Prof. Hiram D. A. Cabassa

Engineer, Professor, Computer Programmer.

Official degrees:

• M.S. in Computer Science, Cornell University, 1970
• B.S.E.E. in Electronics, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus, 1964
• B.S. in Mathematics, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus, 1962

Honors & Distinctions:

• Cum Laude in both bachelor degrees
• Member of the Engineering Honor Society - Tau Beta Pi
• Participant of the 1978 NASA Summer Faculty Research Program

Memberships and other information:

• Member, CIAPR - 1964 Lic. # 04393
• Owner of the private consulting firm HDAC, Inc. - 1982

Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Programming.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE :

• Full Professor in Computer Engineering R.U.M., July 1982-December 1999
• Associate Professor, R.U.M., July 1976-June 1982
• Assistant Professor, R.U.M., January 1971-June 1976
• Instructor in the Electronic Data Processing Institute R.U.M., 1961-1964 & 1972-1977

• Director of the Management Information Office, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1976-1981
• Special Advisor on Information Systems to the Director of Planning and Development, University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration, 1978-1981
• Director of the Computer center, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1972-1976

• Laboratory-Computer System Analyst at Sandoz-Wander in New Jersey, 1970
• Director of the Computer Center of the Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory, 1963-1968
• Computer Programmer at the Puerto Rico Nuclear Center, 1962-1964

• Owner of the firm H. D. A. Cabassa Y Asociados, Inc. since February 1982
• President of an Accreditation Committee of the Council of Higher Education, 1984
• Member of the Executive Board of the firm: "Consultants in Economics and Methods of Information, Inc. (CEMI)", 1962-1976
• Independent Consultant for various government agencies and private firms, 1962-1976

• "Licenses and Permits Information System", Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico, 1983
• Speaker at the National Educational Computing Conference on "Programming Project Management", 1982
• "Computerized Financial Information System", COOP of Aguadilla, 1982
• "Operations Information System", Fanovidal, Inc., 1981
• "A Safety Information System", NASA's GODDARD Space Flight Center, 1978

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For comments, questions, suggestions, criticisms, concerns about this homepage you can contact me at h_cabassa@rumac.upr.clu.edu.

This page was last updated on December 2, 1997