Christopher D. BarkoChristopher D. Barko is an information technology professional at Laboratory Corporation of America, USA. His IT industry experience spans many years in various consulting, business intelligence, software engineering and analyst positions for a number of Fortune 500 organizations. He received his B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University and M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he specialized in Decision Support Systems. His current research interests include Organizational Data Mining, Business Intelligence and Customer Relationship Management and how these technologies can enhance the organizational decision-making process to optimize resource allocation and improve profitability. His research has been published in several leading journals such as the Journal of Data Warehousing, Journal of Computer Information Systems, and others. He is also President of Customer Analytics, Inc., a consultancy that leverages advanced analytics to deliver profitable and effective database marketing solutions. Read More Read Less