Dale MacDonald
Education
University of California, Berkeley
MFA, Art Practice 1998-09-01 - 2000-05-01
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Computer and Information Science 1983-09-01 - 1985-03-01
Irving High School
, -Work Experience
Bother Consulting
Current
Bother Consulting
The University of Texas at Dallas
Current
The University of Texas at Dallas
Current
The New School
2013-06-01 - 2016-06-01
The New School
Parsons School of Design - The New School
2012-01-01 - 2016-06-01
Parsons School of Design - The New School
University of Southern California
2011-10-01 - 2012-09-01
University of Southern California
Onomy Labs, Inc.
2002-09-01 - 2008-01-01
Onomy Labs, Inc.
IS Productions
1988-08-01 - 2006-12-01
IS Productions
PARC
1985-01-01 - 2001-01-01
PARC
Synertek
1984-04-01 - 1984-12-01
Synertek
Skills
Summary
I apply my expertise from art, science, design, and engineering to immersive user experiences creating innovative systems for media and storytelling. With over 25 years of experience in this field, I have designed and programmed interactive projects that range from digital archives and multimedia performances to large-scale installations and generative art. I have a strong background in research, teaching, and leadership in academic settings. I have established and led multiple research labs, contributed to several books, taught programming and strategic design to graduate students, and provided senior guidance and strategy for a new school of arts, technology, and emerging communication. I enjoy collaborating with diverse teams, exploring new technologies, and hacking things together in robust ways, thinking across disciplines, and asking “why do you want to do that?” I have experience in CTO-type guidance for academic organizations ranging from 10 faculty and 20+ students to ~100 faculty and 2000 students. I build new, creative, technological organizations from the ground up and teach across a diverse array of emergent subjects such as programming for artists, physical computing, data visualization, sustainable systems, and strategic design. I work across a range of environments such as industrial research labs, academic administration, education, theaters, galleries, startups, and studios.
