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Board of Advisors

CIS Industry Advisory Council:

   The Department has a CIS Industry Advisory council, a group of IT professionals who provide advice on curriculum, course content, and other issues. The Council meets on an annual basis, usually in conjunction with the Fall AITP Banquet. Below are listed the principal members of the Council.

Advisory Board Chair

Mr. David C. Olson
            Global Leader, Chemicals & Petroleum Center of Competence

IBM Corporation

Advisory Board Members

Mr. Tom Beard
                   IT Manager                 USAA

Mr. Isaac Chapa
Vice President of  IT/Ops
CSIdentity Corp.
Mr. Nathan de Guia
Recruiter
ARGO Data Resource Corporation

Mr. Russ Finney
VP Information Systems
Tokyo Electron Holdings, Inc.

Ms. Dee Dee Forsythe
Program Manager, Recruiting Department
Wal-Mart

Ms. Beth Glasheen
Director, ITO Service Delivery
Computer Sciences Corporation

Mr. Jerry Gonzalez
Manager, Engineering Services
BAE Systems

Mr. Lance Grether
Senior Executive
Accenture National Security Services

Mr. Alfred Gutierrez
Program Director, Systemx Competitive Technology,
IBM Corporation

Mr. David Hernandez
Senior Technical Instructor
Open Text Corporation

Char Haines
Senior Software Developer
Tokyo Electron Holdings, Inc.

Ms. Amy Horowitz
Business Development Manager
SoftwareOne

 Mr. Andre Ileks
Director - Infrastucture Technical Services
Whole Foods Market

Dr. Bradley Jensen
Principal Academic Relationship Manager
Microsoft Corporation

Ms. Mary Ruthe Miller
IT Resource Manager
Exxon/Mobil Company

Mr. Wesley Purcell
Executive Director, USAA Project Delivery
USAA

Mr. Michael Raiford
Senior Director
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Mr. David Ramirez
Programmer Analyst
Texas Lottery Commission

Mr. Dennis Strong
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
McCoy’s Building Supply Corporation 

Mr. Brett Waltz
Business Productivity Advisor
Microsoft Corporation
Mr. Jay Winslow
Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer
Security Service Federal Credit Union