Carolyn J. Sher DeCusatis
126 Bart Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Phone: (845) 473-3141 DeCusatis@optonline.net
Education
Pace University, White Plains, NY
D.P.S. (Doctorate of Professional Studies*) Computing, May 2011

State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
M.A. Physics, December 1987

Columbia University, New York, NY
B.A. Physics, May 1986

Assistant Professor, Department of Electromechanical & Computer Engineering Technology, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY (2013-present)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Electromechanical & Computer Engineering Technology, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY (2012-2013)
• Teaching Fiber Optics classes.
• Teaching Logic and Problem Solving Classes
• Teaching classes on Java, Applets and Android phone applications using NXT robots for laboratories and projects.
• Teaching electronics and electromechanical manufacturing laboratory classes.
• Latest publication- C.J. Sher DeCusatis, A. Carranza, and C.M. DeCusatis, Communication within Clouds: Open Standards and Proprietary Protocols for Data Center Networking, IEEE Communications Magazine, September, 2012.

Doctoral Student in Computing, Pace University, White Plains, NY (2008-2011)
• Outstanding Student of the Year Award for Computing and IT Professionals (May 2011)
• Speaker, “The Effects of Cloud Computing on Vendors’ Data Center Network Component Design” , National Science Foundation Enterprise Computing Conference, held at Marist College, Poughkeepsie NY (June 2011)
• Invited speaker, “Converged Networking for Cloud Data Centers”, 6th annual IEEE Workshop on Cloud Computing, held at SUNY New Paltz (November 2009)
• Coauthor, “Evaluating Agile Principles in Active and Co-operative Learning”, The Michael L. Gargano 7th Annual Research Day, held at Pace University, White Plains, NY (May 2009)

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
State University of New York, New Paltz, NY (2007-2008)
• Teaching graduate classes on Fiber Optic Technology
• Invited speaker, “FIRST Lego League”, 4th annual IEEE Workshop on Engineering Education, held at SUNY New Paltz (November 2007)
• Invited speaker, “Mid-Hudson Lego League”, 6th annual NYSCATE (NY State Association for Computers & Technology in Education) Conference (2008)
• Executive Committee, Mid-Hudson Lego League (2007-present); helped establish the first Lego League tournament in Dutchess County (February 2008)

Technical Writer & Consultant (1993-present)
• Instructor, Summer Computer Academies, Dutchess Community College, Lego Mindstorms Classes. (2009-present)
• Consulting with The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC) , teaching short courses at the Ulster Community College Business Center on photometry and visibility of signs for training purposes.(2008-2009)
• Co-author, “Cloud Computing Data Center Networking”, for The Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communications, Academic Press (2013)
• Author, “Spectroradiometry” , 30 pages, for the Optical Society of America’s Handbook of Optics, McGraw Hill, third edition (to be published 2009)
• Co-author, Fiber Optics Essentials, 450 pages, Academic Press (2005)
• Author, “Photon Detectors” , 45 pages, for The Optical Engineer’s Desk Reference, edited by William L. Wolfe, Optical Society of America (2003)
• Author, “Acronyms and Glossary”, 60 pages, for The Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communications and Fiber Optic Data Communications: Technological Advances and Futures, Academic Press (2002)
• Author, “Detectors”, 35 pages, for The Handbook of Photometry, OSA/AIP Press (1997)
• Co-Author, “Detectors for Fiber Optics” , 40 pages, for The Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communications, Academic Press (1997, revised for 2002 and 2008 editions)
• Contributed three stories to the Fiction Works Bell Ringers Adult Literacy Project(2004).

Optics and Photometry Specialist
Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. (1990 – 1993)
• Developed & coordinated testing program for emergency lighting systems & developed software package for simulating visibility through smoke; coauthored 3 research papers
• Managed photometry research laboratory, taught and supervised student lab courses
• Representative, Council of Optical Radiation Measurement (CORM), a consortia of academic, industry, and government advising the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Research Assistant
State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY (1986 – 1990)
• Installed and served as system manager for DEC Vaxstation network
• Wrote original data analysis software in IBM 3083 Mainframe and DEC environments; wrote instrumentation driver, data acquisition software for DEC (PDP-11), IBM PC-AT
• Taught and graded graduate student physics courses

Brookhaven National Laboratory Synchrotron Light Source
Upton, NY in conjunction with SUNY (1986 – 1990)
• Experimental research in both soft and hard x-ray beam lines
• Supervisor of graduate student research group
• Design and construction of detector systems to be used under high vacuum with x-rays
• Beam line representative, responsible for teaching outside experimenters operation of beam line instrumentation, analysis software, and safety interlocks
• Co-authored 10 research papers and presented 10 conference papers; topics include measuring properties of multiple quantum wells, optical constants in x-ray and ultraviolet regions, grazing incidence reflectivity, structure of high temperature superconductors

Undergraduate Student
Columbia University, New York, N.Y. (1983 – 1986)
• Initiated and wrote successful grant proposal to publish Physics Around Us magazine; served on editorial board; proposal won AIP Marsh W. White award
• Initiated and wrote successful grant proposal to American Institute of Physics; invited Nobel Laureate I.I. Rabi to address Society of Physics Students (1986)
• Co-President, Columbia University Chapter, Society of Physics Students (1985 – 86)
• Lab instructor for undergraduate honors physics courses

Other Professional Activities
• FIRST Lego League coach (2005 – present), for students 6-14 years old
o First Place, Research Presentation, Mid-Hudson Lego League tournament (2007)
o Letter of Commendation from Michael Desens, IBM Vice President of Data Center Development (2007, 2008,2009)
• Sally Ride Toy Challenge, sponsored by Sigma Xi scientific research society & Society of Women Engineers (2003); coached 9-14 year old girls, advanced to national finals
• Dutchess County Girl Scouts, Arlington Service Unit; Troop Leader (2002-2007), Troop Committee (2007-present), Troop Volunteer (1998-2005); Golden Trefoil Award (2005)

References and Full Publications List Available Upon Request

* The D.P.S. degree is considered by the United States Department of Education and the National Science Foundation to be a research doctorate equivalent to the Ph.D.