C U R R I C U L U M V I T A
A L E X A N D E R Y. Y A P, Ph.D
Email : ayap@elon.edu
Phone
(336) 278-5590
EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ACADEMIC AWARDS
Doctor of Philosophy (Management Information System),
Completed in 1999 Department of Informatics,
(2nd
This Ph.d.
project was realized based on a full three-year international Ph.D. scholarship awarded by the
Ph.D. Dissertation Title: 3D Technologies as Enablers of Process Reengineering in the 21st Century Organization
International Academic Award Received as a Ph.D. Student (Academic Excellence)
The
Ph.D. research was recognized as an excellent research project through an
internationally-acclaimed award. The theories and findings of this
dissertation, embodied in a concise conference research paper, won the
‘International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Best Research Paper
Award’ in 1998
Abstract of the Ph.D. Dissertation
The focus of the Ph.D.
dissertation was to examine the development of practical business applications
enabled by a particular emerging technology cluster (3D technologies – i.e.
virtual reality, 3D solid modeling). The aim was to look at how 3D visualization
technologies could improve the field of knowledge management (in this case, the
management of product knowledge) with the end-objective of enabling improvement
or innovation in business process reengineering in the product development and
marketing processes.
Masters of Business Administration (International Management), 1994
Awarded Highest Distinction – Topped the MBA Class of 1994
Center for Management Studies,
The MBA Program was realized through a full Scholarship grant administered by the British Council.
MBA Dissertation: Cutting Edge Information Technologies for Business Development (Exploring the Global Information Superhighway, Multimedia, and Virtual Reality)
This MBA Dissertation,
which focused on the application of Information Technologies on business
development, was what attracted the
Academic Award Received as an MBA Student (Academic Excellence)
Graduated Top of the MBA Class of 1994. According to the Program director, I was the only student in the last three consecutive academic years to have gained a Distinction from the University's Centre for Management Studies. (The Distinction was awarded based on the final exam scores in all MBA courses plus the best written MBA Dissertation in the class.)
Master of Arts (Development Economics), 1989
Awarded Highest Distinction – Awarded Best Dissertation
Center for Development Economics
(Under
Williams
M.A. Program was under a full scholarship awarded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) amounting to US$ 32,000.
M.A. Dissertation
: " Internal Migration: A
Case Study of the
Academic Award Received as an M.A. Graduate Student (Academic Excellence)
Graduated with
(
Pre-masteral Economics Program (Econometrics and Statistics), 1988
Graduated - Summa Cum Laude (Academic Excellence)
Economics Institute,
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 1984
Graduated with Honors
Dean's Medalist Honor and College Scholar (Academic Excellence)
University of the
(The University of the
Knowledge and Usage of Software and Information Technology
Cold Fusion Application – for Database Driven Web Apps (Three-Tier Web Architecture)
Oracle 8i (Relational Database and Distributed Database systems)
Oracle WebDB (Developing Oracle database application via the Web)
SQL Programming (Structured Query Language)
Macromedia Flash 5 and Actionscript (Front End Design and Animation)
Macromedia Ultradev and Fireworks (Graphic Design)
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Relational Database)
LAN Networking (Wireless Networking, Access Points, Routers, Hubs, Proxy servers)
Management of Servers in LAN Environments (IIS Web Server, SMTP Mail server, FTP server, Remote Network Access, Windows Advance Server)
Set up an Electronic Bulletin Board System (using Perl and CGI)
3D Studio Max (3D Rendering, Animation and Texture Mapping)
Trispective Technical (3D Modeling and Animation Software)
IronCAD (3D Solid Modeling and Animation)
Poser 3D (3D Human/Animal Modeling and Animation)
Bryce 3D (3D Terraforming and Photo-Realistic Texture-Mapped Landscapes)
Amorphius (3D Organic Modeling)
Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML, 3D Interface for the Internet/Web)
AutoCAD (Computer Aided Design)
Adobe Photshop 5, Paintshop Pro (Graphic Design)
Microsoft Frontpage, Gif Animator, 3D Effects (Web Design, Web applications)
On-Line Stock Trading (On-line Transactions Processing for Stocks/Options)
Database and ER Modeling (Oracle, Back-end applications of E-Commerce)
Internet Security and Firewall
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access
WORK EXPERIENCE
(ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR)
Associate Professor (2002 – Present) - Tenure Position
Martha and
Functions: To teach/impart knowledge to undergraduate-level and MBA students; conduct academic research; and help develop academic curriculums dealing with topics in the field of Management Information Systems, E-Commerce, and E-Business.
Teach E-Commerce (Emerging Business Models, Web Architecture and E-Commerce Applications) at the graduate level.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (1999 – 2002)
Permanent Tenure Position
Department of Information Systems
Functions: To teach/impart knowledge to graduate-level/MBA/Ph.d. students; conduct academic research; and help develop academic curriculums dealing with topics in the field of E-Commerce, E-Business, Networking, IS Strategy, and Knowledge Management.
Teach E-Commerce (Emerging Business Models, Web Architecture and E-Commerce Applications) at the graduate and undergraduate levels. I also occasionally teach for the Executive MBA Program.
Responsible for setting up the E-Commerce curriculum for both Graduate and Undergraduate Levels. This includes the syllabus, teaching material, laboratory set up, web architecture, and IT infrastructure.
Advice Ph.D. students on E-Commerce and E-Business topics. I sat on the committee of 2 Ph.D. students.
Tasked by the Dean and the Inter-department E-Business committee to draft and develop the syllabus for the E-Business courses.
Lead Systems Consultant
Project Leader, VCU Team (2001 - 2002)
Invensys Corporation
Functions: Invensys is a multi-billion dollar International conglomerate with several strategic business units. The Vice President of Technology hired me to help implement a long term initiative for systems integration. This started with a fully web-enabled electronic components database (ECD) paving the way for E-engineering and E-procurement and will move on to product data management (PDM), ERP integration, and lean manufacturing. So far, the project has been a success as the consulting team completed the first six phases earlier than the expected deadline. The Invensys Vice President expressed very high satisfaction for the VCU Consulting Team as all phases were completed ahead of very tight implementation schedules. The Chief Executive of the Controls Division approved the full implementation of the project upon seeing its initial success. Invensys has also agreed to allow me to do a series of academic research with them as a result of the project's success.
Invensys owns the Baan corporation. Invensys purchased the Baan corporation in year 2000. (Baan ERP software competes with SAP, JD Edwards, i2, and Peoplesoft.) This project also allowed me to contribute my vision to the Baan group and how to improve its ERP application package for E-Business and E-integration.
Lecturer and Ph.d. Research Fellow (1996 - 1999)
Department of Informatics
Functions: Research work on business applications of information systems. Teach classes/courses on IS Strategy, IS Management, and BPR for Masteral and Bachelor Courses using case studies, textbook, software, and student research projects.
Business Development Consultant (1995-1996)
Eastern Entertainment Group of Companies (Private Firm)
Functions: Reorganize the process/systems of several business units and assist in the setting up of new projects. Involved in reviewing workflow processes, logistics, finance, inventory, manpower training, computerization of certain processes, and use of the world wide web and e-mail to improve business research and development.
Deputy Director-General (1992-1993), promotion from Director position
Director (1990-1992), starting position
Congressional Planning and Budget Office , House of Representatives
Secretariat, Congress of the
Functions: Help develop, institutionalize, and manage the Congressional Planning and Budget Office (CPBO), an elite and progressive think-tank organization of the House of Representatives (similar to the US Congressional Research Service and Congressional Budget Office), through policy studies/researches, advocacies, and preparation of vital socio-economic legislations such as trade & tariff, industry, science & technology, transportation, communications, infrastructure, monetary policy (banking policies), fiscal policy (taxation), debt management, streamlining of bureaucracy.
Committee Secretary (1998 - 1990), promotion from Leg. Staff Officer position
Legislative Staff Officer VI (1987 - 1988), starting position
House Committee on Economic Affairs
House of Representatives Secretariat
Congress of the
Functions: Both positions were responsible for providing technical assistance and analytical studies for congressman members of the Committee on Economic Affairs on legislative measures pertaining to socio-economic matters. The Committee Secretary is in-charge of the overall management and administration of the Committee Secretariat.
Franchise Area Coordinator (1986-87)
Marketing Department
Zenco Sales, Inc.
A Marketing Arm of a Large Manufacturing Firm (Private)
Functions: Supervise and coordinate activities of franchise branches. Responsible for training, checking and improving the performance of franchise managers in terms of their ability to manage a reasonable stock inventory level, plan and forecast using the company's ordering system, sales recording and documentation, stock and financial auditing systems, quality control, store display, marketing strategies, stockroom systems, store cleanliness and security. Responsible for setting up new franchises.
Project Consultant (1984-1986)
Information Office
Asian Development Bank (International Financial Institution)
Functions: Prepare computerized slide presentations of different client-oriented information packages for Asian Development Bank (ADB) procurement missions overseas. Information packages included various loan and technical assistance that ADB extends to both government and private institutions, ADB bidding/ contracting processes, and focus and priorities of the bank in terms of development infrastructure projects (agriculture, energy, health, nutrition, etc.).
PUBLICATIONS (REFERRED)
REFERRED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS & BOOK CHAPTERS
1) Alexander Y. Yap, "Chapter 11: Planning and Designing an Enterprise Database System for E-Business", Modelling & Analysis of of Enterprise Information Systems, IDEAS Publication Group, PA., (Scheduled for print in 2007)
2) Alexander Y. Yap, Jayoti Das, John Burbridge, Jr. & Kathy Cort, A Composite Model For E-Commerce Diffusion: Integrating Cultural and Socio-Economic Dimensions to the Dynamics of Diffusion. Journal of Global Information Management, 13, (3), IDEAS Publication Group, PA., July 2006, pp. 17-38.
3) Alexander Y. Yap, “Retrofitting Information Processes and Content Standarization in Response to Enterprise-Wide System Planning and Development: Organizational and Socio-Technical Influences as Determining Factors, International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, IDEAS Publication Group, PA., Volume 1, Number 4, October-December 2005.
4) Alexander Y. Yap & Claudia Loebbecke, “A System for Teaching MIS and MBA Students to Deploy a Scalable Database-driven Web Architecture for B2C E-Commerce”, Information Systems Education Journal, Pittsburg, Volume 3, Number 7, August 2005, pp. 1-20.
5) Alexander Y. Yap, Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Kweku-Muata Bryson "Leveraging Knowledge Representation, Usage, and Interpretation to help Reengineer the Product Development Life Cycle: Visual Computing and the Tacit Dimensions of Product Development ", Computers in Industry Journal, Elsevier Science, Netherlands, Volume 51, 2003, pp. 89-110
6) Alexander Y. Yap, " Enabling E-Commerce Growth Through the Social Construction of a Virtual Community’s Culture", Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, California, Volume 3, Number 4, 2002, pp. 279-294. Ranked 4th E-Commerce Research Journal for research quality (** see reference below)
7) Alexander Y. Yap & Niels Bjorn-Andersen, "Capturing Tacit Mental Models with 3D Technologies: Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in Virtual Organizations, Journal of Organizational Virtualness, Switzerland, Volume 4, Number 2, November 2002, pp. 18-62.
8) Alexander Y. Yap & Xuelin Lin, "Entering the Arena of Wall Street Wizards, Euro Brokers, and Cyber-Trading Samurais: A Strategic Imperative for Online Stock Trading, Electronic Markets (International Journal of Electronic Commerce and Business Media), St. Gallen, Switzerland, Volume 11, Number 3, 2001, pp. 1-13 Ranked 3rd E-Commerce Research Journal for research quality (** see reference below)
** Quality of Journal Publications
The two E-Commerce journals above are in top 3rd and 4th E-Commerce Journals based on the published survey by Bharati and Tarasewich (2002) in Communications of the ACM, Volume 45, Issue 5 (May 2002)
REFEREED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
1) Alexander Y. Yap, "Evolution of Online Trading Systems: Assessing Critical End-User Requirements. Proceedings of the 44th Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Southeast Conference, Melbourne, Florida, March 2006, p. 440-445.
2) Alexander Y. Yap & Claudia Loebbecke, “A System for Teaching MIS and MBA Students to Deploy a Scalable Database-driven Web Architecture for B2C E-Commerce”, Information Systems Education Conference, October 2004, Newport, Rhode Islands.
3) Alexander
Y. Yap & Niels Bjorn-Andersen (ICIS 98
Best Paper Award) "Energizing the Nexus of Corporate
Knowledge: A Portal Towards the
Virtual Organization", International Conference on Information
Systems,
4) Alexander Y. Yap, "Revolution
in the Product Development Process: A
Case Study of Navistar International" , European Conference on Information Systems,
Quality Measure of ECIS 98 publication - there were 330 papers submitted to this international conference and only 113 papers were accepted. Rate of acceptance was 34% (66% rejection).
5) Alexander Y. Yap,
"Parametric Object-Oriented 3D Solid Modeling: A New Paradigm in Intelligent
Visualization", International Conference on Computational
Intelligence and Modeling for Automation (CIMCA99),
Quality Measure of CIMCA 99 publication -50% acceptance rate, 50% rejection
6) Alexander Y. Yap, "Bulls
and Bears in E-Commerce: Exploring the
Frontiers of Cyber-Trading with Wall Street", European Conference on Information
Systems,
Quality Measure of ECIS 99 Publication - 40% acceptance rate, 60% of research papers submitted to this conference were rejected
JOURNALS AND
CONFERENCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEM
(WHERE I
HAVE BEEN INVITED TO REVIEW, REFEREE, JUDGE AND APPROVE ACADEMIC RESEARCH
PAPERS)
Computers in Industry Journal
Information Systems Education Conference
International Conference on Information Systems
BLED Conference, Slovenia
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Information Systems Journal
Strategic Journal of Information Systems
Australian Journal of Information Systems
European Conference on Information Systems
CURRICULUM DEVELOPED AND/OR COURSES TAUGHT
(1996 - 2007)
1)
Electronic Commerce Business Models (Master of Science and Undergraduate
Levels)
2) Electronic
Commerce Web Development (Master of Science and Undergraduate Levels)
3) IT and Business Strategy (Executive MBA Program Course)
4) Emerging Technologies (MBA with Technology Concentration)
5) E-Business Technologies (E-Business for the Undergraduate)
6) Information Systems and Business Process Reengineering (Master of Science Course)
7) Managing the IT Resources (Master of Science Course)
8) Management Information Systems (Bachelor Level Course)