Welcome

Welcome to my professional website. Here I present my professional credentials and experience. Thank you for visiting!

  Education

Doctoral Student

• PhD, Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Research Dissertation - in progress
• University of Arkansas Little Rock
• Expected Completion: 2024

Education Specialist

• Information Science and Learning Technologies
• University of Missouri
• 2016

Master of Science

• Information Systems Security
• University of the Cumberlands
• 2020

Master of Engineering Management

• Saint Martins University
• 2006

Bachelor of Science

• Major: Management Information Systems
• Minor: Psychology
• University of Tampa
• 1985

  Certifications and Certificates

Certifications

• QM Certified Peer Reviewer (for Higher Education) 2016
• Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM) 2013
• Stanford Advanced Computer Security Professional (SACSP) 2013
• Project Management Professional (PMP) 2006
• Distance Education Certified Trainer (DECT) 2006
• Certified Enterprise Integrator (CEI) 2005
• Certified Management Engineer (CME) 1991
• PADI Certified Open Water Scuba Diver 1978

Certificates

Online Educator Graduate Certificate

• University of Missouri
• 2016

  Experience Highlights

Education and Teaching

• Instructional Design Project Manager - 110 Courses
• Instructional Designer and Faculty - 39 Courses
• University Dean (Business & Information Technology) - 2 Years
• Volunteer Instructor Trainer (American Red Cross) - 11 Years

Industry Experience

• Project Manager - 18 Projects
• Program Manager - 3 Programs
• Management Analyst - 7 Projects
• Lead Systems Engineer (Full Lifecycle Development) - 19 Systems
• Lead Web App Developer (Full Lifecycle Development) - 4 Systems
• Lead Web Developer/Administrator - 14 Commercial Web Sites
• Enhancement and Maintenance Developer - 12 Systems

Military

• U.S. Air Force, Master Sergeant, Honorably Retired
  • Project, Operations, Resource, Information Security Manager
  • Held a Top Secret Security Clearance

  Skills

Academic Skills

• Instructional Design and Development
• Curriculum Design and Development
• Faculty and SME Recruitment and Management
• Instructor / Faculty: Online, Classroom, Blended
• Education Administration and Leadership
• Student Management
• Academic Policy and Guidelines Development

Learning Management Systems

• Canvas
• Blackboard
• Desire2Learn (D2L)
• eCollege
• Sakai
• Moodle

Management Skills

• Cybersecurity Management
• Program and Project Management
• Contractor Staffing and Management
• Operations Management
• Resource Management
• Personnel Management
• Management Consulting
• Contract Management

Programming Skills

• Secure Software Engineering
• PHP
• SQL
• HTML5 / CSS3
• JavaScript
• jQuery / jQuery Mobile
• XML/JSON
• PowerBuilder

Database Skills

• Modeling & Design
• Stored Procedures
• Triggers
• MS SQL Server
• MySQL
• Sybase ASE & ASA
• Oracle
• DB2

Other Skills

• MS Office
• MS Project
• Visio
• ErWin
• PVCS and Changeman

  Favorite Quotes

What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal.
    -- Albert Pike

A man's got to know his limitations.
    -- Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood)