Academic Degrees
MBA Management Information Systems, DePaul University
BS Accounting, Indiana University
Biography
Geoffrey Knoerzer is an adjunct professor at DePaul University and holds a
similar position at Lewis University. He is currently teaching technology
courses in the MBA program at DePaul in eCommerce and Information Technology
Operational Management.
Mr. Knoerzer also held the position of Vice President and Chief Information
Officer for the Midwest Area at Verizon Wireless for six years. During his
assignment, he was a member of the Senior Management Team responsible for the
conversion of Midwest Area markets to the Verizon Wireless directional
Information Technology systems (25 billing conversions) and transitioning 10 of
the legacy companies to Verizon Wireless. He also held the position of Vice
President and Chief Information Officer at Afni, Inc. headquartered in
Bloomington, Illinois.
Mr. Knoerzer has experience in information technology, concentrated in the
area of high volume, financial transactions, eCommerce, BSS/OSS, Financial and
Customer Support Systems. Knoerzer also has a background in the
telecommunications industry supporting multiple technology service offerings.
He was instrumental in planning and providing the first support systems for the
FCC commercial trial of AMPS cellular service in 1978 in Chicago, Illinois. He
has demonstrated his ability to translate complex, technology challenges into
positive, profit generating contributions to company objectives in
telecommunications, logistics, health care and financial industries.