Richard Bassett

Current

Assistant Dean Ancell School of Business at Western Connecticut State University
Associate Professor - Management Information Systems at Western Connecticut State University
ERP Software and Systems Integrator Selection Consultant at BITS LLC

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Past

Project Manager/Principal at Bassett Computer Systems
MIS Instructor and Advisor at University of New Haven
Programmer Analyst - University Computing at University of New Haven

Programmer Analyst (Part time) at New England Management Services

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Education

Pace University
University of New Haven
University of New Haven

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Connections

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Industry

Higher Education

Richard Bassett’s Summary

Active member of the MIS department at WCSU since 2001. Accepted the position of Assistant Dean in July 2007 to be one of the leaders in the AACSB journey.

I owned a full service IT consulting company from 1984 to 2000 before selling it to a local competitor. My role in the firm was Principal/Project Manager. I ran over 50 ERP & Infrastructure projects during my tenure at the company. We were recognized by D&T as a Fast 50 company in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Richard Bassett’s Specialties:

Organizational Change Management
Project Management
Information Assurance
Relational Databases
PMO Leader
ERP
Enterprise Architecture
Business Process Transformation

Richard Bassett’s Experience

Assistant Dean Ancell School of Business

Western Connecticut State University

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

Work closely with the Dean on a full range of activities associated with the school, including accreditation, scheduling, assessment and will assist and/or represent the Dean to the school’s diverse constituencies. Accountable to the Dean of the Ancell School of Business, and is the Dean’s deputy in all matters concerning the Ancell School of Business.

Oversee the AACSB accreditation process and responsible for coordinating and managing the processes, documentation, and reports required for AACSB accreditation.
Associate Professor - Management Information Systems

Western Connecticut State University

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

Teach a variety of Business Technology Courses including:

MIS 260 Intro to Information Systems
MIS 301 Database Applications
MIS 361 Information Assurance
MIS 345 Technology Outsourcing
MIS 405 Business Applications

Research Interests include:

- Organizational Change Management
- Business Transformation
- Information Security & Assurance
- Relational Databases
- Global Network Infrastrcuture
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
ERP Software and Systems Integrator Selection Consultant

BITS LLC

(Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2001 — Present (8 years 8 months)

Consult to C-Level Executives on strategic technology initiatives. Including Data Center and Disaster Recovery consolidation, WAN/LAN consolidation, Service Desk and ERP services.

Currently consulting to a Global Life Sciences company on a significant Business Transformation journey.

Recently led a $24m SAP Business Transformation project using the ASAP methodology.
Project Manager/Principal

Bassett Computer Systems

(Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1984 — August 2001 (17 years 1 month)

Bassett Computer Systems (BCS) was a full service IT consulting company that I owned from 1984 to 2000 before selling it to a local competitor.

BCS specialized in outsourced Information Technology for our 350 active clients. Our focus included selling and supporting ERP, CRM, Infrastructure and Help Desk solutions.

My role in the firm was Principal/Project Manager. During my tenure I had the pleasure of running over 50 major ERP, CRM & Infrastructure projects.

We were recognized by Deloitte & Touche as a Fast 50 company in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Our annual sales were just over $2M and our headcount was 12 when the company was sold in Aug 2000.
MIS Instructor and Advisor

University of New Haven

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 1983 — August 1990 (7 years 8 months)

Taught a full time teaching load, Developed new courses for the changing needs of students and employers and Coordinated the undergraduate Management Information Systems program. Responsible for advising 80 to 100 students per year in career direction course selection and scheduling.
Programmer Analyst - University Computing

University of New Haven

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

July 1981 — January 1983 (1 year 7 months)

Supported the academic software that user base of 1500 of the Data General MV/8000 Mini Computer System used. Support included the development of special test programs in various languages with very advanced programming techniques. Worked actively in the following languages/packages: COBOL, FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN IV, BASIC, PL/1, RPG II, Data General Assembler, GASP and SPSS.
Programmer Analyst (Part time)

New England Management Services

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1979 — May 1981 (1 year 9 months)

Programmed in Basic-2 on the Wang 2200 in the The Office Manager (TOM) accounting system, which is where I first gained appreciation for relational databases.

The authors of TOM developed an innovative computer software product, first called the "TOM Utilities" and later renamed to "SPEED", which used structured programming techniques and subroutine calls to produce a design environment that facilitated custom software development using the Basic-2 language on Wang 2200 series mini-computers. The SPEED product, which we now refer to as SPEED I, is purported to be an acronym for "Subroutines and Programs for Efficient Economic Development".

Richard Bassett’s Education

Pace University

Doctorate , Computer Information Systems , 2000 — 2003

The Doctor of Professional Studies is a professional doctorate that integrates computing and professional cultures. It is considered by the National Science Foundation as a research doctorate equivalent to the Ph.D.
University of New Haven

Masters of Science , Computer Information Systems , 1981 — 1984

This program provides advanced professional training in computer and information science, and provides a diversity of experience and subject matter through its core, distribution, concentration, elective and project requirements. Its broad scope recognizes the continuing development of computing disciplines and applications.
University of New Haven

BS , Computer Science , 1977 — 1981

The computer science program includes instruction in several programming languages, a strong base in mathematics, and intermediate courses in methods and systems.

Additional Information

Richard Bassett’s Interests:

Coin Collecting, NASCAR, Camping

Richard Bassett’s Groups:

Rotary International

Pace University Alumni,Faculty, Staff and Students
Global Project Management
MIS Professors
SAP Community
Western Connecticut State University Alumni
Technology Leaders Association
National Information Security Group
Project Managers Group
CIO Forum [Academic]
Fans of NASCAR
Alumni of the Ancell School of Business at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU)
Higher Education Professionals
NERCOMP (North East Regional Computing Program)
Oracle Project Manager group
Higher Education Management Group
EDUCAUSE
Online College Executives and Professionals
Technology-Using Professors