Aldyaflah, Izdehar
Assistant Professor
216-987-4605
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Metropolitan Campus, ATTC 277
Education: B.S., Al-Balqa Applied University
M.S., Cleveland State University
Ph.D., Cleveland State University
Chandirasekaran, Manjula
Assistant Professor
manjula.chandirasekaran@tri-c.edu
216-987-2288
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Eastern Campus, 1210
Education: B.S., Madras University
M.S., Bharathidasan University
Crowley, Matthew
Assistant Professor
216-987-2024
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Eastern Campus, ESS 1211
Education: BSE, Case Western Reserve University
MBA, Temple University
Ph.D., Liberty University
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), ISC2
Certified Member, American Association of Airport Executives
About: Dr. Matthew Crowley has been an assistant professor at Cuyahoga Community College since 2023 and held previous roles at the College as an adjunct and lecturer since 2017. He teaches cybersecurity, programming and networking courses as part of the Computer Science division at the College. Crowley is a former chief information officer for both the Philadelphia International Airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and held numerous leadership roles at technology companies such as Microsoft and TonDone. He is the author of Pro Internet Explorer 8 & 9 Development from Apress. He focuses on interdisciplinary research in the areas of aviation cybersecurity, applied artificial intelligence and peer relationships in entrepreneurial networks. His research is grant-funded through organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the National Information Technology Innovation Center and the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
Leasure, James
Assistant Professor
216-987-5237
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C204
Education: B.S., Kent State University
M.S., University of Illinois
Certificates in Data Analytics, Wake Tech
Continued coursework completed in Computer Science at Fort Hays State University and Georgia Tech
About: James Leasure started working as a programmer in 1999. He began as a Visual C++ developer and has since worked with numerous languages and frameworks, including Java, Struts, embedded COBOL, ASP with ISAPI filters, C#, JavaScript, PHP, Swift and more. He has held positions as a web/database programmer/analyst, software engineer and project manager. One of his favorite professional achievements was publishing a book with his dad in 2003 titled Web Database Technologies. He started teaching programming courses as an adjunct in 2001 and became a full-time instructor in August 2010. He has enjoyed teaching almost every course in the programming curriculum.
Hollowell, Miekel
Assistant Professor
216-987-0216
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Metropolitan Campus, MSHC 122
Education: A.A., University of Toledo
B.S., Baldwin Wallace College
M.S., University of Phoenix
Lyons, Keith
Professor
216-987-5065
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C212
Education: B.S., Kent State University
M.A., Kent State University
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
About: Keith Lyons has worked at Tri-C since 2000. He teaches a variety of courses within the Information Technology department, ranging from entry-level to advanced networking, cybersecurity, operating systems, PC maintenance and repair, and associated topics. He is also the faculty coordinator for the Cybersecurity, Networking Hardware and Networking Software degrees at Tri-C’s Western Campus. His professional affiliations include the National CyberWatch Center, the Northeast Ohio Cyber Consortium, the Northeast Ohio Information Systems Security Association, InfraGard, the CompTIA Academy Program and the North Coast Help Desk Institute.
Ostroske, John
Assistant Professor
216-987-4433
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Westshore Campus
Education: B.S., Cleveland State University
MBA, Case Western Reserve University
Rose, Desmond
Associate Professor
216-987-3582
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Eastern Campus, ESS 1215
Education: AAS, Cuyahoga Community College
B.S., Kent State University
MBI, Kaplan University
Ph.D., Capella University
Certificate, Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age, Harvard University
Tamerlano, Kathleen
Associate Professor
216-987-5488
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C207
Education: B.S., Heidelberg College
MBA, Case Western Reserve University
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
Tiralapuram, Vinita
Assistant Professor
216-987-2051
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C230
Education: A.A., Pragnya College, Osmania University
BCA, St. Pious College, Osmania University
M.A., Sikkim Manipal University
Wichert, Bill
Assistant Professor
216-987-5465
Department: Information Technology
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C104
Education: B.S., Case Western Reserve University
M.S., Capella University
MBA, Case Western Reserve University
About: Bill Wichert grew up in Northeast Ohio and got his start at Tri-C’s Western Campus. He has worked for many well-known companies around the area, including the Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University, Hyland Software and the City of Cleveland. He loves to travel and was formerly a world-class Call of Duty player.