Karla P. Alvarado
MS in Industrial Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt
840 Park Grove Ct. Orlando, Fl. 32828
Phone (407) 451-7658 , kalvarad@mail.ucf.edu
Education
08/05 - Present
PhD in Industrial Engineering
University of Central Florida
GPA: 3.7/4.0
08/02-04/04
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Orlando, FL
Management Track Program. Thesis: Roadmap for the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR) to
apply it in service organizations
University of Central Florida
GPA: 3.6/4.0
01/97 – 04/01
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
UNEXPO University
GPA: 3.2/4.0
Languages
Orlando, FL
Lara, Venezuela
Fluent in oral and written Spanish
Knowledge in Portuguese and Italian
Experience
07/07-Present
01/06-Present
08/05-Present
02/07-Present
08/05-12/05
08/04 – 04/05
University of Central Florida - Brevard County Viera, Florida
Project Manager
- County assessment for a Document Management System
- Develop, review, and document business processes
- IT Department assessment
University of Central Florida - Seminole County Sanford, Florida
Project Manager, SCINET Project
- Develop, review, and document business processes
- Process improvement
- Design new system. Collect business and technical requirements
- Database integration and software requirements for the business processes
- Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Instructor of Record, Engineering Technology and Industrial Engineering Departments, UCF
Instructor of Applied Reliability, Spring 2005 and Spring 2007
Instructor of Applied Logistics, Fall 2005
Instructor of Quality Engineering, Fall 2005 and Fall 2007
Department of Children and Family
Orlando, Florida
DCF –UCF Technology – Six Sigma Black Belt,
- Assess current IT infrastructure
- Perform statistical analysis
- Provided recommendations for improvements
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
University High School Data Mining and Analysis Project – Team Leader,
- Analyzed the 2004-2005 School Improvement Plan
- Perform statistical analysis
- Provided recommendations for improvements
- Received Black Belt Certification from the Harrington Institute Inc.
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Adjunct Professor, Engineering Technology Department, UCF
Instructor of Applied Reliability, Spring 2005
Instructor of Applied Engineering Quality Assurance, Fall 2004
01/05–05/05
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
College Computer Support Reorganization Project – Team Leader,
- Analyzed the computer support key processes
- Provided a new design for the computer support structure based on Lean and Six Sigma tools
- Received Green Belt Certification from the Harrington Institute Inc.
08/00 – 02/01
Consoica Company
Lara, Venezuela
Assistant Manager and Internal Auditor, Dept. of Quality Control
01/00 – 08/00
06/99 – 09/99
- Working in certification for ISO 9002
- Internal Auditor
- Coordinated quality control activities and Internal audits
- Motivate employees to fulfilling weekly quality objective and goals
- Maintained a consistent and efficient quality work environment
Servivet Company
Lara, Venezuela
Project Manager, Department of Project
Researched and developed every aspect of the company from technical to economical areas in order to
introduce and incorporate an in house plant for veterinary medicine
Sidor Company
Bolivar, Venezuela
Assistant Manager, Dept. of Quality Control
- Management indicators
- Coordinated quality control activities
- Developed of a quality system for the Lamination Area
Activities
05/03 – 05/06
Graduate Research Assistant at UCF
Orlando, FL
04/07-Present
Active Member of the Industrial Engineering Society
Orlando, FL
07/03-Present
Active Member of Supply-Chain Council
Orlando, FL
02/03- 04/07
Volunteer at The Little Bean Co.
Inventory and Production Manager
Orlando, FL
5
09/02-Present
04/03-Present
Active Member of Society of Women Engineering
Active Member of American Society of Quality
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Additional Information
07-/2007
07-/2007
08/2006 - Present
03/2006
01/2006
09/2005
05/2005
01/2005
08/2004
08/2004
04/2004
11/2000
10/2000
07/2000 - 11/2000
05/2000
05/1999
11/1998
''From Retention to Age Gap: Challenges of Younger Faculty in Academia'' by Alvarado, Karla;
Mehrabian, Ali; Nahmens, Isabelina; Moslehpour, Saeid. The 5th International Conference on Education
and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2007. Orlando, FL
''Application of Technology in Project-Based Distance Learning'' by Mehrabian, Ali; Alvarado, Karla;
Nahmens, Isabelina. The 5th International Conference on Education and Information Systems,
Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2007. Orlando, FL. Best Paper Award.
Faculty mentor for two Senior Design Projects:
1) HVAC Transformer Warranty Claim Reduction, Spring 2007. Orlando Florida
2) Evaluating the True Reliability of a Feeding Pump - Lean Six Sigma Application, Fall 2006. Orlando, FL
“Six Sigma Framework: An Application for a Local High School” Conference paper by Karla Alvarado,
Daniel Luque, Lawrence Lanos, Ashley Park, Moorthi Rajendran, and Ariel Lazaruz.
12th International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems, Cocoa Beach, FL
Black Belt Certification from Harrington Institute Inc
Orlando, FL
Supply Chain Council User Seminar
Washington, DC
Conference Paper: “SCOR Roadmap for Local Government”
Green Belt Certification from the Harrington Institute Inc
Orlando, Florida
“Application of SCOR to E-Government: A Case Study” International Journal of Simulation and Process
Modeling (IJSPM). Orlando, Florida, by: Alvarado, K. Rabelo, L., Moraga R., Gruber, F., Quijada, S., and
Sepúlveda, J., scheduled for 2007, Vol. 5-6 Issue.
Technology and Project Management in the creation of values
Lima, Peru
“E-government” Workshop
ASEM Conference Paper
Washington, DC
“A Roadmap for the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR)”
Project Engineering Certificate
Orlando, Florida
Metrology Assurance Certificate
Venezuela
Integral Security Management Certificate
Quality System Internal Audits. Internal Auditor Certificate
Quality Manuals and Planning Preparation Certificate
ISO 9000 Certificate
Preventive and Corrective Maintenance Certificate
Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela
Computer Skills
Adobe- Photoshop, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, MINITAB, The Management Scientist Program,
Simulation with Vensim, Arena, and Anylogic, Programming in Pascal and Visual Basic 6.0, UML
software, Design of Experiment.