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OFFICE ADDRESS:
Regis University
School for Professional Studies
3333 Regis Boulevard, ALC-305
Denver, CO 80221-1099
Phone: (303) 458-4998
Fax: (303) 964-5539
HOME ADDRESS:
9092 W. Belmont Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
Phone: (720)365-4363
email:
cfries@regis.edu
EDUCATION:
M.A. University of Denver, 1983 (GSIS)
The Army War College, 1977
M.S.B.A. University of Northern Colorado, 1977 (Management)
B.A. The Pennsylvania State University, (Business Administration)
BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
- Asset Manager, Resolution Trust Company, Denver, CO, 1991-1992
- Consultant to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 1988-1991
- Account Manager for State Government, Unisys, Denver, CO 1977-1980
- Colonel, U.S. Army, Certified Army Logistician (reassigned from Infantry for battle
wounds) Denver, CO, 1973-1977
- Vice President of Marketing, a founder and Director, (AUXCO)
Auxton Computer Enterprises, Inc., New York, NY, 1969-1973
- Product Manager for Large Computer Systems, Burroughs (Unisys), Detroit, MI, 1962-1968
- Branch Manager, RCA Computer Division (Unisys) Detroit, MI, 1960-1962
- Sales Representative, IBM Data Processing Division, Philadelphia, PA, 1956-1960
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Regis University, Facilitator for Graduate and Undergraduate CIS and Business. 1993-present.
Classes include:
- BA 230/CS 200 Introduction to Computing
- BA 325 Marketing Principals
- BA 450 E-Marketing
- BA 493A Business Research
- BA 493B Business Capstone (Design Distance Learning Course)
- BA 477/CS 477 Workflow/Groupware
- BA 479/CS 480 Managing Technology for Business Strategies
- U.S. Army Command & General Staff College (CG&SC), Instructor in Distant Learning for echelons above division and logistics 1969-1973
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
- Recovered over a million dollars of missing assets through a
database match of Colorado Springs tax record against FDIC property records as
a GS-14 for the RTC, Denver, CO, 1991-1992
- Member of PAWS System Integration Team for ASAS, at JPL to
support Beta Test during Desert Storm, 1988-1991
- Identified System Support Package Components for the ASAS
objective system at JPL to support Army wide deployment, 1988
- Produced an Evaluation of Alternatives study of ASAS
computer system for JPL, Pasadena, CA 1988
- Denver Rail Line Relocation Study, for development at Union
Station, Burlington Northern Railroad, Denver, CO,1987
- Valuation of excess commercial properties (a non-profit appraisal
for tax purposes), U.S. West, Denver, CO, 1987
- Project Management of hi-rise office complex (smart building)
Englewood, CO, 1985-1986
- Brokered shopping centers, apartments and office properties (as
Rookie-of-the-Year at Marcus & Millichap, Denver, CO, 1980-1984
- Computer upgrade study for City and County of Denver Finance, 1980
- Logistics Deployment Plan for REFORGER, U.S. Army, 1979
- Installation of mainframe database system for CBI, State of
Colorado, 1978
- Computer upgrade study for a mainframe installed at Pueblo,
Colorado
- Department of Intuitions, 1978
- Project Management Study for Army Computer Systems Command, 1978
- Brokered Joint Venture of Solitude Ski Area and
secured over 1 million in financing for redevelopment, Salt Lake City, UT, 1977
- White Paper (back channel) on a commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS)
computer buy for Army Computer Systems Command, 1977
- Developed Business Plan to secure a credit line for Pacific
Precision Products, an aviation oxygen integrator of business aircraft, Orange
County, CA, 978
- Director of privately held Pacific Precision Products, Irvine, CA,
1977-1979
- Chief Evaluator of North Dakota Army National Guard, 1977
- Coordinated Army logistics, construction engineering and graves
registration for Big Thompson flood, 1976
- Development consultant for televised learning at U.S. Army Command
and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 1975
- Program Manager for Army 10th Mountain Division into
the Army, accepted in 1976 Military Construction, Army Reserve (MCAR) and
MMCAR (Minor) funds in 10 western states, 1974-1977. Projects:
- Closed Fort Omaha—gifted to Community College
- Built new Army Reserve Center, Boys Town, Omaha, NE
- Built new Army National Guard aviation facility, Buckley AFB
- Built new Army Reserve Center, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO
- Built new Army National Guard facility, Salt Lake, UT
- Built new Army Reserve Center, Fitzsimons, CO
- Expanded Army Reserve Facility, Denver Federal Center
- Closed leased Army Reserve facility at Kirkland AFB, NM
- Built joint Army/Navy/Marine solar Reserve Center, NM
- Appointed to military facilities boards for approval of new
facilities in 10 western states, 1974-1977
- Chief Controller (as field Army Commander) for Army’s largest
computer simulation exercise for 5,000 troops (LOGEX), Ft. Lee, VA, 1973
- Launch of AUXCO Project Management System, funded by 12
business partners,1971
- Supervised AUXCO facilities management of American
Broadcasting Company (ABC) computer operations, New York, NY, 1971
- Arranged venture capital, Initial Public Offering (IPO) and
NASDAQ listing for AUXCO, named one of 50 best small growth companies by
Business Week and a top 200 company by Forbes and listed on NASDAQ in
1970 ( acquired by Cincinnati Bell in 1987).
- Analysis of online cash register market for TRW, Redondo Beach,
CA, 1969
- Developed business plan for Validata, a TRW online airline
ticket system installed at LAX, 1970
- Managed product development of TRW online credit terminal, used by
all military BXs and PXs worldwide and major department stores, LA, 1969
- Developed marketing plan for database management system at
Information Systems Leasing (ISL), Philadelphia, PA, 1969
- Developed telephone industry market plan for GE Computer Department, Phoenix, AZ, 1969
- Supervised systems integration of Xerox Digital Event Evaluator (computer for missile launch) at NASA, Huntsville, AL and Cape Kennedy, FL, 1967
- Supervised GE mainframe installations at 3 Bell Labs (Whippany, Holmdel and Murray Hill) and Western Electric (Kearny).
- Invited speaker at Bell System Executive Conference Center, Cooperstown, NY, 1967-1968
- Invited speaker to 600 consultants from Big 8 firms at Burroughs Disk Storage launch, Plaza Hotel, NY, 1965
- Conducted mainframe training seminars for Burroughs at Army Electronics Command, Air Force Academy and Stanford Research Institute (SRI), 1965
- Organized and managed the national mainframe sales and systems support team at Burroughs, Detroit, MI, 1965
- Addressed Burroughs Annual Meeting on mainframe marketing, 1965
- Developed mainframe marketing plan at Burroughs, 1965
- Managed mainframe product development at Burroughs, 1964
- Installed mainframe at Educational Testing Service (ETS) for automated test scoring of the College Board, Princeton, NJ, 1962
- Invited speaker on SKF production control system at AMA, New York, 1961
- Conducted COBOL Beta test at SKF Industries, Philadelphia, PA, 1961
- Installed mainframe at SKF Industries, Philadelphia, PA 1961
- Invited speaker at RCA Executive Seminars, 1961-1962
- Named top IBM new account salesman, Eastern Region, Philadelphia, 1959
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- Rocky Mountain Information Management Association (RMIMA), 1978-2006
-Chair for 1977 Annual Seminar. Speakers included Fr. Michael J. Sheeran, S.J., Regis President and Meg Wheatly,
author of Leadership and the New Science and A Simpler Way -Co-chair for 1999, 2000 and 2001.
- National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), Rocky Mountain Chapter, 1997-2000.
- Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE), Los Angeles Chapter, 1988-1991,
-Conference Chair.
- Army Member, Denver Federal Executive Board, Maj. Gen. Dudley Faver, USAF, Chairman, (later Dean of DU’s Business School) 1975-1978.
- Member, Society for Information Management (SIM), Detroit Chapter, 1962
- Session chairman at American Management Association (AMA) presentation of SKF mainframe MRP installation. 1961.
- Member, Union League Club of Philadelphia and New York, 1961-1966\
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), Philadelphia, 1960.
- Member, DPMA (AITP), Philadelphia Chapter, 1957-1960.
- Member, Penn Town Club, Toastmasters International, 1957-1959.
- President, Penn Town Investors, Philadelphia, 1958-1960.
- President, Better Times Investors, Bloomfield Village, MI 1961-1965.
PUBLICATIONS:
- “Life Cycle and Supportability of COTS Equipment for Military Projects”, SOCAL ’91 Proceedings, March, 1991.
- “Improving USAR Logistics Support,” Army Logistician, January-February, 1978
- “The Auxco Method,” Auxton Computer Enterprises, Inc., 1972
- “A West Point for NCOs”, Combat Forces Journal, 1956
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- AUXCO named one of the best small growth companies by Business Week.
- AUXCO listed among the top 200 companies by FORBES.
- Top sales manager, Philadelphia Branch, RCA
- Top New Account Salesman, Eastern Region, IBM
- Distinguished Military Graduate, Regular Army Commission, Army ROTC
- The Ralph H. Wherry Insurance Scholarship, Penn State
- Secretary, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Penn State Chapter
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Regis University, 2000-2001
- Special Contribution Award, Regis University, 2003
DIRECTORSHIPS:
- Auxton Computer Enterprises Inc. (AUXCO) NY, 1969-1973(A NASDAQ public company)
- Pacific Precision Products, Orange County, CA, 1970-1975 (A private aviation oxygen manufacturer)
- Rocky Mountain Information Management Society Denver, CO RMIMA is a non-profit IT professional education
organization that holds an annual conference in the Gottesfeld room at the
Richie Center, Denver University.
- The Center for Internet Research, Breckenridge, CO 2006-Present (A non-profit IT professional educational organization)
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