Paul D. Varcholik, Ph.D.

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1 Paul D. Varcholik, Ph.D. Research Associate University of Central Florida (407) Education University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Ph.D., Modeling & Simulation M.S., Modeling & Simulation Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA B.S., Computer Science Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA Major: Computer Science, Aviation Professional Experience 2007 Present, Orlando, FL Research Associate Presented graduate-level instruction for game programming and tools development using C++ and C# Present, Sanford, FL Adjunct Instructor Taught undergraduate classes in, Advanced C# Programming, (using C# and XNA), Visual Basic.NET, and iphone Programming Toptech Systems (an IDEX Company), Longwood, FL Technical Project Lead Provided software engineering direction for a mid-sized development shop offering Terminal Automation Services for the refined-oil distribution industry. Implemented new development practices including software configuration management and continuous integration. Migrated their C# codebase to.net 2.0 and established an electronic software delivery mechanism for installation and product updates.

2 Electronic Arts Tiburon, Maitland, FL Lead Software Engineer Credits: Madden NFL 06 (Xbox 360), Superman Returns (Xbox 360/PS2/Xbox) Led the Central Technology Group in developing high-performance, nextgeneration content pipelines. Supported Tiburon s product line for product years 2005, 2006, and 2007 including NCAA Football, NASCAR, NFL Street, Madden NFL Football, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour Volaris Online, Lake Mary, FL IT Director Built an 8-member team of software developers, database administrators, and Unix technicians to support the operations of an Internet Service Provider with service to over 200,000 customers in the Southeast. This team was critical to the successful integration of 52 acquired ISPs onto common platforms for authentication, account provisioning, billing, payment processing, order entry, and call center support. Led the development of applications for each of these components using C, C++, Visual Basic, and ASP for use across Windows and Unix operating systems and the Web. Maintained a large array of hardware to host these applications and made extensive use of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 to support sizeable databases with high transaction volumes Surf South, Valdosta, GA Director of Corporate Services Co-owner of regional Internet Service Provider with dial-up and broadband access to 35 counties in Southwest Georgia. Developed the software and network infrastructure to support a customer base of 26,000 residential and corporate customers , Valdosta, GA Instructor Taught undergraduate classes in Introduction to C Programming, Advanced C Programming, and Introduction to the UNIX Operating System GoldLeaf Technologies, Hahira, GA Programmer/Analyst Developed commercial software applications for the financial industry. Coding primarily in the C programming language.

3 Publications Varcholik, P., LaViola J., Hughes, C. (2012). Establishing a baseline for text entry for a multitouch virtual keyboard. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Varcholik, P. (2011). Multi-Touch for General-Purpose Computing: An Examination of Text Entry. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Central Florida. Hoffman, M., Varcholik, P., LaViola, J Breaking the Status Quo: Improving 3D Gesture Recognition with Spatially Convenient Input Devices. In Proceedings of the 2010 Virtual Reality Conference (Waltham, MA, March 20-24, 2010). pp Wingrave, C. Williamson, B., Varcholik, P., Rose, J., Miller, A. Charbonneau, E., Bott, J., and LaViola, J The Wii Remote and Beyond: Spatially Convenient Devices for 3D User Interfaces. In IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. vol. 30, no. 2, pp Varcholik, P., LaViola, J., and Hughes, C The Bespoke 3DUI XNA Framework: A Low-Cost Platform for Prototyping 3D Spatial Interfaces in Video Games. In Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Video Games (New Orleans, Louisiana, August 04-06, 2009). S. N. Spencer, Ed. Sandbox '09. ACM, New York, NY, pp Varcholik, P., LaViola, J., Nicholson, D TACTUS: A Hardware and Software Testbed for Research in Multi-Touch Interaction. In Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (San Diego, CA, July 19 24, 2009). Varcholik, P., Barber, D., Nicholson, D Interactions and Training with Unmanned Systems and the Nintendo Wiimote. In Proceedings of the 2008 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) (Orlando, Florida, December 01 04, 2008). Varcholik, P., Merlo, J Gestural Communication with Accelerometer-based Input Devices and Tactile Displays. In Proceedings of the 2008 Army Science Conference (Orlando, Florida, December 01 04, 2008). Courses Taught Fall 2012 Advanced iphone Programming Summer 2012 Programming III (Graduate Level)

4 iphone Programming Spring 2012 Fall 2011 Venture Track (Graduate Level) Summer 2011 Spring 2011 Fall 2010 Spring 2010 Fall 2009 Spring 2009 Spring 2008 Fall 2007 Summer 2007 Fall 2006 Programming III (Graduate Level) Introduction to Programming for Technical Artists (Graduate Level)

5 Spring 2005 Fall 2004 Spring 2004 Fall 2003 Spring 2003 Fall 1999 Spring 1998 Fall 1998 Advanced Advanced Visual Basic.NET Introduction to the UNIX Operating System Advanced C Programming C Programming Seminars and Demonstrations Jul D User Interfaces in Video Games with the Bespoke 3DUI XNA Framework. Microsoft Research Faculty Summit Jul., Redmond, WA. Oct Gestural Communication with Accelerometer-Based Input Devices and Multi- Modal Displays. 16th Annual ARL/USMA Technical Symposium. Oct. 2008, Atlantic City, NJ.