Nitin Vasant Kalé
3650 McClintock Ave
Olin Hall of Engineering, Suite 412
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
213.740.7083
kale@usc.edu
Education
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Dec 1990
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Science and Technology, India, June 1989
Academic Positions
Senior Lecturer
1999 - present
Information Technology Program (ITP)
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Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (joint appointment since 2009)
Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1995 –1999
Lecturer
ITP, University of Southern California
Areas of Expertise
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Enterprise Resource Planning systems (SAP ERP)
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Enterprise Information Systems
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Data Warehousing
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Analytics - Data Mining, Business Intelligence
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ERP On-demand (SaaS)
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Database modeling and design
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Database application design
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In-memory data management
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Web technologies and applications
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Interactive media design and applications
Courses Taught
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Enterprise Wide Information Systems ISE583
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Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence ITP487
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Engineering Database Applications ITP482
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Senior Project ISE485
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Information Technology Practicum ITP470
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Configuring Enterprise Wide Information Systems ITP422
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Interactive Multimedia Production ITP411
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Database Systems: Concepts, design and implementation ISE382
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Programming Enterprise Wide Information Systems ITP321
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Enterprise Wide Information Systems ITP320
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Digital Media Basics for Multimedia EE320
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Digital Video Editing ITP220
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Multimedia Authoring ITP211
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Introduction to MATLAB ITP168
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Introduction to C programming ITP110
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Introduction to JAVA programming ITP109
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Internet Publishing Technologies ITP104
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Introduction to FORTRAN programming ITP103
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Introduction to Information Technology ITP101
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Information Technology for Business ITP100
Curriculum Development
Minor in Enterprise Information Systems (Fall 2012) – Designed and implemented a cross disciplinary minor
with courses from ITP in the areas of Enterprise Resource Planning systems, Accounting, Information and
Operations Management.
Minor in Web Technologies and Applications (Spring 2001) - Successfully helped in developing the Web
Technologies and Applications (WTA) minor: Major contribution in creating the curriculum and implementation of
several new courses for this new minor. Streamlining the administration of the minor, assessing instructional
facilities, coordinating instructors, and promoting the minor.
SAP Specialization (2005 – present) – USC is one of the first Universities to be join the SAP University Alliance
in 1996. Since then ITP has developed and delivered a leading specialization in SAP for all University students.
With an offering of a wide variety of both breadth and depth classes in SAP, ITP attracts students from Engineering
as well as Business backgrounds. Developed and updated several classes for the SAP specialization by including
innovative curricula and the latest developments in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Faculty Curriculum Coordinator (Fall 1997 – Fall 2011) - Created, monitored, and updated several ITP courses,
ITP minors. Attended Engineering, University curriculum committees and interdepartmental meetings to propose
and implement new ITP courses.
Courses created
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Introduction to MATLAB ITP168
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Multimedia Authoring ITP211
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Interactive Multimedia Production ITP411
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Programming Enterprise Wide Information Systems ITP421
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Configuring Enterprise Wide Information Systems ITP422
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Engineering Database Applications ITP482
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Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence ITP487
Courses revised extensively
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Introduction to Information Technology ITP101
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Digital Video Editing ITP220
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Digital Media Basics for Multimedia EE320
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Enterprise Wide Information Systems ITP320
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Database Systems: Concepts, design and implementation ISE382
Supervisory Experience
1997-1999 Faculty Coordinator: Los Angeles Retraining Program and Employment Training Panel, Integrated
Media Systems Center, USC under the leadership of Director Prof. C.L. Max Nikias.
Coordinated several programs to retrain displaced professionals in the field of Multimedia Design and creation.
Recruited instructors, lab managers, and technical assistants to facilitate the retraining. The programs yielded in a
75% re-employment rate. Programs were funded by the City of Los Angeles and by the Employment Development
Department, State of California.
Student Service
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Advise students on course options to further their careers
Help bring companies to recruit recent USC graduates
Connect students with professional organizations
Help connect USC alumni in the IT industry with current students
Guide students to compete in interuniversity competitions
Help students win scholarships to attend professional and academic conferences
Supervise students in independent studies
Departmental Service
Current position as Senior Lecturer at ITP involves not only teaching classes but also assisting the Director in
various areas –
 Collaboration with Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering ISE: To identify, design
and deliver IT related courses that supplement ISE undergraduate education.
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Collaborations with other academic departments: Promoting ITP courses to targeted student
population on campus. Assessing the needs of other academic departments in the area of IT to help
create programs to supplement their curriculum.
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General advisement: Help students all over campus choose courses within ITP, take various
specializations and minors at ITP; explore educational and professional goals.
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ABET: Continuing monitoring, assessing, improving and aligning ISE 382 and ITP 482 with ABET
requirements
University Service
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Committee on Non Tenure-Track Faculty Affairs, Academic Senate, USC. Years 2007-2009, Full
member
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Blackboard Advisory Committee, Academic Senate, USC, 2009-2011, Full member
Academic/Professional Service
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Active member and contributor to the SAP University Alliances program
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Collaborate with Faculty members from around the world to create and share curriculum based on
latest developments in ERP systems, mobility, analytics and student learning experience
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Deliver invited lectures and workshops to faculty members at other Universities and at academic
conferences
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Represent USC Viterbi’s SAP program at academic and professional conferences, webinars, and panels
Teaching Innovations
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1998 – First implementation of paperless course delivery and assessment, complete online assignments,
examinations and assessment
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2001 – present - Teaching distance education courses through the Distance Education Network DEN
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2005 - 2009 - Podcasting select courses for immersive learning
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2006 – present – Beta tester for ERPSimulation Game in Fall 2007. Use of ERPSimulation Game to
give students experience in using SAP for competing in a dynamic commodity market. Students are
immersed in a live market where they have to make important managerial, tactical, logistical and
financial decisions in order to maximize company retained earnings while using SAP. The game is now
used in more than 100 Universities worldwide in Business and Engineering programs.
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2010 - present – Incorporating cloud based ERP systems in ITP courses. Using the Global SAP
Business ByDesign project to bring on-demand ERP solutions for teaching in the classroom using a
team/role based learning experience.
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2012 - ERP in the Cloud: An interuniversity collaborative team based project using SAP Business
ByDesign. Created and implemented a cloud based collaborative project for students from USC and Texas
A&M University. This project was expanded to three Universities in Fall 2012.
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2012 - Engineers as Good Neighbors – Led 17 ISE students in ITP 482 in Fall 2012 who
worked as a team to design, build and deliver a database driven website to Los Angeles
Orthopaedic Hospital, a non-profit organization. The CEO of LAOH wants to continue the
project in 2013.
Technology Expertise
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Enterprise Resource Planning
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SAP ERP
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SAP Business Intelligence and Data warehouse, SAP BW
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SAP BusinessObjects
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SAP ABAP
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SAP Configuration
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SAP Business ByDesign
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SAP HANA
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Programming – FORTRAN, C, C++, Pascal, Visual Basic, JAVA, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS
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Operating Systems –Windows, UNIX, MAC OS
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Application Software – MATLAB, Latex, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS
Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Sound Forge, Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe AfterEffects, Final Cut Pro, Drupal
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Publications
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The Coupling of Convection and Waves: Analysis of the Longwave Bifurcation, Nitin Kale and Larry
Redekopp, Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 1993
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The Interaction of Convection and Internal Waves, Nitin Kale and Larry Redekopp, Fourth
International Symposium of Stratified Flows, Grenoble, France, 1994
Book Chapters
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ERP System Architecture, Reading on Enterprise Resource Planning, Leger et al, ERPSim Lab, HEC
Montreal, 2011
Awards
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2011-2012 Teacher of the Year for Excellence in Teaching and Dedication to Students, Daniel J.
Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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2005 Outstanding Faculty Award, Information Technology Program, USC
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1998 Outstanding Faculty Award, Information Technology Program, USC
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1994-1995 Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship
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1989-1994 Research Assistantship, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Aerospace Engineering, USC
Conference Participation
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June 2004 – SAP North America Summer Faculty Workshop, Business Warehousing - Reporting St.
Francis Xavier University, Antigonish Nova Scotia, Canada
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June 2005 - SAP North America Summer Faculty Workshop, SAP R/3 and ABAP Programming,
Antigonish, StFrancis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Dec 2005 – SAP Business Warehouse Modeling, Atlanta Georgia
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March 2006 – SAP Academic Congress, Dallas Texas
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June 2006 –SAP North America Summer Faculty Workshop, Business Simulation Game, Humber
College, Toronto Canada
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July 2006 - SAP North America Summer Faculty Workshop, Netweaver, University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee
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June 2007 – SAP North America Summer Faculty Workshop, Financial Accounting, University of
Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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July 2007 – SAP North America Summer Faculty Workshop, Business Process Integration, California
State University, Chico
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February 2008 – SAP Academic Congress, Atlanta Georgia
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October 2008 - SAP TechEd, Technology Education Conference, , Las Vegas
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March 2009 – SAP Academic Congress, Charlotte, North Carolina
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March 2010 – SAP Curriculum Congress, La Jolla, California
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October 2010 – SAP TechEd, Technology Education Conference, Las Vegas
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October 2012 – SAP TechEd, Technology Education Conference, Las Vegas
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January 2013 - SAP FKOM, Las Vegas
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Global Projects
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Lighthouse University member for SAP HANA, an in-memory data management technology, 2012present
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Pilot faculty member and University representative for SAP Global pilot program in SAP Business
ByDesign, 2010-2012
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Invited to participate in First SAP Business ByDesign Global Pilot Workshop, December 2010,
Munich, Germany
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Invited speaker at Second SAP Business ByDesign Global Pilot feedback Session, October 2011,
Walldorf, Germany
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Invited workshop at Second SAP Business ByDesign Global Pilot Curriculum days, October 2011,
Walldorf, Germany. Workshop conducted on ‘North American Curriculum for On-demand ERP
systems’
Invited Workshops Conducted
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SAP Workshop conducted for ITP, Harnessing the Power of ERPs to transform Business: An SAP
perspective, USC, Oct 2008
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Invited workshop, SAP Curriculum Congress, March 2010, La Jolla, California. Workshop conducted
on Business Intelligence using SAP BI
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Invited workshop, SAP Curriculum Congress, March 2011, Monterey, California. Workshop conducted
on SAP Business ByDesign – On Demand Enterprise Solutions
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Invited lecture and workshop, SAP Executive Launch, April 2011, Palo Alto, California, Transforming
the Education of Future Corporate Leaders.
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Invited workshop, SAP Summer Faculty workshop, July 2011, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Workshop conducted on SAP Business ByDesign – On demand ERP and Curriculum development
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Invited workshop, ERP Simulation Game, May 2011, California State University, Los Angeles
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Invited workshop, On-demand ERP Solutions and SAP Business ByDesign, Oct 2011, San Diego State
University
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Invited workshop, ERP Simulation Game, Nov 2011, San Diego State University
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Invited workshop, SAP Winter Faculty workshop, Jan 2012, Sam Houston State University, Texas.
Workshop conducted on SAP Business ByDesign – On demand ERP and associated curriculum
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Invited workshop, SAP Academic Conference America, March 2012, San Antonio Texas, Innovate
your Curriculum: Analytics.
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Invited workshop, SAP Summer Faculty Workshops, July 2012, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,
Analytics and Data Warehousing.
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Invited workshop, SAP Academic Conference Asia Pacific Japan, July 2012, Hong Kong, Analytics
and Data Warehousing.
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Invited workshop, Business Analytics, Nov 2012, San Diego State University
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Invited workshop, SAP Winter Faculty Workshops, January 2013, Sam Houston State University,
Texas, Workshop conducted on Analytics and Data Warehousing.
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Invited Guest Lectures
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Invited Guest Lecture, October 2007, Marshall School of Business, “Business Process Integration”,
Information and Operations Management IOM 431
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Invited Guest Lecture, Jan 2008 – “Web 2.0, Of the People, For the People, By the People”, Raisoni
Group of Institutions, Nagpur, India
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Invited Guest Lecture, Feb 2008, Marshall School of Business, “Business Process Integration”,
Information and Operations Management IOM 431
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Invited Guest Lecture, Oct 2008, Marshall School of Business, “Business Process Integration”,
Information and Operations Management IOM 431
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Invited Guest Lecture, Oct 2009, Marshall School of Business, “Business Process Integration”,
Information and Operations Management IOM 431
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Invited Guest Lecture, March 2010, School of Theatre, “Web Design Workshop”
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Invited Guest Lecture, Oct 2010, Marshall School of Business, “Business Process Integration”,
Information and Operations Management IOM 431
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Invited Guest Lecture, March 2011, School of Theatre, “Web Design Workshop”
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Invited Guest Lecture, Oct 2011, Marshall School of Business, “Business Process Integration”,
Information and Operations Management IOM 431
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Invited Guest Lecture, Nov 2011, School of Theatre, “Web Design Workshop”
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Invited Guest Lecture, Nov 2011, “Who needs an ERP anyway?”, Information Technology Program
ITP 101
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Guest Speaker on student webinar, Feb 2012, “Student Dashboard Design Competition North America
2012”
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Invited Guest Lecture, April 2012, School of Theatre, “Rapid Website Design Workshop”
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Invited Guest Lecture, Oct 2012, Marshall School of Business, “SAP ERP”, Information and
Operations Management IOM 431
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Invited Guest Lecture, Nov 2012, “Who needs an ERP anyway?”, Information Technology Program
ITP 101
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Invited Guest Lecture, Nov 2012, School of Theatre, “Website Design Workshop”
Invited Poster Sessions
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Invited poster session, SAP Curriculum Congress, March 2011, Monterey, California. Poster session on
Teaching ERP to Engineering, Business and other Students: A Unique and Innovative University
Alliances Program
Invited Breakout Sessions
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Invited breakout session, SAP Academic Conference, March 2012, San Antonio, Texas. Innovate your
Program with Best Practices: Build Technical Curriculum with Business Appeal. Co-presenters –
Richard Vawter, USC and Dave Haseman, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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Invited breakout session, SAP Academic Conference, March 2012, San Antonio, Texas. Innovate your
Courses with New Curricula: Analytics. Co-presenter – Lorraine Gardiner, CSU Chico.
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Invited breakout session, SAP Academic Conference Asia Pacific Japan, July 2012, Hong Kong.
Current and New Curricula: Analytics.
Certifications
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Certified Trainer – ERP Simulation Game, HEC Montreal
Professional Memberships
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SAP University Alliances Member, North America
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Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) Member, Southern California
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American Society for Engineering Education
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