ChunLok Mah 218 West Mill Street 55987 (507) 429-5552

Education

MFA (Inter Media) from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI (Expected in Spring 2008)

MA (Painting) from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI (Spring 2007)

BA in Studio Art from Winona state University, Winona, MN (Spring 2005)
Graduated with honor -Magna Cum Laude

BES in Computer Science and Art from Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud MN (Spring 1998)

Graduated with honor -Magna Cum Laude

Professional Position

Winona State University2008-present

(Assistant Professor)

  • Head of the Graphic Design program
  • Set up and develop the Digital artfoundation program, Curriculum and structure.
  • Create course structure and syllabus

Ripon College 2007-2008

(Adjunct Faculty)

  • Instructor for Computer Assisted Art program
  • Set up and develop the digital art program, Curriculum and structure.
  • Create course structure and syllabus
  • Teach digital technical skill through Photoshop, Illustrator and Macromedia applications
  • Teach the fundamental theory, concept, functionality, and history of contemporary digital art
  • Develop the Online Critique web applications to promote class interactivity.
  • Develop Learning Objects (color theories) utilizing Macromedia Flash and Flash script.

UW MilwaukeePeck School of the Arts 2005-present

(Guest Lecturer) Spring 2006

  • Invited as a guest artist lecturer for a Digital Art mega class taught by Lee Ann Garrison. Presented personal art work in front of 250 students.

(Teaching Assistant)Fall 2006/Spring 2007

  • Instructor for Art 118 - Digital lab(Mac OSX workstations) foundation course
  • Create course structure and syllabus
  • Manage the grading system and course content using D2L (Desire2Learn)
  • Teach digital technical skill through Photoshop, Illustrator and GoLive applications
  • Teach the fundamental theory, concept, functionality, history and contemporary utilization of digital art
  • Develop an online critique web application for the class using asp and MsSQL.
  • Develop Learning Objects (color theory) utilizing Macromedia Flash and Flash script.

(Co-Instructor) Summer 2006/2007

  • Co-Teaching the “China Now – Language and Art” study abroad program with a UWM instruction, William Anderson.
  • Taught a portion of the program which included but was not limited to the Chinese culture, calligraphy, language, and Eastern water color painting
  • Created regional promotion/ advertisement for the trip.
  • Assisted planning and organizing the trip.
  • Managed the group (more than 25 people) during the trip
  • Responsible as a translator during the trip.
  • Coordinated with local China people.

(Project Assistant) Fall 2005 to Spring 2008

  • Assisted the instructor (Raoul Deal) in all technical aspects for his mega class, which consists of more than 300 students. Use technology to transform the class into an active learning environment engaging students involvement
  • Managed and design the course’s D2L site including grade book, discussion board, drop box, and course contents
  • In chargeof all computer and technical aspect of the class which included but not limited to TurningPoint Technology clicker component, multimedia presentation and managed the course web site

WSU e-Learning Center (Project Manager)2003-2005

  • Handle multimedia project including web-site design, animation, movie editing, and digital interactive media. Work on both Windows and Mac OS environment.
  • Conduct internal computer training sessions on PhotoShop, 3D Studio Max, Adobe Premiere/Illustrator/ PhotoShop/After Effect, Macromedia studio MX, Swish, Swift3d, Ulead video Studio and Quark Express
  • Facilitate faculty/staff use of Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Mac OS X/Panther/Tiger, and MS Office through project support and scheduled learning opportunities
  • Implement and develop active learning software for university professors and staff. Responsible for designing the applications’ structure, developing the back-end database, employing the development environment (testing, developing and production server), coding, and crafting the user interface.
  • Utilize various software technologies including ASP, ASP.net, PHP, C#, VBscript, Jscript, Access, SQL Server and MYSQL.

Krakatua Sdn. Bhd. (Head of Multimedia Department) 2002-2003

  • Setup and manage the company‘s new multimedia department. Implemented computer technology to enable the company to handle advance digital advertising media including web-server, Mail server, web application, animation, digital movie, and digital interactive media.
  • Enhanced company’s client presentations by using animatics, photo-matics and steal-o-matics.
  • Conducted internal computer training sessions on Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Adobe Premiere/Illustrator/ PhotoShop/After Effect, Macromedia studio MX, Swish, Swift3d, Ulead video Studio and Quark Express
  • Re-designed the company’s TCP/IP and AppleTalk based computer network to enable authentication, file sharing, print server and e-mail services for Mac OS X, Windows 9x, Windows NT/2000/XP clients and digital surveillance system.

CommWorks - 3COM INC. (Software Engineer II)2000 – 2001

  • Responsible for setting up the Unix-based testing lab for Terminal Network Management (TCM). Administrating the various Unix server included Solaris 6/7/8, HPUX 10.20/11.0 and Linux (Red Hat and Debian)
  • Tested various products for functionality, stress/performance and regression using the PVCS Tracker development database.
  • Doubled group testing performance and capacity by creating automation scripts using Perl, Simple Tester, Silk test, Tcl, WinRunner and Unix shell scripts.
  • Hosted weekly product defect review meetings with software engineers to solve problems and provide accurate defect tracking reports to product management.
  • Administered the testing lab’s software and network systems including configuring routers, Novell, Microsoft and HP (Openview) networking clients and Proxy, DNS and FTP servers.

CIBER INC. (Software Consultant based in Rochester IBM)1998 – 2000

Assigned as Unix Administratorand test engineer at IBM Rochester

  • Administered all AIX and OS400 system development process
  • Set up AFS/DFS Family structure
  • Created internal tools using Perl and C-shell scripts
  • Performed system administration for CMVC (Configuration Management Version Control)
  • Worked with configurable fields
  • Developed automated test tools using Perl, and UNIX shell scripts.
  • Received an award for outstanding achievement in a National Language Support (NLS) localization project that included coordinating the activities of 12 translators from various countries including France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Brazil, Portugal and Italy.
  • Created and maintained an internal web site that included the NSM product description, a defects database and served as a repository of all technical documentation.

Champion International Corporation (System Engineer)1997 – 1998

  • Received an award for excellent achievement
  • Was initially hired to test the compatibility between Solaris UNIX and SQICS system. The company wanted to upgrade the existing Interactive unix to Solaris
  • Successfully ported the SQICS code to Solaris.
  • The project was so successful that they extended the Internship. I then completed the upgrade. This included implementing a remote installation and customized CDE environment; tested key Sartell software on isolated Solaris based network; Set up and installed Dvdraw library; Modified, debugged and tested all SQICS source code files (in C language); Developed an internal Web-site for Solaris documentation. This has save the company $150,000 in cost from contracted the project to private firm.

Saint Cloud State UniversityAcademic Computer Services(Trouble Shooter)1996 – 1998

  • Set up and repaired campus lab's computers, involve hardware and software maintenance for Window NT, Mac OS, UNIX, Win95, Win 3.1 and VMS operating system
  • Managed system security using Fortress, Full Proof, and User profile. And utilizing Softract for tracking software licensing
  • Maintained, Installed and upgraded server’s software, and rebuild computer using Ghost imaging program

Oxford Press Inc (Finished Art/ Layout Artist)1993

  • In charge of computer enhanced work. E.g. book cover design, text arrangement, and cutting and pasting photo pictures
  • Utilized graphic software like Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator and Quark Xpress on Macintosh platform

Scherer Enterprise (Freelance Artist)1989-1993

  • Created storyboards and reproductions of photographs based on client direction
  • Painted murals of nature scenery: Some of the biggest projects completed were the 50x30 feet ocean scenery for Malaysia National Science Center and the 10x90 feet Jungle Theme Park for Genting Highland Amusement Park

Scholarships and Awards

Special Guest Speaker, Dalian University, China2010

“Off 90” KSMQ Documentary2010

Presenter at Design with Technology MnSCU conference2008

Panel speaker at Integrating Digital Media into a Liberal Arts

Art Department conference at Wabash Indiana2007

Juror for SCAN Exhibition- photography exhibition2007

UWM Graduate School research travel grant2006

Speaker at

Layton Graduate Professional Development

Award, UWM 2006/2007

Chancellor's Award, UWM2005/2006/2007

Artmuse – Best of show/people choice/cash award2005

Cross-Cultural Scholarship, WSU2002/2004
Dorothy & Maynard Weber Scholarship, WSU 2002/2004

Apple "Make a Movie" Contest, First place2001
Ciber employee recognition award2000

President Grant, Rima College, Malaysia,1994
In-state tuition Scholarship, SCSU1996-1998

Champion International excellent achievement1998

COLLECTIONS

Genting Highland Corporation, Malaysia 1992
Malaysia National Science Center, Malaysia 1993
WSU's new Science Building, Winona, MN, USA2004

EXHIBITIONs

“Transitional China” Solo Show –

James Wegner Art Gallery, Austin MN2010

Art Faculty Show Winona MN 2008

“EyeDentities” Solo Show –

Caestecker Art Gallery, Ripon WI2008

Present Music- Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI2008

“SUM TOTAL” Departmental of Visual Art Faculty Show2007

MA thesis Group show – Inova 3 UWM Milwaukee2007

“CorkVessel” - Timezone 8 Edition, Shanghai 2007

“CorkVessel” - Pickel Art Center, Beijing2007

“CorkVessel” - 798 Art district (Gao Brother Gallery), Beijing2007

Gallery Night Spring 2007 - Art Asia 2007

“Art Muse” Juried show 2005

-Best of Show award

-People Choice award

-Special Cash award

“Graduate Thesis 2006” Inova3 UWM Milwaukee2006

“Middle Air”– 798 art district (TimeGallery), Beijing2006

Gallery Night Fall 2006 - Art Asia 2006

“Danscape 2005” Stage designer2005

WSU Senior Select Show 2004
"Harmony"- solo paintings show2004
"Soul-Mates"- solo ceramics show2004
WSU Student Photography Showcase (Juried)2002
"Select Show" Paul Watkins Gallery (Juried)2001
SCSU Select Student show 1997

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES and Memberships

AIGA membersince 2008

SIGGRAPH membersince 2008

CAA member2008

Apple Developer Connection member2005

Shakespeare Festival Administrative Intern 2004/2005
Europe Art Museums tour and research2000/2001
WSU Cross-Cultural Outreach Program2001-04
Golden Key Honor Society2004
Winona Art Center's volunteer2004
Wood fire workshop with Michael Knox2004
Broadway United Methodist's choir2001

COMPUTER SKILLS

Multimedia software:

FinalCut Pro, 3D Studio Max, Adobe CS3 Premiere/Illustrator/ Photoshop/After Effect/ Streamline, Macromedia Dreamweaver/Flash/Fireworks/Authorware, SwishMax, Swift3d, Ulead video Studio, Digital Performance and Quark Express, Camtasia, Eudora, etc.

Operating systems:

UNIX (AIX, HPUX 10.2/11, Solaris 6/7/8, NetBSD, Interactive), Linux (Redhat/Debian), Dos, Windows(win 3.11/95/98/NT4/2000/XP), OS400/AS400, MAC OS X, and VMS.

Programming Languages:

C, C++, JAVA, Flash ActionScript, Ada, Cobol, Pascal, ASP-VBscript/Javascript, ASP.net, PHP, Perl, and unix shell scripting

Development sotware:

PVCS Tracker, CMVC 2000, Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL, SQICS, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Lotus Notes, BlackBoard, Desire 2 Learn

PAPERs PRESENTED

Space, Perceived, Defined, UnderstoodNovember 2006

A research on “space” depicted in art. The paper explores the epiphenomenal and analytical perception from both the scientific and artistic points of view.The paper presented at UW- Milwaukee

Space, Perceived, Defined, UnderstoodNovember 2006

A research on “space” depicted in art. The paper explores the epiphenomenal and analytical perception from both the scientific and artistic points of view.The paper presented at UW- Milwaukee

New way of seeing, new way of lifeMay 2006

A researchon human visual evolution. The paper explores the subject through the lens of art, science and technology. The paper presented at UW- Milwaukee

A New Perspective on Warm-up Applications-WSUMay 2005
A computer research on the Warm-up web application. An in-depth study of user-centered design accomplished through task analysis by enhancing the used of color, layout, text, and navigation structure. Paper presented at the e-Learning Center, Winona State University to the university’s faculties.

PUBLICATION

Melentur Buluh Biarah Dari Rebungnya (children book illustration) 1996
A children book in Malay language published in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and I am the illustrator.

REFERENCES

Lane HallSteve Pevnic

Director of Graduate Studies in Visual ArtProfessor (head of my graduate committee)

University of Wisconsin- MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI 53201Milwaukee, WI 53201

Work phone: (414) 229-4141Work Phone: (414) 229-6359

Email: mail:

Raoul Deal - Instructor Rebecca Rolstad – Manager

University of Wisconsin- MilwaukeeIBM Rochester,

Cell phone: (715) 842-5915Minnesota

Work phone: (414) 933-9390Work Phone (507) 253-2072

Email: mail:

Paul KunkelLee Ann Garrison

Software Engineer IIIHead of Visual Art Department

GE, IllinoisWork Phone: (414) 229-4507

Email: mail:

William AndersenKen Graetz , Ph. D.

Senior LecturerDirector - e-Learning Center

University of Wisconsin- MilwaukeeLibrary 219

Milwaukee, WI 53201Winona, MN 55876

Work Phone: (414) 229-6199Work phone: (507) 457-2339

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