Experience

South University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Dean of Academic Affairs, Retention, & Chief Officer of Online Operations

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Acting as both the Dean of Academic Affairs & Chief Officer of Online Operations, I led key operational procedures by ensuring the coordination of multiple cross-functional tasks concerning the academic and online initiatives. My continuous improvement skills were also furthered when providing regular feedback on operational concerns and project issues to key stakeholders. Through these objectives, I was consistently acknowledged for the planning, implementation, and assessment of all curriculum components and scheduled courses in all programs to establish effective instruction delivery and provide training opportunities to meet the industry needs.Career Highlights: Leverage organizational leadership by overseeing human resource management in the Academic Affairs and Online Operations Division by selecting, onboarding, supervising, and evaluating the performance of 15+ Associate Deans, Chairpersons, and Program Directors. Recognized for the analytical audit and redistribution of faculty workloads resulting in $2.8M+ dollars of annual savings.



Florida Technical College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dean Of Academic Affairs

  • Feb 2018 - Sep 2019

  This is the role wherein college senior management entrusted me with more leverage with regard to upper-level decision-making for an organization throughout tenure. My expertise in the field came in particularly handy when I governed the direction, supervision, student development, financial reporting, and management of day-to-day operations. My empirical-based decision-making also greatly contributed when I oversaw program development, budgets, and facilities of all academic and academic support units.Career Highlights: Effectively led the oversight for 30+ faculty members, 59+ adjunct instructors, and 3K+ students. Earned the distinction for contributing towards 83%+ in National Center for Competency (NCCT) certification passing rates. Successfully increased student job placing from 56% to 77% by analyzing needs and providing effective recommendations.

• Chair Director Of Programming for Online Affairs

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

• Director of Programming for IT, Business, and Criminal Justice (Orlando Campus)

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2018



Keiser University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director of Criminal Justice, Crime Scene Technology, and Legal Studies

  • Jul 2008 - Sep 2017

  This particular role entailed the continuous accuracy for several functions, requiring me to track each process in the most efficient way. I advocated for communications as the key subject matter expert for the Criminal Justice, Crime Scene Technology, and Legal Studies programs. Senior management recognized me for ensuring optimum quality management by employing comprehensive experience to organize, manage, and orchestrate academic activities while enabling program growth.Career Highlights: Contributed towards the successful graduation of over 1K+ potential law enforcement officers. Maintained less than 7%+ attrition rate across Criminal Justice, Crime Scene Technology, and Legal Studies programs.



Bethune-Cookman University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

  • Jul 2011 - May 2016

  My passion for academic roles greatly flourished at this position as I held the leadership for both class instruction functions and operational improvement projects. I had started to realize that I had the potential to serve in a higher position within the industry when leading an active leadership role within the University’s retention initiatives by providing regular, accurate, and prompt feedback to the students and the school concerning academics, behavior, attendance, etc. This was the turning point in my career where the realization came that there is much that can be done better in a university.Career Highlights: Provided outreach and support for 10+ college dual enrollment high school programs under minimal supervision. Led service objectives that increased the retention rate within the criminal justice program during tenure with the University.  Increased graduation rates of the Criminal Justice program students from 70%+ to 85%+.