Management Information Technology
Resume:
Eric C. Larson
Carlson School of Management
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cell 612-***-**** Minneapolis, MN 55455
abo3e3@r.postjobfree.com 612-***-****
OBJECTIVE
To learn and share knowledge in a vibrant business school community committed to
relevant, innovative
and ethical management education of its students, engagement with corporate partners and
collaborative research. Specifically, I would like to build understanding and contribute
knowledge
regarding how to improve the performance of business enterprises through the management
of the
information systems organization and the ability to leverage a firm s use of technology.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Carlson School of Management
Ph.D., Business Administration
Concentration: Management Information Systems
Degree expected January 2012
Proposal defended November 2010
Dissertation Title: The Influence of the Demand for Integration on the Structure of IT
in Multi-business
Unit Firms, Advisor: Carl R. Adams.
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Master s, Business Administration
Marketing Research Emphasis
December 1996
4.00 GPA
Master s Project: City Builder: What Is Its Potential?
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
B.S., Chemistry
Minor, Mathematics
May 1992
3.93 GPA
Magna Cum Laude Graduate
Academic All-Conference Golf1990-1991 & 1991-1992
Outstanding Senior Chemist, 1992
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. Denver, Colorado
Software Consultant/Product Manager19992006
? Played key role in selling, contracting and delivering $5 million in revenue in 2005.
? Handled technical support, sales support, product improvement and staff development as
the
Product Manager for Quorum-Liquids Marketing, a fully integrated software package for
natural
gas liquid marketing and trading.
? Delivered multiple software project implementations with budgets up to $2 million and
teams
up to 12 people.
? Mentored junior staff on technical development techniques, standards and business
practices.
? Demonstrated business expertise sought by clients in areas such as supply chain,
financial
accounting, risk management, profit margin analysis and day-to-day operations.
? Designed Oracle databases and subsequent modifications to solve business problems and
provide sound structures for technical development.
? Programmed in Oracle PL/SQL, Visual Basic and Crystal Reports - particularly strong
with SQL
query and database capabilities.
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? Joined the company as the 23 employee in 1999 and contributed to growth in staff to
200+,
growth in revenue to more than $20 million and consistent profitability.
? Clients included Duke Energy Field Services, NGL Supply, Gulf South Pipeline, and
Enogex
(Oklahoma Gas & Electric).
Andersen Consulting L.L.P. Houston, TX & Denver, CO
Consultant/Project Manager1997-1999
? Managed $1.5 million project including a team of seven people to deliver gas plant
accounting
disbursement software to major energy client.
? Learned project management, software development, and business process techniques in
training and practice.
? Developed transaction processing software in Oracle PL/SQL and designed business
reports.
? Clients included Shell, Dynegy, and KN Energy.
Conoco, Inc. Ponca City, OK
Chemist/Senior Scientist1992-1996
? Developed and practiced rigorous procedural standards to ensure compliance with
environmental regulatory requirements in analytical tests, protecting the company s
interests
against litigation and regulatory penalties.
? Implemented process changes to improve throughput and quality of a particularly poor
performing laboratory for our team.
? Selected to represent the company on multiple audits of external laboratories (national
and
international) to certify quality standards were followed.
? Built and utilized quality control procedures to evaluate, organize and report test
data from
external laboratories using a proprietary Oracle database.
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AWARDS / SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Theodore C. and Peggy Willoughby Fellowship, 2011
Co-Chair, Carlson School of Management Multidisciplinary Academic Research Summit, 2011
Selected Participant, ICIS Doctoral Consortium, 2010
Carlson School Dissertation Fellowship, 2010-2011
MIS Research Workshop Coordinator, 2010-2011
Big 10 IS Symposium Attendee, 2010
Big 10 IS Symposium Attendee, 2009
Carlson School Teaching Award, 2009Department Representative
to the Director of Graduate Studies,
2009-2010Reviewer, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2010, 2011
Reviewer, Academy of Management, 2009
Reviewer, Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 2009
Reviewer, International Conference on Information Systems, 2008, 2009, 2010
Reviewer, Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2007, 2011
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
IDSc 6040 Information Technology Management MBA Core Course (
Instructor 2 sections)
Fall 2011
IDSc 6040 Information Technology Management MBA Core Course (Instructor 2 sections)
Summer 2011
IDSc 6040 Information Technology Management MBA Core Course (Instructor) Spring-B 2009
Rating: 5.63 / 6.00
IDSc 6040 Information Technology Management MBA Core Course (Instructor) Spring-A 2009
Rating: 5.66 / 6.00
CMBA5712 Carlson Executive MBA Information Technology (Teaching Assistant) Fall 2009
IDSc 6040 Information Technology Management (
Teaching Assistant) Fall 2008
IDSc 4204Managing Information Services Writing Intensive (Teaching Assistant
)
Spring
2008
CMBA 5522Carlson Executive MBA Information Technology
(
Teaching Assistant) Fall 2007
IDSc 6050Information Technologies and Solutions
(
Teaching Assistant) Spring 2007
IDSc 3001 Information Systems for Business Processes and Mgmt (Teaching Assistant) Fall
2006
REFERREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Larson, E;C;, !dams, C;R; A Broadened Approach to IT Organizational Structure, in
Proceedings of the
th
17 Americas Conference on Information Systems, Detroit, MI, 2011.
Larson, E;C; The Influence of the Demand for Integration on the Structure of IT in Multi-
business Unit
Firms, nominated and accepted for the ICIS Doctoral Consortium, St, Louis, MO, 2010.
Larson, E;C;, !dams, C;R;, Increasing Coordination Demands and the Impact on CIO Rank,
in
rd
Proceedings of the 43 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Kauai, HI,
2010.
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!dams, C;R;, Larson, E;C;, Xia, W;, IS/IT Governance Structure and Alignment: Paradox
Found, in ICIS
SIM Academic Workshop, Montreal, Quebec, 2007.
!dams, C;R, Larson, E;C;, Xia, W;, ! Trend Toward More Centralized Information
Technology (I T)
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Management, in Proceedings of the 13 Americas Conference on Information Systems,
Keystone, CO,
2007.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Value, Rarity and Inimitability of IT Resources, and IT and Firm Performance: An
Empirical Study of
Medium Sized Enterprises, presented to the Management Information Systems Research
Center
(corporate partner group), University of Minnesota, February 18, 2011, with Gautam Ray
and Carl
Adams.
Firm-Level Integration Demands and IT Structure, presented at the Big Ten IS Confer
ence, Ann Arbor,
MI, May 8, 2010.
Value, Rarity and Inimitability of IT Resources, and IT and Firm Performance: !n
Empirical Study of
Medium Sized Enterprises, presented at University of Minnesota MIS Workshop, !pril 29,
2010, with
Gautam Ray and Carl Adams.
IT Portfolio Strategy Management Simulation, presented at the Third !nnual IT Teaching
Workshop,
Minneapolis, MN, May 22, 2009.
IT Governance and the Demand for Integration, presented at the Big Ten IS Conference,
Bloomington,
IN, May 2, 2009.
New Perspectives on Role and Structure in the Management of Information Systems &
Technolog y,
presented at the University of Minnesota MIS Research Center Seminar Series, March 13,
2009, with
Carl Adams and Gautam Ray.
IS/IT Governance Structure and !lignment: Paradox Found, presented at University of
Minnesota MIS
Workshop, February 15, 2008.
WORKING PAPERS
Larson, E;C;, !dams, C;R; The Influence of the Demand for Integration on IT Organization
Structure in
Multi-business Unit Firms; (from dissertation), target journal: Information Systems
Research.
Ray, G;, Larson, E;C;, !dams, C;R; Value, Rarity, and Inimitability of IT Resources and
IT and Firm
Performance, target journal: Academy of Management Journal (under review).
Larson, E;C;, !dams, C;R; Measuring the Structure of the IT Function using Social
Network Data; (from
dissertation).
Larson, E;C;, !dams, C;R; ! Theoretical Explanation for Corporate -Level IT Decision
Making;
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Larson, E;C;, Utilizing Simulation to Convey Key Concepts in IT Portfolio Management,
target journal:
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (currently revise and resubmit).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Association for Information Systems
Member, INFORMS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Oracle
PL/SQL
Access
STATA
SPSS
AMOS
Limited experience with many development tools including C++, Visual Basic, Java, and
Javascript.
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