Curtis Jr.'s Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Inspirational leader and visionary with more than 30 years of success achieving strategic business goals and transforming lives. Extensive experience in technology strategy and operations for large multinational organizations.Professor @ Non-tenure professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama of Birmingham. From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Birmingham, Alabama AreaVice President and Chief Information Officer @ Curtis A. Carver Jr., Ph.D., is the vice president and chief information officer for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In this role as servant leader and enabler of others, he leads a team of dedicated professionals focused on providing solutions to the UAB through world class IT with a focus on innovation, agility, and cost efficiency. From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Birmingham, Alabama AreaAdjunct Professor @ One of the pleasures of being a CIO is consuming your own services. As such, I have a long standing practice of teaching using college courses using the technology my team deploys. In this case, I teach some undergraduate and graduate level courses in Leadership and Change Management, Project Management, or Computer Security and Privacy at the J Mack Robinson College of Business. US News and World Report ranks the Georgia State graduate information systems program 9th best in the United States. You can learn more at http://robinson.gsu.edu/about/rankings-statistics/ . From May 2012 to Present (3 years 8 months) Greater Atlanta AreaVice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer @ Curtis A. Carver Jr., Ph.D. is the vice chancellor and chief information officer for the Board of Regents of University System of Georgia (USG). In this capacity, he oversees a statewide educational infrastructure and service organization with more than 240 innovators and more than $70 million annual investment in higher education. With a unique mix of industry and academic experiences, Dr. Carver has led the transformation of IT services by partnering with USG business owners, institutions, and other state agencies to jointly solve problems. The introduction of private cloud services, entrepreneurial offerings, portfolio management, new data system, social media, unified communications, strategic partner engagement and a focused and aligned financial model has been well received in Georgia and around the nation. From October 2009 to June 2015 (5 years 9 months) Greater Atlanta AreaVice Dean @ Assist West Point's Chief Academic Officer in developing strategic plans and policies; resourcing 13 academic departments and 23 research centers through budget management, personnel management, and physical plant operations; promoting academic research; developing and implementing language and cultural development opportunities for students; and, integrating learning technology and pedagogy. Recruits and manages an 800-person faculty and staff. Develops and manages a $76 million operating budget. Manage security, maintenance and construction for seven major academic buildings. Engage in scholarly activity and professional development. Serve as a positive role model for cadets and faculty in their development of leadership skills, moral and ethical values, and professional commitment. From April 2006 to June 2010 (4 years 3 months) Professor of Computer Science @ Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at West Point. Responsible for teaching, research, service, cadet development, and faculty development as a senior member of the faculty. At the time of recommendation by the Faculty Promotion Committee and approval by the West Point Superintendent, LTG Buster Hagenbeck, I was one of less than ten military full professors among the 600 faculty members at the Military Academy. From August 2007 to May 2010 (2 years 10 months) Strategic Mentor @ Strategic mentor for the national military academies in Afghanistan and Iraq responsible for building and strengthening these nascent academies so they may educate, train, and inspire the next generation of leaders. Worked with multinational forces in both countries to address pedagogical and leadership issues facing the military academies. From February 2008 to July 2008 (6 months) Associate Professor @ Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at West Point. Responsible for teaching, research, service, cadet development, and faculty development as a senior member of the faculty From August 2001 to August 2007 (6 years 1 month) Associate Dean for Information Technology @ Plans, programs, implements, and supports a $5 million annual investment in informational and educational technology; recommends and staffs USMA strategic vision and policy for academic computing. Provides direct automation support to 13 academic departments, two educational centers, and the library. Responsible for educational policies and technical research and operations of the USMA academic computing and educational technology program for 4400 cadets and 800 faculty members. Leads a technical and administrative staff of 48 personnel. Associate Professor of Computer Science; designs, directs, and teaches courses to meet institutional and student academic needs. From January 2004 to April 2006 (2 years 4 months) Information Technology Program Director @ Director of the Information Technology Program in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Leader and mentor of over two dozen field grade officers and senior civilian faculty members. Plans, directs, and supervises operations of an academic program consisting of all information technology and information systems courses. The program provides education to more than 2,300 students per year. Provides leadership, continuity, and strategic guidance for planning and execution of education, personnel management, resources, external support, and administration within the program. Serves as role model and mentor in the intellectual, physical, military, and moral-ethical development of students in both formal and informal environments. From June 2001 to April 2004 (2 years 11 months) Deputy G6, 2nd Infantry Division @ Deputy to Division Chief Information Officer. Responsible for information technology and communications for 18,000 person division deployed to Korea. Led team effort to develop and deploy TACWEB – a divisional decision support tool that was eventually adopted by half the Army divisions and was used by 3rd Infantry Division in the Bosnian conflict. Project received national publicity and was briefed to the Chief of Staff of the Army and senior Microsoft executives. Recognized for lifetime contributions to the Signal Corps through Bronze Order of Mercury. From June 1997 to June 1998 (1 year 1 month) Adjunct Professor @ Taught a course of college courses for Central Texas College while assigned as the Deputy G6 for 2nd Infantry Division. From June 1997 to June 1998 (1 year 1 month) Instructor and Assistant Professor @ Instructor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at West Point. Responsible for teaching, research, service, cadet development, and faculty development as a junior member of the faculty. From June 1993 to June 1996 (3 years 1 month) Operations Officer @ Operations Officer for 509th Signal Battalion - an 800 person unit deployed to Italy. Responsible for tactical and strategic communications in Southern Europe including Italy, Greece, and Turkey. From January 1989 to June 1990 (1 year 6 months) Company Commander @ Commander of 200 person strategic communications company deployed to Italy and responsible for data center and AUTODIN support to Southern Europe including Italy, Greece, and Turkey. The data center processed highly classified traffic and was located on the same site that Marconi first connected Europe, North America, and Africa. The unit was twice recognized as runner up for best maintenance awards among strategic communications units worldwide. From January 1987 to January 1989 (2 years 1 month) Senior Signal Staff Officer @ Senior Communications and Technology Staff Officer for 1,200 man airborne combat team deployed to Italy. The unit was the US component of NATO rapid response force. We were deployed to the field about ten months of the year with extensive deployments in Germany, Italy, and Turkey. I had the great fortune to work for and be mentored by Frank Helmick who later became a three star general and John Abazaid who later became a four star general. I also received my German jump wings, senior jump wings, and Jungle Expert badge during this assignment. From June 1985 to November 1987 (2 years 6 months) Vicenza Area, ItalyPlatoon Leader @ Platoon leader of 50 man tactical communications platoon (airborne) responsible for the 82nd Airborne Division headquarters. I was responsible for the communications and information technology needs of the division main location. As such, I got to lead a great group of men in engineering in tactical microwave shots, teletype circuits, and run a tactical switch board and patch panel all of which could theoretically be air dropped. I got to jump out of many perfectly fine aircraft in midair like you do and enjoy the serenity of the moment. I became jumpmaster qualified during this assignment on my first attempt (one of only five qualified during their first attempt). At the time, this was extremely rare as two or three attempts at the jumpmaster course was common. From June 1984 to June 1985 (1 year 1 month) BS, Computer Science @ United States Military Academy at West Point From 1979 to 1983 MCS, Computer Science @ Texas A&M University From 1991 to 1993 PhD, Computer Science @ Texas A&M University From 1998 to 2001 Curtis Jr. is skilled in: Higher Education, Executive Management, High Performance Teams, Budgets, Leadership Development, Information Assurance, Leadership, Policy, Security, Strategic Planning, Project Planning, Staff Development, Management, E-Learning, Strategic Leadership