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John Fulton

Lecturer and Student Coordinator, Computing Sciences

john.fulton2@franklin.edu

Profile

John has worked full-time as a programmer and analyst since graduating from Oregon State University’s Computer Science program in 1979. Working primarily in Financial Service and Consulting, he's had the opportunity to work on various hardware and software. He has toggled in hand-assembled machine language and built C# classes to provide analysis of “big data.” He has even written a COBOL program or two. Much of his early career was spent implementing communications between various small, medium, and large computers that showed no natural inclination to communicate with each other. John earned a Master’s in Computer Science from Franklin in 2003 and a second Master's in Cybersecurity from Utica College in 2014. He taught in the undergraduate CS program at Franklin University between 1998 and 2008, teaching 42 sections of 10 different courses. He is the first-named inventor of two U.S. Patents and worked as an expert witness in intellectual property cases dealing with financial transaction processing, preparing several expert reports, and serving as a trial witness. John has 4 children and lives with his wife, their dog, and two cats in Bexley, OH. He likes to cook, garden, and spend time with his two granddaughters in his spare time.

Education

2014
Utica College (Utica, New York)
Master of Science, Computer Forensics
2003
Franklin University (Columbus, Ohio)
Master of Science, Computer Science
1979
Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon)
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Work Experience

2024 - Present
Franklin University, Lecturer and Student Coordinator, Computing Sciences
2017 - 2024
Tech Elevator, Instructor, Columbus, Ohio

Publications & Presentations

Fulton, J., Shafer, T., & Shepard, M. Patent Identifier No: 7,599,859 Location:
Fulton, J., Shafer, T., & Shepard, M. Patent Identifier No: 6,182,052 Location:

Memberships

2012
Association for Computing Machinery
2012
IEEE Computer Society