Seminar Dr. Ronald Gene Ward

In the October 2011 Final Project and Thesis poster exhibition and competition, STEI presented a different view from the usual. This event was the first to be held involving all Study Programs at STEI after previously only being attended by the Informatics Engineering and Information Systems and Technology study programs. Usually this event was only filled with ordinary poster exhibitions and several demonstrations from students regarding their Final Projects and Theses, but in this event, the different view was that this event was also filled with a seminar on "The Role of Leadership for Software Engineers in Technology Development" presented by Dr. Ronald Gene Ward.

In his seminar, he explained that a software engineer needs leadership skills to be able to make business contributions to their industry. Therefore, software engineers must maintain an open mind, meaning they always listen to input and criticism from all parties, including customers and marketing staff.

Besides an open mind, another necessary skill is the ability to work in a team, especially in international teams, which includes communication skills, both verbally and in chat. Another skill is written communication. Essentially, software engineers must be able to convey their ideas and knowledge well so that they can be understood by both technical and non-technical parties.

Profil singkat Dr. Ronald Gene Ward

Dr. Ronald Gene Ward is a Fulbright Scholar from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University. He is currently conducting research at STEI (August 2011-June 2012) with the theme of "international teamwork" and this semester is guiding a professional development course with the topic of "Global Software Development with International Teaming" as part of the research.

Before joining Texas A&M Univ. in 2006, he had extensive experience in the IT industry as follows:
• 2000 – 2006 NuView, Board of Directors
• 2000 – 2002 Allaire Corporation, Board of Directors
• 2000 – 2001 RLX Technologies
• 1998 – 1999 AltaVista Company
• 1986 – 1998 Compaq Computer Corporation
• 1983 – 1986 Future Computing/McGraw-Hill
• 1975 – 1983 University of Texas at Arlington, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering (tenured)
• 1973 – 1974 Stephen F. Austin State University, Assistant Professor of Computer Science