Shameless self-promotion

I am a Chicago-based educator, researcher, and college manager. In 1999, I earned a PhD in Electrical [and Computer] Engineering from Colorado State University. My work was in optical information processing (optical computing, the unsung sibling of quantum computing). I’ve worked as a professor, dean, and provost prior to my teaching position at Loyola University Chicago. My funding record to date stands at $17m in grants and contracts. I am an expert in database design, competency-based education, and online learning modalities.

At Loyola I teach a range of introductory and senior-level courses in computer science. I am also a faculty affiliate at the university’s Institute for Racial Justice.

As a consultant, I have worked with small and medium-size enterprises on technology and strategy. I have served as a consulting expert in intellectual property litigations, and as credentials expert on immigration cases.

In my free time, I am a photographer, diver, aviator, amateur radio operator, and the guardian of two dogs (Martin and Mina).

A note for students: My pop culture framework spans the 1980s and the 1990s. If you want to understand half the things I utter in class, watch a few episodes of the following: Frazier, Star Trek the Next Generation, MASH, and Doctor Who. I know who Happy Potter is. And there are three, and only three, Star Wars movies. Don’t even try to debate otherwise with me. In terms of literature you should know who Tom Bombadil was. Seriously!