Carlos Coronel has worked in academia for over three decades. Currently serving as the IT Resources Director at the Jones College of Business, Carlos works closely with the Dean and the Executive Committee to align strategic IT investments with the college’s mission and goals. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a practitioner-scholar, and he is actively involved in various university initiatives, including esports, virtualization, mobile devices, lecture capture, student engagement, and online course design. He is also a member of the AI Champions group at the university.
In addition to his administrative role, Carlos teaches courses at the Information Systems and Analytics Department, where he has taught a variety of topics ranging from introduction to micro-computing to web development. He is the co-author of a highly regarded database textbook, “Database Systems: Design, Implementation and Management,” which is currently in its 14th edition and used in over 450 institutions worldwide. In addition, Carlos is a member of the Nashville Technology Council, where he serves on the Ambassador Board.
Before his academic career, Carlos was a founding partner with two private IT technology firms in Ecuador, Sinfo-Q and HardTech. With Sinfo-Q, Carlos was part of the development team that won the national IBM Technology prize with an innovative shrimp farm management system ahead of its time. As a result of this recognition, the companies became IBM and EPSON dealers, expanding to other regional countries.

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