Directory : Faculty : Sam Gill
Sam Gill, Ph.D.
Professor, Information Systems
Professor, San Francisco State University, College of Business, 1981 –
Courses taught: Information systems resource management, software testing and quality assurance, business intelligence, systems analysis and design, database management, data networking, Java, C#, .NET, Visual Basic, Open source web based application development including: PHP/MySQL, Ajax, Ruby on Rails, E-commerce, and Development Methodology.
Founder and Director, Center for Business Solutions (CBS), College of Business San Francisco State University, 2004 –
CBS is a Research and Service Organization (RSO) with a goal to provide college students majoring in business administration with high value "real world" in the various disciplines of business.
Senior Trainer and Consultant, Innovative Solutions Inc., 2004 –
Develop and deliver courses on all Microsoft technologies and advanced products such as .NET, C#, VB, BizTalk, SharePoint, and SQL Server.
Chair, Information Systems Department, College of Business, San Francisco State University, 2003 - 2006
Co-founder and Vice President, DataWiz International, 1988-1999
DataWiz was a software consulting and training company and the first Microsoft Certified Education Center (CTEC) in the world. Dr. Gill received the highest award for Microsoft trainers worldwide.
Co-founder and VP Engineering, Synergy Computer Graphics, 1984-1988
Designed and developed the first single pass wide web color electrostatic plotter. Awarded two patents for the design of the system.
Consultant, Schlumberger, 1983-1984
Consultant, Compression Labs Inc., 1981-1982
Director of Computing, Tel-Aviv University, 1977 – 1981
Assistant Professor, Tel-Aviv University, 1975 – 1977
Computer Center Manager, San Francisco State University, 1971-1972
Software Manager, Control Data Corporation, 1967 – 1970
Software Manager, Israel Ministry of Defense, 1961 - 1967
Contact Information
Email: sgill@sfsu.edu
Website:http://online.sfsu.edu/~sgill
Office Hours: T W 5:30-7pm (BUS 301); TH 5:30-6:30pm (DTC 587)
Phone: 338-6240
Department: Information Systems
Location: BUS 301
Education
- Ph.D. (1976), University of California, Berkeley
- MBA (1972), San Francisco State University
Research Interests
- Business Intelligence
- Software Testing and Quality Assurance
- Business Process Management
- Open Source Web Design and Development
- Software Project Management
- Information Technology Resource Management
- Management of Information Security
Intellectual Contributions
- Zero-Base Budgeting (2007)
- Outsourcing/Offshoring (2007)
- Innovation (2007)
- .NET Overview for Managers (2005)
- The Ladder of Business Intelligence (LOBI): a framework for enterprise IT planning and architecture (2005)
- Microsoft Certified Trainer (2002)
- Microsoft Certified Trainer (2002)
