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.
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 FCC on Docket 18262
for AT&T and the Bell Labs. More recently he has been engaged as a
consultant for Municipal Mesh WiFi internet implementation in north Texas
cities. He has also developed an IT Disaster Recovery Plan for government
agencies. Mr. Ryan was formerly Chairman 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 and 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
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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, Chairman
Sales & Marketing Executives International
Santa Fe Trail Association
President and Founder of Richardson Civic Association
Director and Co-founder ThePIE.org
(Public Internet Exchange)
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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/XP, 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
Addendum
to James M. Ryan - Management Profile
Additional
Community Activities – Past/Present
Member
– Dallas Chamber of Commerce – Aviation
Committee
Active in Chamber’s
development of the DFW airport
Director/ Co-Founder –
Richardson Civic Association
Member – Collin County,
TX Bond Committees
Member – Collin County, TX Transportation Bond Committee
Member – Collin County, TX Airport Review Committee
Chairman – Plano, TX Cable TV Committee
Member – Plano, TX Cable Advisory Board
Member – Plano, TX Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee
Member – Plano Chamber of Commerce – Technology Committee
Chairman/ Chair Pro-Tem – City of Plano, TX – Technology Commission
Member – Santa Fe Trail Association
Director – Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation
Director/Co-Founder The PIE.org – Public Internet Exchange: www.thepie.org
Developer/Co-Founder Plano Internet Security Conference and Web site:
www.planoisc.org
Additional
Business Activities:
Design,
development, marketing and distribution for TCI - two-way radio
communications equipment
Design, development, marketing and distribution for BetaCom residential
and commercial intercom systems
Design, development, marketing and distribution for RAElectronics: X-Kalibur
Radar Speed Detection equipment
Holds U.S.Patent #4,190,838 for Speed Radar Detection, granting 16
Patent claims.
Design, development, marketing and distribution for Autolarm -
automotive alarm systems
Design, development, marketing and distribution for IST mobile and
portable IMTS mobile phone systems
Design, development, marketing and distribution for REC-Ryan Electronics
Corp–printed circuit board fabrication
Implementation and development of Mooney Aircraft dealership and
aircraft leasing programs - PAL
Development of Disaster Recovery Planning project for Collin County (TX)
Government
MILITARY
Fighter
Squadron VF-14 "Tophatters" (Navy’s oldest squadron)
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