Academic Credentials:
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy
M.A., Arizona State University
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Relevant Professional Experience:
Dr. Irish has been a professor at the IRM College since 1997. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Engineering Psychologist at ARINC, Inc., leading human factors engineering on the Flight Management System (FMS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) integration efforts for the C-5 aircraft, and working as a professor of Management at the Defense Acquisition University.
Scholarship:
Dr. Irish presents and publishes on strategic human capital and transformational enterprises. His most recent book chapter is entitled "Project Human Resource Management” in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 2000 Edition.
Courses: Advanced Management Program (AMP), Continuity of Operations (COO), The Changing World of the CIO (CWC), Data Management Strategies and Technologies: A Managerial Perspective (DMS), eGovernment (EGV), Global Enterprise Networking and Telecommunications (GEN)