Prof. Thomas Ries

Professor Thomas Ries is the Chancellor of EC-Council University. He has over 14 years of experience in the education sector. He has taught in Regis University, University of Northern Colorado, Preston University and Webster University (Netherlands).

Prof. Ries graduated from the University of Wyoming and holds an MBA from the University of Utah. He currently teaches graduate classes in the Regis University MBA International program covering topics like Issues in International Management.

Prof. Ries had also served as Senior Vice President and the Dean of International Education in Preston University. He was involved in the research and evaluation of foreign institutions to develop a network of international affiliations, and develop and monitor international programs. At the end of his tenure, Preston had 21 affiliations in 14 countries across 4 continents.

Haja Mohideen

Haja Mohideen has over 12 years of teaching experience as well as in the development, support and project management of PC software and hardware in a distributed computing environment. He holds a PG in Software Engineering from Staffordshire University, UK as well as over 90 certifications, and is constantly increasing his knowledge by pursuing more certifications.

He is a lecturer with a proven record of success. Haja brings excellence to teaching and the methods used in his class meets the requirements above the standards of CTT. For the past ten years, he has been working and excelling in the ever-changing field of computer technology.

Blaine Dooley

Blaine Dooley has over 16 years of experience in Information Technology, in both the public and private sectors. Additionally, he has experience in financing and marketing large, complex technological programs.

Blaine earned a B.A. in Russian/East European Area Studies and International Business from The American University. Relevant advanced degree work include a Masters of Business Administration/Management Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University. As an Army field grade officer, Blaine also extensively studied organizational leadership and building peak performance teams. Blaine also sits on the academic advisory board at Trident Technical College and provides insight into the skills needed by graduates in the fields of Information Assurance, Business Continuity, and a variety of other management issues.

He has successfully built three businesses and has also performed a variety of work for international and domestic clients in the fields of Information Assurance (IA) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP). He has repeatedly established executive operations groups, developed marketing plans for launch, implemented CRM plan, and strategically guided companies from initial growth through profitability within one year.

Max Kush

Max Kush is an experienced lecturer in classroom and online education and training for business and academia. He has a varied academic and professional background, holding an M.B.A. from Georgia State University, and an M.S. in Chemistry from Lehigh University. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in Business Administration at Northcentral University with a specialization in Applied Computer Science.

Max's professional experience ranges from leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies to starting and co-partnering a successful Internet-based technology company. He has previously taught at Lehigh Carbon Community College and is currently a Senior Technical Analyst at SAIC where he assesses leading-edge US Air Force information technology and communications systems and is responsible for the design, planning, execution, data reduction and analysis, and the production of formal written reports/oral briefings of results.

Max not only understands the strategic and tactical operational-issues of business, but has also acquired an impressive set of technical skills. He is an accomplished software engineer capable of programming in languages such as C++, Java, C#, Visual Basic, and back-end database construction.

Jean McKay

Jean McKay holds a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Phoenix, graduating as an Outstanding Student with a 4.0 GPA. Having 15 years of experience in training, Jean is a seasoned IT professional with a proven track record in all phases of technical training. She develops curricula, designs and evaluates courses, documents and tests software, and consults and manages projects.

She has been involved in the setting up of networked computer systems, the installation of proprietary database programs, and taught users how to work with them. Over the years, Jean got more involved in computer networking and became a LAN Administrator, which led to several IT industry certifications, a concern for security, and a need for project management.

Eric Yocam

Eric Yocam has accumulated over 15 years experience in industry. His pursuit is maintaining lifelong balance between scholar, practitioner and leader. As a researcher, his research interests are in the areas of information systems, corporate security, corporate governance, leadership, real option theory, and fuzzy logic. He is pursuing a doctor of business administration degree (DBA) from the School of Advanced Studies at the University of Phoenix in Phoenix AZ. His dissertation topic reflects the area of corporate governance and shareholder wealth maximization.

He holds a master of science degree in computer science from the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at California State University-Chico in Chico CA, a master of science degree in finance from the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University in Seattle WA, a master of business administration degree from the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego in San Diego CA, and a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering from the School of Engineering at the University of the Pacific in Stockton CA.

He maintains a number of certificates including Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP), Certified E-Commerce Consultant - Technical Specialist (CEC), Master Project Manager (MPM), and Registered Business Analyst (RBA). He also holds a "Certificate of Director Education", a nationally recognized designation for corporate directors confirmed in 2007 by the National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD) Corporate Directors Institute.

Keith Parsons

Keith Parsons is Managing Director of the Institute for Network Professionals. A gifted presenter, Keith is known for his wit and broad technical experience.

He holds 48 technical certifications (9 Wireless) and has earned an MBA from the Marriott School of Management. He is author (or editor) of a 30+ technical publications and has developed seven technical industry and vendor certifications. Mr. Parsons is a sought after presenter for a variety of technical conferences on the subjects of Wireless LAN and Network Security/Penetration Testing.

He travels throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia in behalf of a wide variety of IT vendors, explaining their products to networking professionals. Keith is on the CWNP and CWNE Advisory Boards -and is CWNE #3. For the past 5 Years Mr. Parsons has focused on Wireless LANs, both in providing high-quality customized training as well as WLAN consulting with a variety of global corporations.