Faculty Profile

Andrew Gemino

Professor
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program
Ph.D. (University of British Columbia); M.B.A., M.A., B.A. (Simon Fraser University)

Burnaby Phone: 778-782-3653
Surrey Phone: 778-782-5156
Burnaby Office: WMC 5309
Surrey Office: SUR 5013

Email Address:

Biography

Dr. Andrew Gemino is an award-winning teacher who has twice received the Canada Trust Distinguished Teacher award from the Beedie School of Business and also received two teaching awards during his years at the University of British Columbia. Andrew’s academic research focuses on information technology project management, business systems analysis and the design of technology-mediated collaborative environments that includes examining how corporate teams can best collaborate using technologies such as instant messaging.

Andrew holds a National Sciences and Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grant to study the effective communication of information system requirements. He is also the co-founder of a software company that develops commercial software for professional sports teams in the NHL and NBA, as well as automated employee scheduling for sports and entertainment companies. Andrew also provides his expertise to the Surgeon Information System Working Group for the Provincial Surgical Oncology Council which is affiliated with the BC Cancer Agency.

An accomplished bass and piano player, Andrew played for many years in a local rock and roll band, a gig he says was “more than fun”.

Specialization and Research Interests

IT project management, business systems analysis techniques, business intelligence and data mining.