Dr. Sylvester N. Otiji, DBA, MURP, MGA-MIS

***** ***** *****, ***** ********, MD 20774

Cell Phone: 301-***-**** Home Phone: 301-***-****

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Work Experience

Information Technology Program Coordinator November 2019 - present

University of the District of Columbia, Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning

Coordinate and manage IT programs and training for both face-to-face and eLearning courses. Develop and manage IT program curriculum, Adjunct Faculty training, IT program quality management, MOU review, and adoption of new IT classes. Participate in IT Program budgeting and equipment purchases. Work with IT government representatives and corporate partners, to deliver expertise and leadership that leverages strengths and addresses the pressing priorities. Participate in cultivating and ensuring quality education and equity, develop new stackable credentials, and provide reachable goals for our students. Participate in enrollment analysis of courses and programs. Ensure excellent customer service to all prospective/current students, staff, and instructors' class assignments. Lead IT Adjunct Faculty recruitment, hiring, training, supervising, scheduling, and evaluating adjunct IT instructors. Lead in IT Laboratory equipment and supplies. Establish relationships and communicate effectively with adjunct faculty members to ensure high-quality teaching delivery of instruction. Conduct orientation on policy and related issues to new IT faculties. Monitor enrollment and manage classroom capacity for maximum instructional space usage. Plan classes, develop curriculum, and syllabi, enroll students, hire faculty, and supervise classroom activities. Provide faculties class observation reports at the end of each semester.

Consultancies (As needed) 2010-present.

Global Computers Tech, Inc. & GEDA, LLC

Bowie, Capital Heights, MD & World-Wide)

Information Technology Projects Consultancy:

Provide IT consultant services to small businesses, including analyzing their IT requirements, recommending hardware and software needs, and purchasing and installing. Provided training on various IT applications, developed customized database applications for clients, and managed two retail outlets.

Instructor 2010 - present

Prince Georges Community College, Information Technology and Engineering Dept. (Largo. MD)

Teach a variety of IT courses, including Introduction to Information Technology, Programming Logic and Design, Problem Solving Using Spreadsheet, and Operating Systems. Also taught advanced placement classes on information technology at a local public high for one semester (2019).

Professor (Computer Information Systems and Management Department) 2017 – 2019

California University of Management and Science (Arlington, VA)

Taught graduate-level courses in principles of programming languages, introduction to e-commerce, principles of web design, object-oriented programming, organizational transformation, information systems planning, data modeling, and database administration.

Professor (Computer Information System Department) 2013 – 2017

Stratford University (Falls Church, VA)

Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in the following subjects: IT project management, software engineering, graphic digital design, data communications, network directory services management, database concepts, and relational database management, fundamentals of IT security, system and software requirements, online network security infrastructure design, information processing, and the web. Also provided instruction on wireless telecommunications, information systems evaluation, trends in software engineering, object-oriented analysis and design, operating systems, software maintenance, software quality assurance, ethics and professional issues in information technology, data networking, software verification, and validation, human-computer interactions, enterprise architecture, organizational change, business telecommunications, data modeling, and database administration, and introduction to information systems.

I taught these specific graduate and undergraduate courses in software engineering and computer information systems at Stratford University. Courses I have taught from 2012 to the present include the following:

CIS110 - Computer Office Application and graphic digital design hybrid courses.

CIS143 - Data Communications; a 4.50 credits hybrid course.

CIS160 - Lecture Lab/7NFC - Network Directory Services Management; a 4.50 credit hybrid course.

CIS206 - Database Concepts & Relational Management in a hybrid course format.

CIS201 - Fundamentals of IT Security; a 4.50 credit hybrid course.

CIS214 - System and Software Requirements;

CIS230 - Lecture/Online-Network Security Infrastructure Design; a 4.50 credits course.

EMB510-Information Processing and the Web; a 4.50 credit course.

CIS520 –Wireless Telecommunications; a 4.50 credit graduate level hybrid course.

ISM520 –Information Systems Evaluation

SOF585 –Issues & Trends in Software Engineering; a 4.50 credit graduate level hybrid course.

SOF535 –Object-Oriented Analysis and Design; a 4.5 credit graduate level hybrid course.

SOF560 –Operating Systems; a 4.5 credit graduate level hybrid course.

SOF525 –Software Maintenance

SOF584 –Software Quality Assurance

ISM531 – Ethics and Professional Issues in Information Technology

CIS580 – Data Networking

SOF520 –Software Verification and Validation

ISM550 –Human-Computer Interaction; a 4.5 credit graduate level hybrid course

SOF501 –IT Project Management

SOF525 – Software Maintenance

ISM550 – Enterprise Architecture

ISM521 – Database System Technology

Associate Director, Information Systems April 2008 to July 2009

Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (Greenbelt, MD)

Developed, managed, and successfully implemented a strategic plan for technological applications, including analysis and evaluation of major project IT objectives. This included providing advisory services on databases and web-based systems to support a national accreditation program with hundreds of members. Designed, developed, and deployed new online technologies to assess existing technologies and ensure implementation of current standards and trends. Provided recommendations regarding database improvements. Implemented programming and design standards in web development and information systems and made recommendations for improvements to processes that aligned with the strategic plan. Managed organizational IT budget of $300k and realigned IT support staff to save $50k in fees. Supervised four IT consultants, who provided technical support. Participated in site visits to assess programs’ technological capabilities. Analyzed program data and generated reports related to IT usage and capabilities.

Associate Professor (Adjunct) 1996 –2010

University of Maryland University College (Adelphi, MD)

Taught advanced computer hardware courses, operating systems, and application software in a hybrid format. Also taught courses in database applications, computer concepts, applications, operating systems, and management information systems (e.g. Microsoft Office, Visual Basic), webpage design, Hypertext, and Extensible Hypertext markup language, cascading style sheets, Java scripts, Adobe Flash, computer networking and configuration, Linux based computer networking, desktop management, and other software.

Leased Space Program Manager and Senior Facilities Planner 1994- 1999

Smithsonian Institution, Office of Facilities Services (Washington, DC)

Developed and implemented a leased space program, including analysis and evaluation of major program goals and objectives, as it was a new program. Created scope of work and cost estimates for the acquisition of architect/engineering facilities services, and managed a $14M leased space budget, approved lease payments, and projected annual budgeting/financial estimates. Developed, implemented, and revised institutional policy and leased space processes to be implemented across the institution, and coordinated attainment of program objectives and goals. Provided guidance to museum and research institute management on leased space issues, risk management, modifications, and configurations to leased space, and coordinated Smithsonian units involved in leased space renovations in tandem with lessors. Implemented computer-aided facilities management program and provided software training to Institution staff. Chaired Property Portfolio and Space analysis modules group for computer-aided facilities software program and led Facilities Planning team’s web design/implementation and Facilities newsletter team.

Senior Facilities and Real Estate Planner 1990 – 1994

General Services Administration, Real Estate Division (Washington, DC)

Prepared analysis and evaluation of objectives and goals for public building prospectus for US Congress’ review, approval, and appropriation. Developed scopes of work and cost estimates for the acquisition of A/E facilities. Developed and revised, when needed, information on major facilities planning decisions to senior management. Development cost/benefit analysis of building acquisition, alteration, and construction options in the National Capital Region to best manage risk. Implemented computer-aided facilities management program and provided software training to a staff of 30. Chaired Property Portfolio and Space Analysis modules group on automated facilities management software and participated in web page design and implementation.

Senior Urban Planner 1989 – 1990

Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission (Upper Marlboro, MD)

Performed duties related to community sustainability and school planning,

provided planning services for urban and regional planning, fire safety, and emergency preparedness, airport planning, and safety and security.

EDUCATION

Doctorate: Business Administration (Honors) October 2020

Dissertation Area: Software Innovation Project Management:

Title: “Strategies Managers Use to Improve Software Project Success and Profitability”

GPA: 3.73

WU Minneapolis, Minnesota/UMUC, Adelphi, Maryland

Master‘s Degree: Management/Management Information Systems

University of Maryland University College (Adelphi, MD)

Master’s Degree: Urban and Regional Planning

California State University (San Jose, CA)

Bachelor of Arts:

International Relations (major) (Minneapolis, MN)

Urban Studies and Housing (major)

French Language (minor)

University of Minnesota

HONORS, MEMBERSHIPS

Member, National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi), 2018

Teacher Appreciation Award, Stratford University, 2015

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Program/Area

Years Received

ASP.NET Certificate

2014

Java Certificate

2013

Master of General Administration/

Management Information System

1995

State of Maryland Real Estate License

1990

Linux Certificate

2013

Network Security Certificate

C# Certificate

2014

PHP/MySQL Certificate

2013

COTR (GSA)

1989

CSE, GSA, Washington, DC

1998

Economics and Evaluation, GWU, DC

1999

Project management Applications

2015

Oracle DBA

2013

Visual Basic

2013

High-Speed Project Management

2014

Architecture (Computer network)

2015

Grant writing Certificate

2015

Computer Networking (MCSE) UMUC, MD

2002

Creating Mobile Apps with HTML5

2013

Developing asp.net core 1.0 and mvc application

2019

CISM: information security incident management (part 2)

2019

Angular js and asp.net 5 MVC: data persistence, validation, and security

2019

AWS Cloud Practitioner 2020: Technology Support Resources

2020

AWS DevOps Methodologies and Development

2021

Software Practices (SCRUM): SCRUM Roles

2021

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

2019

Unified Security: Playbook Approach to Security

2021

Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Access Control

2021

Cyber Security Audits

2021

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analysis+: Business Continuity

2021

Python Statistical Plots: Time Series Data & Regression Analysis in Seaborn

2021

Dash Python Framework: Leveraging Dash with User Input & Dash Data Table

2021

Dash Python Framework: Dash for Interactive Web Apps

2021

Final Exam: Forensic Analyst

Passed 2021

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