As an artist and woodworker

In my artistic work, my intent is to convey and invite feeling. I utilize whatever medium is suitable, whether that be the next musical phrase or series of gestures, the design of a garden gate, a painting about rain, or a wooden bowl to commemorate a life event.  My wish is to serve the impressions of the moment. For a wood bowl, this might comprise knowledge of the tree's life, the grain of the wood and the intended use of the bowl. For a painting of rain the inspiration proceeds from the sensation and memory of what it looks and feels like to be in the rain. For a garden gate, I incorporate the feelings of viewing the gate from a distance, approaching the gate and finally opening it and passing through. 

 

My latest creative endeavors have been focused on abstract watercolor and wood turning. I get inspiration from being in nature, and from my participation and interactions in group  improvisation activities such as music circles and experimental dance with live music. 

As a tech innovator

EmmaOneSock.com

Philadelphia,  PA 2000-2024

 

Cofounded the first online fabric store for home sewists. Created website and back end systems for content creation, inventory, order management and fulfillment.

 

BeyondBooks.com

Philadelphia,PA 2000-2003

Tech lead. BeyondBooks.com was an early player in educational technology, anticipating the shift from print textbooks to online, interactive learning platforms. It offered a rich multimedia experience for teachers and students at a time when few similar solutions existed—helping pave the way for broader digital curriculum adoption.

 

PathNet, Washington, DC, 1995-1999

 

Led team of programmers to create a patented telecommunications network management system for Pathnet's nationwide OC24 microwave network..

 

Mobile Computer Systems

Philadelphia, PA 1990-1994

 

Created PC Dispatch, a software package for managing all aspects of a taxicab operation. Installed at over 50 locations across the US.

 

Interactive Picture Systems

Philadelphia, PA 1982-1989

 

As cofounder and technical lead at IPS, produced educational and creative software for the booming personal computer marketplace of the 1980's:

  • PAINT! (1982) – A book about the evolution of painting, and a painting tool for the Atari home computer, created at DC's Capital Children's Museum. Published by Reston and Atari.

  • Movie Maker (1984) – An animation tool for Apple, Commodore and Atari home computers that allowed users to craft animated sequences with music. Published by Electronic Arts.

  • Educational titles (1983–1984):

    • Trains (Atari)

    • Grandma’s House (Atari)

    • Aerobics (Atari)

    • Operation Frog (Apple II & C64)

  • Conducted consulting projects and created marketing software for major corporations including Campbell’s Soup, Sony, Ogilvy & Mather, Citibank, Prodigy, and Equitable Life.
  • Developed Action 2000, the first real time animation software for TV weather shows.

 

Digital Mercury

Philadelphia, PA 1980-1985

 

Created Channel Fifty Million, a microcomputer based animated paint system. Ported to Apple II and published as Painter Power by Micro-Lab in 1981. 

Live multi-media performances on projection screens with a variety of  live, synthesized and recorded music:

Digicon 86, Vancouver, BC 1986

Small Computers in the Arts Festival, Philadelphia, 1980-4

 

Mann Data, Natick, MA 1977-1979

 

Programmed a full suite of customized accounting applications for companies installing their first in house minicomputer systems.

As an educator

SAT tutor, 2007-2010

Tutored private students for Math SAT prep.

Philadelphia School District, 2005-2007

Science teacher, grades 4-8

Mastery Charter School - Shoemaker Campus

Olney Elementary School

Greene Street Friends School, Philadelphia, PA October 2002

Long term substitute science teacher, grades 5-8

Germantown Academy Summer Science Camp, PA Summer 2002

Led morning hands-on activities on Rocks and Minerals, grades 1-5

Camp Hale, Center Sandwich, NH, Summers 1976 & 1977

Cabin Counselor & Arts & Crafts Teacher

As a volunteer 

Audubon Bird Town, Upper Dublin Twp, 2017-2024

Assisted at native plant sales, community outreach at township events

Removed invasives & planted native species

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Philadelphia, 2018-2019

Biweekly nature walks and museum visits with my little brother

West Philadelphia Alliance for Children, Philadelphia, PA 2004-2005

Worked with small groups of 4th graders to improve reading skills