The following outlines Newt's technical talents. Newt loves to work with people rather than things, but he also is an innovator and quick to adopt new technologies. The interaction between people and machines is where Newt dedicated his work. Newt uses technology to automate processes, expedite data gathering and support learning journeys. That is why Newt majored in Educational Technology and did his research on the assessment of technical skills using computer simulations. Newt gets learning and he gets technology.
Newt has a research and development center of excellence where his team of digital creators works to experiment with new tools and technologies. While the focus is learning innovation, Newt's team is also contributing to automation and chatbot technology that support the businesses at UL. Newt's team is exploring how custom APIs, web technologies, and machine learning can help improve how people work and learn.
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How Newt uses his technology background.
In 2019, colleagues: Dr's. Niechen Chen and Christine Nguyen (scholars in automation) joined Newt in an in-depth automation analysis of a textile laboratory. For several days, Newt and his colleagues explored how automation, robotics, visual management, and computer vision can improve work at the laboratory. A report of their findings indicated significant improvements to safety logistics and reduced repetitive work through automation. Several enhancements were considered by leaders that would also improve the quality of data.
Newt has worked to help the Illinois Manufacturing Foundation in reskilling people for advanced manufacturing jobs. The new jobs involve programming and tooling machines to make intricate parts. For Newt's Robotics Team, high school students used 3d printing and advanced manufacturing to create mechanical parts. These parts are printed out to assemble a robot.
Newt is well-grounded in the technologies for learning. He has implemented learning management systems for several companies. He has experience leading teams of IT professionals in managing new features, security, server, and data technologies. In addition, Newt has consulted with other companies to provide content integration for learning management systems. Today, Newt's research focuses on xAPI and learning ecosystems or "Learner Experience Platforms."
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*API's are "Application Programming Interfaces" which allow other applications to talk to each other. If you want your mobile app to access records on your LMS, you will need an API. APIs are essential with web-based and mobile technologies.
Newt has successfully helped companies navigate the digitization of data and digital transformations. He helped to bring chatbot technologies to engineers at a safety science company to speed up knowledge sharing. He also helped to implement numerous ERP systems, including the learning for Labware technologies. He rolled out a new LMS for a hospital and has accomplished multiple electronic medical record deployments to other hospitals. Finally, Newt trained people to learn SAP, Oracle, and other enterprise software applications.
Newt and his team were responsible for designing several computer labs quickly for a hospital moving to a new location. Computer labs were not in the original plan, and Newt considered options to provide computer facilities. Newt's team planned the layout and cost analysis of the computer and media equipment needed. In the end, Newt's team constructed and managed several state-of-the-art labs. Newt has also found solutions for virtualizing software simulation environments for other hospitals. These and many other technical solutions were Newt's creative problem-solving.
Newt's previous work involved upskilling network technicians (AT&T, Verizon, Alcatel, and others) to operate and configure digital cross-connect technologies. Technical upskilling included learning about routers, media boxes, voice-over-IP, and Synchronous optical networking (SONET). Before engaging customers, Dr. Moore ensured that engineers and sales personnel understood the technical concepts of new equipment releases and features. Again, he used innovative approaches to help others learn with the company's first blended approach.
