Personal

Married, wife Darcy (42 years)

Children

Mark (Beth) – Cheyenne, WY

            Rebecca (16)

            Zachary  (14)

Kirsten (Russell Johnson) – Monument, CO

            Kathryn (7)

            Megan  (7)

            Brendan (1)

            Lauren (1)

Scott (Andrea) – Colorado Springs, CO

Family Pictures

Ayen Family

Katie and Megan

Brendan and Lauren

Becca and Zach

Personal Interests

· Family

· Church

· Hiking

· Golf

Biographical Information

Dr. Bill Ayen (Col, USAF, Ret) is a Senior Instructor in the College of Business at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.  He previously served as the Director of the Space Education Consortium, a consortium of higher education institutions formed to support the educational needs of the space professionals in Air Force Space Command. He was the founder and first Director of the Network Information and Space Security Center (NISSC), a Center for Homeland Defense at the university. 

A resident of the Colorado Springs area since 1977, Bill has held multiple positions at USAFA, Colorado Technical University, SSDS, Inc. and now UCCS. At UCCS he has taught computer science and information systems courses in addition to developing outreach programs for the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Business.  Bill is a past member of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.  Currently he is an active lay leader in his church and the Vice President of the Friends of Air Force Basketball.

Short Bio

Courses Taught at UCCS

· ENGR 531   Project Estimation and Risk Analysis

· INFS 110    Information-Based Decision Making

· INFS 300    Introduction to Management Information Systems

· INFS 308    Business Programming

· INFS 340    Database Concepts and Applications

· INFS 370    Computer Networks and Telecommunications

· INFS 410    Systems Analysis and Design

· INFS 440    Emerging Technologies

· INFS 495    Computer Security Policies

· INFS 682    Protection of Critical Infrastructures

· SPMG 619   Systems Engineering Management

· SPMG 629   Information and Communication Systems

· SPMG 649   System Lifecycle Management

· CS 330        Introduction to Software Engineering

· CS 531        Software Requirements and Specifications

· CS 532        Software Design

· CS 534        Software Maintenance

· CS 591        Introduction to Computer/Network Security