M.B.A., Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN, August 2005

M.S. Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, August 2002. Directed Project: Analysis of usability of web pages designed specifically for Senior Health. Advisor: Dr. Melissa Dark

B.A. Management and Human Relations, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN, December 2000.

Qualification Summary:

Experience as Manager responsible for directing and developing staff.

Teaching experience as Management Consultant and Adjunct Professor.

Teaching and Research Experience:

Assistant Professor, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN 2006 - present
     Instructor, Programming languages and e-Commerce as part of the University's overall Information Technology program.

Adjunct Professor, Nashville State Community College, Nashville, TN

     Instructor, Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Microsoft Office Products and other Information Technology programs.

Adjunct Professor, Belmont University, Nashville, TN

     Instructor, Microsoft Office Products.

Masters Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN, 2001

     Collected, developed, and statistically evaluated data for web page design usability by senior citizens. The study determined the level of compliance to established standards for usability of web sites that were specifically designed to provide health information to seniors.

Bachelor's Degree Project, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN 2000

     Gathered information from seniors relative to their use of the web and the issues they found to be most difficult to overcome when using web sites. The information gather was defined in terms of the W3C standards for web site usability design.

Publications

National Association for Professional Organizers (NAPO) National Conference Proceedings, 2004, Organizing for Usability

Project Management Institute (PMI) 2002 National Conference Proceedings, 2002, The Child Syndrome: The result of unplanned goals.

Abstracts and Presentations

Organizing for Usability presented at the 2004 Conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers in Chicago, IL

Organizing for Usability presented at the April 2004 Nashville Chapter Meeting of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Nashville, TN.

The Child Syndrome: The result of unplanned goals presented at the 2002 Annual Conference of the Project Management Institute in San Antonio, TX.

The Child Syndrome: The result of unplanned goals presented at the February, 2003 Nashville Chapter Meeting of the Project Management Institute (PMI) in Nashvile, TN.

Professional Affiliations

APICS - The Association for Operations Management

     President - Middle Tennessee Chapter 2006-2008

     Vice-President Education - Middle Tennessee Chapter 2004-2007

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Toastmasters International

     President Nashville Tech Toastmasters 2005-2007

Association for Computing Machinery

Academy of Management

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce (through Ridgewood Resource Group, Inc. - corporation)

Honors

CSSGB Certified Six Sigma Green Belt - Villanova University

PMP Project Management Professional certification through Project Management Institute

CPIM Certified in Production and Inventory Management from APICS - The Association for Operations Management

CSCP Certified Supply Chain Professional from APICS - The Association for Operations Management

MCSD Microsoft Certified Solution Developer from Microsoft Corporation

CDIA+ Certified Document Imaging Architec from CompTIA

i-Net+ Cerfified Internet Architecture from CompTIA

A+ Hardware and Software Service Certification from CompTIA

ATM Bronze Advanced Toastmaster Bronze level from Toastmasters International

Inventor on Patent number 5,774,873 ADT Automotive On-Line Auction

Numerous Copyrights on computer programs