Mark Cipra is an information systems professional with over 25 years experience in commercial, non-profit, and government systems, specializing in project management, database design and web development.
Experience:
Chancellor University (formerly Myers University), 2006-2010
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems. Served as Lead Faculty for both the MIS and Information Technology programs. Redesigned both curriculums and coordinated course development. Among the highest-rated teachers in student evaluations. Chaired the Academic Technology committee, responsible for evaluating and recommending innovative instructional options.
Zin Technologies / Analex Corporation at NASA Glenn Research Center, 1990-2006
As a NASA contractor, I worked for multiple companies (the two above are the most prominent) in various roles.
Implementation Coordinator for Integrated Enterprise Management Project. Led a team developing Web-database project administration systems; provided analysis and coordination for IEM interfaces effort; led efforts in interface development, data conversion, and testing.
Client-server project lead: Project management, requirements definition and database architectural analysis for client-server engineering database.
Database coordinator: Project management, database design and development, software development, and coordination with Agency and major contractors for International Space Station engineering database.
Cleveland Play House, 1987 - 1990
Manager, Computer Systems. Guided transition to a computerized performing arts information system. Developed and maintained systems for cost and revenue accounting, office automation and marketing. Specified, budgeted for, acquired and installed hardware and software. Created training materials, conducted and supervised training.
McDermott International, 1984 - 1987
Senior Analyst, Operations Research. Designed, developed and maintained corporate international financial and marketing databases, business modeling systems, and proprietary database and communications languages; designed forecasting module of company's central contract database.
Cleveland State University, 1987 - 1996
Adjunct Professor, various graduate and undergraduate information systems topics.
Playhouse Square Foundation, 1973-1982
Served in many roles, from busboy to box office manager.
Education:
Case Western Reserve University, 1982-1984
MBA, Information Systems, with significant work in Operations Research and Health Systems.
Yale University, 1971-1975
BA, English (minor, Physical Anthropology).
Contact
12842 GAR Hwy
Chardon, Ohio 44024
(440) 285-9243
cipram@sbcglobal.net
Other Interests
(Note that the pages referenced below use somewhat more interesting technology than this simple page.)
Mark is an active member of the theater community in Northeast Ohio. More about this here.
He is also active in the Society for Creative Anachronism, an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. More about his SCA activities here.