Faculty
David Read
Lecturer in Computer Science
Office: Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 240C
Telephone: 518-580-5296
Email: dread@skidmore.edu
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Dave has been a computer science faculty member at Skidmore since 2014. He received his Ed.D. in Learning and Organizational Change from Baylor University. His thesis focused on the underrepresentation of women in CS. Before joining Skidmore's faculty, Dave worked as an information technology consultant and CTO, designing, implementing, and integrating enterprise systems for manufacturing, financial services, health care, insurance, and logistics companies. He teaches programming, software engineering, web development, and data security courses. His research interests include increasing women's representation in CS, semantic machine learning, and data security. Dave has published articles on large-scale business system design and presents sessions at data and architecture conferences. He earned his Master's in Engineering and Business at Union Graduate College and his Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems at The College of Saint Rose. His initial collegiate endeavors began at Westminster Choir College, where he studied voice, keyboard, and music education.