HOWARD LAURENCE

Howard began his career in audiovisual services in the late 1970’s working for a commercial rental and sales company in the Bay Area. He arrived at UCSD in 1990 as the Media Center’s Facilities Manager. Howard now oversees installation and management of audiovisual classroom equipment, as well as the distance learning and videoconferencing room, and he provides strategic planning of media to be used in high-profile special events. Howard also played a critical role in getting all those convenient Media Stations up and running in UCSD’s classrooms!

Howard’s hobbies include playing both bass and drums. He played professionally for 20+ years in the late 60’s through the late 1980’s. He has one 12-year-old daughter.

1970   Cabrillo College
1972-73 University of California Santa Cruz
1987  ICIA Video Systems Design ICIA certification
1998-2000 Distance Learning Administration Certification Teletrainin Instu.OK.
2000  NSCA Media System Design Certification
ICIA CTS Certified Technology Specialist

Licenses & Certificates:
ICIA/ Project Management Course Completion
Teletechniques I Certification - Teletraining Institute
Completion of Extron Electronics' School of Instructional Audio Visual Technologies
ICIA Essentials of the AV Industry
Picturetel Videoconference Engineers Core Curriculum Certification
Compression Labs / V-Tel Codec programming certification
Compression Labs/ V-Tel Gallery Videoconference Codec System Training
ICIA Video System Design and Installation Certification
BRC Network System Design Certification
Videoconference System Operation and Technology Certification
Certificate of Achievment Teletechniques from Teletraining Institute
Certified Distance Learning Administrator from Teletraining Institute
Certification of Communication Systems Design from NSCA