EDUCATION/TEACHING SUMMARY

Stephen Ibaraki graduated from OUC completing undergraduate studies in science, engineering, and accounting. Amongst his notable achievements he received a scholarship as an outstanding science student as well as one from the military for his academic scholarship and as a future leader.

Stephen went on to achieve his government legislated IT credentialing, the ISP professional designation/accreditation from CIPS (which integrates computer science, information systems, business, and demonstrated high-end professional-level practice and development). Stephen also undertook graduate studies in business at EBS in the UK and AU in Canada. In his Masters studies, he achieved an unprecedented official 100% (101.257% unofficially), the highest on record. Stephen has taught extensively for 25 years, first at Okanagan College (OC), then at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT—one of the top technical schools in the country), NVIT and finally for his last eighteen years as a full-time regularized faculty member at Capilano College (CC).

In addition, Stephen was awarded industry accreditation and/or partnerships, some of which are summarized below:

  • Certified Novel Instructor (CNI)
  • Certified Novell engineer (CNE)
  • Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)
  • Microsoft Certified solution Provider (MCSP)
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
  • Microsoft Site Builder III
  • Microsoft Beta Team
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  • BC Sponsored Prior Learning Assessor (PLA)
  • IBM NetTeam
  • Intel IPD
  • Chauncey Certified Technical Trainer (CTT)
  • Certification Exam Question Author
During his teaching years, he designed curriculum, entire programs, and taught courses related to computer science (programming logic, assembler, C, C++, VB, operating systems, data communications, UNIX), information systems (business systems, SQL databases, networks, Microsoft, Novell, micro applications), and business (advertising multi-media support, marketing, quantitative methods). Various duties included senior faculty, technical manager of advanced professional programs, head of research of advanced professional programs and computing convener [akin to computing head]. He designed and implemented the first client/server labs that were sponsored by Chevron/Hitachi and featured in the media, the first industry/academic/CIPS accredited programs, received letters of commendation and recommendation from the college board chair, college president and dean, and has been profiled in college publications for his achievements. In 2002, he was invited to present at the prestigious World Computing Congress, the only Canadian college faculty member and company chairman invited to do so. Moreover, he has scored perfect in his teaching evaluations and achieved an Excellence in Teaching Award and Most Inspirational Instructor Award.

He retired from teaching in January 2005, after teaching quantitative methods (financial math) and business systems (information systems) for one of the top business schools in the province, the degree-granting CC School of Business. In 2005, his work was cited alongside Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and the current director of the World Web Consortium (W3C), in a paper on the Semantic Web by the Boeing Phantom Works for the W3C.