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Teaching Experience

Associate Professor,
National University (2022 - Present)

  • Teaching in Master's and Doctoral programs at the School of Business and Economics. Instruction in the following programs: Master of Business Administration, Master in Human Resource Management, Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership, Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, and Doctor of Business Administration.
  • Courses taught include:
    • Doctoral Student Experience, Virtual Leadership & Team Management
    • Building Virtual Teams & Trust, Legal & Other Implications in Virtual Organizations
    • Changing Times - Business in the 21st Century, Managing People & Teams
    • Managerial Decision Making
    • Operations Management, Strategic Planning
    • Theory & Practice of Organizational Leadership
    • Communicating Change
    • Leader Versus Coach/Consultant
    • Executive Leadership
    • Business Leadership & Strategy
    • Leadership In Organizations
    • Project Monitoring & Control
    • Management, Leadership & Team Building in Project & Program Environment 
    • Multiple Project Management 
    • Doctoral Studies in Business
Visiting Professor,
Keller Graduate School & DeVry University (2007- 2020)

  • Teaching online Master's and Bachelor's level courses in the business and hospitality management programs.
  • Courses Taught Include:
    • Senior & Graduate Business Capstone
    • Foundations of Hotel Management
    • Tourism Management
    • Hospitality Management.
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) for instruction design of hospitality and business online courses. 
Academic Director,
The International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Wisconsin (2012 - 2015)

  • Increased annual sales by 100% in 2012, an annual profit of 20% in 2013, and grew student base from 0 to over 400 students.
  • Hired, trained, and managed 15+ chef instructors and set up an inventory management program that all 42 schools adopted.
  • Managed Labor Costs to Target 19%% by auditing all classes, improved the training of instructors, and provided weekly feedback to assist with implementing proper changes.
  • Maintained food costs to a budget of 28% by introducing inventory management and negotiating lower pricing with distributors.
  • Reduced Waste from 20%% to 10% by instituting inventory management changes.
  • Hired and trained a dedicated inventory manager.
  • Instituted trash audits. Monitored instructors for proper food handling.
  • Received three corporate audits scored at 90% or higher.
  • All food inspections received 100%, A rating.
  • Designed and opened a student restaurant, AIRMKE (Art Institute Restaurant Milwaukee),
  • and was responsible for scheduling all students.
  • Founding director of two AOS and one BA program in culinary and baking & pastry arts
  • programs and HACCP program for sous vide education.
  • Worked as a representative in the community with Core El Centro, assisted with local
  • community gardens, and helped raise $50,000 for student scholarship organizations
  • (ACF, FAB).
  • Represented the Art Institute on the Food Network and liaison with local press. 
Adjunct Professor,
Marquette University (2012 - 2013)
  • Taught Organization Behavior in the School of Business.
Founding Faculty Chef-Instructor,
New England Culinary Institute (2006-2009)
  • Collaborated with a team of 35 faculty members to co-create B.A. in Culinary Arts program.
  • Developed curriculum and course materials for B.A. financial management and marketing courses.
  • Implemented the Sustainability in Financial Management path for B.A. programs.
  • Designed and taught courses for A.O.S. and B.A. level students, including: 
    • Financial Management
    • Marketing
    • Labor Management
    • Operations Management
    • Economics of Sustainability.
​Subject Matter Expert, 
New England Culinary Institute/ Embanet (2006-2007)
  • Designed courses for undergraduate level hospitality majors in marketing, and corporate planning and purchasing.
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