Dr. Tony Fabbri Associate Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, MI (906-635-2747) Office (906-495-6030) Home e-mail: afabbri@lssu.edu SKILLS Technical Skills Systems Analyst/Project Manager Systems analyst for 2 years (SCT) and served as systems analyst/consultant for eight years at TVA; designed and developed customized systems for Keyser Tire Company, General Physics Corp, King Pharmacy, Career Quest, and others (as consultant); taught project management skills to TVA staff (as consultant). Database Proficient in DB2, SQL/DS, Oracle, and Access; Database administrator for one year (SCT); taught database classes at college level for over 14 years (CSTCC, Uof L, LSSU) and at the corporate level for 3 years; was technical expert in DB2 at Provident; wrote three database books (published by major publishers); database consultant for several Louisville companies. Proficient in database access via code (C, COBOL, 4GL--Visual Basic, Oracle, Delphi). Systems programming/Administration Systems administrator for Uof L's 9370 mainframe for three years; maintained operating system (VM/CMS); loaded put tapes, created user accounts, administered the network access to the system, was SYSADM to its SQL/DS database, performed other systems functions as needed. Networks Network administrator for department network lab at LSSU (Novell NetWare 4.11, Microsoft NT Server). Currently preparing for certification as a Novell Certified Engineer (CNE). Also, am preparing for certification as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Other PC skills Proficient in spreadsheets (Lotus, Excel, and Quatro Pro), word processors (Wordperfect, Word), and databases (Paradox, Access, Oracle, others). Have taught in credit course offerings at college level, non-credit course offerings in Continuing Education, and in training classes for area companies.
Languages Borland's Delphi Proficient in Delphi and merging Access database tables and Internet platform to product; performed application development using Delphi; created integrated software package (i.e., video store rentals) using Delphi and Access. Proficient in C and C++ on both PC and VAX platforms. Proficient in COBOL; was professional programmer/analyst for 2 years, linked FORTRAN and Assembler programs to COBOL (at SCT, Inc.); programmed in TSO, IMS, and DB2 environments (TVA and Provident) ; taught COBOL and advanced COBOL at college level for over 20 years (UTC, CSTCC, and Uof L); taught COBOL at corporate level for three years (Provident) ; taught Telon (a 4GL COBOL generator) at Provident for three years. Semi-Proficient in Fortran; wrote programs as professional programmer for three years (SCT, Inc.) and as consultant for eight years (TVA); taught Fortran at college level for 13 years (UTC and CSTCC); taught Advanced Fortran Algorithms for five years at CSTCC. Proficient in IBM assembler; wrote assembler subroutines linked by COBOL and Fortran programs at SCT as programmer/analyst; taught IBM assembler at college level for over 18 years (UTC, CSTCC, and UofL). Proficient in Windows 95/98/XP, Office; use client-server development tools (i.e., Oracle and Delphi) to create application systems utilizing multiple platforms. Taught pre-calculus, pre-algebra, Calculus I, Math for Teachers, Finite Math, Statistics, College Algebra, and Numerical Methods at UTC (1966-1972) and at CSTCC (1973-1976). Taught developmental math courses (MA083/84/85/86), Algebra, and Trig at LSSU. Recently helped designed new courses and revamped CS curriculum at LSSU; helped create two A.S. degree programs for newly created University College at LSSU (A.S. in Computer Science and A.S. in Internet/Networks); helped created two new B.S. programs in C.S. (Computer Education, Networks), created a certificate program in Continuing Education for non-traditional students; advising students, working on committees, and performing other duties as needed. Working with area businesses (and industry) to create meaningful projects for Senior Projects. Currently have four teams of four students per team designing and creating real-world software systems in CS 418/CS419.
C/C++ COBOL
Fortran
Assembler
Development tools
Mathematics
Other
Management Skills
Director of Education Director of Education at Provident for three years; started their corporate educational program from scratch; supervised two Supervisors of Education; became state-of-the-art via vendor training courses; developed a comprehensive program to update professional staff's skills in newly emerging technologies; responsible for the IMS, DB2, Telon, and IDMS/R training of the professional staff (approximately 550 individuals); developed multimedia training program for professional staff; wrote monthly technical newsletter; managed departmental budget of $1.5M for three years. Served as Project Manager for numerous longterm projects on eight to twelve member teams. Continuing Education Taught Continuing Education classes for over twenty years; designed numerous classes for general audiences and for career development through direct corporate training; served as consultant to IUS's Continuing Education Department (created needs analysis survey for large area hospital, designed courses for area businesses, participated in contract negotiations with area businesses for specialized training courses, other duties); WORK HISTORY 1996 - Present Associate Professor of Math and Computer Science, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie. MI. Active in campus activities (committees, advising, recruiting). Courses taught include Intro to Application Software (CS 101), Database Applications (CS 211), Network Hardware and Software (CS 271), Network Design and Implementation (CS 281), File and Database Management (CS 312), Software Engineering (CS 418), Senior Projects (CS 419), Descriptive Astronomy (NS 119), Developmental Math (MA 083/084/085/086), others. Former member of Gen Ed Committee, Curriculum Committee, Undergraduate Research Committee, Liberal Arts Committee, others. 1988-1996 Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Courses taught include COBOL, Adv. COBOL, File Structures, Computer Architecture, Assembler, Database Management, Computer Literacy, Capacity Planning, Operating Systems, Advanced Computer Laboratory (Paradox, Access, others), BASIC, Applications Programming I & II (DOS, Windows, Lotus, Wordperfect, Office, others), BASIC for Science and Engineers, Assembler, Numerical Methods, others. Faculty advisor to student DPMA club.
1984-1988 Director of Education, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, Chattanooga, TN. Duties included the design and teaching of computer courses for in-house training. Managed two other educators. Directed all computer training of the Information Systems professional staff (approx. 550 professionals). Published an in-house technical newsletter. Served as Project Manager on two major long-term projects. 1972-1984 Consultant, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, TN. Duties included systems studies, database design, programming, & training of personnel. Programmed in Fortran, COBOL, and Basic. Worked three years at Sequoia Nuclear Power Plant as consultant in designing databases for Division of Power and for training of nuclear technicians. Had security clearance for Unescorted Access to Nuclear Facility. Taught training classes in programming (COBOL and JCL), systems analysis and design, project management, and database construction. 1976-1984 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Duties included teaching COBOL, Advanced COBOL, System Applications, Systems and Procedures, Graphics, Data Structures, BASIC (VAX), Real Time Systems, Assembler, Numerical Analysis, others. Faculty advisor to student chapter of ACM. Received Outstanding Advisor Award three years. Was tenured. 1973-1976 Programmer/Analyst, Database Administrator, Standard-Coosa-Thatcher, Rossville, GA. Worked with all levels of management in the design of files, reports, and programs. Programmed in COBOL, FORTRAN, and IBM Assembler. Performed systems studies and was main database administrator for dye house production. Was President of the Management Club and Director of the Investment Club. 1966-1973 Instructor of Mathematics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Taught both Math courses (2 per semester) and Computer Science courses (1 per semester) including Precalculus Math, Calculus I, Finite Math, Math for Teachers, Numerical Analysis, COBOL, Fortran, Basic, and IBM Assembler. CONSULTING Career Quest, Inc., Louisville, KY Analysis, design, and implementation of a customer/client database for psychological testing. ZML, Inc., Louisville, KY Training in database software usage, in Structured Design, Data Flow Diagrams, Entity Relationships and client-server development..
Pillsbury Inc., New Albany, IN Training in PC software usage (Lotus 1-2-3, Wordperfect). Smalley, David, and Maguire & Associates, Louisville, KY Designed and programmed ad agency system using Paradox. General Electric Appliance Park, Louisville, KY Training in database and systems analysis and design. Also conducted training in group facilitation. Larouche Industries, Clarksville, IN Training in use of PCs, Lotus 1-2-3 V5, and Windows. Legal Services of Indiana, Inc., New Albany, IN Training of lawyers and para-legals on use of computers. Great Lakes Auto, Jeffersonville, IN Training of staff in use of Windows 95, MS Works, misc. specialized software. Wang Computer Co., Was Wang software vendor for three years for the Chattanooga area, linking Wang computers to other vendor’s hardware (IBM mainframes, mini-computers, created application programs for clients, other duties. OTHER CONSULTING Long-term consulting contract (12 years) with TVA's Division of Power, Training Center, and Medical Services. Duties included systems analysis and design and database design of nuclear power plant operations (Power); statistical analysis of medical data (Medical Services), mainframe training in databases, JCL, structured analysis and design, COBOL, others; PC training in spreadsheets, wordprocessing, basic concepts, others. Other Chattanooga clients included General Physics Corp. (database design and implementation for nuclear power plant), Keyser Tire Company (accounts receivable), King pharmacy (analysis and design), Preston Publishing (systems analysis and design, created statistical package), KRM carpets (analysis and design, production software implementation), GMS Systems (database analysis, design, and assembler programming), others. GRANTS $15,000.00; training grant from Goals 2000 proposal submitted by and awarded to Nina Klein, LSSU. Did not write grant but received matching money for network training. $15,400.00; Fast Track Grants for technical training. Wrote multiple grants for network training in Novell and Microsoft LANs. These grants along with the Goals 2000 Grant funded training in LANs.(was principle author-multiple grants awarded)
$104,000.00; Governor's Scholarship Grant; awarded to LSSU in June 1998 for 52 scholarships for students majoring in selected fields in the A. S. degree program. Grant written by John LaVoy and Tony Fabbri. (was secondary author - grant was awarded) $944,000; Grant written to create and construct an Advanced Technical Training Center at LSSU through the Michigan Skilled Worker Initiative program. (was principle author-not awarded) PROFESSIONAL GROWTH Am currently developing expertise in WWW, networks, and network management. . Am developing expertise in LANs and will obtain CNA, CNE and MCSE within year. At Provident designed and taught courses in a state-of-the-art mainframe environment. Courses included DB2, IDMS/R, TELON, Assembler, Database Design, TELON and DB2 Interfacing, QMF, Structured Analysis and Design, Prototyping, and Structured COBOL Workshop. Passed the LOMA (Life Office Management Association) exams 1987, FLMI (Fellow, Life Management Institute), ACM, AM, and DPMA Member. Taught computer classes to 5th, 6th, and 7th grade gifted children through Indiana University Southeast's Project Ahead program (approximately sixteen contact hours per semester). Taught in Continuing Education program at IUS. and LSSU. Topics include Computers for Kids, Database Management (restricted to handicapped adults), How to Publish a Book, Introduction to QMF and DB2 Programming, Navigating the Internet, Computers for Adults, Paradox, Lotus 1-2-3, Wordperfect, Internet for Kids, Computers for the Computer Illiterate, Computers for Senior Citizens, others. Industrial trainer. Trained employees of medium-size corporation on use of PCs and associated software (Lotus, Wordperfect, Paradox, Powersoft, Office, Windows 95, Visual Basic, SQL, others). Taught course in use of specialized software including cost analysis, project management, scheduling, and various accounting packages (general ledger, inventory control, accounts payable and receivable).
PUBLICATIONS Fabbri, Tony and Schwab, A. Rob. (1992). Practical database management, Boston: PWS Kent. Fabbri, Tony and Schwab, A. Rob. (1992). Cases in database management, Boston: PWS Kent. Fabbri, Tony and Schwab, A. Rob. (1991). Working with DB2, SQL/DS, SQL, and QMF, Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, Inc. Fabbri, Tony. (1990) Chapter 6, File and Database Organization and Access, Introduction to business information systems, Columbus, OH: Merrill Publishing Co. Fabbri, Tony. (1986). Musical adventures on the IBM PC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. in production/unpublished. Fabbri, Tony. (1985) Animation games and sound for the IBM PCjr, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fabbri, Tony. (1985) Animation games and sound for the ADAM, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fabbri, Tony. (1985). MacGraphics, Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books Inc. Fabbri, Tony. (1985). Using and programming the Apple IIc, Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books Inc. Fabbri, Tony. (1985). Apple graphics, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: Hayden Book Co. Fabbri, Tony. (1984). Animation games and sound for the Timex 1000, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fabbri, Tony. (1984). Animation games and sound for the VIC 20, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fabbri, Tony. (1984). Animation games and sound for the TI 99/4A, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fabbri, Tony. (1984). Animation games and sound for the Commodore 64, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fabbri, Tony. (1983). Animation games and sound for the Apple IIE, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Fabbri, Tony. (1983). Animation games and sound for the IBM PC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Fabbri, Helen and Fabbri, Tony. (1984). Dear Pete, A biography of Pete Rose, Madison, WI: Laramark Press.
REFEREED CONFERENCES AND JOURNAL WRITINGS Cushman, P. K., Fabbri, A. J., and Mann, R. A. (1993). Continuing Education's non-credit programs; a link to the community. The Association of Management Proceedings, Education, 11(1). Cushman, P. K., Fabbri, A. J., and Mann, R. A. (1993). Instructional productivity and the transfer of computer technology. The Association of Management Proceedings, Education, 11(2). Fabbri, A. J. and Mann, R. A. (1993). A critical analysis of the ACM and DPMA curriculum models. The Journal of Computer Information Systems. Fabbri, A. J. and Mann, R. A. (1992). Polluting the information systems stream. The Association of Management Proceedings, Education, 10(2). Fabbri, A. J. (1992). Using needs assessment to determine the training needs of the programming staff. The Association of Management Proceedings, Education, 10(1). Fabbri, A. J. (1991). Determining the educational needs of the computer professional. The Association of Management Proceedings, Education, 9(1). WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED: Management Association's National Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 1993. Management Association's National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, August 1992. Relational Database Workshop, Chicago, IL, March 20-22, 1991. Management Association's National Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, August 1991. VM/CMS Management Workshop, Cincinnati, OH, March 12-16, 1990. DPMA National Conference, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 1989. ACM National Conference, Louisville, KY, Feb. 1989. Capacity Planning Workshop, Denver, CO April 3-6, 1989. DPMA Regional Conference, Jacksonville, FL, May 1988.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND Bachelors Masters Doctorate Chemistry and Mathematics, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1965. Mathematics/Computer Science, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1967. Educational Administration/Corporate Education/Computer Science, University of Louisville, 1995.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION Novell Networks Netware 4.11 NetWare 4.11 Design and Implementation (Novell -- Course 532), New Horizons Training Center, Grand Rapids, MI, three day course, Mar 1 - Mar 3, 1999 funded by grant.
NetWare 4.11 Networking Technologies (Novell -- Course 200), New Horizons Training Center, Grand Rapids, MI, three day course, Feb 3 - Feb 5, 1999.
NetWare 4.11 Advanced Administration (Novell -- Course 525), New Horizons Training Center, Grand Rapids, MI, three day course, Dec 21 - Dec 23, 1998 funded by $1,700.00 grant. IntranetWare NetWare 4.11 Systems Administration (Novell -- Course 520), New Horizons Training Center, Grand Rapids, MI, five day course, Dec 7 - Dec 11 1998 funded by $3,300.00 grant.
Microsoft Windows NT Networking Essentials (Microsoft NT-- Course 578), Institute for Business and Industry Training, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, MI, three day course, May 11 May 13, 1999. Supporting MS Windows NT Server Enterprise Technologies (Microsoft NT -- Course 689), Institute for Business and Industry Training, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, MI, six day course, Mar 11 - Mar 16, 1999. Supporting MS Windows NT Server 4.0 Core Technologies (Microsoft -- Course 922), Institute for Business and Industry Training, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, MI, six day course, Jan 11 - Jan 16, 1998 funded by $2,800.00 grant. Implementing and Supporting MS Windows NT Server 4.0 (Microsoft -- Course 803), Institute for Business and Industry Training, North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, MI, three day course, Nov. 12 - Nov 14, 1998 funded by $1,700.00 grant.
General Network Repairing and Troubleshooting PCs, two-day workshop held by CompuMaster, Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, MI Nov. 20-21, 1998 funded by $1,000.00 grant.
Networking Technologies, two-day workshop held by CompuMaster, Inc. in Marquette, MI May 4-5, 1999 funded by $2,600.00 grant. Supporting, Troubleshooting and Optimizing NT 4.0, two-day workshop held by CompuMaster, Inc. in Saginaw, MI May 17-18, 1999 funded by $2,300.00 grant.
Miscellaneous Relational Database Workshop, three day course, Chicago, IL, March 20-22, 1991. Capacity Planning, three day course, Technology Transfer Institute, Denver, CO, 1989. "How to Deal With Difficult People", one day class, CareerTracks, Knoxville, TN, 1987. ADS Artificial Intelligence and Expert System, two day course, ADS Corp., Chattanooga, TN 1987. Structured Design, two day course, ADM Corp., Chattanooga, TN, 1987. Structured Analysis, two day course, ADM Corp., Chattanooga, TN, 1987. DB2-TELON Interfacing, two day course, Pansophic Corp., Boston, 1987. IMS-TELON Interfacing, three day course, Pansophic Corp., Boston, 1986. Prototyping Techniques, three day course, Pansophic Corp., Boston, 1986. QMF Planning and Administration, five day course, IBM, Cincinnati, OH, 1986. OnLine Programming, (ADSG, Dialogs), five day course, Cullinet Corp., Boston, 1985. OnLine Application Structures (ADSA),three day course, Cullinet Corp., Philadelphia, 1985. Introduction to OnLine Application Development (OLM, IDD), three day course, Cullinet Corp., Philadelphia, 1985. DB201, Introduction to Database Management, three day course, Cullinet Corp., Atlanta, GA, 1985. DB2 Application Programming, five day course, IBM, Cincinnati, OH, 1985. DB2 Database Administration, five day course, IBM, Cincinnati, OH, 1985. Telon's TDF, five day course, Pansophic Corp., Boston, 1985. Structure Analysis and Design Workshop, five day course, Yourdon, Chattanooga, TN, 1985. Intel 86,88 System Design Workshop, five day course, Intel Corp., Chicago, 1984.
Family history: Married and the father of two boys. Hobbies: New York Ranger fan; amateur astronomer (former member of Louisville Astronomical Society), sailing, golf.