Jim Ries

Associate Professional Practice Professor

Phone: 573-882-9717

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

Jim Ries is an assistant professional practice professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is currently the Principal Technical Architect for Veterans United Home Loans (the #1 VA Mortgage lender in the United States) in Columbia, Missouri. Mr. Ries previously held technical positions with a variety of companies including Cerner, EngiNet Technologies, Siemens PLM, and Datastorm. He holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of Missouri and is “all but dissertation” toward a PhD in Computer Science. Mr. Ries enjoys adjunct teaching at Mizzou, and has taught Operating Systems I, UNIX Operating Systems, and Science and Engineering of the World Wide Web.

Education

MS from the University of Missouri
BS from the University of Missouri