John R. Talburt, PhD, CDMP
PO Box 45815, Little Rock, AR 72214
501-371-7616 (Office), jrtalburt@ualr.edu
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
2007 – Present  Professor of Information Science and Acxiom Chair of Information Quality
2005 – 2007 Â Visiting Professor of Information Science and Acxiom Chair of Information Quality
Acxiom Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas
2004 – 2005Â Â Leader for New Products and Solutions, Acxiom Marketing Organization
2000 – 2004Â Â Leader for Global Data Development, Product and Infrastructure Technology Organization
1999 – 2000Â Â Leader for Advanced Technology and Research, Enterprise Software Development Group
1998 – 1999Â Â Leader for Data Research and Development, Data Content Group
1995 – 1998Â Â Leader for Research and Development, Advanced Technology Group
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, College of Science and Engineering Technology
1991 – 1995Â Â Professor of Computer and Information Science
1986 – 1993Â Â Chair, Department of Computer and Information Science
1983 – 1991Â Â Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science
Professional Computer Software, Inc., Batesville, Arkansas
1981 – 1983Â Â President and Chief Information Officer
Carter, Mitchum, and Company, CPA’s, Batesville, Arkansas
1980 – 1981Â Â Information Systems Manager
Data Management Services, Batesville, Arkansas
1977 – 1980Â Â Owner and Operator
Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia
1974 – 1977Â Â Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
1973 – 1977Â Â Campus Coordinator for Academic Computing
1971 – 1974Â Â Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1971, Dissertation: Computational Methods for Problems in Finite Solvable Group Theory
MS Mathematics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1969
BS Mathematics, Physics minor, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1967, Outstanding Graduate in Mathematics
MDQM, Certified Master Data Quality Manager for ISO 8000-110: 2009 Master Data Quality, Electronic Commerce Code Management Organization (ECCMA), 2011.
CDMP, Certified Data Management Professional, Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP), 2008.
CDP, Certificate in Data Processing, Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals, 1981.
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
Executive Biomedical Informatics Committee for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, appointed 2010.
International Advisory Committee for the Information Quality Laboratory of the Institute of Science and Technical Information of China, appointed 2010.
Steering Committee Member, Integrated Computing PhD Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock appointed 2010.
Track Coordinator for the Information Quality Track in Integrated Computing PhD Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, appointed 2010
Executive Committee, Arkansas Academy of Computing, elected 2010.
Advisory Board, Black Oak Partners, LLC, appointed 2009
Board of Directors Advisor, International Association of Information and Data Quality, appointed 2007
Track Advisor, Emphasis in Information Quality, Applied Science PhD program, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, appointed 2008
Executive Director, UALR Laboratory for Advanced Research in Entity Resolution and Information Quality (ERIQ), appointed 2006
Associate Director & Steering Committee, Acxiom Laboratory for Applied Research, appointed 2006
Charter Member, Arkansas Academy of Computing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, elected 2006
Arkansas STEM Coalition Taskforce on Graduate Degree and Workforce, appointed 2006
Graduate Coordinator, Master of Science in Information Quality program, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, appointed 2005
Board of Directors, International Conference on Information Quality, elected 2005
Co-Director, MIT Information Quality Program Working Group on Customer-Centric Information Quality Management, appointed 2003
Program Evaluator, Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), appointed 1992
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), since 1984
Affiliate, Computer Society of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-CS)
Charter Member, International Association for Information and Data Quality (IAIDQ), since 2005
Arkansas Association for Quality Assurance Professionals (AAQAP), since 2007
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Leadership to the MIT Information Quality Industry Symposium, 2010
2008 Academic Award, Data Management Association International
Outstanding Contribution in Establishing the First Graduate Degree Program in Information Quality, MIT International Conference on Information Quality, 2006
Charter Member, Arkansas Academy of Computing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2006
Outstanding Bachelor of Science Graduate in Mathematics, Arkansas State University, 1967
