Harry Foxwell

GM IST instructional associate professor Harry Foxwell

Professor / Teaching

Contact Information

Campus: Fairfax
Building: Research Hall
Room 434
Phone: 703-993-5931
Email: hfoxwell@gmu.edu

Personal Websites

Professional Webpage

Biography

Harry J. Foxwell teaches Cloud Computing and Data Analytics. He previously worked for Oracle and Sun Microsystems as Principal Systems Engineer, supporting operating systems and virtualization technologies. He co-authored several books on Oracle systems, including most recently “Oracle Solaris System Administration Handbook” (Oracle Press, 2015) and “Creating Good Data” (Apress, 2020). Harry is a Vietnam veteran, serving in the 1st Infantry Division from 1968 to 1969. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Bronze Star.

Teaching

  • Computer Architecture

  • Operating System

  • Machine Learning and Data Science

  • Cloud Computing

Degrees

  • PhD, Information Technology, George Mason University

  • MS, Applied Statistics, Villanova University

  • BA, Mathematics, Franklin and Marshall College