AI Educator · Consultant · Speaker

Making AI work for real people and real work.

Helping colleges, businesses, and teams understand, adopt, and build with artificial intelligence.

Services

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AI Education & Curriculum

Complete course design and delivery for colleges and universities. Practical, jargon-free AI instruction built for real classrooms.

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Speaking & Workshops

Engaging sessions for professional development days, conferences, and corporate training. Tailored to your audience and goals.

Selected Work

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AI-Powered Stock Screener

A production-ready system screening 50–500+ equities using multiple AI models. Built as a WordPress plugin and standalone web implementation with a PHP backend integrating Claude, GPT-4, and Ollama.

Python Claude AI GPT-4 Ollama PHP WordPress Next.js

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AI for Business Professionals — 14-Week Curriculum

College-level course with a dual-track structure for business and technical learners. Uses free Ollama so students need no paid accounts or cloud services.

Curriculum Design Ollama Prompt Engineering Dual-Track

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Virtual Cybersecurity Lab — Check Point CCSA R82

A 9-machine virtual network deployed on Microsoft Azure for global access. Provides hands-on Check Point firewall training in a fully cloud-hosted environment.

Microsoft Azure Check Point R82 Hyper-V Windows Server Active Directory

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This Website

Designed and built with a custom WordPress FSE theme — fast, editor-friendly, and deployed on local dev with LocalWP. Clean block markup, custom patterns, and a developer-first workflow.

WordPress FSE PHP LocalWP

38 years building things that work. Now building them with AI.

Nearly four decades at the University of South Carolina — across the School of Medicine, Arnold School of Public Health, Creative Services, and the College of Information and Communication. Now focused on AI: building practical tools, designing curriculum that works in real classrooms, and helping organizations move from curiosity to capability.

M.A. Digital Media Technology University of South Carolina · 2008
B.A. Journalism University of South Carolina · 1986
38 Years at USC
14 Week Curriculum
9 VM Azure Lab
3+ AI Models Integrated
2022–Now Professional Faculty, USC College of Information & Communication
Current Founder, Palmetto Cyber Works
Recent Lab Architect & Instructor, Check Point CCSA R82 · Azure

Let’s work together.

I work with colleges, businesses, and event organizers who are ready to move past the AI hype and do something real.

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Colleges & Universities

Looking to launch or improve AI coursework? I design curriculum, train faculty, and can step in as an adjunct instructor immediately.

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Businesses & Organizations

Ready to move beyond the AI hype and actually implement something useful? I help teams identify the right tools and build systems that fit their workflow.

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Conferences & Events

Need a speaker who can make AI accessible and relevant to a non-technical audience? I deliver engaging sessions tailored to your group.