Service
Service to the University
University Assignments
2015-2016: Digital Platform for Research Exploratory Task Force (University Committee)
2015: University of the Incarnate Word, 4-Year Graduation Rate Strategic Task Force (University Committee)
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - Research Fellow, Social Predictive Analytics Institute.
2014-2016: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member.
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - ETS Champion - Management Information Systems
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - Developed Curriculum for Business Intelligence/Business Analytics Concentration. Courses included: Introduction to BI/BA, Data Mining and Big Data, Predictive Analytics and Forecasting, and Large-Scale Data Processing
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - ETS Champion - Management Information System. Developed action plan and MIS practice exam for the ETS exam.
2012-2013: University of North Texas, College of Business - Dean's Reappointment Committee - Deans who have served four years are broadly evaluated in their fifth year to determine their effectiveness and suitability for remaining in their position for another term. I was asked to serve on the reappointment committee for Dr. Finley Graves at UNT.
2011-2013: Research Analyst, University of North Texas Research Analyst, University of North Texas - Working with the Center for Decision and Information Technology Center on development of strategic plan and scheduling of outreach activities for the university.
Service to the Profession
Advisor
2015 - present: 3DP International LCC, Hayward, California: Technical/market adviser to company looking into the development of bladeless turbine technology.
2010 – 2011: Alertness Management Systems, Inc., Houston, Texas. Management/Technology advisor for the AMS focusing on the development of non-intrusive devices to detect and monitor brain wave activity.
2003 – 2005: SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., Starkville, Mississippi. Served as a management/industry advisor for the company. Concentrated on funding of the company and positioning within the semiconductor market.
Board Member: Advisory Board
2012 - present: infiniRel Corporation, Dallas, TX. Technology company involved in product development targeting customers in the energy market. Goal is to improve power plant efficiency, predict failures and suggest preventive maintenance.
2010 – present: Mississippi State - Entrepreneurship Center. Serve as an advisor on the board of the Entrepreneurship Center. Worked with the director on the strategic vision of the center and with young entrepreneurs developing new opportunities.
2008 – 2012: Texas State University - Computer Science Department, San Marcos, TX. Served on the Industry Advisory Board for the Computer Science Department.
2001 – present: Mississippi State University - Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State, MS. Served on Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Engineering.
2005 – 2009: Mississippi State University - Computer Science Department, Mississippi State, MS. Served on the advisory board for the Computer Science department.
1998 – 2002: Mississippi State University - Computer Science Department, Mississippi State, MS. Served on the advisory board for the Computer Science department.
1997 – 1998: Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, Pittsburgh, PA. PITA was a joint venture between Carnegie Mellon University and Lehigh University focused on state funding of research activities within the state.
1990 – 1991: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL. Represented electronics on the CALS Corporate Standards committee.
Board of Directors: Substantial Involvement
2010 – 2012: Logic Refinery, Inc, Austin, TX. Board member. Company is involved in the development of technology for testing integrated circuits (IC).
2003 – 2004: Nascentric Inc., Austin, TX. Board member. Nascentric was a company focused on the development of high-speed transistor-level circuit simulation technology.
1988 – 1991: EDIF (Electronic Design Interchange Format). Served on international standards committee tasked with the creation of a standard for the interchange of design data. My focus was primarily on schematic data transfer.
Chair: Conference / Track / Program
1990: EDIF World Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. Program Chairman
Reviewer - Grant Proposal Related to Expertise
2011 – 2012: Oklahoma EDGE, OK. State economic development group that awards funding for start-up companies that bring industry and jobs to the state of Oklahoma.
2010 – 2011: Oklahoma EDGE, OK. State economic development group that awards funding for start-up companies that bring industry and jobs to the state of Oklahoma.
Invited Lecture
2010: St. Michael's Catholic Academy - Entrepreneurship Center, Austin, TX. Seminar - Venture Opportunity Screening and Market Validation.
2009: St. Michael's Catholic Academy - Entrepreneurship Center, Austin, TX. Seminar - Opportunity Recognition and Feasibility: Venture Opportunity Screening.
2005: Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. Seminar - Startup Funding Strategies
2003: Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. Seminar - High Tech Startups - Lessons Learned
1999: University of Texas - Austin, Austin, TX. Seminar - Product Development in a Software Startup
1998: Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. Seminar - A Flexible Development Process for Software Companies in a High Technology Market
1998: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Seminar - A Flexible Development Process for Software Companies in High Technology Markets
Presentation
1991: Intergraph Users Group, Huntsville, AL. Master Librarian: An Electronic Component Database
1991: Harris Corporation, Rochester, NY. Presentation for Harris Quality Circle - User-Definable Database Systems
Reviewer: Conference Paper
2012-2015 AMCIS.
Reviewer: Journal Paper
2013, 2014: JAIS.
Service to the Community
BoD-Chair: Community group or Non Profit
2007 – 2008: Rawson-Saunders School. Rawson-Saunders school is a non-profit private school established for children diagnosed with dyslexia. The school offers K-8 education where academic language therapy is fully integrated into the program.
BoD-Member: Community group or Non Profit
2005 – 2006: Rawson-Saunders School. Restructured the school and served as treasurer.
Member of a Committee
2011 – 2012: Sacred Heart School, Member of the Technology Committee.
2009 – 2011: St. Michael's Catholic Academy. Founding member of advisory council for the Entrepreneurship Center.
Service to the University
University Assignments
2015-2016: Digital Platform for Research Exploratory Task Force (University Committee)
2015: University of the Incarnate Word, 4-Year Graduation Rate Strategic Task Force (University Committee)
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - Research Fellow, Social Predictive Analytics Institute.
2014-2016: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business: Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member.
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - ETS Champion - Management Information Systems
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - Developed Curriculum for Business Intelligence/Business Analytics Concentration. Courses included: Introduction to BI/BA, Data Mining and Big Data, Predictive Analytics and Forecasting, and Large-Scale Data Processing
2014-2015: University of the Incarnate Word, HEB School of Business - ETS Champion - Management Information System. Developed action plan and MIS practice exam for the ETS exam.
2012-2013: University of North Texas, College of Business - Dean's Reappointment Committee - Deans who have served four years are broadly evaluated in their fifth year to determine their effectiveness and suitability for remaining in their position for another term. I was asked to serve on the reappointment committee for Dr. Finley Graves at UNT.
2011-2013: Research Analyst, University of North Texas Research Analyst, University of North Texas - Working with the Center for Decision and Information Technology Center on development of strategic plan and scheduling of outreach activities for the university.
Service to the Profession
Advisor
2015 - present: 3DP International LCC, Hayward, California: Technical/market adviser to company looking into the development of bladeless turbine technology.
2010 – 2011: Alertness Management Systems, Inc., Houston, Texas. Management/Technology advisor for the AMS focusing on the development of non-intrusive devices to detect and monitor brain wave activity.
2003 – 2005: SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., Starkville, Mississippi. Served as a management/industry advisor for the company. Concentrated on funding of the company and positioning within the semiconductor market.
Board Member: Advisory Board
2012 - present: infiniRel Corporation, Dallas, TX. Technology company involved in product development targeting customers in the energy market. Goal is to improve power plant efficiency, predict failures and suggest preventive maintenance.
2010 – present: Mississippi State - Entrepreneurship Center. Serve as an advisor on the board of the Entrepreneurship Center. Worked with the director on the strategic vision of the center and with young entrepreneurs developing new opportunities.
2008 – 2012: Texas State University - Computer Science Department, San Marcos, TX. Served on the Industry Advisory Board for the Computer Science Department.
2001 – present: Mississippi State University - Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State, MS. Served on Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Engineering.
2005 – 2009: Mississippi State University - Computer Science Department, Mississippi State, MS. Served on the advisory board for the Computer Science department.
1998 – 2002: Mississippi State University - Computer Science Department, Mississippi State, MS. Served on the advisory board for the Computer Science department.
1997 – 1998: Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance, Pittsburgh, PA. PITA was a joint venture between Carnegie Mellon University and Lehigh University focused on state funding of research activities within the state.
1990 – 1991: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL. Represented electronics on the CALS Corporate Standards committee.
Board of Directors: Substantial Involvement
2010 – 2012: Logic Refinery, Inc, Austin, TX. Board member. Company is involved in the development of technology for testing integrated circuits (IC).
2003 – 2004: Nascentric Inc., Austin, TX. Board member. Nascentric was a company focused on the development of high-speed transistor-level circuit simulation technology.
1988 – 1991: EDIF (Electronic Design Interchange Format). Served on international standards committee tasked with the creation of a standard for the interchange of design data. My focus was primarily on schematic data transfer.
Chair: Conference / Track / Program
1990: EDIF World Conference, Colorado Springs, CO. Program Chairman
Reviewer - Grant Proposal Related to Expertise
2011 – 2012: Oklahoma EDGE, OK. State economic development group that awards funding for start-up companies that bring industry and jobs to the state of Oklahoma.
2010 – 2011: Oklahoma EDGE, OK. State economic development group that awards funding for start-up companies that bring industry and jobs to the state of Oklahoma.
Invited Lecture
2010: St. Michael's Catholic Academy - Entrepreneurship Center, Austin, TX. Seminar - Venture Opportunity Screening and Market Validation.
2009: St. Michael's Catholic Academy - Entrepreneurship Center, Austin, TX. Seminar - Opportunity Recognition and Feasibility: Venture Opportunity Screening.
2005: Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. Seminar - Startup Funding Strategies
2003: Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. Seminar - High Tech Startups - Lessons Learned
1999: University of Texas - Austin, Austin, TX. Seminar - Product Development in a Software Startup
1998: Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. Seminar - A Flexible Development Process for Software Companies in a High Technology Market
1998: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Seminar - A Flexible Development Process for Software Companies in High Technology Markets
Presentation
1991: Intergraph Users Group, Huntsville, AL. Master Librarian: An Electronic Component Database
1991: Harris Corporation, Rochester, NY. Presentation for Harris Quality Circle - User-Definable Database Systems
Reviewer: Conference Paper
2012-2015 AMCIS.
Reviewer: Journal Paper
2013, 2014: JAIS.
Service to the Community
BoD-Chair: Community group or Non Profit
2007 – 2008: Rawson-Saunders School. Rawson-Saunders school is a non-profit private school established for children diagnosed with dyslexia. The school offers K-8 education where academic language therapy is fully integrated into the program.
BoD-Member: Community group or Non Profit
2005 – 2006: Rawson-Saunders School. Restructured the school and served as treasurer.
Member of a Committee
2011 – 2012: Sacred Heart School, Member of the Technology Committee.
2009 – 2011: St. Michael's Catholic Academy. Founding member of advisory council for the Entrepreneurship Center.