Doctoral Student in Management Information Systems Department of Information and Decision Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
University Hall
601 South Morgan Street, MC 294
Chicago, IL 60607-7124
USA

BS Electrical Engineering - University of Nebraska - Lincoln; May 1976.
MS Computer Science - University of California - Berkeley; December 1977.
Indiana Executive Education - Indiana Partnership for Management Development (4 Week program). Certificate of Recognition from Indiana University Graduate School of Business - August 1991.
MBA - Northern Illinois University; August 2003
PhD-MIS Program in progress - University of Illinois at Chicago, started Fall 2003.

Experienced technology development manager with a strong history of successful project management of large, complex hardware/software development projects. Excellent track record of providing team leadership and organizational direction as first level technical manager and as second level director while continuing to have individual impact on the direction of projects.

• Project Management - Significant success in the project management of large development projects that cross organization and discipline boundaries. Experience working with third party vendors in these roles. Demonstrated ability to provide project management leadership to teams of engineers and other managers. Proven skills managing multiple priorities and simultaneous projects.


• Organizational Leadership - Adept at building new organizations and starting up new projects. Able to form and communicate a vision for the organization and the project. Significant experience with performance management, budget, and organizational goal setting.


• Team Building - Excellent consensus building skills, but also perceptive in knowing when directed decisions required and how to rally the team to those decisions. Experienced in building and training new teams.


• Communication - Well-developed and confident presentation skills. Strong networking and negotiation skills with peers, team members, and all management levels.


• Technology Management - Well versed in current telecommunications and information technologies. Experienced in the management of software development teams. Comfortable and literate with the use of technology for personal productivity.


• Teaching Ability - Proven ability to effectively teach and assess undergraduate and graduate coursework in an academic setting. Able to find appropriate level of communication consistent with student knowledge level.