Electrical Engineering Computer Science
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EDUCATION
Computer Science, Ph.D. Sep ****- May 2003
Century University, Albuquerque, NM
Dissertation: Rel-Miner: A Relational Data mining Tool Ph. D. Student
University of Mississippi (Oxford, Mississippi) Sep 1999 – Sep 2001 Advanced Technology, Master of Science Feb 1970 - May 1971 State University of New York, Binghamton, NY
Electrical Engineering, Master of Science Jan 1968 - August 1969 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science June 1967 - June 1969 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
EXPERIENCE
President/CEO July 2016 - Present
EconoTeque Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
EconoTeque Inc. is a for profit corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario. Mission
The primary mission of EconoTeque Inc. is to satisfy customer needs by conducting customer needs analyses and modifying its products and services to meet the needs of the customer. Goals
Its primary goal is to provide all its customers and clients the highest quality products and services at affordable prices locally, nationally, and internationally. Another one of its goals is to produce products and services that will meet the economic needs of economically disadvantaged countries and communities.
Dr. James Overton conducted an online IT course for thirty South African students using the book that he has written. This course was a four month course in the fundamentals of computers. He has written 11 different books in IT.
Dr. Overton has provided consulting advice to the South African Global Joint Council of Business Communities, a South African NGO, for its following rural area projects:
Soap manufacturing.
Plastic sand bricks manufacturing.
Commercial agricultural business.
Fish farm.
Telemedicine system.
Clean water system.
JAMES MORRIS
OVERTON
24 TIMBERLINE PVT
OTTAWA, ON CANADA K2G 6W8
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Electric Backup system.
In 2023, Dr. Overton helped to established EconoTeque South Africa and became a member of the board of directors.
Technical Authority and Leadership
Lead Application IT Systems Engineer April 2014 – July 2016 US Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Responsible for managing the IT processes of
Five IT Applications.
Lead Integration Engineer – Deputy Chief Engineer Dec 2009 - April 2014 US Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL
Responsible for:
The development of the architecture for 10 IT
Applications in BES/HIA.
Saved Air Force $6.2M.
Computer Science Instructor
Northwest Mississippi Community College (Southaven, Mississippi) Sep 2000 – Dec 2009 Taught: Intro to computers, Computer Applications, Visual Basic, C, C++, and Java. Instructor
University of Mississippi (Southaven, Mississippi) Sep 2000 – Dec 2009 Taught: Management Information Systems.
Adjunct Instructor
Strayer University (Memphis, Tennessee) 2004 - 2006 Taught: Information Systems (Graduate level), C++, Computer Networks, and Computer Program Design.
Adjunct Instructor
University of Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee) June 2002 - Aug 2004 Taught: Advanced Data Structures, Advanced Java, and Advanced C++. University of Mississippi (Oxford, Mississippi) Jan - May 1999 Graduate Student Instructor (Doctoral Student)
Taught a class of 26 juniors and seniors
Taught Word, Excel, Access, Computer Architecture, and the Internet.
Chair of the Computer Information Systems/ Sep 1998 - Jan 1999 Chair of Bachelors Program
Remington College, Memphis, Tennessee
Managed and evaluated a staff of fourteen instructors.
Managed a budget of $500,000.
Advised a student body of approximately 250 people. 3
Chair of the Computer Aided Drafting Department/ Jun 1997 – Sep 1998 Chair of Bachelors Program
Remington College (Memphis, Tennessee)
Managed and evaluated a staff of twelve instructors.
Managed a budget of $300,000.
Advised a student body of approximately eighty people. Lane College (Jackson, Tennessee) Jul 1996 - Jun 1997 Computer Science Coordinator
Taught Intro to Computers, BASIC, Computer Graphics, COBOL, Assembly Language, Database Management Systems,Computer Organization Memphis City Schools (Memphis, Tennessee) Feb- July 1996 High School Math Teacher
Taught Math
ITT Technical Institute (Memphis, Tennessee) Mar 1995 - Feb1996 Electronics Instructor
Taught math, electronics, electronic communications, computer
Conducted ISO 9000 Seminars
Vice President Aug 1993 – Mar 1995
PRISMATEC, Memphis, Tennessee
Provided economic and business development planning
Developed plans for the conversion from a mainframe environment to a microcomputer environment for the City of Memphis. The plans included:
o Problem Management,
o Production,
o Risk Management,
o Configuration Management,
o Software Quality Assurance,
o Strategic Performance Prediction,
o Data Management,
o Software Development,
o Software Testing,
o Developed a billing system for North Memphis Transportation Company. 4
Director of Quality Assurance Aug 1987- Aug 1989
SNC, Montreal, Canada
Led a one year task force for the implementation of the ISO-9000 Quality System in Canadian Arsenals.
Developed a supplier/ subcontractor evaluation and control system, involving over six hundred suppliers.
Developed an Integrated Logistics Support System for the HVAC fire control system on the Canadian Patrol Frigates.
Two QA managers reported to me.
Manager of Software Quality Assurance Jul 1986- Aug 1987 UNYSIS, Montreal, Canada
Developed a MIL-S-52779 Quality System, involving over 200 suppliers.
Developed a configuration management system.
Audited all manufacturing facilities employing automated test Equipment.
Managed four QA auditors.
DEMONSTRATED PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY
SNC Canadian Arsenals Problem Aug 1987- Aug 1989
The poor quality products of Canadian Arsenals had become a safety hazard.
The Canadian Government threatened to cancel its $150,000,000 contracts with Canadian Arsenals.
They had 600 contractors most of whom were not under control. Solution to the Problem:
As a result of my success at Securiplex, I was promoted to Director of Quality Assurance at the corporate office.
I was given the task of solving the quality problem at Canadian Arsenals.
I set up an ISO 9001 quality system and solved the quality problem. Impact of Solution:
The Canadian Government withdrew its threat of cancelling the contracts. Securiplex Fire Control System Problem Aug 1987- Aug 1989
Securiplex, an SNC Division, was responsible for developing the fire control system for the Canadian Frigates. Two years into the project the project manager decided to unilaterally change the software and hardware technology.
Nobody on the project was an expert in the new technology.
There was no product assurance.
They had 600 contractors.
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The project slipped six months. It was a $20,000,000 project.
The Canadian Government gave Securiplex the final warning for the cancellation of the contract.
Solution to the Problem:
Because of my success at Paramax, I was hired on at Securiplex.
They fired the project manager.
I interviewed all the technical personnel and fired all the dead wood and those who were opposed to returning to the original technology.
I set up configuration management and data management systems, and hardware and software QA systems.
I set up audit plans, and my team and I audited all 600 contractors.
I brought the contractors under control.
We worked overtime until we made up the six month slippage.
Impact of Solution:
The Canadian Government withdrew its threat of cancelling the contract. Paramax Quality Problem Jul 1986- Aug 1987
There were approximately 200 contractors.
The contactors were not being controlled.
The contractors were not being audited.
State of the quality of the $1Billion Canadian Frigate program was in jeopardy.
The Canadian Government gave Paramax a contract cancellation warning. Solution to the Problem:
I set up a document and milestone tracking system.
I set up audit plans and my team and I audited all 200 contractors.
I brought the contractors under control.
Impact of Solution:
The Canadian Government withdrew the warning.
ITT- Spain telephone equipment Manufacturing Problem Jun 1979- Aug 1981
Desire to minimize the cost of telephone system maintenance in Italy.
The equipment was cheaper to manufacture in Spain than in Italy.
The big question was whether the equipment was reliable enough to allow the equipment to be shipped from Spain to Italy and maintain an acceptable grade of telephone service in Italy. Solution to the Problem:
I modeled the reliability of the telephone system using Markov chains and showed that the delays of delivery from Spain to Italy made it impossible for the equipment to be supplied from Spain to Italy before the completely shut down.
I published my findings in the Spanish version of Electronic World. 6
ITT- Spain telephone software Problem Jun 1979- Aug 1981
The telephone software was so slow that it had no time to do the billing. Solution to the Problem:
I analyzed the problem and found that all software modules were being executed all the time.
I had the software engineers change the software so that only those modules were used that were necessary for that stage of the call process.
IBM Circuit Board Problem Aug 1969- Aug 1971
Testing on all three manufacturing shifts.
Tester often broke circuit boards during test.
Testing cost $230,000 per year.
Solution to the Problem:
Redesigned the test station so that all materials needed for the test was near the test station within reach of the tester.
Used a series of templates to deskill the location of the test lines of the circuit board.
Established and used a go-no-go range on the time domain reflectometer screen. Impact of Solution:
Reduction of test costs to $30,000 per year.
Reduction of testing time to shift per day.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
US Air Force Engineering and Technical Management Award 2011 Michigan Technological University: SEP 1967 – Aug 1969
Dean's list,
Eta Kappa Nu Association, Electrical Engineering Honor Society Member,
National Science Foundation Fellow.
US GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Certifications
IT Systems Engineer – Level III
Science and Technology Management – Level III
IT Program Management – Level I, finished training courses for Level II US Air Force Training
Defense Acquisition University Course Completions
Acquisition Specialty and other professional Courses – 64 7
Book Copyrights
1. Fundamentals of Computers and Microsoft Office, 2. Microsoft Access Database and Data Mining,
3. Computer Repair,
4. Software Cyber Security,
5. Website and Video Design,
6. Business Creation,
7. Software Algorithm Design Simulation and Validation, 8. Software Algorithm Design Conversion to Java,
9. Software Troubleshooting Process,
10. Software Quality Assurance,
11. Software Program Management,
12. Hardware Quality Assurance,
13. Complex Software System Design.
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