Information Technology Instructor Profiles

At Globe University/Minnesota School of Business, instructors in our Information Technology (IT) programs provide students with practical, career-focused training. We hear repeatedly from our graduates that we have done a good job – they are ready for the professional opportunities and challenges they face in the workplace.
Our faculty members bring their talent, their dedication and their ability to inspire to the classroom. Our students contribute personal vision and hard work. Together they accomplish a common goal – academic and professional success. The following instructor profiles are representative of our IT faculty.

Ron Altmann

Minnesota School of Business, 2005-Present. Adjunct Faculty.
Teach undergraduate courses in Database design, Microsoft Office Suite use, and Fundamentals of Mathematics. Minnesota Career College Association Teacher of the Year, 2006.

Mr. Altmann is sole proprietor of Parth Galen Software, 1989-present, providing consulting, code development, and database conversion and management for client use and for publication, automated costing/proposal system using Microsoft Visual Basic and Excel spreadsheets, database setup and conversions to/from Microsoft Access, Goldmine, ACT!, and Maximizer. Training programs for spreadsheet and database users, CD-ROM multi-media training programs for CNC Router operators, and speech synthesis and educational software for Commodore Amiga computers.

From 1983-89 he served as Principal Research Scientist, Tracor Hydronautics, where he developed computer codes for ship maneuvering and propulsion, designed and manufactured miniature gauges for propulsor blade load measurements, and trained staff of the Naval Ship Research and Development Center in use of this equipment. He conducted torpedo launch tests at model scale, and performed measurements of aircraft maneuvering characteristics in towing tanks. As a member of the Head, Ship Performance and Model Testing Division he was responsible for schedule, operation, maintenance, staffing and training of staff of the Hydronautics Ship Model Basin and High Speed Channel test facilities.

Hydronautics Inc., 1979-83. Principal Research Scientist.
Mr. Altmann performed field installation of Submarine PMM for Korean Research Institute of Ships (KRIS), and trained staff at KRIS in use of the equipment, maintenance and acceptance tests of surface ship LAHPMM for Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Center (BSHC), training of staff at BSHC in use of equipment, laboratory equipment development for ship testing, full scale ship maneuvering trials, measurement of shed vorticity from submarine models, development of computer codes for laboratory data acquisition and analysis systems at Hydronautics and at the United States Naval Academy Hydromechanics Laboratory, and training of USNA HydroLab staff in use of equipment and programs.

U. S. Naval Academy Hydromechanics Laboratory, 1976-79, Branch Head.
Mr. Altmann was responsible for completion of facility, acceptance tests of equipment, staffing, maintenance, and operation. The laboratory contained a 380 foot long tow tank, 120 foot long tow tank, water channel, coastal engineering tank, sediments laboratory, high pressure test chamber, and dedicated computer center. His duties included conduct of experiments for and with midshipmen, and lectures on advanced marine hydrodynamics for the 1st-class midshipmen.

Hydronautics Inc., 1970-76, Senior Research Scientist.
He performed studies on mooring loads experienced by naval vessels in calm water and waves, model and full scale (open ocean) tests of oil spill containment and recovery devices, parametric studies of propeller and waterjet driven high speed hydrofoil craft, and extensive tests, analyses, and development of semi-submerged supercavitating propellers.

Hydronautics Inc., 1967-1970, Research Scientist.
He performed theoretical and experimental studies of planing surface hydrodynamics and of float-stabilized seaplanes, and propulsion system model studies for Surface Effect Ships, including pod-strut and partially submerged supercavitating propeller configurations, leading to design of the 80-knot SES 100B propeller.

Hydronautics Inc., 1965-66, Associate Research Scientist.
He performed experimental studies on fundamental characteristics of supercavitating hydrofoils, development and model tests of a towed 80-knot hydrofoil sled, development of a design procedure for supercavitating hydrofoil wings and model test studies of ventilated rudders for planing craft.

Hydronautics Inc., 1963-65, Assistant Research Scientist.
He participated in model design and test programs supporting the Bureau of Ships hydrofoil accelerated research program, including model tests of the BuShips parent hydrofoil configuration and in preliminary design of the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle.

Mr. Altmann received a Bachelor of Science, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Webb Institure of Naval Architecture, New York, in 1963.

He has published thirty-seven technical reports on hydrodynamic design, test measurements,
and computer codes for use in hydrodynamic laboratories, and the following commercial computer programs:
ABCgames Pre-school alphabet recognition exercises.
PhunnyPhonemes Elementary-age phonetic spelling exercises.
FasTrig Programmer-subroutines for high-speed execution of trig functions.
Speaker Program to provide synthesized speech for handicapped person.
SofTalk Programs for development of synthetic speech on home computers. 

Mr. Altman has presented public lectures on high performance marine vehicles at AIAA/SNAME, ASME, and SNAME meetings.

Owate A. Chujor

Owate A. Chujor has, since January 2005, taught management and computer courses for Globe University/Minnesota School of Business-Brooklyn Center. Mr. Chujor earned his Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design (Architecture) from North Dakota State University and his Master’s of Management degree with a concentration in Information Technology from the University of Mary all in the state of North Dakota. He is currently working on his PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a concentration in Information Systems Management from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota. His primary research interests are Enterprise Architecture Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Process Reengineering, and Project Management. His hobbies are reading and traveling.

Robert Dull

Robert Dull is IT Coordinator, instructor and Technical Training Committee Chair at Globe University/Minnesota School of Business-Richfield. In addition to his work on behalf of GU/MSB, Robert is Chairman of Richfield Technical Training Committee and President and Managing Director of IT for the Pearlygate Network, an interfaith music and media production company.

His experience includes more than 13 years supporting Microsoft Windows (3x to Server 2003), MS Office 95 to XP, MS Exchange 5 to 2000, MS SQL Server 2000, Novell NetWare 4, 5 and 6 with NDS/eDirectory, Novell ManageWise, Novell ZenWorks 3, Novell GroupWise 5, Linux (Novell SUSE and Red Hat 9), Cisco routing and switching, HP Jet Direct printing and Unix AIX with AccuCobal.

• 8+ years full-time IT instruction – career college level
• Microsoft Windows MCP, MCSE and MCDBA certification
• Novell NetWare 4.11, 5.1, 6.0 CNA/CNE, 5.1 NAI certification
• Web development and digital music distribution consultation and support with MS-FrontPage, HTML, Java, XML and PERL
• IT Instructor, October 2000–March 2005  High-Tech Institute, Brooklyn Center, MN 
• Senior Networking Systems and Telecom Administrator, June 1997–July 1999 ConAgra Foods, Edina, MN
• Computer Network Engineer, April 1994–June 1997 Datasource Hagen-Edina, MN
• Bachelor of Arts in Business Admininstration, 1988 University of Wisconsin-River Falls, WI (3.2 GPA)
• 1984 Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA - Film Scoring, Music Production & Engineering
• 1982 - High School Diploma, Baldwin-Woodville Wisconsin

Meggan Hansen

Meggan Hansen is an adjunct online instructor for Marketing, Business, and Computers for Globe University/MSB. She loves helping students succeed and learn new things. Megan has taught online since 2006 and loves it. Prior to that, she taught at the West Jordan campus of Utah Career College. Megan has a Master's degree in Business Information Systems and Information from Utah State University.  After graduating from Utah State, she taught Business and Marketing at Alta High School and taught concurrent enrollment courses through the local community college.  Since then, her family has expanded and teaching online is perfect for her busy schedule. Megan and her husband have owned and run a business for over three years. It keeps them busy, but they enjoy it.

E. Craig Morris

E. Craig Morris is a life long resident of Minnesota with over 32 year’s telecommunications, aviation management and leadership experience. He currently provides expert testimony in state and FCC proceedings regarding telecommunications product, pricing and litigation issues and is experienced in aviation operations, having served in the 934th Tactical Airlift Group-USAF. As a flight crew member of an aviation charter company, he holds several advanced aviation ratings with thousands of flight hours of experience in a variety of sport, business and utility aircraft. He is a former Commission member of the Emergency Response Commission, charged with implementation of Homeland Security practices, has served as a national presenter to the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) on the challenge of ensuring integrity of the 911 system in a competitive telecommunications environment, and serves on various boards involved with other community issues such as housing, security and the environment. Mr. Morris joined Globe University/MSB, as an adjunct assistant professor in the areas of IT, Business and Marketing. He earned Bachelor degrees in Public Administration and Business Economics at the University of St. Thomas, a Masters of Science Degree in Management, and has multiple MS Certifications.

Mr. Morris enjoys teaching on line, and his teaching philosophy is to always put himself in the students' "shoes" and to be mindful of what it's like being a student.

Melinda Rambel Stone

Milinda Rambel Stone is an instructor in the GU/MSB Online Program. She has an MS in Software Engineering from the University of Minnesota and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Information Security/Computer Forensics. She is a member of ISACA and ACM professional organizations, is ITIL certified and is currently becoming CISA certified.

Milinda is an experienced Software Engineer who has implemented Software Process Improvement initiatives in engineering, healthcare, education, and financial industries. With over 14 years of industry experience, Milinda is currently overseeing the implementation of the Rational Unified Process/Software Engineering Methodology and is also building a Requirements Engineering & Management discipline for the Board of Pensions/ELCA.

Mark Renslow, Information Technology Program Director

Mark is the Information Technology Program Director for Globe University/Minnesota School of Business. Mark first joined the St. Cloud campus as an adjunct instructor in January 2006. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Saint Cloud State University and then taught there as a graduate student while he completed his coursework for a Master of Science degree in Computer Science. He is presently completing his thesis. His primary interests include computer languages and instruction, algorithm design and assessment, heuristics, and artificial intelligence. Mark is a member of the IEEE and has a peer-reviewed conference publication on the topic of predicting the performance of evolutionary algorithms.

Kristine Somerville

Kristine Somerville teaches Office I and II, Computer Information Systems, and Keyboarding at GU/MSB-Shakopee. She first came to GU/MSB winter term of 2007. She graduated from Augustana College (Rock Island, IL) with a bachelors in Business Administration. She was then employed by Hewitt Associates (Lincolnshire, IL) as a Technology Set Up Analyst. At that time, she completed her Masters in Business Education from Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL). She then taught high school for 3 years in IL where she received the "Who's who among America’s teacher" award. Her husband transferred jobs and therefore she moved to St. Paul in the summer of 2005. She loves teaching and is happy to be at MSB. She also enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

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