Fred ‘s areas of experiences are in IS Audit Education, IS Auditing, Security and Control of Information Systems, Legal Environment of Information Systems, Local Area & Wide Area Network Security & Controls, Computer Ethics, Management Information Systems, Executive Support Systems, Internet as an Audit Resource. He has over 30 years of teaching & practical experience in the field, published 5 textbooks and authored or co-authored over 200 articles in subjects above. He received his Bachelors and Masters degree’s from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA. He has a California Community College Instructor Credential. He taught at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona from 1976-1996 (part-time) and full time from 1996-2006. He retired from teaching in September 2006 and in May 2007 received Lecturer-Emeritus status from the University and does private consulting on request. He continues to maintain contact with his past undergraduate and graduate students and alumni of the Computer Information Systems Department from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Prior to teaching full time at Cal Poly (1996-2006), he was with the US Government Accountability Office - Los Angeles Regional Office (1972-1996) and advanced within GAO to serve as Manager, Management and Evaluator Support Group. He managed staff involved in Office Automation, Computer Audit Support, Computer Audit, Training, Human Resource Planning and Staffing, Technical Information Retrieval and Security/Facilities Management. He retired from GAO in 1996 with 26 years of federal and military service. He is a recipient of several awards from GAO, EDPACs and ISACA recognizing his past contributions to the field and his efforts in the establishment of formal universities courses at his alma mater in IS Auditing, Control and Security at the undergraduate level in 1979 with the implementation of a AACSB accredited graduate level Masters of Science in Business Administration Degree program in Information Systems Auditing since 1980. He has spoken widely on topics in the Information Systems Audit, Control and Security field. Professionally, prior to his retirement, he served as a volunteer in a number of assignments and positions with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association in the past as follows:
• ISACA Foundation - Member of the Standards Board and Committee (1984-1996) Involved in the Issuance of General Standards for the EDP Audit Profession and named as contributor on the General Standards and 9 Information Systems Audit Standards
• ISACA - Member of the History Committee (1986-2006)
— Involved in writing the History of EDP Auditors Association for the 25th Anniversary.
• Editorial Board Member for ISACA Journal (1995-2006)
• Member - Academic Liaison Committee (1984-1990, 95-97)
• Chair, President's Task Force -ISACA for the Development of Curricula for Undergraduate and Graduate Education In Information Systems Auditing (May 1995- issued March 1998) and member of the second task force for the Revision of the ISACA Model issued 2005.
He served in the US Army (1966-68) and served a tour in Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division. Fred is a past member of International Association of Computer Educators, Colloquium of Information Security Educators and ISACA. He is currently a member of the Association of Government Accountants. For the many students and professionals he has taught, lectured to over the many years he wishes them the very best in their careers, “Never a dull moment in this field”!