Jim Dobbins
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Location | Goldvein, Virginia, United States |
| Introduction | I retired from government service in 2003. I previously had more than 24 years experience as a DoD contractor, principally with IBM Federal Systems Division. I was a professor of systems management at the National Defense University and then at Defense Acquisition University (DAU). I served as a member of the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1993, and I am a 1996 graduate of the Federal Executive Institute (FEI). I am also an attorney-at-law licensed to practice in Virginia and several Federal courts. In 1985, and again in 1986, I participated in the exchange of distinguished engineers and scientists program and visited France as a state guest to discuss my work in software reliability. My doctorate is in the Management of Science, Technology and Innovation, with a minor in Leadership. My dissertation is on Critical Success Factors for DoD Program Management. I teach the adult education program at my home parish. I am married with five children, one of whom is a priest. I love my wife and children, and I love being Catholic. I wrote a book on spiritual development called Take My Hand. |
| Interests | My relationship with God, my family, research, writing, reading, our forest, our beach house. |
| Favorite Movies | Casablanca, Sound of Music, Ben Hur, Spartacus, Ten Commandments, Star Wars series, anything with Ingrid Bergman, Dr. Zhivago, The Notebook, The Green Mile, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Holiday Inn, The Bells of St. Mary's, White Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, The Passion of the Christ, Sampsn and Delila |
| Favorite Music | Sara Brightman, Bocelli, Gregorian Chant, compositions by Dale Wood, Mozart, several movie sound tracks, Big Band. |
| Favorite Books | Anything by Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, Salvation is From the Jews, The Lamb's Supper, Mystery of the Kingdom by Edward Sri, Interior Castle, Divine Mercy in My Soul, early novels by Tom Clancy, Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis DeSales, The Art of Loving God by St. Francis DeSales, The Lord By Romano Guardini, Transformation in Christ by Dietrich von Hildebrand, Upon This Rock by Stephen Ray, Three Stages of the Interior Life by Fr. Garrigou-LaGrange, O.P., A Father Who Keeps His Promises by Scott Hahn, The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Fr. John Croiset, S.J., The Life of Christ by Bishop Fulton Sheen |