Nottingham Trent University

Sacred Heart University

Western Connecticut State University

East Catholic High School

Philosophy, Education, and Strategic Leadership Professor  -  Artificial Intelligence Social Robotics Communication Specialist  -  Book Author  -  Public Speaking Expert

• Secret Security Clearance-  Serving as Professor of Emerging Technology,
CSL - USAWC AI/IA Programs at the Army War College, enhancing strategic capabilities through a deep understanding of AI/IA.
* Designed and teach the course: Advanced Strategies in Human- AI/IA Integration: Decision Dominance in the Age of AI.
* Co-teach course: Data- Driven Decision Making 
• Strengthening data-informed decision-making and mission command through educational seminars, elective courses, and support for the Futures program and Distance Education Program (DPE).
• Developing advanced graduate-level curricula focused on emerging technologies, decision support systems, and ethics.
• Using AI/IA Machine Teaming and emerging technologies to inform innovative educational strategies and shaping knowledge management across the organization.
• Contributing to the body of research and driving critical developments within the Army War College and Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL).
• Representing the Army War College and CSL at international professional conferences and seminars as a keynote speaker.
• Communicating strategic insights and achievements to senior leaders and officials in the military, State Department, and Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and Proctor & Gamble.
• Active involvement in professional networks centered on Human-AI/IA Machine Teaming, keeping the Army War College and CSL informed of the latest advancements.
• Leveraging active involvement in wargames and workshops to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of the ethical implications of AI/IA in national security.
• Fostering strategic partnerships and collaborations with academic and private sectors to co-teach elective courses.
• Utilizing a well-rounded perspective, drawn from a Ph.D. related to AI/IA and emerging technologies, to drive student learning and institutional success at the Army War College.
• Technology Ethicist

United States Department of Defense

Professor of Emerging Technology, CSL - USAWC AI/IA Programs

Skills: Technology Integration · Presentations

TEDx

Keynote Speaker & International Futurist Speaker

An AI Robot for Good Global Project

Founder

Consultant

Emerging Technology Ethicist & AI Character/Narrative Designer

Living Leadership Today, LLC

Executive Director 

➤ Serving in an Independent Contractor capacity before transitioning into the form of the LLC as an educational consultancy and digital media and publishing company that promotes creative and strategic thinking, improving education quality, global literacy, and education as a national defense issue.
➤ Receiving recognition as International Top 50 Global Key Influencer and education pioneer, while inspiring and providing learning about the challenges and opportunities of living in the Age of Artificial Intelligence worldwide through books, smartphone films, film festivals, and AI education projects.
➤ Co-author of "Robot Ranger," a new release bestselling children's science fiction picture book which introduces robot ethics. This is the first book created collaboratively  by a human being and a world class ethically designed AI android, Maria Bot.
➤ Expertly supporting teachers and teaching teams in using innovative education technology to enhance teaching, learning, and valid and reliable assessment.
➤ Expert at implementing and training teachers on using an Understanding by Design approach to curriculum development, pedagogy/andragogy , and designing experiential learning lessons.
➤ Successfully improving teachers and strategic leaders public speaking effectiveness using intercostal diaphragmatic breathing, expert knowledge and use of body language and micro-expressions.
➤ Effectively serving as an advisor for teachers, parents, school administrators, school boards, and government officials, as well as assessing education standards and classroom policies, along with grades, and test scores.

Creative Society Media, LLC

Educational Consultant, Founder & CEO

• Relevant Courses/Activities: Ethical Reasoning and Just War Theory, The Ethics of the Law of Armed Conflict. Served as a Visiting Full Professor of Philosophy, focusing on the interplay between philosophical ethics and emerging technologies.

United States Military Academy at West Point

Visiting Professor

➤ Developed a comprehensive program which promoted and enhanced creative and critical thinking development for all students, addressing academic advisement, placement, student orientation/retention, transfer articulation, and enrollment.
➤ Led STEAM efforts, incorporating design thinking into a majority of curricular and co-curricular areas, while playing a central role in interdisciplinary work, school-wide professional development, and project-based learning.
➤ Directly oversaw the overall operations of the Student Success Center, and the coordination of a variety of services to help students achieve academic success outside the classroom.
➤ Hired peer tutors, teaching assistants, work study students, and departmental tutors as budget allowed, including securing tutors for one-on-one tutoring regardless of the subject area.
➤ Provided workshops to aid student efforts for academic achievement outside the classroom, such as study skills and time management, how to improve as effective writers and public speakers, and how to work effectively in groups.
➤ Served as the liaison and transfer articulation advisor with 4-year institutions, and coordinated campus visits, as well as maintained a university resource center, including catalogs, program guides, and admissions/scholarship applications.
➤ Collected and submitted institutional data as needed for compliance with institutional, state, and federal reporting, which included academic placement, developmental education data, and facility usage.
➤ Anticipated the needs of the program, set priorities for the school, oversaw the STEAM Lab room use, and leveraged interpersonal skills to bring projects and new initiatives to fruition.

Notre Dame de Namur University

Director of Student & Teacher Success Center

Founding Director, Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Experiential Learning Lab

Director, Philosophy for Children & Community STEM Project

Lead Narrative Designer, Virtual Being Companion Robot

Skills: Operational Planning · Technology Integration · Higher Education Leadership · Policy Analysis · Presentations

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy Department Chair, Philosophy Student Advisor

Founding Director, University STEAM Lab

➤ Successfully designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated faculty development programs at the undergraduate and graduate university level.
➤ Conducted training needs assessments and providing instructional sessions for stakeholders based on individual or group needs, such as large-scale university-wide faculty development institutes, online modules, and workshops.
➤ Worked collegially with diverse populations of graduate students, faculty, staff, and administrators, and fostering connections with networks external to the university to improve the quality of education practice and educational quality at a larger scale.
➤ Contributed to the expansion of experiential based learning at the institutional level, designed effective feedback systems to improve education practice, established trust in peer and colleague relationships, designed and implemented research based designed student interventions to empower student success.
➤ Conducted and planned professor and instructor professional development workshops to inspire critical and strategic thinking to create authentic, relevant, and meaningful learning experiences with an emphasis on the use of effective educational technology.
➤ Successfully produced high-quality and peer-reviewed research and presentations related to the scholarship of teaching and learning that bridged the gap between theory and practice to undergraduate/graduate faculty.
➤ Focused research on critical and strategic thinking skill development, authentic assessment which is valid and reliable, and, and the effective use of abductive reasoning, while being competent using inductive and deductive reasoning.
➤ Tracked current trends in online and classroom-based education innovations, issues, and developments in instruction, program design, and pedagogies, as well as engaged in professional development and published on innovative faculty development and course design practices.

Committee Officer – Faculty Development & Institutional Excellence

➤ Created 5-year academic improvement plans as well as efficient, effective budgets to support these plans, in addition to conducting yearly assessments of plans, submitting reports to the President of the University and the Board of Trustees.
➤ Achieved academic excellence by working collaboratively with the Principal to lead and nurture members of the school staff, inspiring them to do the most effective job of teaching possible and create the best learning environment.
➤ Mentored teachers to focus on presence and authenticity and to calibrate their communication style to the audience and not be “PowerPoint presenters using robotic like speech.”.
➤ Effectively supervised highly qualified and distributed teams that work in different content areas and in different environmental contexts from rural community to dense inner-city populations.
➤ Led a planning process to ensure the development, implementation, and evaluation of department programs and activities, ensuring compliance with all laws, administrative codes, and regulations including Affirmative Action.
➤ Supervise all certificated and non-certificated personnel assigned to the department to ensure that all job responsibilities are met and exceeded.
➤ Ensured that personnel evaluation procedures were accomplished in a fair, consistent manner that encourages accountability, growth, and excellence, in accordance with law, Board policy, and contractual requirements.
➤ Acted as a liaison between the administration and the staff to ensure effective communication, and disseminated information, as well as established and promoted high standards/expectations for all staff.
➤ Provided leadership in the development and implementation of curriculum, and led the analysis of data and the development of strategies for academic achievement, while developing priorities for academic improvement.

Department Head of Teacher/Administration Certification Programs

Director, Student Success/Teacher Digital Learning Center – Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), Belmont, VA – 2015 to 2017
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy Advisor, Curriculum Developer – Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), Belmont, VA – 2015 to 2017
Assistant Professor of Education Leadership & Methodology, Program Director of Teacher Certification – Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), Graduate School of Education & Leadership, Belmont, VA – 2012 to 2015
Ombudsman, Undergraduate & Graduate Students – Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), Belmont, CA – 2013 to 2018
Director, Performance Assessment for CA Teachers (PACT) – Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), Belmont, CA – 2012 to 2014
Global Chief Innovation Officer – Global Goodwill Ambassadors (GGA) – 2020 (Part-Time)
Learning Institute Professor of Ethics & Emerging Technology (With the help of AI Maria Bot!) – Global Goodwill Ambassadors (GGA), Worldwide – 2020
Visiting Full Professor of Philosophy – United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point, NY – 2018 to 2019
Lead Narrative Designer, Virtual Being Companion AI Robot – United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point, NY – 2018 to 2019
Just War Theory/Ethics of Emerging Technologies Panelist – Pembroke College, Oxford University (AIAD), New York, London & Oxford – 2018
Principal (STEM Focus) – Putnam High School, Putnam, CT – 2006 to 2008
Associate Principal – South Windsor High School, South Windsor, CT – 2000 to 2006
Adjunct Instructor – Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT – 2002 to 2004
Education Consultant for Curriculum & Instruction – Educational Awakenings, L.L.P. – 1996 to 2003
Adjunct Instructor – Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT – 1999 to 2002
Social Studies Teacher & Curriculum Chair for Department – East Lyme Middle School, East Lyme, CT – 1994 to 2000
Wilderness Experiential Teacher & Counselor for At-Risk Teenagers – Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Exeter, RI – 1993 to 1994

William Barry, Ph.D.