James
T. Perry, Ph.D.
James T. Perry is a Professor of Information Systems at the University of San Diego School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from The Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Purdue University. He is the author of over 80 textbooks and trade books covering topics including database management systems, the Internet, Building Accounting Systems, Oracle, electronic commerce, Excel, Access, Word, Windows, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Oracle, SQL Server, and Visual Basic for Applications. Some of his books have been translated into Chinese, Dutch, French, Korean, and Russian. He has published over a dozen articles on computer security, database management systems, multimedia delivery systems, and chief programmer teams. Jim is a charter member of the Association for Information Systems.
Jim's prior teaching appointments include the Informations Systems Department at San Diego State University and the Computer Science Department at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has also worked as a computer security consultant to various private and governmental organizations including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was a consultant on the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") project and served as a member of the computer security oversight committee.