As a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Dr. Davis has provided data security consulting and information systems auditing services to the United States Securties and Exchange Commission, the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), the Raytheon Company, the United States Interstate Commerce Commission, Dow Jones & Company, and Fidelity/First Fidelity (Wells Fargo) corporations; as well as other organizations. In particular to management information systems, some of his professional software and hardware experience includes MVS, UNIX, Windows, Clarity, Oracle, the International Money Management System, MS-Project, PERL, COBOL, PASCAL, DEC, IBM, Tandem, Compaq, and DELL. Guest Author Interview: Robert E. Davis by Aby Rao  

Dr. Robert E. Davis, CISA, CICA obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Business Law, a Master of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems, and a Doctor of Business Administration degree in Information Systems Management from Temple, West Chester, and Walden University; respectively. During his twenty years of involvement in education, Dr. Davis acquired Postgraduate and Professional Technical licenses in Computer Science and Computer Systems Technology (issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia).

Dr. Davis, a member of Golden Key, Delta Mu Delta, the American Association of University Professors, ISACA and The Institute for Internal Controls (IIC), also was an adjunct college instructor of Management Information Systems, Computer Science, and Mathematics.

Dr. Davis was a Pleier Corporation author, with books distributed through ISACA and The IIA. In addition, Robert has authored articles addressing IT issues for The Institute of Internal Auditors, IT Governance LTD, ISACA, Techtarget, Suite101.com, and Examiner.com as well as peer reviewed Carnegie Mellon University's technical report "Comparing eSCM-SP v2 and COBIT" and five chapters of Bloomsbury's "Effective Auditing for Corporates".

In regards to training individuals in the information systems audit process, he has provided instruction to the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, the Data Processing Management Association, ISACA-Philadelphia Chapter CISA Review Course participants, 3rd Annual Securasia Congress delegates, Delaware Valley Information Systems Security Association chapter meeting participants and an Internet CISA study group.

Dr. Davis also is a former ISACA-Philadelphia Chapter Board of Directors’ member as well as Chairman of College Relations and the first and inaugural CISA in Residence at Temple University.