Joseph A. Komar
2002 Iglehart
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
(651) 962-6213
(651) 646-4457
jakomar@stthomas.edu
http://komar.cs.stthomas.edu
EDUCATION
Graduate: Master of Science Degree in Management Information Systems, University of Minnesota.
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, College of St. Thomas.
EMPLOYMENT
September, 2002 to present – Distinguished Service Faculty, Quantitative Methods and Computer Science (QMCS), University of St. Thomas.
June, 1996 to September, 2002 - Instructor, Quantitative Methods and Computer Science and Consultant to Computing and Communications Services, University of St. Thomas
Part time appointment as an instructor in the major field within the undergraduate program dedicated to computing and related technologies. Remainder of appointment as a consultant to the Computing and Communications Services department and support person to the Quantitative Methods and Computer Science department.
August, 1985 to June, 1996 - Director of Computing and
Communication Services, University of St. Thomas.
The University of St. Thomas is a "Comprehensive I"
institution with an enrollment over 10,000 students,
split approximately equally between graduate and
undergraduate. Responsible for all computer, data
communications, and telecommunications related activities
on campus. Manage 30 professional and clerical staff with
a budget in excess of $3,000,000. Participated in a five
year, $6.5 million project to replace the telephone switch
and data switch and to rewire the entire campus for voice,
data and video. Services provided include administrative
data processing using a Digital Alpha 2100 with SIS Plus
software, IBM PC microcomputers and Macintosh microcomputers. Academic services provide through a Digital Alpha 2100, and over 500 Microcomputers.
October, 1981 to August, 1985 - Director of Academic Computing,
College of St. Thomas.
Responsible for all academic computing services provided
at the college. Services provided included an in-house
time sharing system, remote batch and time sharing
services at the University of Minnesota, microcomputer
access including Apple IIe, IBM PC, CDC 110, and Regency
RC-1. Also responsible for providing consultation and
short courses for novice faculty computer users regarding
services available. Established the Computer Assisted
Instruction (CAI) Center at the college. Supervised a
staff of one full time programmer and five part time
programmers.
November, 1974 to Present - President, Komar Associates.
Offer consulting services in both data processing and
training fields. Developed courses which were both
traditional lecture and individualized as well as computer
based. Taught a variety of technical and non-technical
courses to professional data processors, engineers, and
managers. Designed computer based models as well as
information systems. Developed standards and procedures
for the development of individualized, multimedia
courses.
January, 1977 to April, 1978 - Marketing Training Director,
DATA 100 Corporation.
Responsible for all training of field personnel and DATA
100 customers. Training included product training and
sales training for sales force; technical training of
technical support field personnel; procedures training for
administrative personnel; and operations training of
customer personnel. During the period of my Directorship,
the Marketing Training Department grew from two people to
seven people with the addition of full time instructors.
November, 1973 to November, 1974 - Manager of Computer Based
Educational Products, Control Data Corporation.
Responsible for the development of the initial courseware
to be used within Control Data and to be used outside as
products sold to customers. The courseware developed
contained computer assisted instruction as well as multi-
media, individualized materials. Project leader for
courseware development of courses budgeted at over
$800,000 per year. Participated in the establishment of
standards and procedures for cost-effective courseware
development.
September, 1972 to November, 1973 - Assistant Director,
Admissions and Records, University of Minnesota.
Project management responsibility for the design,
development, and implementation of major computer based
information systems for a multi-campus university with
total enrollment of over 50,000 full time students and
over 20,000 continuing education students. Majority of
work was concerned with the design and justification of a
new on-line registration system with an estimated budget
in excess of $600,000.
June, 1971 to September, 1972 - Specialist in Management
Education, Control Data Corporation.
Responsible for the development and instruction of a wide
variety of seminars and courses to be given to
professionals in the computer industry as well as managers
and executives in all industries. Also responsible for
determining which courses and seminars are needed by which
type of data processing professionals and managers.
September, 1969 to June, 1971 - Chairman, Quantitative Methods
Department, College of St. Thomas.
Planned, organized and staffed the Quantitative Methods
Department which is a computer oriented curriculum
intended to prepare students for a career in the computer
industry by combining their computer knowledge with
another curriculum within the college. Taught all the
courses within the curriculum as well as selected courses
in other departments. During my period of Chairmanship,
the curriculum underwent a major revision and modification
as well as a growth in the number of students
participating of over 100%.
June, 1966 to September, 1969 - Associate Director of the
Computing Center and Instructor, Quantitative Methods, College
of St. Thomas.
Responsible for the development of computer based systems
ranging from payroll to production simulation. Designed,
programmed and implemented over 500 non-trivial programs
in assembly language, FORTRAN, and COBOL. Also
participated in the design and implementation of the
Quantitative Methods curriculum still existing at the
College.
PUBLICATIONS
"Liberal Arts Education in Computers" - Proceedings of the ACM
Conference on "Undergraduate Computer Science Education, 1970".
"Structured Instructional Design" - Journal of Performance and
Instruction, February, 1983.
"Distributed Computing by Opportunity (Not Plan)" - CUMREC
Proceedings, May, 1988.
COLLEGE COURSES CONDUCTED
Undergraduate:
Business Data Processing
Data and File Structures
Statistics and Computer Programming
Principles of Computers
Information Processing
Information Resource Management
Software Systems
Problem-Oriented Languages
Operations Research
Systems Design
Object Oriented Programming in Java
Advanced Java Programming
Web Design Tools
Graduate:
Systems Analysis and Design
Decision Making Processes
Microcomputer Skills and Applications
SEMINARS CONDUCTED
Integrated Support Planning for Engineering
What You Always Wanted to Know About Computer - But
Were Afraid to Ask
Data Base and File Organization
Privacy and Security and Information Systems
EDP Project Management
Computer Operations Management
Computers in Vocational Rehabilitation
Computer Assisted Instruction
Training Techniques
So You Want To Be A Consultant?
Interactive Financial Planning System (IFPS) Basics
IFPS Tools
Micros for Users
Micros for Accountants
Micros for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Micros - Management or Mayhem
Introduction to Java Programming
Advanced Java Programming
Overview of Object Oriented Analysis and Design
Object Oriented Analysis and Design