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Mr. Lara is a career scientific and commercial photographer and professor of information systems and internet technologies.
Registered biomedical photographer, (R.B.P), Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW), and Certified Online Professor.
As a graduate from the most prestigious school of Photography, The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT, 90), his programs of study included, Biomedical Photographic Communications and Graphic Arts.
Mr. Lara has masters degrees in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing (MBA, 1995) from the University of North Florida, and MA from Webster University (MA, 2005).
Mr. Lara is a member of the BioCommunications Association (BCC), the American Medical Informatics Association, The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), iTEC - the Information Technology Education Center in Florida , The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and The Jacksonville Sisters Cities Organization.
He pioneered the Web Development initiatives at the office of Medical Informatics at the University of Florida Health Science Center in 1995 and acted as Webmaster for the Campus, Medical Photographer and instructor of Photomicroscopy and Kholler illumination techniques.
He was the recipient of the 2006 Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology, at the 17th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning for his highly creative contributions to teaching, learning and technology.
Current Initiatives:
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Adjunct Professor at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of business and Entrepreneurship- Nova Southeastern University.
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Author book chapter: ""Internet security technologies in front of transactions business systems in the era of globalization"
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Adjuct Professor at Strayer University
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Jacksonville, Florida Chamber of Commerce active member
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Jacksonville Sister Cities active member
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Internet Marketing for Intraneting.com
- Scientific Photographer wih The Wild Spots Foundation
- Co-Producer film production "the Yellow Star"
Wild Spot Foundation
Th Wild Spots Foundation, Inc. helps support local economies by bringing small groups from all over the world to new areas to appreciate the natural beauty and distinctive landscapes of a community, the inimitable crafts of indigenous peoples and the vast biodiversity to be found within a landscape. We do this by inviting teachers, photographers, artists and students to participate in biodiversity conferences, ecotourism assessments, exceptional volunteer opportunities to help rare and endangered wildlife, and photographic opportunities that are without parallel in the natural world.
The Bahamas
This is my third year of teaching at the Islands. The weather and the sourrundings are colorful and life is vibrant. Bahamians are very hospitable people. I enjoy the policentric aspect of their society, therefore class participation and collaborative style is part of the active learning - somewhat different than my experience in the US, where most of my students tend to be more individualistics in nature.
I concentrate primarily on information systems management and enjoy the work on e-business processes and 
vulnerabilities of transactions sytems. Currently I am writing a chapter on this topic for publication and I am working towards the Doctoral degree in Information Systems with concentration in Information Security. If you are expert on this topic don't hesitate to contact me via 
. You can follow the white papers and resource from the community.zdnet.co.uk at http://community.zdnet.co.uk
H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at NOVA Southeastern University. The NSU Bahamas program reaches many talented new professionals at Freeport and Nassau.
Here is a picture of my son Patrick at the Shrimp Festival at Fernandina Beach!
All my work is currently done on digital format. Canon is my preference for camera body and optics. My flashes and lights vary depending on the assignment. I often use filtration and motion techniques on my shots.
I shoot from macro to micro.
Send me an email to access my photostock. All my shots are posted in my Kodak gallery.
Here is my son Pat riding his scooter, March 20, 2009
I contribute to The Monique Burr Foundation for Children, The Jacksonville Sisters Cities and The Christian Miracle of Sight organization.
My hobbies include fast-motion photography, water-color painting, swimming, and of course my favorite sport, tennis. As a USTA member I travel the US to see the pros and have fun playing on clay or hard court surfaces. Got a racket?
A mis patas y compañeros del Colegio Champagnat de Miraflores
Walter