Jim Ryan:
CLASS OF 1950
Oak Park River Forest High SchoolClass of 1950
Oak park, IL
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RYAN ASSOCIATES//ims
information management systems
James M. Ryan - Management Profile
Mr. Ryan has over 40 years experience in active Management Consulting operations for wide ranging business interests with extensive activities in finance, administration, production, engineering, marketing, sales management and distribution, specializing in analysis and review. His areas of special expertise include the fields of electronics, aviation, communications, computer science, desktop publishing, data processing and micro-processor based equipment markets, and other high-tech fields.
Mr. Ryan has an extensive list of companies that he has consulted for.
Since 1974 Mr. Ryan has been actively involved in the development, installation, implementation, and on-going support of turn-key small business computer systems and has written numerous computer application programs as a VAR and Systems Integrator.
Mr. Ryan attended the University of Illinois with pre-law and business administration majors, and postgraduate MBA work in marketing at Loyola University. He has a 4CX degree from the University of Wisconsin and has participated in advanced courses in computer programming at the University of Texas at Dallas with special applications work in computer science. Mr. Ryan was also instrumental in the development of the cellular mobile telephone systems market with presentations before the Federal Communications Commission on Docket 18262 for AT&T and the Bell Labs. He has also developed an IT Disaster Recovery Plan for government agencies. He has conducted a series of seminars on "Introduction To Micro-Computers" for the Plano Public Library. Mr. Ryan is presently Chair Pro-Tem of the Technology Commission for the City of Plano. Mr. Ryan is a licensed Amateur Radio Operator (WA5NRA) and a licensed private pilot holding ASEL and Instrument ratings with over 2,000 hours flight time.
Mr. Ryan is or has been active in the following organizations:
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d Pilots Association - AOPA
American Mensa Society
American Productivity Center
Cable TV Advisory Board, Plano,TX - Vice Chairman
City of Plano Telecomm & Technology Committee
Collin County,TX Transportation Bond Committee
Dallas, TX Chamber of Commerce, (DFW Airport)
Aviation Committee, Dallas, Texas
Economic Development Commission - Plano, Texas
National Issues Council
National Office Machine Dealers Association -NOMDA
National Office Products Association - NOPA
National Pilots Association - NPA
Plano Chamber of Commerce-Telecomm Committee
Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation-Director
Plano Public Library - Computer Literacy Group
Plano  Technology Commission, Chair Pro-Tem
Sales & Marketing Executives International
Santa Fe Trail Association
President and Founder of Richardson Civic Association
Director and Co-founder ThePIE.org
(Public Internet Exchange)
HARDWARE EXPERIENCE
Burroughs mainframe/mini computers, IBM PC's, Intel Pentium PC's, & compatibles, Network Servers, IBM AS400,
TI Business Pro, TI 1500 Series, Compaq, PolyMorphic Systems 88, Microsoft/Intel Win/Tel systems and others.
SOFTWARE & LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE
PC-DOS, Windows, Win9x, WinNT, Win2000, Novell, UNIX, Xenix, Oasis/THEOS, PolyMorphic System 88 Operating Systems, BASIC and DataFlex programming languages, Macro 88 Assembler, numerous DOS/Windows applications programs (MicroSoft Office Pro, word processors, spreadsheets, database management, time management, PERT & GANTT chart programs, Ventura PDL Desktop Publishing, DataPro Accounting, communications, graphic arts and numerous utilities.) Teaching experience in all of the above for an extensive business client base. Internet/Web access & programming.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois; Pre-Law, Business Administration
University of Wisconsin; 4CX degree, Marketing & Business Administration
Loyola University, Chicago; Post Graduate - Marketing
University of Texas at Dallas; Computer Programming
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