Education

Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with Emphasis in Scenography – May 2007

        Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 

Master of Science in Technology with Emphasis in Computer Graphics – December 1999

        Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN  

Bachelor of Science in Speech with Theatre Emphasis – May 1996

        University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR – Honors, Honors College

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor – Fall 2008 to present

        University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR

        Department of Mass Communication and Theatre

Lecturer/Chief Engineer – Fall 2004 to Summer 2008

        University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR

        Department of Mass Communication and Theatre

Application Engineer (Media Specialist) – Spring 2003 to Summer 2004

        Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

        Envision Center for Data Perceptualization

Assistant Professor – Fall 2000 to Spring 2004

        Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

        Department of Computer Graphics Technology

Visiting Professor – Spring 2000

        Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

        Department of Computer Graphics Technology

Professional Conferences and Festivals

SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival (2009)

1. HIV replication animation from House of  Numbers was selected for the festival. This is one of the most competitive and prestigious animation festivals in the world.
   

TeDance: Technology Expanded Dance (2007)

1. Invited program committee member. Lisbon, Portugal
   

SIGGRAPH Educator’s Program Committee (2002)

1. Jury member for paper, forum, and workshop submissions to the program, as well as working with conference activities such as moderating forums
   

Creative Activities

Entertainment

Table at Luigi’s (2010) - Directed by Joe Dull.

1. Production Designer. Designed a restaurant dining room and led its construction in the UCA/Channel 6 television studio. Designed and built pieces for the kitchen location. Advised a student production designer on the project as well.
   

2. Visual Effects Lead. Led student team of visual effects artists to seamlessly combine the dining room and kitchen, which were shot in different locations.
   

Memories of Viola (2009) – Directed by Mike Gunter.

1. Visual Effects Artist. Removed unwanted items from shots in the film.
   

Surfacing (2009) – Directed by Bruce Hutchinson.

1. Visual Effects Artist. Removed unwanted items from shots in the film.
   

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (2009)

1. Created several logo and title animations for a multi-package video production.
   

House of Numbers (2009)  - Directed by Brent Leung.

1. Feature-length documentary on the AIDS epidemic. Created 3D visualization of the HIV replication cycle as well as several other 3D and 2D animations and graphic designs. Premiered April 19, 2009 at the Nashville Film Festival.
   

The Cleaner (2008) - Directed by Mike Gunter

1. Visual Effects Artists and Colorist. Added various elements to shots and secondary color correction.
   

G.P.S. Word Publishing Inc. (2008)

1. Music program for religious-oriented youth groups. Created a 3D character that resembles a GPS navigator for a car. Also created a 2D animation for one of the songs.
   

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (2008)

1. Created a 2D animation of a world map that shows the journey by air from the United States to Sterot, Israel.
   

LSU Memory Book (2008)

1. Created an animated coffee-table book with featured pages and inserts to promote the book to potential investors. The book was about the Louisiana State University Tigers football program.
   

Brad Paisley Concert (2007)

1. Created video transition animation for “Mud on the Tires”
   

Florida Medical Association Physicians Associates: CAPS+ Promotional Video (2005)

1. Designed and implemented 3D virtual sets, and animated graphics.
   

LeafProof Promotional Video (2004)

1. Designed and implemented 3D virtual sets, and animated graphics.
   

Batman Dark Tomorrow, Digital Fauxtograpy (2002)

1. Technical Director and lead animator on nine shots for pre-rendered cut scenes for the game.
   

Civil Engineering, Purdue University (2001)

1. Pre-Visualization animation of a proposed large scale laboratory for a promotional video.
   

Country Music Association (CMA), Nashville, TN (2001)

1. Designed CG layout and treatment of a promotional video for the 2001 Fan Fair
   

Avaya Communications Achiever’s Club Annual Meeting, Hawaii (2000-2001)

1. Project Manager and Lead Artist.  Designed the look for the graphics as well as managed and created animations, and real time projections needed by the producer.
   

Metallica (2000)

1. CG artist and Assistant Video Director for the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2000.  In charge of Art elements for display on the stage as well as Assistant Video Director for the first leg of the tour.
   

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Nashville, TN (2000)

1. Project manager and lead CG artist for the Soul to Soul Tour 2000.
   

Robin Hood Foundation Fund Raiser, New York, NY (2000)

1. Project Manager and Lead CG Artist and video editor.
   

Lucent Technologies Achiever’s Club Meeting, Bahamas (1999-2000)

1. Lead CG Artist.  Worked with the producer to create several short animations and graphics that were projected for the live shows and presentation of awards.
   

Purdue Musical Organization's 1999 Christmas Show, Purdue University

1. Design of the computer generated background imagery for the show. Three 9’x12’ screens were used for projecting scenery
   

Tim McGraw (1999)

1. Created computer generated animations of a stylized sun that walked and played guitar.  These animations were projected on a screen at the rear of the performance area at various times during the show.
   

Robin Hood Foundation Fund Raiser, New York, NY (1999)

1. Created over twelve CG animations that were designed to be transitions for both live and edited video.  Also served as assistant video director. 
   

B-52s (1999)

1. The B-52s were the house band for the Robin Hood Foundation Fund raiser.  All of the computer-generated animations that were projected during the concert were created on site.
   

Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony, Berkeley, CA (1999)

1. Created CG background imagery and served as the assistant video director for the band’s concert with the San Francisco Symphony.  Throughout the performance, virtual paintings would come to life as three-dimensional paint and moving layers of paint.  The images had to also be mixed with live video that was also being projected.  Some of the live video was overlaid onto the virtual paintings and other times, parts of the virtual paintings were keyed out to reveal the live video.
   

Purdue Musical Organization's 1998 Christmas Show, Purdue University

1. Designed both traditional scenery and CG projected backdrops.  Also served as lead scenic artist during the implementation of the scenic design.  The scenic artist duties included executing the renderings as full-scale paintings, sculpting three-dimensional statues, and directing other artists in the scenic studio.  Executed all CG images and animations.  After rendering, the images had to be split into three distinct video clips to be sent to the different projectors needed for the 66’ x 24’ screen.
   

Design Visualization

H.L. Mohler and Associates, Architecture and Interior Design, Lafayette, IN (1998-2003)

1. Crawfordsville, IN Public Library, Williamsport, IN Public Library, Tippecanoe/Ivy Tech Public Library. Multiple architectural renderings for design visualization and presentation to client.
   

Sublocator (2003-2004)

1. Using 3D design visualization techniques a design was developed for an invention by a Civil Engineer in Indianapolis, IN
   

Systran Federal, Dayton, OH (2001)

1. Modeler for military simulation program.
   

Auditorium Renovation Project – Princeton, IL, High School District (1997)

1. A CG rendering was created for a promotional booklet that described the renovation of the Princeton High School Auditorium.
   

Theatrical Design

The Three-Penny Opera - UCA Theatre (2006)

1. Provided lighting design for the production
   

Proof - UCA Theatre (2005)

1. Provided lighting design for the production
   

Work Experience (Employee)

IT@P, Purdue University, Architectural Visualization (2002)

1. Pre-Visualization renderings for proposed renovation projects for the Envision Center for Data Perceptualization, the Digital Learning Collaboratory (DLC) in Hicks Undergraduate Library, and the renovation of room B45 in the Stewart Center.
   

Jones & Phillips Associates, Inc., Theatre Architecture Consultants, Lafayette, IN (1997)

1. Responsible for CG architectural and lighting visualizations, programming of architectural lighting systems as well as CADD drafting. Served as graphics consultant to J&P until 2004.
   

Invited Presentations and Lectures

Motion Capture Distinguished Lecture Series, The Ohio State University (2004)

1. Presented ongoing motion capture applied research happening at Purdue in February.
   

Show Control in Live Computer Graphics, Purdue University, Graduate Show Control course in Theatre (2002)

1. Presented experiences and current trends in show control and presentation of professional graphics for live events.
   

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Pittsburgh, PA (2001)

1. Presented a seminar on the viability of online 3D collaboration environments.
   

Need for Computer Graphics in Manufacturing and Industry, Tula, Russia (2001)

1. Presented the use of 3D visualization and animation for the manufacturing industry.
   

FBi Buildings, Inc. Remington, IN (1999)

1. Presented on the use of 3D visualization tools for creating photo-realistic imagery.
   

Journals

Meador, W.S., Rogers, T., Kurt, E., O’Neal, K. Mixed Reality Dance: Collaborative Development of Live Motion Capture in a Performing Arts Environment. ACM: Computers in Entertainment.

Cory, C., Meador, W. S., Ross, W. (2002). 3D Computer Animated Walkthroughs for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Applications. Internet-Journal "Computer Graphics & Geometry." Vol. 4, No. 1. http://www.cgg.ru/Ie/main.html

Published Papers (with presentations)

Moreland, J., Arns, L., and Meador, W.S. (2005). “Pre-rendered Stereoscopic Movies for Commodity Display Systems.” Proceedings of the Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XVI Conference, San Jose, California.

Popescu, V., Hoffmann, C., Kilic, S., Sozen, M., Meador, W.S. (2003). Producing High-Quality Visualizations of Large-Scale Scientific Simulations. Proceedings of the IEEE Visualization 2003 Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Meador, W.S., Chourasia, A. (2003). Using 3D Computer Animation Tools to Render Complex Simulations. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee.

Cory, C., Meador, W. S. (2001). Taking an Architectural Illustration Course from Traditional Rendering to 3D Computer-Based Rendering. Proceedings of the International Conference for Computer Geometry and Graphics – Graphicon-2001, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Cory, C., Meador, W. S., Ross, W. (2001). 3D Computer Animated Walkthroughs for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Applications. Proceedings of the International Conference for Computer Geometry and Graphics – Graphicon-2001, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Cory, C., Ross, W., Meador, W. S. (2001). Architectural and Engineering Visualizations with 3D Computer Animated Walkthroughs. Proceedings of the IV International Conference on Graphics Engineering for Arts and Design – Graphica 2001, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Meador, W. S., Morales, C. (2001). Implementation of a Low Budget, Raster Based, 3D Motion Capture System Using Custom Software and Modern Video Tracking Technology. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Morales, C., Meador, W. S. (2000).  Trial Results from a Custom Distance Learning System Based on Hybridization of CD-ROM, Web, And Active-X Component Technology. Information Visualization.  Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society.

Bozell, D., Cory, C., Meador, W.S. (2000). Comparison of Architectural Modeling. Proceedings of The International Association of Science and Technology for Development, Cancun, Mexico.

Posters, Panels, Sketches and Applications, and Workshops

Meador, W.S., O’Neal, K., Kurt, E. (2003). Collaborating: Virtual Technology and Motion Capture with Theatrical Dance. Sketches and Applications. SIGGRAPH annual conference.

Meador, W.S., Madhavan, K. (2003). Leveraging Super Computing Resources for Digital Content Creation. Poster session presented at the annual Mid-Western conference. EDUCAUSE, Chicago, IL.

Meador, W.S., Jones, R. (2001). Panel; Using Computer Generated Projections as Scenery. United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), Long Beach, California.

Morales, C., Meador, W.S. (2001), Workshop; Creating Custom Dynamic Distance Learning Solutions. Information Resources Management Association (IRMA), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Interdisciplinary Projects

“The Life of an Umbrella” - Envision Center for Data Perceptualization, VPA Dance, VPA Theatre (2003 – 04)

1. Design and implementation of a live motion capture performance that includes motion-driven audio, large-scale projection, optical motion capture, and real-time image post processing
   

“The Art of the Fugue” - Envision Center for Data Perceptualization, CGT, Purdue Convocations, VPA Theatre, Misha Films, Besen Productions, New Century Saxophone Quartet (2003- 04)

1. Design and implementation of projected video-based scenery for the New Century Saxophone Quartet’s touring performance of Bach’s “The Art of the Fugue.” Research areas include real-time imagery and video show control.
   

“100d11A0N1C00E1” - Computer Graphics Technology, VPA Dance (2002 – 03)

1. Design and implementation of two live motion-capture performances.  The larger show used three projection screens, a Grass Valley 3000 switcher, and three networked computers to generate the imagery in real-time. Presented at 2003 SIGGRAPH Sketches & Applications
   

DRE – HPC - Envision Center for Data Perceptualization, IT@P, CGT (2003)

1. Digital Rendering Environment – High Performance Classroom. Development of a campus-wide distributed 3D rendering system for student and faculty use.  Distributes rendering jobs for Pixar’s RenderMan, Maya native renderer, and 3ds max native renderer.
   

9/11 Pentagon Simulation - Envision Center for Data Perceptualization, Computer Science, Civil Engineering (2002 - 03)

1. Visualization/simulation of the airline crash into the Pentagon on the 11th of September 2001.  Art Director and lead animator on the project.  Executed all renderings and animations of the exterior shots.  Processed all imagery produced for print and video delivery.  Received international attention via news broadcasts in the US and UK, submitted to 2003 SIGGRAPH, published IEEE Visualization paper, has been included in multiple 9/11 programs on the National Geographic Channel and the Discovery Channel
   

The Creature - Purdue Theatre, CGT, HLMC (2000)

1. Designed the final scene of the play, managed the graphics implementation of the other designer’s work, managed a student group in the creation of video projected imagery for the production, as well as coordinated the use of Audio/Video equipment from the Elliott Hall of Music (HLMC) on the Purdue University Campus.
   

Honors

James D. Dwyer Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for the School of Technology (2003), Purdue University.  Students within each department select nominees for the award then a School committee chooses the winner. $1000.00 cash award

James D. Dwyer Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for Computer Graphics Technology (2002), Purdue University.  Students within each department select nominees for the award.

Honorable Mention (2001) – AV Multimedia Producer magazine’s “New Age” awards for imagery created for the Avaya Communications Achiever’s Club annual meeting