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- Post Doctoral MBA. University of New Haven, West Haven, CT - 2005.
- Ph.D. Management/Minor in Management Systems. Breyer State University, Birmingham, AL - 2004. Dissertation: “An Exploratory Study of Corporate Governance: The Effects of Board Information Impoverishment on Corporate Malfeasance in the US Business Community."
- Sc.D.(ABD) Management Systems. University of New Haven, West Haven, CT - 1998.
- Master of Science in Management. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, Hartford, CT - 1990.
- Baccalaureate in Industrial Engineering. Western New England College, Springfield, MA - 1972.
- Dr. Ryan currently teaches in the Graduate School of Breyer State University. His primary academic interest deals with corporate governance research and management systems applications. He continues to develop and maintain websites for religious and charitable institutions as well as his own website for students and corporate consulting work. 1996 – Present.
- Twenty-seven years experience in the electric utility industry at Northeast Utilities Service Company, Berlin, CT. Assignments included generation and transmission planning, research and system design, corporate budget and financial system analysis, and management consulting at the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in Waterford, CT. Accumulated countless hours in seminars, conferences and workshops on management development and various mainframe computer systems. Completed a course in analog systems analysis of electric utility power systems at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; and a course on digital modeling and analysis of electrical power systems at the University of Texas, Arlington, TX. Presented numerous seminars on electric utility battery-energy-storage systems, computer optimization of electric utility generation planning, and dispersed electrical-generation systems for electric utilities. Authored and co-authored many technical research papers on advanced generation power-systems. 1969 - 1996
- Eight years management experience in manufacturing, quality assurance, and electrical, optical, and mechanical instrumentation test processes at Kollmorgen Corporation, Northampton, MA. Completed an optical engineering course at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Selected by Kollmorgen to develop the complete contractor acceptance testing process for the U.S. Navy's Type 11-B submarine periscope program. 1962 – 1969.
- Graduate of United Aircraft Corporation's apprenticeship program in manufacturing processes, East Hartford, CT. After completing this program, worked in experimental manufacturing processes at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft followed by a year of tool and model making. 1958 – 1962.
- Completed steam and diesel engineering courses at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. 1957 – 1958.
- Ryan, W. A. (1975) The Development and Use of OPTGEN. A three-day course on automated electrical generation planning presented to the system planning and research personnel of Northeast Utilities Service Company, Berlin, CT.
- Ryan, W.A. (1977). A Study of Battery Energy Storage Systems for the Northeast Utilities System. Long Range System Planning Section, System Planning Department. Northeast Utilities Service Company, Berlin, CT. A paper presented at the Energy Storage Conference in Washington, DC, 1977.
- Ryan, W. A. (1977) A Study of the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor for the Northeast Utilities System. Long Range System Planning Section, System Planning Department. Northeast Utilities Service Company, Berlin, CT.
- Ryan, W. A. (1993). The Changing World of Electric Utilities: Preparing for a More Competitive Business Environment. A paper presented at The 1993 New England Business Administration Association Conference, “The Changing World of Business.” April 23-24, 1993. Southern Connecticut State University.
- Ryan, W. A. (1994) Integrating Stakeholders’ Variables-of-Value: Toward an Interactive Open-systems Model for Electric Utilities. Paper presented at a Policy and Strategic Decision Making Seminar, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT.
- Ryan, W.A. (1998). A Management Systems' Model for Boards of Directors: A Case-Control Study of Corporate Governance in a Regulated Environment. A White Paper. University of New Haven, West Haven, CT.
- Named to Deans List at Wentworth Institute, Boston, MA in 1957 and 1958.
- Named to President’s Honor Roll at Wentworth Institute in 1958.
- Named to Dean’s List at Western New England College, Springfield, MA for multiple semesters.
- Graduated Cum Laude from Western New England College (BSIE) in 1972.
- Awarded Graduate Fellowship by the University of New Haven, West Haven, CT on August 24, 1994.
- Selected for membership in Sigma Beta Delta, the national honor society for high scholastic achievement on May 21, 1995.
Dr. Ryan is a member of Sigma Beta Delta, the national honor society in business, management, and administration and IABS, the International Association for Business and Society. He is a licensed private pilot, a certificated instructor in motorcycle skills and handling, and a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard seamanship program.
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