Teaching

Teaching has always been a part of my private and work life. I started teaching programming and basic electronics very early in my career. While I love teaching, it has always been secondary to my primary work. Often people see a PhD and think of 'head in the clouds academics' with little or no practical experience in the 'real world'. Unfortunately that is sometimes the case, but not with me. I have maintained a professional career while continuing my education specifically so I could offer well informed practical experience to both my employers and my students. It is a true pleasure to offer real world experiences to the next generation of security professionals and I hope to continuing teaching after retirement from the corporate world.

University of Dallas

I have been teaching at the University of Dallas (UD) in the Graduate School of Management since 1997 after graduating with an MBA from the Telecommunications management program. During the boom days of the telecommunications industry I taught a number of related courses both on campus and at customers sites. After the telecom bust, I took advantage of the lull in telecom student enrollment to return to school for a doctorate degree in Information Systems.
When I returned to UD again ready to teach, it was the relatively new Information Assurance(Cyber Security) program that attracted my attention. At that time, there were only three institutions in the US whose IA courses mapped to all six of the NSTISSI/ CNSS standards 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015 and 4016. As of 2011, UD remained only one of seven Universities in the world (and the only University in Texas) designated by NSA and DHS to meet all six NSTISSI/ CNSS standards in addition to being designated a National Center of Excellence for Information Assurance by the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). While the programs have changed, UD remains one of the few Universities meet the new standards for Cyber Security education.
I've been developing courses and teaching as an Adjunct in this Cyber Security program for well over seven years now.

Consulting

Part of the appeal of teaching at the University of Dallas is the requirement for full time professors to continue to be an active practitioner in their teaching field. This provides the students with current and relevant information to supplement the foundational knowledge from texts and lectures. It also keeps the community informed of the University activities and may provide additional educational and employment opportunities for both sturents and professors.