Contact Information

John S. “Jack” Van Deventer

MicroFish Software

P.O. Box 2424

Pullman, WA 99165

(509) 993-0722 (cell)

jsv@MicroFish.org

 

EXPERIENCE

1.     President and CEO. MicroFish Software.

Pullman, WA (2004-present)

  Ù Developed and marketed statistical/analytical software for fisheries biologists worldwide.

  Ù Provided statistical support to environmental researchers in state and federal agencies.

  Ù Delivered scientific lectures in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, California, Alaska, and Texas.

  Ù Coordinated development with experts from IBM, HP, Microsoft, SGI, Sun Microsystems, etc.

 

2.     Information Systems Coordinator. Office of Technology, Washington State University.

Pullman, WA (2003-present)

  Ù Institutional Research       – Enrollment management, accreditation, trends and demographics.

Ù       Systems Development       – Transcript, advising, administrative, and demographic systems.

Ù       Statistical Analysis            – Regression analysis, trends, projections, charts, graphs, etc.

Ù       Certification Courses       – Microsoft Certified Applications Developer / Solutions Developer.

 

3.     Instructor of Management Information Systems. Washington State University.

Pullman, WA (1994-2003)

  Ù MIS 150 – Technology for Managers

Ù MIS 425 – Advanced Visual Basic

  Ù MIS 153 – Visual Basic Programming

Ù MIS 472 – Systems Design

  Ù MIS 250 – Managing Information Technology

Ù MIS 499 – Database Mgt Using Oracle

  Ù MIS 350 – Business Information Systems

Ù MIS 580 – Information Mgt

  Ù MIS 371 – Application Development (Visual Basic)

Ù Acct 596 – Doctoral: Information Mgt

 

4.     Director, Management Information Systems Advisory Board. Washington State University.

Pullman, WA (1999-2000)

5.     Chief Technology Officer.  College of Business & Economics, Washington State University.

Pullman, WA (1995-1996)

6.     Special Lecturer - Statistics.  CIS and Production Management, Boise State University.

Boise, ID (1993-1994)

7.     Consulting Statistician.  International Research Information Service (IRIS).

Boise, ID (1990-1994)

8.     Statistician / Computer Scientist.  Center for Data Processing, Boise State University.

Boise, ID (1989-1993)

9.     Senior Computer Scientist.  U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

Boise, ID (1986-1989)

10.   Computer Research (Doctoral Level).  University of Idaho.

Moscow, ID (1985-1986)

11.   Senior Systems Analyst.  Boise Cascade Corporation.

Boise, ID (1984-1985)

12.   Software Applications Programmer.  Corporate Info Systems, Morrison‑Knudsen Corporation.

Boise, ID (1982-1983)

13.   Biological Technician (Fisheries). U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

Boise, ID (1981)

14.   Chemist.  Electrode Division of Graphic Controls Corporation. 

Irvine, CA (1979)

15.   Biological Technician (Fisheries). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Yellowstone, WY (1978)

16.   Fish & Wildlife Technician. Bureau of Land Management.

Lander, WY (1977)

17.   Fisheries Volunteer.  California Department of Fish and Game.

Bishop, CA (1976)

18.   Fish and Wildlife Seasonal Aid.  California Department of Fish and Game.

Lewiston, CA (1975)

Overlapping dates reflect concurrent responsibilities.

 

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy

       Major:            Fisheries. Emphasis: Computer Information Systems and Statistics. University of Idaho.

       Status:            Completed all requirements, successfully defended dissertation, awaiting diploma.

       Notes:             4.0 GPA in major.

       Fellowships:   National Wildlife Federation and The American Fishing Tackle Manufacturer’s Association

 

Master of Science – Fisheries. (4.0 GPA in major.) Emphasis: Computer Information Systems. 1985. Humboldt State University.

 

Bachelor of Science – Fisheries. 1978. Humboldt State University.  Arcata, CA.

 

TECHNOLOGY USED

Programming Languages

Web-Based Languages

Statistical and Database Languages

n Basic Professional Development System

n Active Server Pages

n Business Objects

n COBOL

n HTML

n Business Query

n Exec 2

n Microsoft FrontPage

n Interactive Financial Planning System

n Fortran

n Microsoft Producer

n Linear Interactive Discrete Optimizer

n Pascal

n PageOut

n Microsoft Access

n QuickBASIC

n SAM – Skills Assessment Manager

n SAS

n REXX

n SimNet

n SigmaPlot

n Visual Basic 6.0

n Visual Basic Script

n SPSS

n Visual Basic for Applications

n WebCT

n SQL

n Visual Basic.NET

n XML

n StatGraphics

 

CONSULTING CLIENTS

Provided statistical and information systems consulting for the following organizations:

 

1.      Ada County Sheriff's Department – Drug Prevention

2.      Albertson's Corporation – Legal Department

3.      Albertson's Corporation – Accounting Department

4.      Albertson's Corporation – Marketing Department

5.      Boise Cascade Corporation – Division of Quality Management

6.      City of Boise – Police Response

7.      Idaho Primary Care Association – Outcomes Assessment

8.      Idaho Department of Fish and Game – Resource Utilization

9.      Idaho Department of Health and Welfare – WIC Outcomes Assessment

10.  St. Luke's Regional Medical Center – Medical Research

11.  St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center – Health Care Management

12.  State of Nevada – Resource Management

13.  The Nature Conservancy – Inventory Management

14.  U.S. Department of Agriculture – Quality Assessment

15.  U.S. Department of Interior – Resource Management

16.  Veteran's Administration – Medical Research

 

PUBLICATIONS

Van Deventer, J.S. 2003. Instructor’s Resource Companion to Information Systems Today (Jessup & Valacich). Prentice Hall.

 

Van Deventer, J.S. 1992. A Comprehensive Computer Database of Riparian Research and Management, 1900-1992. University of Idaho, Riparian Cooperative Council. Moscow, Idaho. 495 p.

 

Van Deventer, J.S. 1989. Microcomputer Software System for Generating Population Statistics from Electrofishing Data--User's Guide for MicroFish 3.0. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report INT-254. 29 p.

 

Van Deventer, J.S. and W.S. Platts. 1985. A computer software system for entering, managing, and analyzing fish capture data from streams. Research  Note INT‑352, Intermoun­tain For. & Range Research Station. U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Ogden, UT.

 

Van Deventer, J.S. and W.S. Platts.  1983.  Sampling and estimating fish populations from streams.  Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, 48:349-354.

 

Van Deventer, J.S. 1979. The production and migration of Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Hatchery Creek, Yellowstone National Park. Annual Project Rpt.  1978:185-195. Fishery Management Program–Yellowstone Park. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 

 

AWARDS

  Ù Management Information Systems Professor of the Year 1999-2000, Washington State University

  Ù Nominated Outstanding Professor at Boise State University (1994)

  Ù Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society

  Ù Xi Sigma Pi Honor Society

Ù       Consistently earned high scores (top 10%) on teacher evaluations