Resume

Skills & Tools

Languages

Go, Python, Swift, JavaScript / TypeScript, C# / .NET, SQL, HTML / CSS

Frameworks & runtimes

Waffle (Go), Chi, HTMX, Tailwind, Unity (WebGL), Node, MongoDB

AI tooling

Claude Code, Anthropic API, OpenAI API, Whisper, Suno (daily use)

Systems & ops

Linux (systemd), AWS (EC2, ALB, Route 53), Cloudflare, Docker, GitHub Actions

Education & content

Curriculum design, instructional design, video production, technical writing, course delivery (in-person and online), grant writing

Selected Experience

February 2020 – Present

Chief Executive Officer

Intelligence Builders

• Lead education-technology consulting and product development work focused on learning analytics, AI-supported teacher feedback, educational games, and research data infrastructure.
• Develop and support the Strata ecosystem, including StrataHub, StrataLog, StrataSave, and related services for Mission HydroSci and other learning environments.

February 2008 – July 2025

Associate Teaching Professor, Computer Science/Information Technology

Electrical Engineering Computer Science Department (EECS)

College of Engineering · University of Missouri

• Courses taught: team-based iOS application design and development, software engineering, database systems, object-oriented programming and design, web application development, C#/.NET desktop application development, introduction to programming in Python, and senior capstone.
• Research areas: mobile applications, health informatics, learning systems, learning spaces, programming languages, web applications, Internet technologies, social computing, digital media, and spatial audio.
• Taught online courses from San Francisco, CA.

May 2016 – May 2018

Chief Technology Advisor

Reynolds Journalism Institute

School of Journalism · University of Missouri

February 2008 – December 2015

Director of Information Technology Program

Computer Science Department

College of Engineering · University of Missouri

• Managed the undergraduate information technology degree program.
• Increased enrollment from 70 students to 320 students.
• Raised funding from $200,000 to $1.3 million annually.
• Responsible for improvements in curriculum and instructional delivery in CS and IT.

1995 – 1999

Co-Founder and Co-Director

Center for Technology Innovations in Education (CTIE)

University of Missouri

• Directed day-to-day operation of CTIE: budgets, personnel, technology, facilities, and mission.
• Directed $500,000 renovation of CTIE facilities.
• Directed research and development projects.
• Managed Internet/server services for the College of Education.
• Obtained funding for research and development projects and general operation of CTIE.

1994

Multimedia Software Title Director and Designer

IBM K-12 · Atlanta, GA

• Designed and directed the development of "Magic Canvas!"
• Participated in development of the "Shadowboxes: A Story of the ABC's" CD-ROM for Windows.
• Created and managed the IBM Educational Software Summer Design Project.

1993

Software Developer

SEGA of America · Redwood City, CA

• While working for IBM I spent three months at SEGA developing an interpreted programming language and video player software for the SEGA CD game platform.

1990 – 1992

Education Instruction Specialist

IBM EduQuest · Atlanta, GA

• Developed a network-based multimedia database management system.
• Developed a system for accessing analog video from videodiscs over a digital network.
• Developed a Novell-based network voice mail system.
• Co-developed the second generation of the Digital Video Interactive (DVI) Audio/Video Kernel (AVK) for DOS.
• Developed prototype and demonstration multimedia technologies.

Education

June 1992

Doctor of Philosophy

Instructional Design and Technology

Department of Educational Policy and Leadership · The Ohio State University

December 1989

Master of Arts

Instructional Design and Technology

Department of Educational Policy and Leadership · The Ohio State University

May 1986

Bachelor of Science in Education

Physics and Mathematics Education

Department of Education · Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

1982 – 1984

Electrical Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University

Selected Projects

• Musser, D. (2024 – present). "Waffle." [Open-source Go web framework]. Intelligence Builders, San Francisco, CA. [github.com/dalemusser/waffle]
• Musser, D. (2022 – present). "Strata system (StrataHub, StrataLog, StrataSave, StrataForge)." [Learning analytics platform for educational games and simulations]. Intelligence Builders, San Francisco, CA.
• Musser, D. (2016). "Debate Analyzer." [Java Application and Web Site]. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. [debateanalyzer.com]
• Musser, D. (2016). "14ymedio iOS Mobile App." [iOS app and web services]. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
• Musser, D., Perry, L., Perry, T. (1994). "The Trek: An Interactive Literature Adventure." [Computer Program Design]. IBM EduQuest, Atlanta, GA.
• Musser, D., Causey, J., Duke, B. (1993). "SEGA Digital Video and Animation System." [Computer Program]. IBM EduQuest, Atlanta, GA.
• Musser, D., Kheriaty, L., Causey, J. (1993). "SEGALink." [Computer Language]. IBM EduQuest, Atlanta, GA.

Selected Awards

Spring 2019

Computer Science Department Faculty Award

Selected by graduating CS and IT seniors.

Spring 2010

College of Engineering Faculty Fellowship

Renewable/reviewable faculty fellowship awarded by the Dean of Engineering.

Fall 2009

Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award, Undergraduates

MU 2009 Faculty Recognition Awards.

April 20, 1998

Citation of Merit for Outstanding Achievement

Excellence in Education Awards · MU Division of Student Affairs.

1982

Eagle Scout

Boy Scouts of America · Troop 172 · Terre Hill, PA.

Selected Funding

1996 – 2001

Project Whistlestop — Truman Library Challenge Grant

$1,900,000 · U.S. Department of Education (contributing author)

1995 – 1998

NIE MOST (Missouri Supporting Teachers)

$863,865 · NSF (co-PI)

2010 – 2012

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

$340,000 · NSF (co-PI)

Selected Publications

• Laffey, J., Musser, D. (2006). "Shadow netWorkspace: an open source intranet for learning communities." Canadian Journal of Learning Technology. 32(1), 163–176. [Pub link]
• Laffey, J., Musser, D., Remidez, H., Gottdenker, J. (2003). "Networked systems for schools that learn." Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 46(9), 192–200. [Pub link]

Interests

Developer tooling, AI agents, education and curriculum design, mobile development, programming languages, spatial audio, amateur radio (W6NCA), robotics, multicopters, and networked learning systems.