Oris Dewayne Friesen

Background

Friesen, Oris Dewayne was born on January 4, 1940 in York, Nebraska, United States. Son of Harry H. and Malita Wanda (Ratzlaff) Friesen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Arizona, 1964. Master of Arts, University Arizona, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1982.

Career

Computer system analyst Computer Sciences Corporation, Richland, Washington, 1967-1969. Computer system designer General Electric, Phoenix, 1969-1970. Database system designer Honeywell Information Systems, 1970-1984, engineering fellow, database management, 1984-1990, Bull Worldwide Information Systems, Phoenix, 1990-1999.

Research professor computer science and engineering Arizona State University, 1999—2001. Consultant in field, since 2002. President Future Information Technology, since 2000.

Member Ontopilot LLC, since 2008. Adjunct professor engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1984, research professor, 1999-2001. Adjunct faculty in information assurance, cyber forensics, software quality engineering, digital visual literacy Mesa Community College, 2002-2009.

Vice chairman database standards American National Standards Institute, Washington, 1980-1985. Rapporteur, database standards International Standards Organization, Geneva, 1984-1985. General chairman International Conference on Deductive and Object-Oriented Databases, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1991-1994.

Treasurer Steering Committee for International Conference on Deductive and Object-Oriented Databases, 1997-2000. Member steering committee Advanced Information and Communications Infrastructure Foundation Group of Arizona Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development, 1994-1995. Member industrial council College Engineering, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1995-1999.

Charter member Arizona Telecomms. Information Council, Advisory Board to Arizona Telecomms. Policy Office, Foundation Group of Arizona Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development, since 1995.

Arizona representative for North America Free Trade Association, Telecomms. Standards Subcommittee of Office of United States Trade Representatives, 1994-1996. Charter member, vice chair Arizona Learning Technology Partnership, since 1996.

Member board directors ACTC Technologies, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1996-1998. Chairman, manager wireless fidelity (WiFi) security for first-responders project Arizona Telecomms. and Information Council, since 1999. Charter board directors GELIA Global E-Learning Association, since 2000.

Director eLearning Systems for Arizona Teachers and Students, since 2006.

Achievements

• Oris Dewayne Friesen has been listed as a noteworthy Software engineer, historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • China Reporting: An Oral History of American Journalism in the 1930s and 1940s

    ( China Reporting documents the gathering of American jou...)

Membership

Member Phoenix Futures Forum, 1988-1991. Member, officer North Tatum Community Homeowners Association, Phoenix, 1985-1988. Member steering committee for advanced information communications Infrastructure Foundation of Arizona Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development, 1994-1996.

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, general chairman Phoenix Conference on Computers and Communications 1990-1991, vice-chairman Globecom 97 Conference, 1995-1997), Association for Computing Machinery, Association Asian Studies, American History Association, Organization American Historians.

Interests

• Avocation: Chinese language.

Connections

Married Carey Lea Burbank, May 28, 1964. Children: Isabelle Anne, Aric Alan.

Father:

Harry H. Friesen

Mother:

Malita Wanda (Ratzlaff) Friesen

Spouse:

Carey Lea Burbank

child:

Aric Alan Friesen

child:

Isabelle Anne Friesen