MSIE Faculty

MSIE Program Director - Mark Francillon

Mark has taught at the Graduate Center since its inception, first in the M.S.M. and M.A.T. programs, and now in M.S.I.E.  Before coming to the Graduate Center, Mark taught computer science and was Director of Academic Computing at Marlboro College. His primary interests are in the areas of computer networking and object-oriented programming. Mark holds an M.A., from the University of Chicago and teaches various courses in the M.S.I.E. program.

Matt Dailey - MSIE Program

Matthew is Director of Networks and Support Services at Marlboro College. In his current role, he is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Marlboro College network infrastructure, as well as all network security. Prior to coming to Marlboro College, Matthew was a commissioned officer in the US Public Health Service, creating the LAN/WAN infrastructure for regional field offices of the Indian Health Service in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Matthew's computer experience dates back to the early 1980's, working with some of the early token ring, ethernet and AppleTalk networking technologies.
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts.

Robert Distelberg

Bob has over 25 years of experience as a software designer and engineer.  He spent much of that time at IBM, involved in the design and development of various operating systems.  His area of specialization has been in communications software, including the TCP/IP protocol stack, various web servers and web application servers.  During his time at IBM, he held jobs as a software developer, team leader, project manager, software architect and software designer.  In 2002, he moved to Vermont to own and run a local business.  He has been teaching in the MSIE program at the Graduate Center since 2007.   Bob has a BA in Computer Science from SUNY Potsdam, and an MS in Information Technologies from Marlboro College Graduate Center.

Jim Mahoney

As a physicist, Jim has always worked with computers as an important tool, both for various kinds of data analysis and for theoretical work. Over the years, however, his fascination with computers and with programming grew into the place where physics and computer science collide – and where computer science overlaps with other disciplines. In 2002, after teaching physics for 14 years at Marlboro, he applied for the position of computer science professor and has held that position since. Jim holds the following degrees and positions: B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987; Physics Staff, MIT Environmental Study Group, 1986 - 1988; NASA Summer Faculty Fellow, 1991 - 1992; Marlboro Graduate Center faculty, 2001 - ; Internet consultant, 2004 – ; Marlboro College, 1988–