Education

• Sun Certified Web Component Developer June 2006
• Graduate level courses in Open and Distance Learning from F.S.U. via Internet
• Certified Java Programmer September 2002
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Computer and Information Engineering Sciences), 1989: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
• Associate of Arts in Engineering, 1978: Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida

Experience

• SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER for Test Prep Systems. September 2008 to Present. Made enhancements to the existing hard copy test creation software using C and Win32. Wrote the Content, Resources And Materials Preparation System (CRAMPS) program to allow content authors to verify the accuracy of data files written in a proprietary format. Wrote a program to allow students to take practice standardized tests online in Java.
• SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER for The Athena Group. September 1995 to August 2008. Did all progamming for Lord Kelvin, a Java and DHTML based science simulation and learning environment for middle school students. Was P.I. and did all Java programming for a Phase One S.B.I.R. entitled EMP for middle school algebra, which allowed students to perform algebraic simplification and factor polynomials on screen. This project included use of the Java Media Framework for interactive multimedia help agents. Did all Java programming for the Car Crash program for Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This project utilized the Java 3D API for real-time three dimensional manipulation of car frame models. Did all the Java programming for the PSI Sim Science simulation programs. Did all Java programming for the Test Generator program. Developed a multimedia geography/physical science program, an algebra tutorial program, and a Virtual Microscope, all Windows-based. Did significant work on various DSP (Digital Signal Processing) software including SigLab, a sophisticated mathematical analysis tool.
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMERFor Learnit Corporation December 1999 to December 2001. Migrated CD based instruction to web based instruction. Wrote and enhanced many production tools.
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMER for Radiation Technologies in Alachua, Florida, January 1995 to September 1995. Wrote RECON, a program to reconstruct 3-D images of radioactive waste from data gathered by a Compton's image telescope as part of an S.B.I.R. grant.
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMER for MicronGreen in Gainesville, Florida, August 1993 to September 1995. Wrote CECAD, an AutoCAD ADS application for stereographic viewing of AutoCAD sessions. Worked on VIRTUAL REALITY NAVIGATOR, an AutoCAD CDK application. Ported NAVIGATOR from DOS to Windows. This company closed its doors in 1997.
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMER for Teacher Support Software in Gainesville, Florida, April 1988 to August 1993. Using C, C++ and assembly language, wrote educational programs for the IBM PC, many of which won awards from the Software Publisher's Association and Media & Methods magazine. Titles I was instrumental in include Reading Realities, the Language Experience Series and Worksheet Magic. In 2000 this companys assets were bought out by Siboney Learning Group and can be viewed at the T.S.S. page.
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMER for Acumen Software Development in Gainesville, Florida. Designed and wrote the "Dr. Casey" line of programs using Pascal and 6502 assembly language. This company closed its doors in 1988. While working at Acumen developed and wrote The Font Utilities Toolkit for Kyan Software in San Francisco, Ca.
and Math Puzzle published by Loadstart/Softdisk. (Math Puzzle is an early version of the Alphanumeric Conundrum on my home page. A version for the TRS 80 was also published in CLoad Magazine in 1983.)
• COMPUTER OPERATOR for Barnett Bank in Gainesville, Florida, November 1985 to January 1986.
• SHIFT SUPERVISOR for Burrito Brothers Taco Company in Gainesville, Florida, while a student.

Publications

• Haskins, P., McKisson, J., Neelands, K., and Henderson Jr., D. "Point Source Resolution Performance of a Germanium Compton Camera." In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 43, no. 3, 1832-1836, June 1996.
• McKisson, J., Haskins, P., Henderson Jr., D., Neelands, K., Wand, C., and Evans, T. "3-D Imaging of Complex Source Fields with a Compton Camera Imager." In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 44, no. 3, 916-921, June 1997.
• Neelands, K., Ledbetter, R., Alkazemi, E., and Foti, S., "Using DHTML and Java to Synergistically Combine Text-Based and Interactive Instructional Materials," Society For Applied Learning Technologies, New Learning Technologies Conference, February 2003.