EDUCATION

University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore (UMGSB), 1997 (expected)
Degree: M.A. in Instructional Systems Design

Department of Education, UMGSB - GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
5/97 - PRESENT, 6/94 - 12/96 -

Provide computer support to faculty and staff. Advise freshmen and transfer students. Designed budgeting system. Developed database management and student registration system. Developed WWW-based course in Educational Technology. Assisted in teaching an undergraduate course in Mathematical Modeling.

American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), 1991
Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)

EXPERIENCE

Robert Frost Middle School, Rockville, Maryland - TEACHER

12/95 - 6/96 - Planned and taught eighth- and seventh-grade mathematics classes. Planned and taught interdisciplinary unit on the Chesapeake Bay. Conducted MSPAP, MFMT and ISM/CRT testing. Held parent-student conferences.

Furniture Designs, Baltimore, Maryland - OPERATIONS MANAGER

8/92 - 3/94 - Directed manufacturing, distribution, after-sales service, accounting, and purchasing functions.

Photocircuits, Glen Cove, New York

9/90 - 7/92 - MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR - Supervised 50 people in imaging and mass lamination department of high-volume printed-circuit facility. Conducted work-in-process reduction program, facilitated quality circles, performed training in scheduling and statistical process control. Established night shift by hiring and training 20 operators, and surpassed three-month quality and volume goals within one month.

7/89 - 8/90 - PRODUCTION CONTROL SUPERVISOR - Determined order due dates, monitored order release mix, and managed capacity planning. Scheduled pre-manufacturing activities (e.g. engineering changes and tooling), and multilayer facility. Expedited raw material and "hot jobs".

Royal Dutch Army, The Hague, Netherlands - SECOND LIEUTENANT

3/88 - 6/89 - Organized four-week courses in personnel management. Computerized and maintained a system for project management. Participated in a study of future developments concerning army personnel.

Philips France, Paris, France - BUSINESS ANALYST

9/87 - 1/88 - Analyzed flexibility and quality performance indicators, COPICS MRP-system, and production-marketing interface. Studied marketing planning cycle and distribution system.

Jalema, Reuver, Netherlands - ASSISTANT PLANT MANAGER

8/86 - 6/87 - Redesigned production planning system. Implemented throughput planning heuristics. Conducted setup-time reduction and product standardization projects. Performed work flow analysis. Simplified production layout.

Phi Delta Kappa, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, APICS (previously).

Dutch, French, German, and Spanish.