William T Neumann

Biography

Bill Neumann is a Professor of Practice in the Management Information Systems Department in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. Dr. Neumann's work addresses the strategic planning, implementation and integration of value chain management systems, and information security risk management, and considers how to use technologies and secure and data communication infrastructure to provide innovative solutions for enhancing the effectiveness of a corporation's business operations. Along with his curricular work with applied technology, Dr. Neumann explores the innovative use of technology for active and inclusive learning environments across multiple learning modalities. Dr. Neumann has received awards for work in advancing learning environments at the University of Arizona by the student organizations in the Eller College of Management, the University of Arizona’s Office of Student Affairs, the University of Arizona President’s African American Community Council, and the Franke Honors College. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Neumann held positions as a software engineer with Honeywell Information Systems, as the Director of Enterprise Systems at Inter-tel Communications and Global Atmospherics, and a General Manager of Lightning Location and Protection, which was a University of Arizona technology transfer startup. In addition, Dr. Neumann has consulted with Fortune 500 companies on the strategic management of fault-tolerant communication networks, enterprise systems, and information security management. Dr. Neumann also was a founding member of a portfolio management software start-up that developed applications for optimizing bond trading yields at regional banks. Dr. Neumann received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Arizona State University in Computer Science, and his B.S. degree from Memphis State University in Mathematical Sciences. Dr. Neumann is a Life Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a Senior Member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member of Association for Information Systems.

Degrees

• Ph.D. Computer Science
• Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
• INSPECT: An Interface Specification Testbed For Teaching and Design
• M.S. Computer Science
• Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
• A Shared-Memory, Multi-Processor Computer System
• B.S. Mathematical Sciences
• Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Awards

• Five-Star Faculty Award
• Honors College, Fall 2019 (Award Finalist)
• University Outstanding Faculty Member
• UA President's African American Community Council (AACC), Fall 2019
• Student Affairs Student Impact Award
• UA Student Affairs, Spring 2013