Experience

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  Wayland Baptist University

  • Virtual Campus

  • Professor - Behaviorial and Social Sciences, Education and Management

    • Aug 2001 - Present
    • Virtual Campus

    • Prepare and teach courses in Business, Education, Psychology and History• Graduate courses developed and taught include: Organizational Theory, Organizational Behavior, Diversity, Leadership, Production Operations, Learning and Motivation and Adult Development and Learning, various topics in European history• Designed Internet based courses using Blackboard and WebCT as delivery platforms• Provided administrative support for Altus Air Force Base campus (start up Winter term 2001)• Teach courses at various WBU campuses including Phoenix, Anchorage, Altus, Fort Sill and Kenya - as required.

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  Alcoa Howmet Casting

  • Wichita Falls, Texas

  • Manager, Human Resources

    • Mar 2000 - May 2001
    • Wichita Falls, Texas

    3/2000 – 5/2001• Responsible for compliance with all applicable Federal, State and Local employment laws.• Responsible for the proper and consistent administration of Corporate and Plant policies.• Responsible for administration of salary structure (exempt, nonexempt salaried, hourly and temporary), hiring, retaining and terminations at a 1200 employee facility.

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  Sealed Air Corporation - Cryovac

  • Iowa Park, Texas

  • Production Shift Supervisor

    • Mar 1995 - Mar 2000
    • Iowa Park, Texas

    • Responsible for the overall efforts of a twenty-eight member shift. This included training, administration, occupational safety, scheduling, product disposition and conformance to standard operating conditions.• Worked with management to help facilitate cultural change within the organization. • Co-facilitated a course on workforce diversity for all exempt employees. • Facilitated courses on Time Management for exempt employees.• Worked with external and internal customers to ensure product met customer requirements.• Interacted with support groups to ensure reliable and efficient operation of equipment.• Developed Department Quality Manual using ISO-9002 guidelines.• Supervisor in Laminating, Barrier Extrusion and Bag-making departments

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  Pratt & Whitney (Howmet Refurbishment)

  • Wichita Falls, Texas

  • Safety and Training Supervisor

    • Feb 1994 - Mar 1995
    • Wichita Falls, Texas

    • Responsible for compliance of all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for a 180-person facility. • Structured production training program for ISO-9002 certification. • Drafted a comprehensive Occupational Safety manual for the facility. • Responsible for the scheduling and maintaining of qualification records for the production staff. • Participated with a cross-sectional employee team to publish an Employee Policy manual.• Assisted the Manager, Human Resources, with personnel staffing.

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  Westinghouse Electric Company - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

  • Carlsbad, New Mexico

  • Senior Engineer

    • Oct 1992 - Feb 1994
    • Carlsbad, New Mexico

    Coordinated the Engineering department training program.• Served on site and department assessment teams. • Provided training on “Unreviewed Safety Question Determination (DOE 5480.21)” as Subject Matter Expert.• Served on the site Document Review Committee. • Facilitated Management seminars concerning restructuring and long-term planning. • Developed and provided training for the assigned topics as Subject Matter Expert for Engineering department and Department of Energy staff employees.• Initiated training accreditation effort for the Engineering departmentCMII Certification, Institute of Configuration Management, 3 Weeks, May 1993 (Affiliated with Arizona State University, University of Leeds and University of Tennessee)ASME Level II Startup Engineer - 1992

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  TU Electric - Comanche Peak SES

  • Glen Rose, Texas

  • Senior Engineering Technician-Nuclear (last position)

    • May 1986 - Sep 1992
    • Glen Rose, Texas

    Member of a multi-disciplined predictive maintenance group. Responsible for collection of vibration data, initial evaluation of collected data and provided input to other members of team for problem solution or equipment acceptance.Provided field and technical support to gas and lignite power plants within the TU Electric system.Acted as Area Coordinator (Containment/ Radiological Controlled Area) for three outages. Responsible for the timely completion of work activities inside the Containment area.Member of initial fuel load team for Unit I.Monitored and operated power plant equipment. Performed Fire Brigade duties including Fire Brigade Leader.Performed On-The-Job training for Operations department personnel

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  US Navy

  • Orlando Fl; Norfolk VA; Idaho Falls, ID

  • Electrician's Mate First Class (E-6)

    • Feb 1978 - May 1986
    • Orlando Fl; Norfolk VA; Idaho Falls, ID

    • Last duty station - A1W Prototype Idaho Falls, ID - Staff Training Group Electrical Operator• Selected for advancement to Chief Electrician's Mate (E-7) Fiscal Year 1986• Responsible for and conducted all the classroom instruction for all staff electricians and supervisors in electrical theory and maintenance of electrical machinery.• Trained all staff instructors in staff operator instructor duties, responsibilities and conduct.Qualified as Engineering Watch Supervisor and Engineering Duty Petty Officer• Evaluated personnel in the performance of watchstanding, instructor capabilities and equipment maintenance.• Work Center Supervisor (RE02) on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Load dispatcher highest qualification.