Faculty Bio: Chuck Thomas, M.B.A.
 

 


Chuck Thomas, M.B.A.
Adjunct Professor
Management Division
www.ChuckThomas.net

 

Area of
Expertise        
  • Over thirty-six years of executive level entrepreneurial, management, system design and development, I/T professional services, sales and marketing experience
  • Experienced with all levels of software development and integration, including operating systems, systems support and management software, communication and networking, database and data management, and financial, decision support and productivity applications; special emphasis on Internet Technologies and e-Business/e-Commerce
  • Currently responsible for creating interactive television technology and a venture to bring it to market; participating in industry standards development groups for interactive advertising and advanced media
    Has been responsible for all aspects relating to business growth and development and product development and support.
  • Created Recruiting, Professional Development, and Marketing Departments; created and managed several practice areas, including e-Commerce, Mannufacturing/Distribution/Retail and Health/Pharmaceutical; responsible for creating and managing revenue stream; developed and published software development methodologies
  • Founded and built several software and services companies, including the largest vertical market (Retail Industry) software company in the country.  Line responsibilities have included virtually all product development and support, product delivery, and systems integration activities
  • Published articles and delivered seminars on a wide variety of technology and business issues.  Well-versed in contemporary multi-tier, collaboration, and Internet technologies; accomplished at conceptualization and architecture of complex business systems, and creating and managing teams to successfully design and build the systems. Has authored patents and build portfolios of intellectual property
Research
Interests
  • Entrepreneurial / Intrapreneurial process development
  • Television audience measurement; audience privacy (patent application, 2002)
  • Multimedia instant messaging (patent application, 2003)
  • Interactive participation/commerce with television advertising (patent application, 2000)
  • Information technology, particularly very high volume transaction systems and multi-terabyte databases
  • Software development methodologies
Education
Mailing
Address

Penn State Great Valley
30 E. Swedesford Rd.
Malvern, PA 19355

Phone 484-701-3030
Fax 484-701-3036
Web www.ChuckThomas.net



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