Homer Betts

Dr.

Homer

Betts is a dedicated educator, researcher, and technology leader with extensive experience advancing STEM education in urban learning environments. He is strongly committed to student success, innovation, applied research, and workforce development, expertly balancing teaching, academic leadership, and scholarly activities. Throughout his tenure with the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Dr.

Betts has successfully developed and led robotics programs and electric vehicle initiatives that provide students with hands-on, industry-aligned learning experiences. As Director of the Phelps Cisco Academy, he facilitated student certification pathways for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), CompTIA A+, and CompTIA Security+ credentials. This helped students develop the technical competencies for postsecondary education and IT careers.

In addition to his instructional responsibilities, Dr. Betts has engaged in research, grant development, program management, and curriculum innovation. His experience includes securing and managing external funding opportunities, meeting grant and reporting requirements, contributing to research dissemination efforts, and mentoring diverse student populations.

He has consistently demonstrated the ability to integrate research-informed practices into the classroom while fostering experiential learning opportunities that enhance student achievement. Dr. Betts brings exceptional communication, leadership, and collaborative skills to academic settings.

His dedication to teaching excellence, applied research, student mentorship, and community engagement positions him to make meaningful contributions to the teaching, research, and service missions of a faculty appointment.

DIRECTOR CISCO/IT ACADEMY - INSTRUCTOR/LEAD FACILITATOR at District of Columbia Public Schools (2017-03)

• Led instruction for the Cisco Networking/IT Academy within a curriculum-based environment.
• Instructed K-12 students in IT Essentials, Networking II, III, IV, and Basic Programming.
• Supported scholars in achieving certifications, including CCNAv6 and CompTIA A+, Security+, MCSE, and AWS.
• Attained a scholar certification success rate exceeding 72%.
• Mentored and coached robotics and aviation teams to enhance technical skills.
• Served as LSAT Committee Chairperson, overseeing budgetary allocations and planning.
• Monitored industry trends to identify opportunities for program expansion.

SENIOR PROCESS & DESIGN ENGINEER at Netorian System, Incorporated (2017-02 – 2017-10)

• Served in support of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MVA Enterprise Systems Business Process Re-engineering (BPS) CATS + TORFP #J0086400003.
• Specifically, it served as the architect solution, which included development of the Design Logic and the Program Implementation and Management plan.
• As Lead Architect, I directed the systems engineering and enterprise governance initiatives.
• Primary responsibilities included quantitative analysis evaluations for the increase in efficiency, performance, and agility of the day-to-day operation of the new system.

Netorian Team Leader; Liaison, Maryland MVA Project Manager at Netorian System, Incorporated

Extra Duties

SENIOR CONSULTANT ENGINEER – DATA GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT at Delmock, Inc. (2016-10 – 2017-03)

• Supported the Enterprise Lifecycle and Architecture Planning Office in the design and implementation of risk management and governance policies for the Internal Revenue Service.
• Additionally, developed statistical predictive analytics and developed, via ClearQuest, IBM's SPSS, and the regression verification tools, in support of the agency's modernization efforts.

Delmock Team Leader; Subject Matter Expert for Data Governance and Risk Management at Delmock, Inc.

Extr Duties

• Served at the pleasure of the Director of Enterprise Lifecycle and Architecture Planning as Delmock Team Leader.
• Subject Matter Expert for Data Governance and Risk Management.

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER - SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER – INFORMATION SECURITY at Entegrators, Incorporated (2009-09 – 2012-10)

• Managed the development, implementation, transition, and follow-on sustainment of health information systems.
• Incorporated HIPAA guidelines for security into the Service Oriented Architecture in compliance with CHIP and ISO privacy and security standards.

TEACHER – TECHNOLOGY/CYBERSECURITY at Prince George's County Schools

• Value-added contributor to the introduction of information systems awareness and security to both teachers and middle school students within the county.
• Implemented the county's security, audit, and reporting systems for middle and high school deployment.
• Designed the strategic plan for the migration of information security guidelines (ISO/IEC 27001) to include user compliance and reporting measures.
• Robotic Team Mentor/Coach.
• Cybersecurity Taskforce.

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER at The Carrington Group, Inc. (2003-10 – 2009-09)

Ensured the delivery quality and professional readiness of products and services to the Department of the Treasury, Homeland Security, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other tier one security agencies.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) (1996-06 – 2003-10)

• Responsible for planning, processing, and performance of all assigned tasks in an efficient manner. Collaborated closely with customers and their upper management to extract requirements and expectations required to design, assess, and develop systems which met specified and implied system performance and reliability.
• Reviewed and repaired legacy code.
• Conducted system analysis and development, with limited support from professional staff, keeping systems current with changing technologies.
• Analyzed, designed, evaluated, coordinated, and supervised the development of software systems to form a basis for solving information processing problems.
• Analyzed system specifications and translated system requirements into task specifications for junior programmers.
• Analyzed current programs, including performance diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs, and designed solutions to problematic programming.
• Developed innovative programs and proofread the programs needing change to ensure the production of a quality product.
• Wrote, edited, and debugged new computer programs for assigned projects, including the creation of necessary records and desired output.
• Assessed innovative programs to ensure that reliability, quality, logic, and syntax were correct, and that algorithm results were accurate; assisted lower-level programmers with programming assignments.
• Documented code consistently throughout the development process (Change Management) by listing a description of the program, selecting instructions, and any changes made to database tables on procedural, modular, and database levels.
• Read, understood, and utilized all part and assembly prints, forms, spreadsheets, bills of materials, specification sheets, and technical references.
• Utilized tools and equipment involved in the performance of essential programming functions, including measuring instruments.
• Searched, summarized, and kept the team abreast of strategic information from all sources (maintained client databases).
• Researched and recommended software tools to management.
• Aided testers and supported personnel as needed to determine system problems.
• Reviewed changes in code and the environment that affect system performance.
• Provided recommendations to management concerning issues of programmer productivity and software development management.
• Performed other related duties incidental to the work described herein in support of the company.

Doctorate in Computer Science, Information Assurance – Colorado Technical University

Master in Information Systems – University of Phoenix

Bachelor’s in Chemistry/Biology – Arkansas Technical University