform Mobile Development
- Project Management
- Client Management
- Employee Supervision & Training
- Educational Systems Development
"David's work ethic and desire to produce high quality results is second to none. He is a self starter and works great with a team." November 20, 2009 Jason Tiffin, Senior Web Developer/Team Leader; direct supervisor of David at Mississippi State University (http://www.linkedin.com/in/dfulton)
Laid out and installed Ethernet, cable, and communication systems, HVAC system, electrical, plumbing, and water systems.
Designed and implemented electrical systems & control programs. Designed and implemented device modifications for integration of technology into robots as well as automating household appliances.
Assisted in designing and programming libraries for the Kestrel Project, a massively parallel processing add-in card for use in genetic research. Also taught parallel programming methods and wrote the programming manual for the specialized Kestrel hardware. Researched using Kestrel to aid in layout algorithms such as simulated annealing and Darwin/ Genetic Search. http://kestrel.soe.ucsc.edu/
Assisted in the digitization of the San Francisco Bay for computer modeling.
Presentations - Refereed Conferences
Fulton, D., Heiselt, A., Gilbert, J., Reinschmidt, L., Tiffin, J., Berryhill, A., McCarley, N., Morse, L. (2010, March). "Starting a Movement: Expanding the Common Reading Experience" – Interactive session presented at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference in Chicago, IL.
Fulton, D., Gilbert, J., Tiffin, J., Berryhill, A., Morse, L. (2010, October) "Creating an Immersive Learning Experience for Freshmen Using the Common Reading Initiative (without altering reality)" – Interactive session presented at the Educause Conference in Anaheim, CA.
Professional Affiliations
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2000-Present
- Member IEEE Education Society
- Member IEEE Professional Communication Society
- Member IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
Current Projects - Professional Setting
Project Lead for the development of a mobile device delivered case study learning tool. The project a partnership between the Universities of Michigan State University, Mississippi State University, and Ohio State University. The information technology members on the project are comprised of three full time staff and two halftime programmers. There are eight veterinary professors members also involved in the project. The goal is to provide a mobile application for use by students and veterinarians in the classroom and in the field. The system will have over thirty five case studies presented in both a learning mode and a review / reference mode. Common diagnostic assessment sheets are being integrated into the system so that they can be used outside the case study context to increase the usefulness of the application.
Team Lead for extending our department's services to include mobile application development using a cross-platform programing methodology to allow us to meet a perceived upcoming demand for mobile applications produced by the university for use by various user bases: students, faculty, administrators, alumni, etc.
Past Projects -Professional Setting
Designed and developed a variant of an Alternate Reality Game to improve and increase the success of the Freshmen Year Reading Program. The project is an Immersive Learning Experience designed to engage incoming freshmen in the required reading, the campus and their fellow students through a variety of experiences both web delivered and throughout the campus. I presented on this project at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference in Chicago, IL. and the Educause Conference in Anaheim, CA.
Designed and developed the gift giving web application for accepting online donations and payments, as well as the administrative systems for handling all donations to the university. The online portion of the system has helped to channel over $1.6 million dollars in donations. https://ssl2.msstate.edu/msufoundation/makeagift/
Designed and developed the workshop signup and administration system to provide a method for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Human Resources Management and Information Technology Services to have online signups for the various workshops they offer. In addition to registration control the system keeps a full record of all attendance, absences, wait listing and completion of courses. Some of the these courses are required for Federal Certifications the University must maintain, as well as personnel certifications required for various job duties. Over 636 workshops have been completed by 8,170 people.
Designed and developed the online tour registration and administration system, which has tripled the number of prospective students requesting and attending campus tours. Freshmen attendance is exceeding targets and the staff is happy to have a cohesive multi-administrator system that has reduced work stress while allowing for greater productivity. http://www.futurestudents.msstate.edu/interest/visit/
Designed and implemented the electrical control systems for a Robotic Actor. The project was to have people on the street run into a "self-aware" robot that had "fallen off a truck" and was requesting help. The people’s reactions where secretly recorded. The robot was designed to look partially crippled yet able to speak and gesture with occasional sparking from it’s "control box". The goal was to see how people reacted to the robot and different stimuli it could produce.
Designed and built hardware to assist in modifying a refrigerator and microwave to allow them to have artificial intelligence and be autonomous in their operation. The refrigerator was fitted with a servo locking mechanism along with a screen and microphone. The microwave’s input system was modified so that the computer artificial intelligence could fully control the operation of the microwave. The microwave was also fitted with a screen and microphone. The project’s goal was to test the feasibility of creating a house full of autonomous devices that had artificial intelligence. Each device would have a personality and be able to speak both with the humans and each other. How people liked and interacted with the devices could be monitored. Another area for exploration was how humans would feel and function in an environment where they had to be "social" not only with each other but with the appliances in their lives. Having a spat with the refrigerator or microwave could have real consequences when there is no override available.
Past Projects - Educational Setting
Full Business Security Review for Broadcast Media Group. As part of the business security course that used Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) study guide as the course text, I was part of a team that analyzed Broadcast Media Group. Broadcast Media Group is a small company offering full-service media production to a variety of clients on the local, regional and national stage. Their award winning work has appeared on CBS, ESPN, Fox Sports, The Outdoor Channel, TV One, ESPNU and Pursuits. They have been in operation for 14 years and have shown exceptional market growth revealed by a recent sizable expansion of capital investments. Our report was a full business risk assessment. It covered all areas including site security, network security, operation, data backup procedures, insurance and methods of recovery of the business given various scenarios. Our finding showed that the owners needed to make some minor changes to their procedures to assure they could be back up to full operation in 10 days given a catastrophic event.
Business feasibility study for Department of Recreational Sports that saved Mississippi State University millions of dollars. For the MBA capstone project we consulted to the University’s Department of Recreational Sports. The initial request was to look at the interest level in the area for an outdoor water park. This was to replace the outdoor pool that had recently been shut down due to age and structural problems. We requested permission to examine not only the interest but the financial feasibility of building and operating the facility that was envisioned by our clients. Our report showed that although there was interest by the target customers, there would not be enough demand, nor a large enough target customer base demand to make the water part a feasible venture for the university. Our report covered best case, expected case and worst case scenarios in analyzing the financials of the project. We managed to explain that given any scenario the water park would cause financial harm to the university. Our research study saved the university 19-36 Million Dollars.
Worked on a team that developed an infrared communications protocol and software to allow the Lego Mindstorm robots to be routers in an ad hoc network. The system allowed the robot to move about a space autonomously and join the ad hoc network. The project extended our knowledge of real-time systems programming.
Developed and built two autonomous wheeled robot vehicles that use tactile, ultrasonic and infrared sensors to navigate, communicate and interact with a complex environment and each other. The project included a wire wrap build of the first vehicle, which was the basis for the custom fabricated printed circuit board. This allowed for rapid build of the second vehicle. This was the capstone project of my undergraduate degree, where we were requested to show what we knew, so I worked alone on the project. The project was completed in twelve weeks.