William E. Ayen, Ph.D. Department of Information Systems College of Business and Administration University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Education University of Wisconsin at Platteville, Chemistry, B.S., 1967 Kansas State University, Chemistry, Graduate Studies, 1967 University of Michigan, Meteorology, Graduate Studies, 1968-69 University of Missouri at Rolla, Computer Science, M.S., 1972 The Ohio State University, Computer and Information Science, Ph.D., 1984 Academic Experience Senior Instructor of Information Systems, College of Business and Administration, University of Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs (August 2005 present) Director, Space Education Consortium (SEC), University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, (July 2004 December 2006) Special Assistant to Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (October 2005 June 2006) Director, Network Information and Space Security Center (NISSC) and Senior Instructor of Information Systems, College of Business and Administration, University of Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs (April 2002 September 2005) Senior Instructor of Information Systems and Director of Extended Studies, College of Business and Administration, University of Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs (June 2001 March 2002) Director, Office of External Programs, College of Engineering and Applied Science, and Senior Instructor, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado Springs at Colorado Springs (May 1999 June 2001) Vice President and Chancellor, Colorado Springs Campus, Colorado Technical University (August 1996 September 1997) Vice President of Academic Affairs, Colorado Technical University (December 1994 January 1997) Dean of Computer Science, Colorado Technical University (June 1991 September 1995) Director of Faculty Plans and Programs and Tenure Associate Professor of Computer Science, United States Air Force Academy (May 1984 June 1987)
Deputy for Computer Science and Assistant Professor of Computer Science, United States Air Force Academy (January 1982 May 1984) Instructor of Computer Science, Computer Science, United States Air Force Academy (July 1977 May 1979) Peer Reviewed Publications Co-author w/ John Milliman, John Grosskopf, and Ozzie Paez,, Pilot Project Results of an Integrated Security Management System, Disaster Prevention and Management Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2005, pp. 20-31. Co-author w/ John Milliman, John Grosskopf, and Ozzie Paez, Responding to New Security and Environmental Threats: An Integrated Security, Environment, Health, and Safety (SHE&S) Management System, Environmental Quality Management, pp. 1-15, Summer 2004. "Performance Measurement in a Distributed Environment," Dissertation, The Ohio State University, March 1984. Co-author w/sandra Mamrak, "Performance Measurement and Exception Handling in Desperanto's Distributed Environment," Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Distributed Computer Systems, October 1982. Non-Peer Reviewed Publications Co-author w/erland Royer and William Richardson, "Implementing a Large Local Area Network to Support Undergraduate Education," Proceedings of the 1987 Mini and Microcomputers and their Application Conference, July 1987. "Implication of Computer Technology on Educational Goals," Proceedings of the 1985 ACM Annual Conference, October 1985. Presentations at Meetings and Seminars Presented Critical Infrastructures: What Should Concern Us, Department of Military Studies, USAFA, November 2006. Building America s Homeland Security and Defense Workforce, 2005 Annual Homeland Defense Symposium, Colorado Springs, October 2005. A Systems View of Homeland Security, Federal Information Security Conference, Colorado Springs, June 2004. Secure Intelligence and Information Transfer to First and Second Tier Responders, 4 th Homeland Security Conference, Washington, DC, December 2003. Preparing Tomorrow s Workforce for Information Operations, Federal Information Superiority Conference, Colorado Springs, June 2003.
Impact of Homeland Defense on Research and Education, SpaceComm 2003, Colorado Springs, January 2003. Network Information and Space Security Center, Federal Information Superiority Conference, Colorado Springs, June 2002. "Software Engineering - What's Happening?" Pikes Peak Chapter Meeting, ACM, Colorado Springs, CO, April 1992. "Management and Facilities Implementation of Treating the Student as a Customer," 1992 Mountain Region Conference, The Society for College and University Planning, Denver, CO, March 1992. Object Oriented Methods Seminar, Federal Express Corporation, January 1992. "Technology Evaluation: The Latest in Connectivity - Are We Moving Too Fast," Presentation to the Information Technology Council of the Intermountain States, Golden, CO, December 1990. Local Area Network Seminar, Hickham AFB. HI, June 1999. Local Area Network Seminar, Gunter AFS, July 1988. "Total Quality - A Team Approach to Excellence," Panel Chairman at Missouri River Regional Conference, Society of American Military Engineers, Omaha, NB, October 1990. "Instruction and Use of Microcomputers," Keynote address at Fifth Annual Tri-State Conference on Educational Computing Technology, November 1987. "Management of a Large Local Area Network," Data Processing Management Association Seminar Series, November 1987. "Microcomputers in the Dormitory (MID) Project," Invited presentation to Purdue University School of Electrical Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Seminars, November 1987. "United States Air Force Academy Information System/Local Area Network - Lessons Learned and Status," USAF Information Networking Conference, April 1987. "Air Force Academy - Microcomputers in Dormitories (MID) Project," Air Force Small Computer Conference, August 1986. "United States Air Force Academy - Small Computer Initiatives," Air Force Small Computer Conference, October 1984. Grants and Research Network Information and Space Security Center (NISSC), April 2005, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $2,450,000, PI. Network Information and Space Security Center (NISSC), March 2004, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $2,473,000, PI. Colorado Homeland Security Education and Research Assessment, May 2003, Colorado Institute of Technology, $50,000, PI.
Network Information and Space Security Center (NISSC), March 2003, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $2,000,000, PI. Courses Taught University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - Graduate Software Requirements Analysis and Specification (2) Software Design (2) Software Maintenance (2) Fundamentals of Computer/Network Security (4) Project Estimation and Risk Analysis (4) Protection of Critical Infrastructures (13) Space Systems Engineering (4) Information and Communication Systems (3) Systems Life Cycle Management (4) University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - Undergraduate Introduction to Software Engineering (4) Computer-Based Decision Making (8) Introduction to Management Information Systems (8) Business Programming (1) Database Concepts and Application (3) Computer Networks and Telecommunications (2) Systems Analysis and Design (1) Microsoft Office Applications and PC Basics (34) Emerging Technologies (2) Network Security (2) Colorado Technical University Graduate Software Requirements Engineering (4) Specification of Software Systems (3) Software Maintenance (4) Software Engineering Practices (8) Systems Engineering Methods (3) United States Air Force Academy Undergraduate Introduction to Computer Science (15) Fortran Programming (3) Computer Networks (5)
Recognitions Military - Legion of Merit - Meritorious Service Medal - Air Force Commendation Medal Outstanding Military Educator, United States Air Force Academy, 1984 Professional Organizations Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) IEEE Computer Society Service University College of Business El Pomar Finance Chair Search Committees University of Colorado Online Coordinators University of Colorado - Colorado Institute of Technology (CIT) Coordinating Committee UCCS Extended Studies Coordinating Committee UCCS Distance Education Task Force College of Business and Administration Strategy Team College of Engineering and Applied Science Executive Advisory Committee College of Engineering and Applied Science Executive Team Continuing Education Transition Team Colorado Technical University Board of Directors Colorado Technical University Graduate Council State Agencies Department of Labor Employment Executive Committee Accreditation North Central Association on Accreditation and School Improvement site visits Bellvue University Huron University DePaul University Professional Work Experience
SSDS, INC., Client Services Vice President, (December 1997 March 1999) Systems Analyst, Air Force Systems Command, Electronic Systems Division, Hanscom AFB, MA (October 1974 June 1977) Computer Performance Evaluation Analyst, Air Force Systems Command, Electronic Systems Division, Hanscom AFB, MA (January 1973 October 1974) Meteorologist, US Air Force Air Weather Service, Dover AFB, DE (May 1969 August 1971) Consulting SSDS, Inc. strategic plan development Knowledge Workers, Inc. proposal information technology workers for a large banking corporation Jefferson County, CO study of information technology requirements for county system University of Northern Colorado design of computer lab for business department United States Air Force Academy expert consulting on building plans and congressional interface