Education

  • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
     Ph.D. in Information Systems, GPA 3.95
    Dissertation: Dynamic Selection of Optimal Cryptographic Algorithms
     

  • Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA
     M.S. with Honors in Computer Science, GPA 3.71
    Thesis: ObjectMarts: Emergence of Intelligent Agents in eCommerce
     

  • Mercer University, Decatur, GA
     M.S. with Honors in Healthcare Policy & Administration, GPA 3.85
    Areas of Concentration: Public Health
     

  • Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
     B.S./A.S. in Mathematics/Computer Science


 Awards

  • Merit Award – DeVry University, Atlanta, 2003

  • Merit Award – Chubb Insurance, New Jersey, 2002

  • Care Award – DeVry Students Association, Atlanta, 2001

  • Excellence in Teaching – Keller Graduate School of Management, Atlanta, 2000


Teaching Experience

  • DeVry University, Georgia
     Senior Professor – School of Technology / 1995 - Present
    I have designed, developed and taught data communications, networks, database, systems analysis and design, information security, e-business systems, and project management courses.
     

  • Keller Graduate School of Management, Georgia
    Instructor – Masters in Information System Management  / 1998 - Present
    I have taught programming, networks, and project management courses.
     

  • Cisco Academy, DeVry University
     Instructor/Curriculum Lead – Regional / 2006 – Present
    I have designed DeVry ITP eCollege shell to help DeVry faculty on their journey towards Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) certification. I provide CCNA workshops for NCM alumni, faculty, and students on Alpharetta and Decatur campuses in Atlanta Metro.
     

  • Reinhardt College, Canton, Georgia
    Adjunct Instructor - School of Business & technology / 2003 - 2005
    I taught undergraduate Web design and project management courses.


Business Experience

  • Alpha Source, Inc., Marrero, LA
     President/Owner, 1982 - 1994
    I developed applications for Oil & Gas (CatWatch), Manufacturing (JC+), Medical (MedRec), and Corrections (SuperCase) clients in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, and Georgia, respectively.


 Teaching Competencies

  • CTT+ - Computing Technology Industry Association Certified Technical Trainer+

  • Certified in Course Design & Development, Database, Information Security, Networks, OOP, Security, and Systems Analysis & Design.

  • Over 10+ years experience teaching data communications, database, systems analysis & design, security, e-business, and project management courses in graduate and undergraduate levels.


Research Interests

  • Internetwork Security

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Software Engineering and Algorithms

  • High-Performance Computing and Optimization

  • LAN & WAN

  • Database Management


 Publications and Papers

  • "GenSeries CASE Tools," registered with The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA 1991.

  •  "Microsoft .NET Security," Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2003.

  • "A Review of Access Control for Mobile Agents: The Calculus of Boxed Ambients," Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2004.

  • "IPSec Offload Performance," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2004, Greensboro, NC, USA, 2004.

  • ".NET Security: IPSec versus SSL," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2004, Greensboro, NC, USA, 2004.

  • "Performance Impact of Thread Pooling in DSOCARE," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2006, Memphis, TN, USA, 2006.

  • "Usability Evaluation of AVI Clips in Online Help," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2006, Memphis, TN, USA, 2006.

  • "Dynamic Selection of Optimal Cryptographic Algorithms in a Runtime Environment," published and presented at IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Vancouver, BC, Canada, on July 16, 2006.


Presentations

  • "Internet & Classroom," presented at Information Systems Education - Where Teaching Takes Center Stage, San Antonio, TX, USA, 1998.

  • "ObjectMarts: Emergence of Intelligent Agents in E-Commerce," presented at Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA, USA, 1998.

  • "CORBA Public Health Facility: A Standards RFC for the Internet," presented at Mercer University, Decatur, GA, USA, 1998.

  • "Security & Privacy: Key Risk Indicators in Insuring I.T. Firms," presented at Chubb Insurance Company, New Jersey, NJ, USA, 2002.

  • "XML Database Programming," presented at 2005 Atlanta Oracle Users' Conference, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA, 2005.

  • "Usability Evaluation of AVI Clips in Technical Accelerated Courses," presented at EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2006.

  • "Virtual Private Databases," 2007 Atlanta Oracle Users' Conference, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA, 2007

  • "Fundamentals of Game Programming," Dragon*Con, September 3, 2007, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2007
     


 Professional Affiliations

  • IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

  • ACM – Association for Computing Machinery

  • UPE – Upsilon Pi Epsilon (International Honor Society for Computing and Information Disciplines)

  • ISSA – Information Systems Security Association
     


 Certifications

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

  • Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI)

  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Security/Written

  • CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) Certified Technical Trainer+ (CTT+)

  • Certified in Oracle PL\SQL, ASP, JSP, Java, Linux, and Windows Advanced Server

  • Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)

  • Certificate in Information Security Management approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)

  • Post-Graduate Certification in Object-Oriented Methodologies

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