Anthony James Acosta is an CS professor, photographer, graphic artist, and webmaster.

Biography and personal life

He was born in Montemorelos, Mexico on September 25th 1971. At Birth he was diagnosed with a malignant hemangioma on his right cheek and had his first surgery at the age of six months.

Having grown up in a deeply religious household Anthony Acosta became a "Child Preacher" at Age 12 within the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mexico. By Age 16 Anthony had completed all of the requirements to become a "Master Guide" within the Pathfinder Organization, with the exception of the Age requirement.

The Organization made an exception and Anthony Acosta became the youngest "Master Guide" in North America. He was invested by Texas Governor Bill Clements in 1987.

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Currently Dr. Acosta is Married and has two daughters Kennedy Marie and Jessica Lillian.

Business life

Dr. Acosta has eight years of practical business management and consulting. He has worked with such companies as Rothschild Bioresearch, EDS, The Holy Orthodox Christian Church, Yahoo, Dish Network, Screaming Media, Yoyodyne Technologies, Qvision, and recently with several Cinema Production and Distribution Corporations.

Dr. Acosta’s main interest is in the development of effective online marketing techniques with focus on website optimization, and the psychology of the online market. He has made numerous presentations at professional conferences and has published several articles on electronic commerce and innovative marketing techniques. Additionally, he has broad background and experience in graphic arts, new media design, data gathering and analysis, computer applications, electronic communication, and network design and management. Dr. Acosta has worked with the Internet since its boom in 1995 and has developed over 700 websites for everything from Corporate Presences, to Online Academic Publications, to leading “movie” websites as well as electronic commerce ventures for large and small businesses alike. He also has a vast consulting experience business revenue model development, and business plan optimization and implementation. Currently Dr. Acosta works with Entravision Communications Corporation.

Education

He attended four High Schools starting with Valley Grande Academy in Weslaco Texas, and continuing with the South Texas High School for Health Professions (Mercedes Texas), McAllen High School(McAllen) and finishing with Good Shepherd Christian School(McAllen) Class of 1990.

Anthony continued his education with 2 years at UTPA and after working with Dr. Peter R. Rothschild continued to work for the Rothschild Family and attend school privately at PUA in Ponce, PR. In 1997 Anthony Acosta earned his Masters Degree in CS, and under the direct tutelage of Dr. Rothschild was able to complete his dissertation and one and a half years later received a PhD in CS.

Bibliography

The Benefits of E-Commerce, March 1999 issue - Computer News Magazine

Awards and honors

*Most Outstanding in Economics