Dr. Jalal Raissi - Curriculum Vitae

Education

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ph.D. in Information Systems, GPA 3.95
Dissertation: Dynamic Selection of Optimal Cryptographic Algorithms
Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA
M.S. with Honors in Computer Science, GPA 3.71
Thesis: ObjectMarts: Emergence of Intelligent Agents in eCommerce
Mercer University, Decatur, GA
M.S. with Honors in Healthcare Policy & Administration, GPA 3.85
Areas of Concentration: Public Health
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
B.S./A.S. in Mathematics/Computer Science

Awards

Teaching Experience

DeVry University, Georgia
Senior Professor – School of Technology / 1995 - Present
I have designed, developed and taught data communications, networks, database, systems analysis and design, information security, e-business systems, and project management courses.
Keller Graduate School of Management, Georgia
Instructor – Masters in Information System Management / 1998 - Present
I have taught programming, networks, and project management courses.
Cisco Academy, DeVry University
Instructor/Curriculum Lead – Regional / 2006 – Present
I have designed DeVry ITP eCollege shell to help DeVry faculty on their journey towards Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) certification. I provide CCNA workshops for NCM alumni, faculty, and students on Alpharetta and Decatur campuses in Atlanta Metro.
Reinhardt College, Canton, Georgia
Adjunct Instructor - School of Business & technology / 2003 - 2005
I taught undergraduate Web design and project management courses.

Management Experience

National DeVry ITP - CCAI Training Lead, 2008 - Present
Responsible for mentoring of NCM faculty from all DeVry University metros to become Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI).
CIS Curriculum Coordinator, 2002 - 2006
Responsible for course development, faculty development, faculty assessment, and program concentration development.
Associate Dean, CIS & NCM, 1998 - 2000
Responsible for program development, mentoring and management of CIS & NCM faculty at Alpharetta Campus. I served students, faculty, deans, sale reps, and promoted the CIS & NCM programs in the industry and business communities.

Teaching Competencies

CTT+ - Computing Technology Industry Association Certified Technical Trainer+
Certified in Course Design & Development, Database, Information Security, Networks, OOP, Security, and Systems Analysis & Design.
Over 10+ years experience teaching data communications, database, systems analysis & design, security, e-business, and project management courses in graduate and undergraduate levels.

Business Experience

Alpha Source, Inc., Marrero, LA
President/Owner, 1982 - 1994
I developed applications for Oil & Gas (CatWatch), Manufacturing (JC+), Medical (MedRec), and Corrections (SuperCase) clients in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, and Georgia, respectively.

Research Interests

Publications and Papers

"GenSeries CASE Tools," registered with The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA 1991.
"Microsoft .NET Security," Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2003.
"A Review of Access Control for Mobile Agents: The Calculus of Boxed Ambients," Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 2004.
"IPSec Offload Performance," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2004, Greensboro, NC, USA, 2004.
".NET Security: IPSec versus SSL," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2004, Greensboro, NC, USA, 2004.
"Performance Impact of Thread Pooling in DSOCARE," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2006, Memphis, TN, USA, 2006.
"Usability Evaluation of AVI Clips in Online Help," published and presented at IEEE SoutheastCon 2006, Memphis, TN, USA, 2006.
"Dynamic Selection of Optimal Cryptographic Algorithms in a Runtime Environment," published and presented at IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Vancouver, BC, Canada, on July 16, 2006.

Presentations

"Internet & Classroom," presented at Information Systems Education - Where Teaching Takes Center Stage, San Antonio, TX, USA, 1998.
"ObjectMarts: Emergence of Intelligent Agents in E-Commerce," presented at Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA, USA, 1998.
"CORBA Public Health Facility: A Standards RFC for the Internet," presented at Mercer University, Decatur, GA, USA, 1998.
"Security & Privacy: Key Risk Indicators in Insuring I.T. Firms," presented at Chubb Insurance Company, New Jersey, NJ, USA, 2002.
"XML Database Programming," presented at 2005 Atlanta Oracle Users' Conference, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA, 2005.
"Usability Evaluation of AVI Clips in Technical Accelerated Courses," presented at EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2006.
"Virtual Private Databases," 2007 Atlanta Oracle Users' Conference, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA, 2007
"Fundamentals of Game Programming," Dragon*Con, September 3, 2007, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2007

Professional Affiliations

IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ACM – Association for Computing Machinery
UPE – Upsilon Pi Epsilon (International Honor Society for Computing and Information Disciplines)
ISSA – Information Systems Security Association

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Security/Written
CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) Certified Technical Trainer+ (CTT+)
Certified in Oracle PL\SQL, ASP, JSP, Java, Linux, and Windows Advanced Server
Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)
Certificate in Information Security Management approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)
Post-Graduate Certification in Object-Oriented Methodologies