Brian Willison
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Brian Willison is the Executive Director of the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) at The New School
.
(Moorestown, New Jersey) in its Lower and Middle school programs. After transferring, Willison graduated from The Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, New Jersey
) in 1995. He attended Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri
) where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in 1999. Willison received his Master's Degree from the Parsons School of Design in 2005.
, publishing
, marketing
, and software development
for companies located in St. Louis, Missouri
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, San Francisco, California
, and New York, New York. During the economic retraction following the Dot-com era, Willison launched a successful technology consulting practice which developed technologies for Charles Schwab
, Microsoft
, Ebay.com, and AT&T
.
, Willison is the Executive Director of the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) at The New School
where he oversees PIIM's engagements in commercial and academic pursuits in the fields of knowledge visualization, information design
, software development
, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) systems.
At the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM), Willison has led technology programs for United States Government initiatives:
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
.
Early life
Brian Willison was born in Moorestown, New Jersey. He attended the Moorestown Friends SchoolMoorestown Friends School
Moorestown Friends School is a private Quaker school located at East Main Street and Chester Avenue in Moorestown, New Jersey. As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 668 students and 81.0 classroom teachers , for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2...
(Moorestown, New Jersey) in its Lower and Middle school programs. After transferring, Willison graduated from The Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,887...
) in 1995. He attended Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
) where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in 1999. Willison received his Master's Degree from the Parsons School of Design in 2005.
Career
Willison has worked in the fields of new mediaNew media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
, publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
, marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, and software development
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
for companies located in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, and New York, New York. During the economic retraction following the Dot-com era, Willison launched a successful technology consulting practice which developed technologies for Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab may refer to:*Charles M. Schwab , American steel magnate*Charles R. Schwab , founder of the eponymous brokerage*Charles Schwab Corp., an American based brokerage firm...
, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, Ebay.com, and AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
.
, Willison is the Executive Director of the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) at The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
where he oversees PIIM's engagements in commercial and academic pursuits in the fields of knowledge visualization, information design
Information design
Information design is the skill and practice of preparing information so people can use it with efficiency and effectiveness. Where the data is complex or unstructured, a visual representation can express its meaning more clearly to the viewer....
, software development
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Electronic Medical Record
Electronic medical record
An electronic medical record is a computerized medical record created in an organization that delivers care, such as a hospital or physician's office...
(EMR) systems.
At the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM), Willison has led technology programs for United States Government initiatives:
- Geospace and Media Tool (GMT) for the United States CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
- Modular Integrated Knowledge System (MIKS) for the National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyNational Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States with the primary mission of collecting, analyzing and distributing geospatial intelligence in support of national security. NGA was formerly known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency ...
- Media File Generator (MFG) for the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
- Human Organizational Network Generator (HONG) for the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
- Georeferenced Information Visualization (GIV) for the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
- Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) Graphic User Interface redesign for the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, Military Health SystemMilitary Health SystemThe Military Health System is the enterprise within the United States Department of Defense responsible for providing health care to active duty and retired U.S. Military personnel and their dependents...
, and United States Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandUnited States Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandThe United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is the United States Army's medical materiel developer, with responsibility for medical research, development, and acquisition and medical logistics management. The USAMRMC's expertise in these critical areas helps establish and maintain... - Visual Dashboard and Heads-Up Display of Patient Conditions for the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, Military Health SystemMilitary Health SystemThe Military Health System is the enterprise within the United States Department of Defense responsible for providing health care to active duty and retired U.S. Military personnel and their dependents...
, and United States Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandUnited States Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandThe United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is the United States Army's medical materiel developer, with responsibility for medical research, development, and acquisition and medical logistics management. The USAMRMC's expertise in these critical areas helps establish and maintain...
Keynotes, speeches, and conference presentations
- United States Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
and United States Department of Veterans AffairsUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
Joint Electronic Health Record Way Forward Presentation Layer Working Group (Lead Facilitator, January, 2011) - GIS 3.0: Geospatial Intelligence, Social Data, and the Future of Public Health Preparedness and Response (November 16, 2009: hosted by Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
) - Web4Dev Conference (February 12, 2009: hosted by UNICEF and the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
) - Long-term Care and Analysis (2007: hosted by The National Commission on Quality Long Term Care)
- The Rapid Clustering, Ranking, Geo-locating, Entity Networking, and Statistical Portrayal Support of Massive Media Feeds (Co-presenter with William Bevington, September, 2006: Hosted by the National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyNational Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States with the primary mission of collecting, analyzing and distributing geospatial intelligence in support of national security. NGA was formerly known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency ...
) - SenseMaker Dialogs (2009: hosted by Humantific, http://vimeo.com/28668850)
Publications
- Iterative Milestone Engineering Model
- Visualization Driven Rapid Prototyping
- Advancing Meaningful Use: Simplifying Complex Clinical Metrics Through Visual Representation
External links
- http://piim.newschool.edu
- http://www.wustl.edu
- http://www.parsons.edu