Faculty

Justin Rowland

Interim Department Head

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 306H

919-335-1269 (office)

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Justin Rowland

Interim Department Head

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 306H

919-335-1269 (office)

Justin Rowland has been teaching Business Analytics at Wake Tech since 2015. Before becoming an instructor, he worked as a data scientist and data visualization specialist for various local companies, including SAS, Appia, MaxPoint and Epic Games. He specializes in teaching data visualization using Tableau, predictive modeling using Python and data engineering using SQL.

Education

BS, Discovery Informatics, College of Charleston
MS, Analytics, North Carolina State University

Emmie Mercer

Associate Department Head

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 321BB

919-866-5274 (office)

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Emmie Mercer

Associate Department Head

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 321BB

919-866-5274 (office)

Education

BS, Mathematics, Auburn University of Montgomery
MS, Management Information Systems, Florida Institute of Technology

Certifications / Training

MS Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019)
PCEP - Certified Python Programmer
Raspberry Pi Certified Educator
Tableau Desktop Specialist

Dr. Frank G. Chao

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327J

919-866-5359 (office)

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Dr. Frank G. Chao

Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327J

919-866-5359 (office)

Education

BS ‐ Peking University
MS ‐ North Carolina State University
PhD ‐ University of Missouri

Certifications / Training

Oracle Certified DBA and Application Developer

Peter Chen

Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building B - 340

919-866-5360 (office)

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Peter Chen

Associate Professor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building B - 340

919-866-5360 (office)

Education

AAS ‐ Wake Technical Community College
BS ‐ Fong Chia University
MIS ‐ North Carolina Central University

Bonnie Chhatrala

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327G

919-866-5362 (office)

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Bonnie Chhatrala

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327G

919-866-5362 (office)

Education

BS, North Carolina State University
MS, North Carolina State University

Hong Cui

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327G

919-866-5996 (office)

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Hong Cui

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327G

919-866-5996 (office)

Certifications

MS Office Specialist Word & Excel 2003 Core
IC3 Certified Professional
Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C#
Microsoft Certified Professional
Information Technology Specialist Certification in Python

Education

BS ‐ Ocean University of China
MS ‐ North Carolina State University

Katherine Grimshaw

Instructor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 326M

919-335-1305 (office)

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Katherine Grimshaw

Instructor

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RTP Campus
Building 1 - 326M

919-335-1305 (office)

Education

BS, Applied Mathematics, North Carolina State University
MS, Analytics, North Carolina State University

Certifications / Training

SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9
SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst Using SAS 9: Regression and Modeling
SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS Enterprise Miner 7

Cindy Halliday

Instructor

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Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building B - 342

919-532-5685 (office)

Dr. Man-Chi Leung

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327K

919-866-5363 (office)

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Dr. Man-Chi Leung

Associate Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327K

919-866-5363 (office)

Education

BS, Chinese University of Hong Kong
MS, UNC-Chapel Hill
Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill

Certifications / Training

ITS Certified Specialist in Python

James (Jim) Matlock

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327E

919-866-5892 (office)

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James (Jim) Matlock

Instructor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building E - 327E

919-866-5892 (office)

Jim Matlock teaches beginning and advanced Python courses. He has more than 30 years of software engineering experience, having worked at IBM, Texas Instruments and other companies. Jim holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Virginia Tech and a master's degree in computer science from North Carolina State University. Since joining Wake Tech in March 2021, Jim has brought a wealth of practical industry experience to offer students a comprehensive and real-world-relevant education in technology.