Brian Cameron

Biographical Information

Brian Cameron is a Professor of Practice of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining Penn State, he was Director of Information Technology for WorldStor, Inc., a storage service provider in Fairfax, Virginia.

As Director of IT, Cameron was responsible for designing and building the company’s national IT infrastructure. He designed and managed the implementation of the corporate network infrastructure and managed the implementation of the national Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/ and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. He also has held a variety of technical and managerial positions within IBM and Penn State.

Within the College of Information Sciences and Technology, he works with a wide portfolio of companies on a variety of consulting engagements, ranging from systems integration projects to enterprise architecture planning and design. Through his academic work, Cameron has consulted with organizations such as AT&T Wireless, Raytheon, Accenture, Oracle, EMC Corp., NSA, U.S. Marine Corps, The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and many others.

Cameron holds a Ph.D. and an MBA in Finance and MIS from Penn State and a B.S. in Computer Science. His primary research and consulting interests include enterprise architecture, enterprise systems integration, information management and storage, and the use of simulations and gaming in education.

The main focus areas for his teaching efforts are on senior-level capstone enterprise integration, enterprise architecture, and information technology consulting and storage architecture courses. Cameron is currently developing new curricular materials for enterprise integration (through funding from NSF), including a textbook to be published by Wiley & Sons Publishing. He has also designed and taught executive education sessions for senior IT executives. Session topics include Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Business Process Management (BPM), Strategic Alignment of IT & Business Strategies, IT Governance, and IT Portfolio Management.

Cameron currently leads corporately funded research efforts in the following areas: service-oriented architecture and business process modeling, risk analysis and management of enterprise systems integration projects, ERP and CRM implementation best practices, enterprise storage and information management architecture design, and performance measurement for enterprise architecture.

Research and Teaching

• Business Process Modeling
• Enterprise Architecture
• Enterprise Integration
• Enterprise Systems Implementation & Integration Risk Analysis
• Information Systems Design and Development
• IT Portfolio Management
• IT Strategy Alignment
• Pedagogy for Enterprise Integration
• Service-Oriented Architecture
• Systems Analysis and Design

RESEARCH

Understanding Risk Practices for Enterprise Integration, Enterprise Integration and Informatics Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 2008-2009
Co-Pi on a $60,000 grant to study enterprise systems implementation and integration risks in conjunction with Computer Science Corporation. 

Leveraging Advanced Research University Knowledge for Innovation in Legacy Industrial Era Regions: Pennsylvania's I-99 Corridor, National Science Foundation, Program for Innovation, 2008-2009
Co-Pi on a $52,500 grant to examine small-medium businesses (SMBs) along the I-99 technology corridor to explore how they understand and mitigate systems and operational risks related to business growth. This initiative was part of an overall $600,000 award to Penn State. 

Learning to Build Systems of Systems, National Science Foundation, CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computer Education (CPATH), 2007-2010.
Co-PI on a three-year, $393,000, grant to enhance, document, and codify the corporate project model of experience-based education developed at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State for adoption and adaptation by other universities. 

Information Management Research Support, Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2006-07
PI on a $47,496 hardware grant to support on-going information management research and curricular initiatives

The Impact of Personality Type and Learning Style on Virtual IT Project Team Effectiveness, 2005
A study that investigated the impact of team member personality type and learning style on the effectiveness of virtual IT project teams.

The Impact of IT Support Communities, 2005
A funded study that investigated types of IT professional support groups and communities and their impact on IT professionals.

Wireless Usage in Campus Environments, 2004-05
A funded research project with AT&T Wireless and Siemens to collect data on wireless usage among college students.

Information Technology Project Trends, 2004
A funded study on the causes of IT project success and failure. The study was conducted and published in partnership with a national IT consulting firm.

The Efficacy of Organizational Effectiveness Tools for IT Projects, 2004
A funded study on the use and effectiveness of organizational effectiveness tools in IT projects. The study was conducted and published in partnership with a national IT consulting firm. Significant results were reported.

Problem-Based Learning Environments, Assessments, and Outcomes, 2003
A published study comparing two problem-based learning approaches – written case study of the problem situation and the use of real corporate project problems. The study involved 73 participants. Significant results were reported.

The Use of Simulation in Online Learning, 2003
A published study on the effectiveness of simulation in a hybrid, online learning environment. The study compared two sections of a hybrid-networking course. The study involved 88 participants. Significant results were reported.

The Effect of Visualized Instruction and Locus of Control, 1999
A study on the effects of visualized web-based instruction and locus of control on learning. The study involved 254 participants. Insignificant results were reported.

BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

• Associate Editor – Encyclopedia of Information Science & Technology (2008)
• Chair: IT Consulting Track Curriculum Committee at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University (2005-06)
•  Editorial Review Board for Enterprise Architecture and Integration: Methods, Implementation and Technologies, edited by W. Lam & S. Venky (2007)
• Editorial Review Board for Handbook of Research in Enterprise Systems, edited by J. Gupta (2007)
•  Editorial Review Board for IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization, edited by B. Walters & Z. Tang (2006)
•  Editorial Review Board for Information Systems Analysis and Design: Foundations, Methods, and Practices, edited by R. Chiang & K. Siau (2006)
•  Editorial Review Board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management (2003 – Present)
• Editorial Review Board for the International Journal on E-Learning (2004 – Present)
• Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Database Management: Special Issue on Service-Oriented Architecture / Service-Oriented Computing (2008)
• Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Information Systems Education (2004 – Present)
• Editorial Review Board for Handbook of Research on Technology Project Management, Planning, and Operations, edited by Terry T. Kidd (2008)
  
• McMurtry Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award Committee (2005)
•  Proposal Review Board for the Americas Conference on Information Systems (2005-06)
• Proposal Review Board for the ACM’s Special Interest Group for Info. Tech. Education (2005-07)
• Proposal Review Board for the ACM’s Special Interest Group for Management Information Systems (2007-08)
• Proposal Review Board for the Conference on Business and the Internet (2007)
•  Proposal Review Board for the European Conference on Information Systems (2008)
• Proposal Review Board for the International Management and Technology Conference (2006-07)
• Review Panelist for Association for Enterprise Integration’s Annual Corporate & Government Integration Project Competition (2008)
• Session chair for IT Project Management for the Americas Conference on Information Systems (2006)
•  Session Chair for MIS Curricular Issues for the ACM’s Special Interest Group for Management Info. Systems’ Annual Conference (2008)
• Program Committee for the ACM’s Special Interest Group for Management Info. Systems (2005-07)

Publications:

Butcher-Powell, L. M. & Cameron, B. H. (2008). Gender Differences Among IT Professionals in Gaining Knowledge from Online Technology Communities of Practice. In S. Tarannum (Ed.), Gender Digital Divide.

Cameron, B. H. (2008). The Role of Business Process Modeling in Enterprise Systems Integration. In J. D. Gupta (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Enterprise Systems.

Cameron, B. H. (2008). Developing the Enterprise Architect Perspective. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition.

Cameron, B. H. (2008). Experience-based Learning: The IT Consulting Model. In L. A. Tomei (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration.

Cameron, B. H. & Knight, S. M. (2008). Enterprise Alignment: The Challenge for Organization Development. In T. Torres & M. Arias (Eds.), Encyclopedia of HRIS: Challenges in e-HRM.

Clark, S.M. & Cameron, B. H. (2008). Business Process Management: Concepts, Technologies, and Applications. In V. Shankararaman (Ed.), Advances in Management Information Systems.

Cameron, B. H. (2007). The Relationship of Gaming and Feedback Type in Facilitating Delayed Achievement. In R. Zheng & P. Ferris (Eds.), Understanding Online Instructional Modeling: Theories and Practices.

Cameron, B. H. (2007). Gaming, Cognitive Style and Feedback Type in the Achievement of Learning Objectives. In T. Kidd (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Technology.

Cameron, B. H. (2007). IS Project and Portfolio Management: Issues for the Strategic Management of IS Projects. In T. Kidd (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Technology.

Cameron, B. H. (2007). The Changing Nature of Business Process Modeling: Implications for Enterprise Systems Integration. In W. Lam & S. Venky (Eds.), Enterprise Architecture and Integration.

Cameron, B. H. (2006). IT Portfolio Management: Implementing and Maintaining IT Strategic Alignment. In B. Walters & Z. Tang (Eds.), IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization.