Areas of Specialization
Sassan has worked with numerous organizations in the areas of planning for strategic IT initiatives, designing financial and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and providing project management and risk advisory guidance in support of mission-critical business application implementations. Sassan’s consulting focus ensures that clients select, design, and deploy the IT solutions that are most suitable to satisfy their strategic objectives.
Sassan also maintains blog.techsavvymanager.com, an online forum to provide an independent and practical review of how organizations can utilize information technology to achieve a competitive advantage.
Background
Sassan joined Kreischer Miller in 2001. Prior to joining Kreischer Miller, he was a partner at KnowledgeWare Systems Group in Malvern, PA, where his responsibilities included working with mid-market clients to plan and implement accounting and ERP systems. He also worked as a systems engineer at Honeywell, where he provided engineering services for large commercial companies. Sassan has served on the faculties of Arcadia University and LaSalle University for over twenty years, designing and teaching courses in Information and Management Systems at both the undergraduate and MBA levels.
Professional and Business Affiliations
- American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS) – Member
- International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) – Member
- PACT/CIO Institute – Board member
- Keystone Innovation Zone – Board member
- Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry – Member
- Rotary of Central Chester County – Member
Education and Certifications
- Ph.D. – Management of Technology, Open University, Netherlands
- M.B.A. – MIS, LaSalle University
- M.I.E. – Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
- B.S. – Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- SAP Certified Project Manager
Thought Leadership
- Moving to the Cloud? Beware These 6 Risks
- Is an ERP System the Answer for You?
- Harvesting Data: How a Centralized Data System Can Help Collect, Analyze, and Use Business Intelligence
- Keeping Score of Your ROI from IT Investments
- See the Full Picture with Information Dashboards
- Advances in Telecommuting Can Translate to New Security Risks
- Manage IT Risks for Better Business Results
- 13 Tips for Creating Safer Passwords
- Cloud Computing for Business: Web-Based Systems Can Provide Scalability and Cost Efficiency
- Cloud Computing – The Next Wave of IT