RMENIAN ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS OF AMERICA

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Presents

Armenian Progress in Infrastructure, Education and Business

Tuesday March 16, 2010, 7:30 pm

THE ARMENIAN SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES

320 W. WILSON AVENUE SUITE 107

GLENDALE CA 91203

Abstract

Based on his long-term work as an Executive Director of a private Information Technology training academy in the Republic of Armenia, Jason Paul Kazarian will offer a high-level examination of public and private in-country information technology efforts. He will discuss the country's network infrastructure, assess the state of high-tech education, and explore successful high-tech business models. He will describe the current status, discuss the foreseeable future status, and identify cultural and technological constraints unique to the country. Additionally, he will offer a subjective analysis on how the Diaspora can engage with and invest in Armenian businesses and non-government organizations to promote the Armenia's growth in this crucial sector.

About the Speaker

Jason Paul Kazarian received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Mathematics Minor from California State University, Dominguez Hills; and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas, Dallas. He has published a paper on distributed simulation, a thesis on real-time software, and copyrighted two works in the performing arts, two works in the visual arts, and one in open source software package.

Mr. Kazarian has 25 years of professional experience, including 12 years in defense, four years in telecommunications, three years in education, and six years in consulting. His project areas include accounting, embedded systems, fund raising, geographic information systems, medical databases, message processing, navigation, software porting, real-time systems, satellite control, simulation, telecommunications, telemetry reduction, training, user interfaces, and web marketing.

Mr. Kazarian has spent several years in international product development. Most recently, he was the Executive Director of an Information Technology training academy in Gyumri, Armenia. He is currently a principal at Left Brained Geeks and focusing on private, technology-based start-ups for the Armenian domestic and international markets.

AESA Lecture Series

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