Philip Irish:
CLASS OF 1970
Central Dauphin East High SchoolClass of 1970
Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania State University - Graduate SchoolClass of 1987
State college, PA
Arizona State University - Graduate SchoolClass of 1979
Tempe, AZ
US Air Force Academy Class of 1974
Colorado springs, CO
Lower Paxton Junior High SchoolClass of 1967
Harrisburg, PA
Philip's Story
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Dr. Philip Irish III is a retired Professor of Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, National Defense University. His past duties included designing and teaching courses entitled Federal Enterprise Architecture Advanced Concepts, Continuity of Operations, Electronic Government, Transforming to E-Government, Best Practices in Organizational Change Management, "Human Capital Strategies, The Changing World of the Chief Information Officer, Advanced Management Program and "Overload: The Paradox of Information to senior executives throughout the Federal Government.
Before joining the College Dr. Irish was employed in private industry with the ARINC Corporation where he was a Senior Engineering Psychologist leading the integration of GPS technology in the cockpits of Air Force C-5 aircraft. Prior to this assignment Dr. Irish held an academic appointment at the Defense Systems Management College where he taught Congressionally-mandated program management curricula to mid through senior-level DoD officials. His broad career also includes assignments as: Director of ...Expand for more
Research, Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Cocoa Beach, FL, Program Manager for the Ergonomic Information Center, Armstrong Research Laboratory, Dayton, OH and Professor of Leadership at The United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
Dr. Irish has authored numerous articles, book chapters and technical reports dealing with diverse subjects ranging from the habitability of space vehicle designs on long-term missions to the racial and gender organizational climate of DoD organizations. He has received ten separate awards for his work in management education and research.
Dr. Irish received his Doctorate from the Pennsylvania State University in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, his Masters from Arizona State University and his Bachelors from the United States Air Force Academy. He has been Board Certified as a: Program Manager (PMP#03199), a Senior Professional in Human Resources, a Professional Ergonomist (BCPE#819), a Quality Engineer (CQE#34006), and a Professional Logistician (CPL#1983).
Dr. Irish now resides in Arlington VA with his wife, Diane.
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