John F. Tripp
Michigan State University
N*** North Business Complex
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-***-****
Fax: 517-***-****
Email: *****@***.***.***
Education:
Michigan State University Ph.D. (Expected May 2012)
Eli Broad College of Business
East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University MBA (2005)
Major: IT Management
Eli Broad College of Business
Minor: Organizational Studies
East Lansing, MI Major: Integrative Management
Rice University Master of Music (1993)
Houston, TX
Major: Vocal Performance
The Cleveland Institute of Music Bachelor of Music (1991)
Major:
Sridhar &
V.Sambamurthy
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How will I know what I want, until I see what you code? Agile Development as Collective
Sense Making
How Human? Perceptions and consequences of Human-Like Characteristics of Software
As Teaching Assistant (MSU) Rating scale 1-5, 1 highest:
Systems on Technology Trust with D.H. McKnight and N. Lankton
Taught one-hour lab sessions with grading responsibility for each 1.21 (Fall 2009)
Becoming Brave: Socio-materiality in Agile Development Teams with S. Hansen
session for a class of approximately 40 undergraduates per session.
1.30 (Spring 2009)
Symposia and Consortia Participation:
1.40 (Fall 2008)
OCIS PhD Consortium, Academy of Management, August, 2010, Montreal, Canada
1.18 (Spring 2008)
Big Ten Information Systems Consortium, June 2009, Indiana University
1.41 (Fall 2007)
Awards:
Michigan State University Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Excellence in
Teaching Award 2009
Research Interests:
Agile Software Development and Project Performance
Project Management
Trust in Software Development Teams
Social Networking
Service:
Reviewer for Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, ICIS, AMCIS, ACIS, MWAIS
Professional Society Memberships:
Grants & Fellowships:
Association for Information Systems
Academy of Management
Awarded Center for Leadership in the Digital Enterprise (CLODE) Fellowship for the
duration of
Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)
doctoral studies.
Teaching: Interests and Activities:
As Independent Instructor (MSU) Rating scale 1-5, 1 highest:
Opera, my wife & seven children, golf, reading, travel, & all sports
Taught summer session of undergraduate required Introduction to IT 1.82 (Summer 2010)
course
1.43 (Summer 2009)
1.26 (Summer 2008)
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Dearborn, MI
2007-2010 - Team Detroit
IT Director Business Information Systems
Worked with IT and Agency leadership to integrate the various business technology systems
for
the creation of the company, a merger of seven companies.
Was responsible for the comprehensive and unified IT Strategy and Roadmap, designed to
build
both an operational and competitive advantage for the new joint venture.
Teamed with the CIO of the joint-venture to create the resource structure for the IT
organization, including the creation of a Director-Level Business Alignment
responsibility.
Championed new Service-Oriented Architecture based custom workflow system built to
integrate with PeopleSoft financials ERP system.
Drove the adoption of enterprise-wide collaboration and knowledge management system.
Expanded this system to include vendor and client collaboration and knowledge management.
Detroit, MI
2002-2007 - JWTDirector, Systems Development
Responsible for the formulation and execution of system strategies supporting over 3000
users
on four continents. In addition to my strategic duties, I have directed, and continue to
direct the
development and operational activities of a team of eight to eleven local development
staff,
along with additional offshore resources.
My role required constant interaction with executives, the ability to clearly define
system
requirements and solutions based upon disparate requirements, and the continuing need to
ensure proper communication between my staff and various executive clients.
Key Milestones:
Platform Migration: Identified a necessary strategic directional shift which generated
first-year
savings of more than $700,000. Recognized the synergism of multiple independent project
requirements as the catalyst driving a conversion to restack from IBM and other
technologies to
the Oracle technology stack.
Development Platform Standardization: Streamlined development processes and standards,
enabling the delivery of systems more quickly and with 37.5% fewer development resources.
Standardized team on J2EE development, eliminating development on ASP, Access, Lotus
Notes, Remedy and other development platforms, resulting in the ability to deliver higher
quality
solutions in a repeatable fashion.
Operational Enhancements: Reduced production bugs by more than 80% through the
establishment of Project Management, Production Support and QA practices, improving
customer satisfaction, and overall communication.
Production Environment Management: Implemented change management and a division of
duties to place appropriate restrictions and control over the production systems
environment.
Increased Scope and Influence: Firmly established the Detroit Systems Development
practice
as the enterprise solutions strategy Center of Excellence for JWT Worldwide, by moving
the
Systems Development practice from the delivery of small, departmental-focused proprietary
technology-based applications into the delivery of enterprise, open standards-based
solutions
serving thousands of users in a 24x7 environment.
Industry Recognition: Systems recognized for the exceptional business value generated.
Prototype and production systems profiled in industry publications and at industry
conferences.
Systems recognized by key clients as productivity enhancements, earning significant
innovation
bonuses for JWT Detroit.
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Detroit, MI
2000-2002 - TekSystems
Consultant
Performed project leadership duties for key business process automation and improvement
initiatives throughout the operational side of the client s business.
Delivered a large business process automation system in six months with a team of three
developers, delivering the solution on time and on budget, and within key performance
thresholds. In addition, rolled out the solution to 1000 users in a single day, through
organized
training and launch activities.
Implemented best practices for team, including communications planning, and rapid
application
development strategies.
Minneapolis, MN
1997-2000 - International Business MachinesIT Architect
Designed and delivered mission critical operational applications, serving over 1000 field
offices
for major Global Services client.
Trained and mentored new development staff, leading to the certification of five new
developers
on key technologies, and the development of a team of developers that took over
development
and maintenance of the applications that I had designed and built.
New York, NY
1995-1997Buller, Owens & AssociatesTechnical Trainer
Performed technical training for numerous Fortune 100 companies, including desktop
applications (MS Word, MS Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, etc.) and programming applications (Lotus
Notes). Trained incoming Analysts at several Wall Street Investment Banks.
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