Education
- B.S., State University of New York, 1970
- M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1973
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1975
Research Interests
- Software Engineering; Requirements Elicitation & Management
- Project Management
- Entrepreneurship; Portfolio Management
- Trade-offs Between Product Functionality, Cost, Risk, ROI, Market, Pricing
Teaching
- Project Management
- Requirements Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Information Systems
- Software Engineering
Selected Publications, Papers & Presentations
- Davis, A., "Just Enough Requirement Management", Dorset House, 2005
- Davis A., "Great Software Debates", Wiley, 2004.
- Davis, A., and A. Hickey, "Requirements Researchers: Do We Practice What We Preach?" The Requirements Engineering Journal, June 2002, pp. 107-111.
- Davis, A., "The Art of Requirements Triage", IEEE Computer, March 2003, pp. 42-48.
To view a complete list of Dr. Davis' publications, please go to: http://web.uccs.edu/adavis/uccs/pubs.htm
Academic Experience
- Professor of Information Systems, CU-Colorado Springs (2000-present)
- El Pomar Endowed Chair in Software Engineering, CU-Colorado Springs (1992-2000)
- Professor of Computer Science, George Mason University (1990-1991)
- Professor of Information & Software Systems Engineering, George Mason University (1989-1991)
Acting Chair of Computer Science, George Mason University (1990-1991)
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Tennessee (1975-1977)
Corporate Experience
Executive and Board of Directors Positions:
- President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Omni-Vista, Inc. (1998-2002)
- Founding Director, Requisite, Inc. (1995-1997)
- Founding Member, Board of Advisors, Catalyst Info Tech Development Fund, L.P. (1995-2002)
- Vice President, BTG, Inc. (1984-1988)
- Sole Proprietor, The Davis Company (1991-present)
Middle Management Positions:
- Director, Common Systems Development, GTE Communications Systems (1983-1984)
- Director, Software Technology Center, GTE Laboratories (1981-1983)
Consulting Experience:
- 25+ years of experience consulting on project management and software engineering. Clients include: Boeing, British Telecom, CIGNA, Federal Express, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Intel, IntelSat, Loral, MCI, Mitsubishi, Rockwell, Schlumberger, Sharp, and Sumitomo.
Honors:
- 2004 Teacher of the Year, College of Business, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- 2003 Researcher of the Year, College of Business, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- 2003 Fulbright Senior Specialist
- 2000 Certificate of Appreciation Award Recipient, CU-Colorado Springs, College of Business
- IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member, IEEE Computer Society, awarded 1999
- Meritorious Service Award Recipient, IEEE Computer Society
- Certificate of Appreciation Award Recipient, IEEE Computer Society
- Certificate of Appreciation Award Recipient, East Bay Software Quality Association
- "Ten Best Contributions to Computer Science," awarded by Brazilian Government and Brazilian Computer Society
- 1996 Certificate of Volunteer Excellence Recipient, Southern Colorado AIDS Project
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, awarded 1994
- Outstanding Contribution Certificate, Colorado Springs Symphony
- 1992 Recognition of Service Award Recipient, Association of Computing Machinery
- International Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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