Pat Rapp’s bio:
My interests are in Technology, Science and Trends–particularly web technology, cognitive science, virtual reality, sensors, and RFID. I work in innovative business development around new technologies. By day, I also work in a great library.
I have had the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of web development in their infancy. My first web development job was in 1995 as a part of a team that did groundbreaking work in multimedia and web design. Two years later, I worked for CyberMath, where we developed one of the first distance learning programs for the military.
My love for web technology has led me to my current work in Second Life, a virtual world which takes the web to a social, immersive model.
Along with working in a public library and presenting technology training, I am currently researching business applications for new technologies as well as editing a peer reviewed journal.
Specialties:
Presentations and training on Web 2.0 tools, virtual worlds, emerging technologies.
Web design and development, Photoshop, PHP, CSS, HTML.
Usability testing, database development (MySQL), network troubleshooting.
Member of:
Association for Women in Computing – Upstate New York Chapter
Alliance Virtual Libraries
Digital Rochester
National Space Society
National Speleological Society
Niagara Frontier Grotto
R-SPEC: Rochester Speculative Fiction Writers Association
Rochester Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Rochester Professional Consultants Network
Virtual Worlds Roadmap
Western New York Inventors Society