Curriculum Vita

EDUCATION

M.F.A Creative Writing, Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky, in progress.

M.S. Educational Media and Technology, East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas, 1982.

B.A. Communications, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1980.

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

Instructional Technology Consultant, Senior, Delphi Center, University of Louisville, 2000-present. Provide instructional technology and design consultation and production with and for university faculty, staff and administration, local and national educational institutions to improve the teaching/learning process both online and in the classroom.  Serve as team leader for multimedia services team. Consult with faculty and departments. Coordinate events and teaching of workshops for faculty and staff.  Produce digital audio and video and multimedia content for online courses and other distance learning applications. Teach workshops in variety of instructional technology applications to university faculty.  Research new technologies and methods in the field of instructional technology. Create feature and educational multimedia programs for the University’s Gheens Science Center and Rauch Memorial Planetarium. Other duties include/have included set-up and maintenance of multimedia workstations, creation and maintenance of web sites, serving as team leader in special projects.

Instructional Technology Consultant III, Instructional Technology/Instructional Support, University of Louisville, 1994-2000. Consulted with university faculty on instructional technology design, production and implementation, to include multimedia, digital video, and the World Wide Web.  Taught workshops in variety of instructional technology applications to university faculty.  Produced multimedia and Web-based programming.

Media Production Specialist, Western Kentucky University, 1991-1994. Coordinated media production services for Media Services and the Center for Teaching and Learning, to include developing multimedia programs, supervising graphics, photography, audio/video and computer lab areas, and consulting with faculty in design and production of instructional media. Also taught units on video production in College of Education.

Media Center Coordinator, Louisville Visual Art Association, 1988-1990.  Established and coordinated public use of LVAA's community access film and video center, to include providing media arts training and consultation, developing media arts educational programs and screenings, producing media to support LVAA programs, and seeking support through grants and donations.

Program Assistant, Water Tower Art Association, Louisville, 1984-87.  Designed and produced educational/promotional media, coordinated film and video screenings, installed and documented visual art exhibitions, and supervised rental assistant personnel.     

Coordinator of Media Production, Cedar Valley College, Dallas, Texas, 1982-84.  Coordinated media production services for the Learning Resource Center, to include supervision of graphics, photography, audio/video and print shop areas, and consultation with college faculty and staff in designing and producing instructional/promotional media.

TEACHING POSITIONS, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES

Instructor, University of Louisville, Spring 2008. Taught graduate level course, ART 390/578, "Video Production."

Visiting Instructor, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Filmmaking Certificate Program, Fall 2007. Taught week long editing course.

Visiting Instructor, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Filmmaking Certificate Program, Spring 2007. Taught week long editing course.

Visiting Artist, Governor's School for the Arts, Lexington, 2001-07.  Led sessions in computer animation and screened work for selected Kentucky high school students.

Instructor, Moving Image Academy, Louisville, 2006.  Taught four month filmmaking program to high school students at the Kentucky Theatre, covering scriptwriting, preproduction, production and postproduction.

Instructor, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, 2005.  Taught two-week summer workshop, “Stop-motion Animation.”

Instructor, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, June 2002-03.  Taught four-week workshops, “Digital Media Production Camp” to include two parts: Animation/Motion Graphics and Digital Filmmaking.

Instructor, Walden Theatre, Louisville, 2001.  Taught workshop, “Writing and Acting for Film.”

Instructor, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, 2001.  Taught workshop, “Computer Animation.”

Instructor, Artopia, Louisville, 2001.  Taught workshop, “Clay Animation.”

Co-Instructor, University of Louisville, Louisville, 2000.  Taught course, FA 591, “Video and the Moving Image.”

Instructor, Spalding University, Louisville, 1998.  Taught course, EDU 579, “Multimedia Applications in Education.”

Instructor, UofL Instructional Quality Enhancement Center, 1994-2000.  Taught faculty workshops in multimedia software, video production, digital video, and the Macintosh operating system.

Presenter, Kentucky Education Technology Conference, 1996.  “Animation and Video Activities in the Classroom.”

Presenter, Association for Applied Interactive Multimedia, Asheville, NC, 1995.  Presented workshop on audio and video production and editing for multimedia applications.

Instructor, WKU Center for Gifted Studies, Bowling Green, 1991-1994.  Taught workshops in video production to elementary and middle school students.

Presenter, Kentucky Education Technology Conference, 1993.  Presented work and discussed educational applications of film and video production.

Visiting Artist, Louisville Visual Art Association Summer Art Camp, Louisville, 1993.  Developed video with students and instructors.

Presenter, Writer’s Conference, Morehead, KY, 1993.  Presented current work and discussed educational applications of film and video production.

Visiting Artist, University of Cincinnati, 1991.  Screened and discussed film productions to art students.

Learning Coordinator, Institute for Creative Learning, Louisville, 1990.  Taught one-week course in camera-less animation to middle school students.

Visiting Artist, Governor's School for the Arts, Louisville, 1989-90.  Led sessions in video art and acting for film and television, and screened work for selected Kentucky high school students.

Artist-in-Residence, Louisville Visual Art Association/Kentucky Arts Council, 1987-90.  Taught variety of media workshops, to include animation, film and video production to adults and students of all ages in this three-year program funded by the Kentucky Arts Council.  

Instructor, LVAA, 1986-1999.  Taught workshops in animation and video production to students and adults.

Presenter, KET Film and Video Festival, Lexington, KY, 1987-89.  Screened work and led workshop on utilization of media in education.

Artist-in-Residence, Jefferson County Public Schools, 1985-88.  Taught variety of media production workshops in numerous elementary, middle and high schools and produced films and videos with students.

Artist-in-Schools, Elizabethton City Schools, Elizabethton, Tennessee, 1981-82.  Planned and implemented a 9-month program of instruction and resources in film and video for five schools.

Assistant Instructor, East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas, 1980-81.  Provided instruction in educational media for graduate and undergraduate students.

PROJECTS – FILM AND VIDEO

Germantown, Producer/Director/Writer, in progress, feature film, Germantown Films.  Funded in part by the KET Fund for Independent Producers, Louisville Board of Alderman, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Humanities Council.

A Celebration of Teaching and Learning: The 2005 Faculty Favorite Awards, Director/Director of Photography/Editor, A Celebration of Teaching and Learning: The 2005 Faculty Favorite Awards, 20 minutes, 2005, Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Louisville.  Premiered October 21, 2005.

Hubble’s Heritage, Director/Co-Producer/Editor/ 2D Animator, Electric Sky planetarium program, 30 minutes, 2004, Gheens Science Center and Rauch Memorial Planetarium, University of Louisville.  Premiered September 25, 2004.

Castles to the Sky, Director/Co-Producer/Co-Writer/Editor/ 2D Animator, Electric Sky planetarium program, 35 minutes, 2003, Gheens Science Center and Rauch Memorial Planetarium, University of Louisville.  Premiered April 5, 2003.

Heavens Above, Producer/Director/Co-Writer/Editor, 2002, 16mm/digital video experimental film, 29 min., Germantown Films. Funded in part by the Kentucky Arts Council.  Premiered at the Louisville Film and Video Festival, November 14, 2002.  Screened at Valleyfest Independent Film Festival, Western Kentucky Film and Video Festival, Midwest Music Conference.

Borderlines, Producer/Director/Editor, 1992, 16mm narrative film, 48 min., Germantown Films.  Funded in part by the Kentucky Film and Video Project, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kentucky Arts Council, Kentucky Educational Television and the Southeast Media Fellowship Program.  Premiered at the Louisville Visual Art Association, November 28, 1992.  Winner of1994 Jesse Stuart Media Award, Kentucky School Media Association. Screened at the Telluride Independent Film and Screenwriters Festival, Sinking Creek Film/Video Festival, North Carolina International Film & Video Festival (Certificate of Merit), Louisville Film and Video Festival (Merit Award), Independent Feature Film Market, Studio Cinemas (Monticello, Kentucky). Premiere broadcast on KET, February 9, 1993. Aired on WKYU, Bowling Green, KY. Distributed by The Cinema Guild (New York), Hawley-Cooke Booksellers, Wild and Woolly Video.

My Porcelain Past, Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor, 1992, 16mm documentary film, 19 min., Germantown Films.  Premiered at the Louisville Visual Art Association, January 10, 1992.  Screened at Louisville Film and Video Festival (Honorable Mention), Kentucky Center for the Arts, Comedy Caravan, et al.  Distributed by Carousel Film and Video (New York), Hawley-Cooke Booksellers, Wild and Woolly Video.

W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival, Producer/Director/Videographer/Editor, 1991, video documentary, 30 min., Kentucky Educational Television.  Broadcast on KET, the Kentucky Network, on September 23, 1991.

The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster, Producer/Director/Writer/Cinematographer/ Editor, 1988, 16mm narrative film, 16 min., Germantown Films.  Funded in part by the Kentucky Folklife Foundation.  Premiered at the Uptown Theater, Louisville, December 29, 1988.  Screened at the 18th Ann Arbor 8mm Film and Video Festival (Competition Finalist), Kentucky Independent Showcase, Kentucky Educational Television Film and Video Festival, Horror Film and Video Festival. Cablecast on Manhattan Public Access, Channel J, New York, March 2, 1990.  Distributed by Hawley-Cooke Booksellers, Wild and Woolly Video.

Madame, Director, 1988, music video, 4 min., The Synthetics.  Broadcast on MTV, "Basement Tapes," January 6, 1989.

Remembering King, Director/Writer, 1988, educational/interpretive video, 15 min., Jefferson County Public Schools, Junior League of Louisville, et al.

Off the Walls, Producer/Director/Videographer/Editor, 1986-88, fourteen-part public access series, Water Tower Art Association.  Cablecast on Storer Cable, Louisville.

PROJECTS - MULTIMEDIA

University Courses, multimedia for online instruction, University of Louisville, 2000-present. 

Germantown Films, web site, 2002-05.  www.germantownfilms.com

Distance Education, web site, University of Louisville, 2000.

Independent Living, interactive web site, Department of Family and Children Services, Kentucky State Government, 1999.

Louisville Film and Video Festival, web site, 1999/2002.

Effects of Nicotine in the Body, multimedia presentation, Philip Morris, 1998.

Designed for Delight, interactive web site, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, 1997.

AWARDS

Disability Awareness Award for Outstanding Service, 2005, University of Louisville.

Al Smith Artists Fellowship Award, 2004. Kentucky Arts Council.

Professional Assistance Award, 2000, Kentucky Arts Council.

Jesse Stuart Media Award, 1994, Kentucky School Media Association.

Al Smith Artists Fellowship Award, 1992. Kentucky Arts Council.

Student Editing Competition, National Finalist, 1980, American Cinema Editors.

Numerous grants and awards for film and video projects listed above.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Germantown Films, Inc., President/Filmmaker, 1986-present.  Production company producing dramatic, documentary and education films and videos.

Louisville Film and Video Festival, Committee Member, 1997-2002. Coordinated student film showcases and Video Derby (72 hour filmmaking event), created and maintained website, et al.

Louisville Film and Video Festival, Juror, 1989, 1995, 1996.

State and Regional Media Arts Initiative, Project Director, 1989.  Joint project between the Louisville Visual Art Association and the Kentucky Arts Council to increase media arts activity, funded by the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers.

Spring Media Arts Festival, Coordinator, 1988/90.  Screenings of works by national and regional artists, Louisville Visual Art Association, funded in part by the Kentucky Arts Council.

Kentucky Independent Showcase, Coordinator, 1989.  Screening of work by Kentucky media artists at the J.B Speed Museum, sponsored by Kentucky Educational Television, the Kentucky Arts Council, the Louisville Visual Art Association and the Kentucky Association of Media Artists.

Southern Exposure, Coordinator, 1985-86.  Three film and video series of works by Southern media artists, Louisville Visual Art Association, funded in part by the Kentucky Arts Council.

PUBLICATIONS

“Neighborhood Stories: A Case Study in Claymation.”  Box feature in “Multimedia Design and Production for Students and Teachers” by Edward Counts, Jr., Pearson Education, Inc., 2004. Co-author.

“Germantown.” Dramatic feature-length screenplay, 1998.

"A Successful Innovative Program for Incorporating Film and Video Production in the Curriculum of Secondary and Elementary Public Schools."  International Journal of Instructional Media, Vol. 10(2), 1982-83 . Co-author.

REVIEWS

“Castles to the Sky.” Louisville Eccentric Observer, Paul Kopasz, May 14, 2003.

“Hot Times: Heavens Above.” Louisville Eccentric Observer, Cary Stemle, November 13, 2002.

“The Pope Lick Monster.” The Encyclopedia of Louisville (page 713), John Kleber, 2001.

“Hip to be Square.” Louisville Eccentric Observer, C. D. Kaplan, April 15, 1998.

“Germantown gets star billing in shooting of low-budget film.” The Courier-Journal, October 31, 1998.

“White Castle.” Insiders’ Guide to Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana (page 77), Chip Nold, 1997.

“Borderlines.” Booklist, Nancy McCray, August 1994.

“Borderlines.” WKYU-TV Choice, Ed Counts, May 1993.

"Kentuckian's film to have premiere."  The Courier-Journal, Roger Fristoe, November 22, 1992.

"Film documents last hours of a Louisville White Castle."  The Courier-Journal, Roger Fristoe, January 5, 1992.

"Works In Progress."  Independent Spirit, Winter, 1992.

"LVAA Media Center Grows Under KAC Artist-in-Residence, Ron Schildknecht."  Visual Art Review, Jan./Feb., 1990.

"Starving Artists."  The Courier-Journal Magazine, Diane Heilenman, June 4, 1989.

"Ron Schildknecht & The Pope Lick Monster."  Visual Art Review, Nicholas Korn, March/April, 1989.

“Film brings deadly legend alive.” College Heights Herald, John Chattin, March 28, 1989.

“Film Revives Worries of Railroad Officials.” The Courier-Journal, Judy Bryant, January 15, 1989.

"Film puts Pope Lick trestle's fatal attraction in the spotlight."  The Courier-Journal Neighborhoods, Judy Bryant and Lisa Jessie, January 4, 1989.

"Trestle of death:  Film depicting legend stirs fear of life imitating art."  The Courier-Journal, Judy Bryant, December 30, 1988.

"Kentucky Artists Labor in the Wilderness."  The Courier-Journal Scene, Roger Fristoe, May 21, 1988.

"Students learning visual arts by experience."  Kingsport Times-News, Arts/Leisure, Mark Dawidziak, October 4, 1981.