CURRICULUM VITAE
WILLIAM C. FIGG,JR.
OBJECTIVE
To advance my technology studies and explore research in an academic
environment with opportunities to:
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Develop health, business and technology programs
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Develop and teach in distance security doctoral programs
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Mentor doctoral/graduate students
EXPERIENCE
2001 – Present Dakota State University
Professor Computer Information Systems
Admitted to the graduate faculty staff and tenured
2001 - 2004 University of Liverpool
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Madison, SD
Liverpool, England
On-line Instructor for the MSc Computer Science Graduate Program
1994–2001
South University
Savannah, GA
Department Chairman Computer Information Systems/Business
Created industry related, academic based computer information degree
program.
 Established a Hospitality Degree Program with funded scholarships.
 Promoted from adjunct status to department chair within five year span.
 Expanded
an associate degree Business/CIS program into a
baccalaureate level degree program.
 Maintained highest student retention ratio in the college.
 Maintained high community profile sitting on several area boards of
directors: Savannah Film Commission, Savannah Metropolitan Planning
Committee, Savannah Hospitality Association, and Georgia Hospitality
Association.
1993–2001
Figg Management Consultants
Savannah, GA
President
 Private consulting business focusing on technology, sales, insurance, and
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management.
Managed three different hotel projects on construction/turnaround
basis.
Implemented training course for new hospitality businesses.
1976–1993
Hotel Management
Las Cruces , NM
Vice President/General Manager
 Worked for different hotel operating companies, Howard Johnson,
Holiday Inn, Hilton, Sheraton, and Independent Hotel Management
Companies.
 Promoted from food & beverage director to vice president through
aggressive and innovative management techniques.
 Expanded sales to include mass market accounts.
 Developed three new hotel projects to include construction and
opening.
 Integrated hotel property management systems in multiple properties
converting from manual systems to network automated systems.
 Authored a daily report accounting system in Basic Language for Servico
Hotels.
EDUCATION
1971–1975
The Citadel
Charleston, SC
 B.A., Business Administration and Political Science.
1976-1978
Troy State University
Troy , AL
 M.S., Management
1981
Education Institute American Hotel/Motel Association
East Lansing, MI
 C.H.A.,
Hotel Management Certification
1998-2003
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
 Ph.D., Information Technology
 Research focus on business application of network technology,
information systems, and communication technology.
 Sun Microsystems Object Oriented Programming , 2001 San
Jose, CA
 Sun Microsystems XML Programming , 2001
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Sunmicrosystems Java Programming
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PeopleSoft People Tools I 2004
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SANS Ethical Hacking 2005
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CISSP Training InfoSec Academy 2006
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Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator EC Council 2006
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Forensic Training and CHFI certification July 2006 Bushkill
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Department of Justice Scholarship – Computer Security &
Forensics Analysis 2006 Minneapolis, MN
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Certified Steganography Investigator Certificate Myrtle Beach,
SC
2002
TEACHING
Associate Professor
Dakota State University
Department Chairman,
South College
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Started at South College as an adjunct instructor, promoted because of
positive performance to full time faculty and department chairman
after one year. 1995 to Present
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Maintained a teaching load of 16 courses per year at South College
teaching technology courses while working on doctoral degree at
Capella University.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Teaching as adjunct in the
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graduate program. Winter 2000
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Taught as adjunct faculty while working full time in the hotel business
at Donna Anna Community College and Francis Marion College.
COURSES TAUGHT:
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Computer Courses
Computer System Device Management
Computer Applications in Hospitality Management
Computer Forensics
Cryptography
Database Applications
Distributed Computing
E-Business/E-Commerce Programming Languages
Forensic Research
Hardware & Networking
Integration of Information Systems
Intrusion Detection
Management Information Systems
Managing Information With Computers
Networking and the Internet
Object Oriented Programming
Operating Systems
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Privacy, Fraud & Identity Theft
Project Management
Security Engineering
Systems Analysis and Design
Telecommunications
Web Programming
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Business Courses
Communication in Small Groups
Consumer Behavior
Diversity in Business
Financial Management for Small Business
Global Business Management
Hospitality Marketing
Human Resource Management
Managerial Communications
Organizational Behavior
Principles of Management
Principles of Marketing
Principles of Risk Management
Sales Management
Small Business Management
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Strategic Management
Theory of Organizations
Travel and Tourism Management
PUBLICATIONS
Published and Presented “Data Loss Prevention of Medical Records and Patient
Healthcare Information” International Academy of Business and Public
Administration Disciplines October 2012 (IABPAD ISSN Number 15474836) issued by the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Published: “Security Challenges in a Developing World.”
International Journal of Strategic Management - ISSN 1555-2411 Library
of Congress Doc ID: 3465-3663-13 to be published October, 2011.
This is a double blind review process where top papers submitted to
the conference are selected for publication. Listed in Cabell’s Directories
and Ulrich’s International Periodicals.
Presented: International Production Operations Management Society
Annual Conference May 2011 “Fraud Detection” Paper # 020-0144
ISBN: 978-0-615-46993-5. This is the top tier conference for the
Production Operations and Management discipline. The selection
process is an anonymous double blind
procedure.
Published: International Journal of Security “Medical Information
Security” Volume 5 Issue 1 June, 2011 ISSN:
1985-2320
This
publication is listed in the Library of International Computer Science
Journals and
has a double blind review selection process.
Published The Review of Business Information Systems “Computer
Security Breaches a Threat to Credit Sales” 2008
Published Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges “A Computer
Forensics Minor Curriculum Proposal” 2007
Published The International Journal of Technology Knowledge and
Society “Corporate Network Exposure Due to Social Engineering,
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Corporate Network Exposure Due to Social Engineering and Forensic
Methods Used to Discover Intrusions” 2007
Presented Cambridge University, Third International Conference
Technology, Knowledge, Society “Corporate Network Exposure Due
to Social Engineering, Corporate Network Exposure Due to Social
Engineering and Forensic Methods Used to Discover Intrusions” 2007
Published Management, Engineering and Informatics “”Computer
Security Breaches” 2007
Presented Association of Small Computer Users in Education
“Computer Security Breaches a Threat to Credit Sales” Published in
ASCUE Journal 2006
Awarded Department of Defense/ National Security Agency Grant for
Forensic research 2007/2008
Awarded National Security Agency Grant to develop a computer
forensics course infrastructure at Dakota State University 2005/2006.
Awarded NASA Space Grant to develop Web infrastructure
including 3 student scholar awards $15,000 and $300,000 computer
equipment grant from EROS. 2006
Published text through John Wiley, Inc. to use in my Management
Information Systems Classes in spring 2006, Information
Technology: An Introduction to Taking the Mystery Out of Management
Information Systems ISBN 0-470-03814-4.
Presented Homestake DUSL research initiative for the State of
South Dakota “The Complexities of Long Term Data Storage in Space
Exploration” as part of a NSF research project with Kevin T. Lesko
Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory 2006
Presented 2006 SALT (Society For Applied Learning Technology)
Conference February, 2006
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Contributing Editor for chapters 5 and 6 of Six Sigma & Process
Improvement , James Evans & William Lindsay Thomson Publication 2005
Contributing Author “The Ten Commandments of Service” with Annibal
José Scavarda, Arthur V. Hill, and James A.
Fitzsimmons, Susan Meyer Goldstein, Julie M. Hays, and Ron Zemk. 2005
Author Chapter 4 “The Role of Technology in Operations” with Mark
Davis author 5th Edition of Fundamentals of Operations Management.
McGraw-Hill Publishers
Served on the Program Committee for the International Conference on
Computing, Communications and Control Technologies 2004 at
University of Texas, Austin
Served as a peer reviewer for The International Institute of Informatics
and Systemics (IIIS) in 2003 through 2008.
Accredited Contributor & Reviewer for the Handbook of Information
Security for John Wiley Publishers, Hossein Bidgoli Editor-in-Chief
October 2004
Accredited Contributor Journal/Conference Reviewer Computing,
Communications and Control Technologies 2003 through 2008
Published in Production Operations Management 2nd World Conference
Journal April/May 2004. Subject of refereed paper: Security Issues in
Operations.
Received Grant From Capella University to Continue Post Doctorial
Research into Security Issues in Business July 2004
Received Grant From Technology Effectiveness in Academia to Develop
an On-Line Interactive Course in Management Information Systems June
2004.
Presented at the International Conference of The International Institute of
Informatics and Systemics (IIIS) IIIS Computing, Communications and
Control Technologies August 2004 .Security Issues in Service Operation
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Environments published in the IIIS/ CCCT Journal
Published “Are Conservatives Discriminated Against on College
Campuses?” Vol 22 No 2 December 2004 Advocate NEA Higher
Education Journal.
Presented at the International Conference of the Production Operations
Management Society in April 2003. Topic: Technology Innovations and
Training Requirements. My Presentation was Published in the POMS
Journal.
Presented at the 2003 International Conference of the Production
Operation Management Society in April 2003. Topic: Competitive
Advantage Through Take-Back of Used Products.
Participated In a McGraw-Hill Focus Group to Evaluate the 4th Edition
Fundamentals of Operations Management.
Received a Professional Scholarship to The Emerging Leader Academy,
Class of 2003-2004.from the Office of Higher Education National
Education Association. June 8, 2003.
Presented at the 2003 9th International Conference on Computer,
Communication and Control Technologies Orlando, FL July 31- August 4,
2003. Evolving Technology and the Training Received was published in
The Journal of Computer, Communication and Control Technologies. The
paper was also published in the Journal of The International Institute of
Informatics and Systemics
Accredited as a Journal Reviewer for The International Conference on
Computer, Communication and Control Technologies (CCCT). I reviewed
Three papers:
“Modern Methods for Model Discovery and Selection in Data Mining”
“Terminal-Sliding Mode Control PWM Inverter With Integral
Compensation”
“Spatial Data Distribution and the Cost Models For Metric Trees”
Received Grant From Distance Education to Develop Security
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Engineering Course. Project Completed and Submitted September 2003.
Accepted for Consideration to Fulbright Scholarship December 2003.
Project Consulting, Teaching and Research in the Republic of the Maldives.
Garry L. Garrison Contact.
Presented Production Operations Management 2nd World Conference
April/May 2004. Subject of refereed paper: Security Issues in Service
Operations Environments
Technology and Training Hotel Guest Service Issues, April 2003
Production Operation Management Society
Service Standards: a Guide for Waiters and Waitresses, 1983 Milwaukee,
WI. Midway Hotels
Hospitality Careers: Technical Jobs Evolving, 1999 The Business Report,
Savannah, GA
Technology in Family Assistance, 1998 First United States Army
Interservice Family Assistance Voice, Atlanta, GA
Training Service, 1990 The Mariner, Dallas TX.
Disaster, Death and Destruction, 1989 Crossed Bayonets, Columbia, SC
Micro-Operation in a Macro-Environment, 1978 Landmark Magazine,
Braintree MA.
Editor of "Crossed Bayonets" 1987 - 1991 Quarterly Publication with a
circulation exceeding five thousand subscribers. Won two awards for
journalism from Second Army.
Presented an academic review at The South-Eastern Finance Association
Exposition In Savannah, November, 2000.
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