Doug Lauffer

DOUGLAS LAUFFER, Associate Professor, CIST, Computer Information Systems Telecommunications & Philosophy
Doug Lauffer, the Master of eLearning™
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EDUCATION
Mr. Lauffer is an Associate Professor in the CIS/Telecommunications program at the Community College Beaver County (CCBC). Doug earned a Master of Science in Telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh. He has a Master of Arts from the St. John of Damascus School of Theology at the University of Balamand in Lebanon. His undergraduate studies were at L’Institut Béthel, Quebec, Westmoreland County Community College, and Geneva College. These respective institutions awarded him certificates and degrees: AAS, Associate in Applied Science, a BS in Business Administration, and a BA in French.
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mr. Lauffer began research in 1985 to develop a new computing paradigm including but not limited to a wireless data network. In addition to computer science, this work grew out of Mr. Lauffer’s research in human computer interaction. In 1990, he applied his knowledge to public safety. It progressed to the level of a product for the law enforcement environment. In 1994, his company became Total Access, Inc. He was the first to include speech recognition with this type of mobile data system. This work was architected on Mr. Lauffer’s knowledge of distributed systems, database and operating systems. He has made recommendations and implemented database systems in new way. One such novel proposal was to view the INTERNET as a virtual interactive e-library (electronic/photonic repository of data, information, knowledge and intelligence with adaptive archival and retrieval).

After Mr. Lauffer’s ordination in 1976, he did field work in Senegal Africa as a linguist, cultural anthropologist, translator and missionary pastor. During his work he analyzed the language of the Manjak people and edited primers for literacy and language study for the people or interested outside groups. A dispensary was also staffed and supplied under his leadership. As a cleric, Mr. Lauffer has served several churches in Western Pennsylvania.
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Mr. Lauffer had patents pending on several methods and apparatus for computer and data network systems. He received recognition for his work in wireless data transmission and his innovative application level development called M_LEN™, The Mobile Law Enforcement Network. He has written the following for professional use in seminars, presentations, news releases, etc.:
Toward An Updated Pedagogy for Classical Languages
RFDT, A Primer on Radio Frequency Data Transmission
Wireless Data Transmission, A Service for Law Enforcement in Western Pennsylvania And Beyond.
D I K I, Data, Information, Knowledge, Intelligence
PERSONAL
Mr. Lauffer was born, 1954 to Clarke H. Lauffer and Sheila M. Lauffer. His father Clarke H. was an executive with the Old Republic Insurance Company for many years. His mother, Sheila, was a fashion model in Pittsburgh for many years.
Doug Lauffer graduated from Norwin High School in 1972. His studies were college preparatory. Doug had a great athletic as a football, basketball player and he ran track at Norwin High School.
Doug resides in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania with his wife, Vicki, who teaches professional nursing. They have four children, Ken, a chemical engineer in sales, Sharon Renée, a professional geologist, Brent Jacques, a communications specialist, and Laraine Marie, an elementary school teacher.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Mr. Lauffer founded Total Access, Inc. in 1990, the developers of an intelligent wireless network system. His company competed for and won three (3) Pennsylvania technology grant competitions. These were once called The Ben Franklin Grant Awards. The company closed in 1999.
SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS
During the nineties, Mr. Lauffer's company, Total Access, Inc., designed, supported and participated in special research projects in information technology at graduate schools in Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh. Total Access, Inc. developed and implemented a wireless network to access heterogeneous law enforcement database(s) from police cars. The Total Access, Inc. system was unique because of its integration of voice, data, and imaging/video. It was under review for patent applications. Mr. Lauffer also submitted a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposal to the National Institute of Health. This break through approach had the support of several prestigious medical groups and leaders in Western Pennsylvania.
Since Mr. Lauffer began his work at CCBC (Fall 1994), he has taught more than 1500 students and participated in the development of curriculum, special programs, certificates, and topics in the department. He also has consulted the college on a variety of technical issues, especially the Internet and cyber-education. Mr. Lauffer worked with the continuing education department of CCBC through which he did a special topic for NOVA Chemical. He has worked to promote the college and its programs in the community by speaking at high schools and other public functions around the county. In the past, he has also taught classes at Butler, Westmoreland and Allegheny County Community Colleges. In 1998, Doug had the honor of being a guest lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Information Science's AT&T Wireless Lecture Series. He has also done presentations at the Computer and Engineering Department of Makerere University, Uganda.
Doug began teaching online in the nineties. Doug's first online class was Visual C++. His was one of the first eLearning courses to teach this programming metaphor. He continues to teach online. His colleagues and peers dubbed him The Master of eLearning™.
Mr. Lauffer served on the Uganda Christian University Partner Board for three years. He also did research on sustainable science and engineering education in Uganda, Africa. Papers on this applied research may be viewed at;
Mr. Lauffer presented at the World Universities Forum in January of 2014. His topic, Toward an Update Pedagogy for Classical Languages was well-received.
See: http://www.slideshare.net/DougLauffer
http://home.comcast.net/~llv5/ASEE_DudaLauffer.pdf
and
http://home.comcast.net/~llv5/2005-ASEE-Uganda-1397_Final.pdf
In 2005 Mr. Lauffer and two of his colleagues received the Global Engineering & Engineering Technology Educator Award from the American Society of Engineering Educators. See:
http://www.prism-magazine.org/dec05/asee_today.cfm
Current Work
Mr. Lauffer continue to study, teach and promote eLearning. He focuses on student/teacher learning and success. Doug promotes teacher/student preparedness to teach and learn on-line. He is finishing a ten (10) year research project on this subject.
Mr. Lauffer is also an inventor and he has several patent pending technologies and algorithms.
1. A Superherterdyne Switch - a "telephotonic"/electronic switch for transceiving any signal for the Internet, etc.
2. A method and apparatus for cybersecurity - anywhere, anytime, online safe and secure navigation of the World Wide Web.
3. A portable safety laser
4. HVAC system with three (3) coils yields < = 30% energy savings
5. Gutter and home/commercial waste water reclamation system - Shear re-usable water for flushing toilets, etc.
--Doug Lauffer 07:23, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

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