Hello, my name is Donald Buresh, and I would like to share with you a little bit about myself.
I have worked in the information "technology field for nearly 30 years. In the past ten years, I have focused on software quality assurance, and have quality assured main-frame, client-server, and Internet applications. I have also led quality projects from the beginning to the end. I now spend my time teaching economics and management courses.
I have taught economics, finance, project management, technology management, business research methods, information management methods, calculus, probability and statistics, software quality assurance, software engineering, database management, Visual Basic, Microsoft Office, computer applications, COBOL programming, and systems analysis and design at different colleges and universities.
I have earned a B.S. in mathematics and philosophy from the University of Illinois Chicago, an M.A. in economics from Boston College, and an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, with an emphasis in total quality and operations management. I earned my Doctor of Philosophy at Northcentral University in the management of engineering and technology.
I have a number of certifications from the American Society for Quality, including a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (#810), a Certified Quality Manager (#6687), a Certified Quality Engineer (#43354), a Certified Reliability Engineer (#5431), a Certified Quality Auditor (#27128), and a Certified Software Quality Engineer (#1769). I am also aQMS 9000 Provisional Auditor (#Q08687) from the Registrar Accreditation Board, and a Certificate in Data Processing (#821630) from the Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals. Currently, I am studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute, and I intend to take the examination sometime this year.
Many years ago, I passed the series 63, 6 and 26 examinations from the National Association of Securities Dealers, but I am no longer associated with a broker-dealer. Furthermore, at that point in my life, I held a Massachusetts insurance broker's license.
My outside interests include fencing epee and foil and playing my violin. I have been fencing and playing my violin on and off for the past 30 years. I am divorced, and have two adult children.
Thank you for this opportunity to share some information about myself with you.
Donald L. Buresh, Ph.D.
Tele: 847-872-1659
