Ray Trygstad

Education

Ph.D. Studies Illinois Institute of Technology
Diploma in Aviation Safety, Naval Postgraduate School
M.S. Systems Management, University of Denver
B.S. United States Naval Academy

Research Interests

Information technology management, cyber security management, cyber security policy, information technology policy, cloud computing, system administration, operating system virtualization, open source operating systems and applications, and multimedia

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• ABET
• Association for Computing Machinery + SIGITE and SIGUCCS (ACM)
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association (IASCA)
• Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
• The Internet Society (ISOC)
• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Awards

• Instructor of the Year, IIT School of Applied Technology, 2012
• Professional Member, Gamma Nu Eta - the National Information Technology Honor Society 2011
• Navy Commendation Medal, 1992

Publications

• Presentation: “Emerging Challenges in Enterprise Information Technology Security Policy”, NetSecure 2010, IIT Rice Campus Wheaton, Illinois, March 4, 2010
• Presentation: “Security and Trust in the Cloud”, NetSecure 2011, IIT Rice Campus Wheaton, Illinois, March 25, 2011
• Presentation: “Virtualization and Cloud as Disaster Recovery Solutions”, ForenSecure 2012, IIT Rice Campus Wheaton, Illinois, April 19, 2012
• Presentation: “Enterprise Policies for Mobile Device Security”, ForenSecure 2013, IIT Rice Campus Wheaton, Illinois, April 18, 2013
• Presentation: "Law Enforcement Override of Unmanned Autonomous Logistics Vehicles (Pulling over a Robotruck)", ForenSecure 2015, IIT Rice Campus Wheaton, Illinois, April 17, 2015
• Panel Moderator: "Academic (Deans and Chairs) Panel" AITP/Illinois Technology Foundation Educator Series, January 28, 2015
• Presentation: "Sponsor Spotlight: Information Technology programs at Illinois Tech" SIGITE/RIIT Conference in Chicago, IL, October 1, 2015

Community Service

• Co-Chair, Women in Cyber Security Conference (WiCyS; NSF-funded National Conference) 2018
• Peer Evaluator for National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education designation
• ABET CAC Program Evaluator for Information Technology programs
• National Board Member, Gamma Nu Eta, the National Information Technology Honor Society
• Executive Committee Member, ACM Special Interest Group in Information Technology Education (SIGITE)
• Academic Advocate, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
• Advisory Committee, Chicago Premier CIO Forum
• Computer Information Systems Advisory Board, Triton College
• Computer Information Systems Advisory Board, College of DuPage
• Computer Internetworking Technologies Advisory Board, College of DuPage

University Committees

• Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee
  • Chair, 2016-2018
  • Associate Chair, 2014-2016
• Member, Undergraduate Advising Committee
• Member, Co-Terminal Degree Committee
• Member, HLC Accreditation Committee
  • Co-Chair, HLC Accreditation Committee Quality Improvement Subcommittee
• Chair, Information Technology and Management Curriculum Committee

Additional Info

Experience

Academic Ranks

• Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management, 2011-Present, Full time
• Adjunct Professor of Public Administration, 2007-Present, Part time
• Lecturer in Information Technology and Management, 2002-2011, Part-time
• Lecturer in Computer Science, 2001-2002, Part time
• Lecturer in Business (E-Commerce), 2000-2002, Part Time
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computer Science 1995-2001, Part time
• Assistant Professor of Naval Science, 1992-1994, Full time

Academic Titles

• Interim Associate Director, Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education, 2014-Present, Full time
• Associate Chair, Department of Information Technology and Management, 2012-Present, Full time
• Director of Undergraduate Advising, Department of Information Technology and Management, 2012-Present, Full time
• Associate Director of Information Technology & Management Programs and Undergraduate Adviser, 2007-2012, Full time
• Curriculum Coordinator for Information Technology & Management Programs and Undergraduate Adviser, 2002-2007, Full time
• Curriculum Coordinator for Internet Education, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, 1995-1999, Part time
• Program Manager, graduate-level Certificate Program in Educational Technology, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, 1996-1998, Part Time
• Curriculum Coordinator and Sophomore Adviser, Department of Naval Science, 1992-1994, Full time

Staff Titles

• Director of Information Technology, IIT School of Applied Technology and IIT Center for Professional Development; responsible for managing staff and assets including all computer laboratories, faculty and staff computer assets, UNIX/Linux/Windows/VMware/XenServer servers, networks, and multiple Web sites. 2002-2016, Full-time
• Associate Director for Information Technology, Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus; responsible for managing technology and staff all information technology resources for the university's suburban Wheaton campus: networks, servers, computer labs, and faculty and staff desktop systems. 1999-2012, Full-time
• Manager of Client Services, Computing and Network Services; responsible for managing staff and assets including university Web site, all computer laboratories, Novell networks, and Helpdesk services. 1997-1999, Full time
• Manager, Instructional Multimedia Center; conducted faculty training seminars, provided support for university faculty use of multimedia presentation tools and World Wide Web in an instructional environment. 1995-1997, Full time