Vess L. Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
7915 Cimarron Ranch
San Antonio, TX 78254
E: vess@vess-ramona.com C: (512)-970-9791
LinkedIn Profile:www.linkedin.com/pub/vess-johnson/2/512/a2a/
Overview
Education
PhD - University of North Texas, Denton, TX, Business Information Systems and minor in Decision Sciences, 2014.
MS - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, Computer Science, 1986
BA - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, Philosophy, 1981
BS - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, Mathematics and minor in Electrical Engineering, 1980
Licenses / Certificates
Quality Matters: Designing Your Online Course, 2015.
Quality Matters: Connecting Learning Objectives and Assessments, 2015.
Research Interests
Business and strategic alignment, industry and research trends, security and privacy, data analytics, and virtual communities.
Courses Taught
MIS Capstone
Cloud-based Business Intelligence
Data Visualization and Decision Making
Systems Analysis and Design
Data Mining / Data Analytics
Business Intelligence/Data Analytics
Advanced Research Analytics - Multivariate Analysis and SEM
Database Design and Implementation
E-Commerce
Basic Information Systems
Introduction to Computers in Business
Calculus
Discrete Mathematics
C Programming
Assembler Programming
Academic Experience
Currently serving as an Assistant Professor of BINS at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Prior to joining UALR, I was an Assistant Professor of MIS at the University of the Incarnate word where I founded the Center for Advanced Data Analytics and activity led outreach efforts to industry. In addition I was a Research Fellow at the Social Predictive Analytics Institute.
At the University of North Texas I served as a Research and Teaching fellow in the Business Information Systems and Decision Science Department within the College of Business.
Publications include: MIS Quarterly Executive, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Communications of the ACM, AMCIS, ICIS-DIGIT, DSI, and regional DSI and ACM Conferences.
Professional Experience
17+ years experience as a senior level executive (CEO, General Manger, VP Engineering) leading all aspects of operations supporting engineering, sales, and marketing functions for electronics, semiconductor, software, and energy markets – generating millions of dollars to top and bottom lines. Hands-on leader that successfully developed and executed market growth strategies to take the organization to the next level. Experience in re-engineering and turnaround operations. Highly effective in leveraging strategic alliances, process improvements, and negotiation skills to deliver increased stability and overall performance across operations. Strategic thinker and consensus-building leader with strong track record of orchestrating and managing VC start-ups, business consolidations/turnarounds, and LBOs.
