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714 N. Fairview St.
Bloomington, IN 47404
Phone: (812) 331-1802
Email: rick@oacea.com
URL: http://rick.oacea.com

Education

M.S., Telecommunications, 2000

Concentration: Interaction Design & Information Visualization
Department of Telecommunications
Indiana University at Bloomington

B.S., Biology with Distinction, 1995

Minor: Sociology
Department of Biology
Indiana University at Bloomington

B.A., Chemistry, 1995

Department of Chemistry
Indiana University at Bloomington

Work History

Director, Information & Technology Services Dept., Fall 2004 - Present
City of Bloomington, Indiana.

Founder, President, Developer, 2001 - Present
Humanetrix Foundation, Inc. Not-for-profit Public Interest Technology Development Organization

Founder, President, 2000 - Present
Oacea, Inc. Consulting: User Interface Design, Web Application Development, Multimedia Production

Multimedia Developer, Summer 1999-Fall 2004
Internet and Multimedia Research and Development, School of Continuing Studies, Indiana University

Associate Instructor, T195: Designing Multimedia Experiences, Spring 1999
Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University

Associate Instructor, T101: Living in the Information Age, Fall 1998
Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University

Multimedia Developer, Winter 1997 - Winter 1998
October Interactive, Bloomington, Indiana

Sole Proprietor: Web Designer, Photographer, Summer 1996 - Summer 1998
PhotonGraphics MediaWorks, Bloomington, Indiana

Student Technology Center Computing Consultant, Summer 1996 - Fall 1997
University Information & Technology Service, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Senior Sales Associate, Summer 1996
Software Etc., Bloomington, Indiana

Bookseller, Fall 1995 - Spring 1996
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Bloomington, Indiana

Kennel Manager & Veterinary Technician, Summer 1994 - Spring 1995
Bloomington Veterinary Hospital, Bloomington, Indiana

Kennel Worker, Spring 1994
Bloomington Veterinary Hospital, Bloomington, Indiana

Field Assistant, Spring - Summer 1994
Dr. Don Whitehead, Indiana University, Department of Biology

Research Assistant, Winter 1993
Dr. William Timberlake, Indiana University Department of Psychology

Intern, Summer 1992
Allison Transmission, Environmental Services Dept Speedway, Indiana

Service

Primary Coordinator - Emergency Support Function 2 (ESF2), Communications and Warning, under the Monoe County Emergency Management Plan, Nov. 2004 - Present.

Humanetrix Foundation, Inc. Founder and Director, 2002 - Present

Your Art Here Volunteer, 2005 - Present

Monroe County Citizens' Academy, 2006-2007

Bloomington Police Department Citizen Police Academy, 2005

Leadership Bloomington Monroe County, 2003-2004

City of Bloomington Citizens' Academy, 2002

Monroe County Election Worker, May 2002

Monroe County Democratic Party Volunteer, Nov. 2000 - Present

Bloomington Telecommunications Council Member, Sep. 2003 - Nov. 2004

Bloomington Digital Underground Advisory Committee, Mar. 2004 - Nov. 2004

Bloomington Environmental Commission, Mar. 2004 - Nov. 2004

Museum Volunteer, Fall 1997 - 2001
Wonderlab, Bloomington, Indiana

Creative Jobs in New Media. (February, 29, 1999). Panel session moderator for Media and Communications Career Day, Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University.

Co-Instructor, R595: Simulation and Gaming, Summer 1998
School of Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University

Multimedia Developer, Winter 1997
Wonderlab, Bloomington, Indiana

Research Volunteer, Summer 1995
Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation (COTERC) Caño Palma Biological Station and Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC), Tortuguero, Costa Rica.

Political Service

Party Vice Chair, Monroe County Democratic Party, Spring 2007 - Present

Party Secretary, Monroe County Democratic Party, Summer 2006 - Spring 2007

Party Committee Service: Executive Committee, Technology Committee, Communications Committee, GOTV Committee.

Campaign Committee Member 2003, Mark Kruzan for Mayor.

Candidate 2003, Rick Dietz for City Council At-large.

Campaign Manager 2002, Bill Abbott for US Congress, Indiana's 4th Congressional District.

Volunteer 2000-Present, Developed new website for Monroe County Democratic Party.

Awards and Honors

FEMA Emergency Management Institute Certificate of Achievement -- National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction, April 2006.

Mayor's Award for Civic Engagement Honorable Mention for Citizens' Toolkit project, Dec. 2004

Outstanding Associate Instructor Award, Indiana University, Department of Telecommunications, 1999

Tuition Scholarship, Indiana University, Department of Telecommunications, 1999

Biology Club Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance and Research Experience, Indiana University, 1994

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cash Award and Supply Grant, Indiana University, 1994

Publications

Dietz, R. (2000, May). CMIL and Metaspace: Visualizing Hypermedia with Contextual Metadata. Poster Proceedings of the Ninth International World Wide Web Conference.
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Dietz, R. and Lang, A. (1999, August). Æffective Agents: Effects of Agent Affect on Arousal, Attention, Liking & Learning. Proceedings of the Third International Cognitive Technology Conference.
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Lang, A., Schneider, E. and Dietz, R. (1999, August). Emotional Experience and Physiological Arousal During Violent Video Game Playing: Gender, Experience, and Presence Matter. AEJMC Convention Abstracts, Communication Theory and Methodology Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Thesis

"Vivagraphs: Bringing Context to Personal Hypermedia"

Multimedia Titles

Crane. AEGIS SPY-1/WCS. CD-ROM. (1999). Military training CD-ROM for the AEGIS targeting system.

Indiana University. Indiana University Virtual Visit. CD-ROM. (1999). Interactive viewbook for Indiana University Admissions on CD-ROM.

Agency for Instructional Technology. Tracks: Impressions of America. CD-ROM. (1998). 5th grade history education CD-ROM.

Presentations and Guest Lectures

Open Source in the Enterprise: Bloomington's Example. (Oct 17, 2006). Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Chamber Chat Breakfast. A talk introducing the concept of Open Source Software and the City of Bloomington's use of OSS in its daily operations.

Open Source Software in Municipal Government. (June 9, 2006). 2006 Indiana Digital Government Summit. Session presentation exploring the use of Open Source software in municipal government.

IT and the City. (Oct 5, 2005). SPEA V516 Public Information Management Systems. Lecture and discussion of Information Technology and its role in municipal government as practiced in Bloomington's ITS department.

CMIL and Metaspace: Visualizing Hypermedia with Contextual Metadata. (May 17, 1999). Poster presentation at the Ninth International World Wide Web Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

WorldBoard. (April 9, 1999). Panel discussion for Multivisions, Department of Telecommunications 9th Annual Conference for Students with Professional Aspirations in Communications, Indiana University.

Video Games and Society. (October 10, 1998) Guest Lecture to T317 Children and the Media, Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University.

The Polara Project. (January 22, 1998). Group presentation to ICE 1998, 19th Annual Indiana Computer Educators Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Consulting

Multimedia Developer, Summer 2000
Fairview Productions, Bloomington, Indiana

Web Site Developer, Spring 2000
Puckitt Press, Bloomington, Indiana

Web Site Developer, Summer 1998
A Moment of Science, WTIU, Bloomington, Indiana.

Web Site Developer, Fall 1997
Wonderlab, Bloomington, Indiana.

Web Site Developer, Fall 1996
BC Magazine, Bloomington, Indiana.

Photographer and Graphic Designer, Summer 1996 - Fall 1997
BC Magazine, Bloomington, Indiana.

Photographer and Graphic Designer, Fall 1995 - Spring 1996
Bloomington Voice, Bloomington, Indiana.

Curriculum Vitae

Richard B. Dietz

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