Professional Bio

Degrees

  • PhD, MSIS, Telecommunications, Oklahoma State University
  • Master of Science in Engineering, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications program, University of Colorado
  • Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics, University of Washington

Professional Credentials & Memberships

  • CISCO Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) Certification, effective April 2009
  • CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification in progress
  • Network Protocols: SS7, ISDN, TCP/IP, 802.2/3/11x, SIP, H.323, GSM, CDMA, SONET, and ATM, along with a variety of older PSTN access and transport protocols
  • Security Tools Wireshark, Snort, Nessus, and more
  • Programming languages: Java, C, C++, Fortran, Pascal, SmallTalk, and VBA
  • Statistical skills: SPSS, SAS data miner, multivariate analysis
  • Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers Member, 1991-present

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Regis University, Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator for B.S. in Computer Networking and M.S. in Systems Engineering programs, Denver, CO, 2010-present
  • University of Colorado, Adjunct Professor, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications program, College of Engineering, Boulder, CO, 2009-2010
  • University of Denver, Adjunct Professor, Information & Communications Technology, University College Curriculum Consultant, University College ICT program, Denver, CO, 2008-2010
  • Oklahoma State University, Instructor, Management Science & Information Systems, Spears School of Business, Stillwater, OK, 2002-2007
  • Nortel Networks & Bell Northern Research, Canada & U.S., 1991-2001:
    • Manager, Custom Network Planning, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Manager, Knowledge Partnership Program, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Senior Consultant, Business & Network Planning, Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Regulatory Consultant, Systems Engineering, Bell Northern Research (BNR), Richardson, TX & Ottawa, ON, Canada
    • Member of Technical Staff, Systems Engineering Division, Bell Northern Research (BNR), Richardson, TX
  • AGS Information Services, Inc., Contract Software Developer, Denver, CO, 1991
  • Cable Television Laboratories, Student Research Assistant, Boulder, CO, 1991
  • University of Colorado, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Professional Research Assistant, Boulder, CO, 1988-1991

Research & Scholarship

Published Works

  • Barnes, S.D. and Biros, D.P. “An Exploratory Study of Computer Mediated Communications on Cyber Stalking Severity,” Journal of Digital Forensics, Security, and Law, 2007 2(3).
  • Barnes, Stephen D., “An ISDN Desktop Central Office Switch for Rural & Remote Area Communications.” Telecommunications, March 1991.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Barnes, S.D., Biros D.P., Weiser, M., and Romano, N., “Incorporating Information Assurance in Systems Analysis and Design Curriculum,” Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2007.
  • Barnes, S.D. and Biros, D.P. “An Exploratory Study of Computer Mediated Communications on Cyber Stalking Severity,” The 2nd Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law, April 2007.

Awards & Recognition

  • U.S. Patent 5793857: “Method of Using Dynamic Database to Improve Telephone Number Portability,” 1997. Inventors: Stephen Barnes, James Bartoszewicz, Ronald Schwartz, and Krishnamurthy Giridharagopal.
  • Oklahoma State University, Exemplary Service award for team teaching a course with a visiting scholar and related activities, MSIS Department, Spears School of Business
  • Three Outstanding Student Evaluations Letters of Commendation
  • Oklahoma State University, College of Business, MSIS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate
  • Nortel Networks PRIDE Award for contributions to University Case Competition
  • Finalist: International Communications Association Student Paper Competition