Newsroom :: UMT Welcomes New Faculty Members

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 28, 2001 - The University of Management and Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of three new faculty members.

Ed Naser, Richard Granson, and Meng Li are the most recent additions to the university. Naser teaches management courses while Granson and Li teach courses in the Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology program.

"We're very pleased to welcome them to UMT," said Academic Dean J. Davidson Frame. "They bring a wide range of practical experience about their fields to the classroom."

Naser has a Ph.D. in engineering management from The George Washington University. During his career, he has worked in health care, engineering, information technology, financial planning, and as a business consultant.

Dr. Naser began his career as a civil engineer designing roads and highways. He worked as an engineering consultant after he obtained a master's degree in engineering management (with a minor in international business) from The George Washington University. He also became involved in human resources management.

Dr. Naser then worked as a personal financial analyst for a Fortune 500 company, where his duties included sales and marketing. He co-founded a computer-telephony company, where he worked in the areas of systems integration and software development. Dr. Naser has traveled to some 20 countries and speaks several languages.

Granson works as a policy analyst/systems administrator for the Science Applications International Corporation. Previous positions have included: director of information technology, TRX Data Services; Internet services technician, USAToday.com; operations technician, The College Board; financial systems analyst and end-user support analyst, Howrey & Simon; and support services assistant (office automation), Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

His areas of expertise include: information technology management; high-availability systems; database servers; document management systems; local and wide area networking; security; hardware maintenance and troubleshooting; UNIX; and desktop applications.

Granson has an M.A. in international affairs from The George Washington University, and a B.A. in history and Russian studies from Stetson University.

Li works as a consultant at NASA Headquarters, where he develops web applications in Cold Fusion and Perl. He also supports various Access applications at the space agency. During his previous work as a consultant, he developed client/server application using Oracle, Power Builder and Developer/2000.

Li's areas of expertise include information systems, data modeling, HTML and web publishing, and three-tier web-application development. He previously taught at Indiana University, from which he earned an MS/MA in mathematics and computer science.