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School
of Business Administration
Department of Decision and Information Sciences
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JOINED STETSON
1987 (Adjunct), 1989
(Full-time Lecturer)
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EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
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Master
of Business Administration Stetson University Deland,
FL - 5/89
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Bachelor
of Business Administration Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA - 6/83
Major: Information Systems
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TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
 | Stetson University (Deland, FL 9/89 to Present)
Position: Instructor, DIS - Teach two different IS courses at the undergraduate level. |
 | Stetson University (Deland, FL 9/87 to 5/89)
Position: Adjunct Instructor, IS - Taught one IS course at the undergraduate level. |
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| PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS Information
Resource Management Association |
| CONSULTING Surynt Computer Services
(9/87 to 1996)
I advised my clients on all aspects of current microcomputer hardware and software
topics. I also designed, coded and implemented custom software systems on an
as-needed basis for my clients. Finally, I gave custom instruction on new software in the
Windows environment. |
EXPERIENCE NOT
IN EDUCATION
 | Surynt Computer Services (Deland, FL 9/87 to 1996)
Position: Vice-President/Consultant. Responsible for requirements analysis, system design,
and implementation of custom-coded microcomputer applications. |
 | Florida Production Engineering (Daytona Beach, FL 10/83 -
11/87)
a) Position: Data Processing Manager (5/84 - 11/87) Responsible for hardware systems needs
analysis, purchasing and implementation. Also responsible for software systems
analysis and design, programming, documentation and computer operations. Supervised
an operations staff consisting of seven terminal operators, two data entry operators, one
computer operator and one programmer.
b) Position: Programmer/Analyst (10/83 - 5/84) Responsible for designing and coding COBOL
application programs in both interactive and batch operating environments for accounting
and manufacturing applications. |
 | IBM Corporation - General Systems Division (Atlanta, GA 6/78 -
1/83)
Position: Summer Hire during college semester breaks. Responsibilities included:
a) Assistant to Application Developer. Designing and creating test scenarios to be used by
application developers involved in IBM's manufacturing application package (MAPICS) for
use on IBM Systems/34 and System/38.
b) Programmer's Assistant. Designing and coding performance verification and file
conversion programs for accounting modules using BASIC.
c) Program Librarian. Controlling the distribution of program libraries and data files for
use by developers, programmers and managers. |
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PROFESSIONAL
MEETINGS ATTENDED
 | Designing for the Web Seminar - Orlando. 11/99 |
 | ISECON 98 conference - San Antonio, Texas. 10/98 |
 | Floris Conference, hosted by Stetson University. 3/98 |
 | Course Technology/Microsoft Conference - Orlando. 4/98 |
 | Executrain course - Windows 95 New Features - Orlando, FL 6/96 |
 | Executrain course - MS Office 95 New Features - Orlando, FL 7/96 |
 | Executrain course - MS Access: Forms and Reports - Orlando, FL 7/96 |
 | Executrain course - MS Access: Advanced - Orlando, FL 7/96 |
 | Macromedia Director course - Atlanta, GA 10/96 |
 | IACIS Conference - Toronto, Canada 9/95 |
 | Oracle, Inc. for AVI deMonstrations - Orlando, FL 11/95 |
 | Multimedia and Electronic Conferencing Workshop - Tampa, FL 3/94 |
 | Immersion course in Spanish for three weeks - Mexico, 5/94 |
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| PUBLICATIONS September
2000. Created PowerPoint Presentations as Instructor Support Materials for
Computers 8e by Long and Long, Prentice-Hall 2001.
January 2001. Under contract for
PowerPoint Presentations as Instructor Support Materials for Computers 9e
by Long and Long, Prentice-Hall 2002.
With T.J. Surynt and F.K. Augustine (internal Stetson Publications):
 | Foxpro Power Tools, Spring, 1993, 63 pages. |
 | An Introduction to Data Management Using FoxPro 2.0, Fall,
1992, 152 pages. |
 | FoxPro Programming Reference Manual, Fall, 1992, 106 pages. |
With F.K. Augustine (internal Stetson Publication):
 | Effective Presentations, Fall 1994 and Spring 1995. |
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SEMINARS,
TRAINING PROGRAMS
 | Faculty Seminar for Learning PowerPoint (7/99). I taught a hands-on
2-day Microsoft PowerPoint seminar for Business School faculty. |
 | Alpha Kappa Psi (Stetson, 11/93). I hosted a Microsoft Windows
seminar in order to introduce the students to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
applications and how they can be used to create classroom presentations. |
 | Tutoring sessions (Stetson, 1994-Present) for many faculty wishing to
learn Windows software. |
 | Mentor for IS191 Adjuncts (1994-Present). |
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INSTITUTIONAL
SERVICES PERFORMED
 | Business School Services:
 | School of Business Web Committee. 2000 |
 | Created a web site for a fellow instructor. 2000 |
 | Participated in SOAR registration program for incoming freshmen.
Summer 1999 |
 | Designed CIS mini computer lab on the 3rd floor of
LBC.
1998 |
 | Faculty Retreat participant. Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 |
 | School of Business Gender Issues in Business Day Committee member,
1994 Present. Coordinated the creation of a brochure which highlighted events from
Gender Issues Day. 1999 |
 | School of Business Building Committee. 1998 Present. |
 | School of Business Admissions Committee, 1993-1996 and 1998
Present. |
 | Received a grant from the Business Foundation for a CD-ROM project
which will showcase the three technology programs at Stetson. 1998 |
 | Created a slide presentation for the Dean of the Business School to
present to the Board of Trustees. 1997 |
 | Collaborated with a student to create a database for Business Law
Minors. 1997 |
 | Compiled the teaching evaluation results for every teacher/class in
the Business School each semester. Create statistical reports to present these results to
the administration and faculty. 1995 - 1997 |
 | Grant recipient of Hollis Renaissance Program for learning and
implementing a new Scantron system for the Business School. 1995 |
 | School of Business Diversity Committee, 1995 |
 | Handle student/faculty reservations and trouble-shooting of all
computer projection systems for presentations in any course on campus and off-campus. 1995
Present. |
 | Maintain our Information Technology Alumni Database. 1995
Present. |
 | Continually update and refine a PowerPoint presentation describing
the IT Minor/CIS major which is presented to all IS 191 students. 1995 Present. |
 | Track the diversity of students taking our IT classes, with
breakdowns by class, major and school. 1995 Present. |
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 | University Services:
 | University Academic Technology Committee, 1991 - 1993 and 1997 -
Present. |
 | University SACS 5.3 Information Technology Resources and Systems
Sub-committee. Fall 1999 - Spring 2000. |
 | Mentored and nominated 3 different students for the Undergraduate
Scholarship and Performance Day. 1999 |
 | Participated in the Admissions Junior Open House. Spring 1997 |
 | Designed and created a custom MS ACCESS Database System for
student teaching interns for Dr. Bob Leahy in the Education Department. This system allows
the students to take a diskette and complete and/or change their applications on-line.
1996 |
 | Acted as a liaison between the Digital Arts program and DIS. 1996 |
 | University Admissions Committee; new business students phone
volunteer; met with prospective Stetson students (Fall 1996 Open House). |
 | University Women and Gender Studies committee. Fall 96 and Spring
97 |
 | University AACSB Career Placement Committee, 1994-1995 |
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PROFESSIONALLY
RELATED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
 | Deland Area Chamber of Commerce - Member from 1989-1991 |
 | American Cancer Society Celebrity Bagger at Winn Dixie - 1995 |
 | People Helping People. Member 1993-Present, Board Member 1999-Present |
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