James Trumbly

Osage

I am the Sr. Vice Commander for The American Legion Post 198 Pawhuska.  I served during the Vietnam War in the Army. I was a Crypto Repairman.  I repaired all the coding and decoding equipment. After leaving the Army I spent several years in the Oil Business. 

I hold a doctorate in Business Administration.  I attended the University of Oklahoma for my BBA in management, and Texas A&M for a Master’s in Business Computing Sciences.  My Doctorate is from Mississippi State University.

I have been on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at El Paso, and currently an adjunct faculty member at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Pawnee Nation College.  I have been working the IT / Technology field since 1980.  I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

I worked in the private sector as a consultant and software designer.  I worked in Afghanistan in 2010 as a government defense contractor.

I have written over 30 refereed journal articles and conference proceedings.  I also hold a patent for the development of “Business Level Metrics for Information Technology”

I am currently teaching for Pawnee Nation College and working on projects for the Osage Nation. I am an NRA Certified Instructor and Training Counselor for Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun and Muzzleloading.  I am an Eagle Scout, a Vigil Order Member of the Order of the Arrow and have worked with Scouts for over 10 years as an Adult Volunteer.

I moved to Pawhuska, for two purposes 1) To assimilate and learn the Osage Culture through immersion and 2) to give back to the Native Community – specifically to serve the Osage People.