VITA: Leonard W. Fisk, Jr.
(last update,
December, 2006)
Professor of Computer
Science
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929
Office: (530)
898-5980
Home: (530) 891-8256
Cellular: (530) 521-6650
FAX: (912) 898-5995
E-mails: len@ecst.csuchico.edu
lfisk@csuchico.edu
Web Page: http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~len
Education
Postdoctoral
Fellowship - Stanford University, 1974-76
Ph.D. - University of California, Irvine, 1973
M.A. - University of Nevada, Reno, 1968
B.S. - California State University, Hayward, 1966
Technology Interests
Web Design and
E-Commerce Applications, Software Engineering,
Systems Analysis and
Design, Database Design, Application Design.
Courses Taught
Lower Division
Introduction to CSCI (JAVA/Javascript),
Introduction to Programming & Algorithms (JAVA), Pascal, C++, Introduction to
Statistics, Office Automation pkgs., Use of Statistical Packages, Introductory
Statistics, Introduction to Psychology.
Upper Division
Algorithms & Data Structures with C++,
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Survey of Computer Security,
Advanced Computer Security, Computer Architecture, Computer Languages, Computer
Architecture, Systems Design, Interactive Web Programming, File Management,
Database Design & Management, Machine Learning, File Management, Linear
Programming and Optimization, Computers & Society, Cognition, Models of the
Brain, Cross-disciplinary courses in Artificial Intelligence, Tests &
Measurement, Experimental Design, Learning Theory, Probability &
Statistics.
Graduate
Object Oriented Database Management Systems,
Cognitive Science, Research Design & Statistics, Information & Coding
Theory, Tests & Measurement, Advanced topics in Computer Security
Academic & Professional Service
Chair, Academic
Senate, CSU, Chico, 2003-2004
Member, Campus
Executive Planning Committee, 2003-2006
Member, Beyond
2000 Computing Committee, 2003-2006
Member, Presidential Selection Committee,
CSU, Chico, 2003-2004
Member,
CSCI/CIS Accreditation Teams, Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology, 2002-present
Member, Enterprise
Systems Committee, CSU Chico, 2000-2003
Member, Distance
Learning Advisory Group, CSU, Chico, 2000-
President , ACIT (Committee of the
CIO's of University System of Georgia), 1997-1999.
Member, IDEA (Distance Learning
Directors of the University System of Georgia), 1997-1999.
Co-Chair of General Education
Task Force revision effort , CSU Chico, 1994-1997.
Member and Chair of Executive Officer
Selection and Review /Executive Management Evaluation and Development
Committee, CSU, Chico, 1994-1997, 2000-present.
Academic Senator, CSU Chico,
1980-present.
Member & Chair, Education
Policies and Procedures Committee, CSU, Chico, 1980-present.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University,
1974-1976.
Professional Memberships
AAHE, ABET, ACIT,
ACM, ASA, ASTD, CUMREC, EDUCAUSE
Consulting and industrial experience
2000- 2006 :
System analysis and design consulting, Department of Water Resources, Sacramento,
California. Created open source software suite to provide web hosting
for a generic state department site, specific application to provide free
public access to web-based database of water resource funding opportunities in
various California watersheds. Managed hardware and software, directed
development of Linux/PHP/Apache -based web access to MySQL database.
1998-1999:
System Analysis and design Consulting, Bethesda School
for Boys, Savannah, Georgia. Did many weeks of "pro bono" work
to prepare an "E-rate" proposal to provide Bethesda school for Boys
(the oldest orphanage in America), a fiber optic backbone to connect all
buildings on a large, multi-building residential school site. Project, for
approximately $550K approved & funded in 2000.
1997-1999:
Information Systems Management/ Academic Administration, Armstrong
Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia. Created and headed parent
organization for instructional media, distance learning and administrative and
academic computing on the Armstrong campus as well as at multiple remote
sites. Managed a staff of approximately 24 professionals with a budget of
over $2 million. Created and staffed Instructional Media and Distance
Learning organizations. Developed campus intranet IP video capability,
redesigned and implemented campus and remote site, Unix-based E-mail system,
oversaw development of web-based distance learning capability and many
multimedia courseware development efforts. Headed design effort for
information infrastructure of new on-campus science complex and new remote
satellite campus, including multimedia production and communication
facilities. Created and enhanced relationships between the campus and
local industries, particularly those invested in high technology. Designed
a certificate program to supply local companies with trained technology
workers. Participated actively in statewide efforts to increase bandwidth
of statewide backbone and transmit both video and audio (telephone services) on
the data backbone and chaired the statewide group of campus CIO’s (ACIT)
from the 34 University System of Georgia.campuses.
1997:
System analysis and design consulting, Department
of Health Services, Sacramento, California.. Designed modular tools to permit
access to Department of Health Services databases via a "world-wide
-web" interface. The environment is MS Windows NT, MS "Back
Office," Visual C++, JAVA, and Cold Fusion. The first application for
these tools was to provide summaries of birth and death statistics, by county,
for the State of California.
1996:
System analysis and design
consulting, California Student Aid Commission, State of California.
Assisted in re-procurement of major database system, including the detailed
analysis of current operating problems and preparation of a new RFP for
operations database.
1995-1997:
Information Systems Management/ System analysis and design,
Butte County Government, Oroville, California. Analyzed status of county
information systems and assumed duties as Director of Information Systems.
Designed a fiber optic backbone, and made substantive structural changes in the
way in which the county organized its information systems operations, particularly
with regard to departmental structure, client-server computing and
communications. Worked closely with Board of Supervisors and various
Department Heads to build a strategic plan for county information systems
and build an infrastructure to support that plan. Organized and staffed
new Information Systems and Communications groups within the county government.
1995:
System analysis and design
consulting, California Student Aid Commission, State of California. Did a
major study of Student Aid Commission's voice and data communications systems,
particularly focusing on the interface between voice response systems and the
various database systems and the ability to generate student data screens
automatically through use of incoming caller ID information during telephone
contacts.
1994-1997:
System analysis and design consulting, Meteorological
Section, Air Resources Board, State of California. Developed software to
acquire hourly real-time meteorological data and disseminate it via graphic
weather maps constructed "on the fly" via the world-wide web. Acquired
the hardware and some off-the-shelf software to supplement the CGI written to
build the ad hoc weather maps. Made recommendations and assisted in planning
for acquisition and installation of hardware and software.
1983-1997:
Computer science training via live satellite
television, various corporate customers, including IBM, Hewlett Packard,
General Dynamics, Texas Instruments, Bentley Nevada. Taught live, interactive
television courses in software engineering, data structures, database
management systems, computer architecture and information and coding theory.
1993:
Database system design &
coding, L. A. Moran Reforestation Center (Davis), California Department of
Forestry, State of California. Designed, developed and tested a large
multi-user database which tracks seed and seedling lots in the seed collection,
processing, storage and propagation units for reforestation.
1993:
System analysis and design, Rate
Development Branch, Department of Health Services, State of California. Studied
the hardware and software alternatives to interconnect PC's with an existing
Unix system in the Rate Development Branch of Health Services, which sets MediCal
rates. Made recommendations and assisted in planning for acquisition and
installation of hardware and software.
1991:
System analysis and design, Meteorological
Section, Air Resources Board, State of California. Studied the hardware and software
alternatives to acquiring various satellite and weather service data for
meteorological use, with special priority for the graphic "looping"
of various image data. Made recommendations and assisted in planning for
acquisition and installation of hardware and software for data acquisition and
sharing.
1991:
System analysis and design, Toxic
Substances Control Program, Department of Health Services, State of California.
Studied the hardware and software alternatives to handle document storage and
retrieval, with special focus on the storage of scanned document images in WORM
disk "jukeboxes".
1989-90:
System analysis and design, Legal
Services, Toxic Substances Control Program, Department of Health Services,
State of California. Studied the hardware and software alternatives to
interconnect PCs within the legal services section and to connect to mainframe
data bases. Made recommendations and assisted in planning for acquisition and
installation of hardware and software for system integration.
1990:
Computer Science Training, International
Business Machines, Raleigh, North Carolina and Bethesda, Maryland. Taught
intensive, one- and two-week courses in advanced object-oriented programming
methodology, stressing proofs of code correctness and abstract data types.
1989-1990:
System analysis and design, Legal Services, Toxic
Substances Control Program, Department of Health Services, State of California.
Studied the hardware and software alternatives to interconnect PCs within the
legal services section and to connect to mainframe data bases. Made
recommendations and assisted in planning for acquisition and installation of
hardware and software for system integration.
1989:
System analysis and design, China
Lake Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California. Conducted an analysis of
configuration management databases for FA-18 avionics software. Delivered final
report with system design, detailed specifications.
1989:
System analysis and design,
Toxic Substances Control Program, Department of Health, State of California. Studied
the various databases used by TSCP and suggested hardware and software
alternatives to consolidate existing databases. Products included a 3NF logical
model of existing TSCP data and other standard database design products.
1988-1989:
System analysis and design, Toxic Substances
Control Program, Department of Health, State of California. Conducted a study
of data management and information needs for integrating all data systems of
Toxic Substances Control Program.
1988:
System analysis and design, Toxic
Substances Control Program, Department of Health, State of California. Conducted
a feasibility study for a Geographic Information System to integrate graphic
and tabular data about toxic storage and cleanup sites with information about
ground water, well locations, vegetation, average precipitation, topological
features, road locations, etc. to assess risk.
1987-1989:
Professional workshops and training in artificial
intelligence, Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation, Artificial Intelligence
Training Center, Palo Alto, CA. Taught courses to LMSC personnel in the area
artificial intelligence, specifically in area of machine learning.
1987-1988:
System analysis and design, Toxic Substances
Control Program, Department of Health, State of California. Conducted a
feasibility study for all Program data processing and automation needs.
1987:
System analysis and design,
Toxic Substances Control Program, Department of Health, State of California.
Conducted a feasibility study for office automation.
1987:
Database design training, Hewlett
Packard, Palo Alto, CA. Trained Hewlett Packard personnel in database design
methodology.
1987:
System analysis and design,
Public Employees Retirement System, State of California. Conducted needs
assessment for optical disk retrieval system for document images of member
records.
1987:
System analysis and design, Butte
County. Did a detailed analysis of the county's data processing systems and
made recommendations for a county data processing plan. I donated my time to
this project and delivered a written summary of my findings.
1986:
System analysis and design, Office
of the Secretary of State, State of California. Conducted a feasibility study
for acquisition of optical disk retrieval system for Commercial Code filings.
1986:
System analysis and design, Office
of Administrative Law, State of California. Conducted feasibility study for
office automation via a 50 PC local area network.
1986:
System analysis and design, State
Board of Prison Terms, State of California. Conducted feasibility study for
acquisition of new minicomputer for office automation and database
applications.
1986:
System analysis and design, Survey
Research Center, California State University, Chico. Researched software which
offers real-time support of telephone surveys, determined hardware requirements
and collaborated in the preparation of an RFP for hardware acquisition.
1986:
System analysis and design, Fair
Employment and Housing Commission, State of California. Conducted feasibility
study for office automation via a small local area network.
1985-1987:
Software design and development, Office of
Administrative Law, State of California. Managed programming team which
developed indexing software and format conversion software to allow California
State Administrative Code to be distributed via CDROM.
1985:
Database development
methodology, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California. Evaluated
database development methodologies used by LMSC and prepared detailed report
for upper management.
1983-1987:
Software design and development, General Products
Program, IBM Corporation, San Jose, California. Co-directed staff of
programmer/analysts to produce financial systems software under contract to IBM.
System for in-house use by IBM.
1983-1989:
Computer science training, Naval Weapons Center,
China Lake California. Trained Naval personnel in areas of software
engineering, data structures, database management systems, computer
architecture and information/coding theory.
1981-1983:
System analysis and design, Database
Administration, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California.
Positions Held
1997-99
Assistant Vice President for Technology, Armstrong Atlantic State University,
Savannah, GA. (on leave from CSUC)
1996-97 Director
of Information Systems Department, Butte County government, Oroville, CA. (on
leave from CSUC)
1989-93 Partner, Duncan and Fisk,
systems consulting.
1987-89 Vice President, ADFM, Inc.,
systems consulting.
1987-
Professor, Department of Computer Science, California State University, Chico.
1983-87 Associate Professor, Department
of Computer Science, California State University, Chico.
1981-83 Database
Administration, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California. (on
leave from CSUC)
1979-83 Assistant Professor,
Department of Computer Science, California State University, Chico.
1976-79 Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology, California Sate University, Chico.
1973-75
Lecturer, Departments of Information Systems and Psychology, San Francisco
State University, San Francisco.
References
References available
on request.