Augusta Computer Services, LLC
Staff
Augusta's Principal Staff
Ralph D. (Butch) Neal, Founding Member- Helped write a requirements document for the software system to operate the seven hospitals owned and operated by the state of West Virginia.
- Project manager for the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR).
- Taught Software Requirements and Testing for WVDHHR and taught the graduate class "Management of Information Technology" at Strayer University in Richmond, VA.
- Selected as Y2K trainer for Software Valley, Inc.
- Authored or co-authored more than 20 publications.
- Invited to attend 1995 Ernst and Young Doctoral Consortium, which is sponsored by the International Conference on Information Systems and is open to only 40 participants worldwide.
- Selected as Information Technology trainer for government employees, Graduate School, USDA, Midwest Training Center
- More than 30 years experience in information technology in higher education, government, and private industry. Specialties include project management, training, application development, and research. Education: Ph.D., Information Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University; MBA, West Virginia University; and BA, West Virginia University
- More than 20 years experience in various data processing environments, including higher education, health sciences, banking, telecommunications and transportation
- Twelve years experience as a technical writer, including Web site development, online Help systems, user documentation, and Web-based training
- Special interest in accessible web page design - have attended a number of conferences and trainings related to that topic
- Education: MA in Technology Education and BS in journalism - both from West Virginia University
