Jim Ryan:  

CLASS OF 1950
Oak park, IL

Jim's Story

Life 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: Aircraft Owners an...Expand for more
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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