Roger H. Mandel

16436 Opimo Court, San Diego, CA 92128

Home: 858-909-9025 - Cell: 858-735-2038 - email: RMandel@PramsCo.com

Courses developed and presented:

Total Quality Leadership (continual process improvements) - Team Building - Contract Administration -

Procurement for Project Managers - Program/Project Management - Earned Value Project Management

Expertise in:

Risk and Supply Chain Management              Positive Customer Relationships        Team Building

Contract and Financial Management Project / Program Management          Presentations

Integrated Logistics Management                   Earned Value Management                Contract Law

Leadership/Quality Management                    Cost and Price Analysis                      PC Skills

Accomplishments:

•   Managed the class environment with the focus on student learning and delivering the learning experiences of high quality and delivered within the agreed-upon class schedule and course requirements

•   Developed communication understanding between technical and non-technical students resulting in less conflicts and better class reports with an increase in student learning

•   Built better communications between students, by implementing team building learning

After each class I reviewed student feedback and revised teaching techniques that created a better learning environment and insured applications to real life business practices for all students.

Monitored email traffic for communications, and reply within 48 hours, during the term in which the course is offered.  Extensive experiences with student’s positive evaluations effectively teach assigned courses.  Speak, write, and read English fluently and effectively present information to others.  Enforce student survey collection policies.  Participated in the accreditation process with inputs to committee service and attended meetings as required by the manager, Dean or Associate Dean of the department.  Complied with all of schools policies and procedures and tracked and entered student grades and attendance through the school’s grading system, recording them in a timely manner.  Made a determination of all grade change appeals within five business days and submitted the appropriate documentation to the Dean or Associate Dean of the department explaining the reasoning approval or denial of the grade change appeal.  Have available professionals willing and able to substitute for ill or vacationing occurrences.

Direct Industry Involvement:Aerospace Products, Financial, Communication Hardware, Medical Research, Production Mgmt Electronics, Shipbuilding, Software, University Professor of Business Studies

Employment History as a Professor:

1999 - 2015: Defense Acquisition University, San Diego State University Continual Education, University of California San Diego Extension, National University and University of San Diego

Formal Education:

University of Phoenix MA, Organizational Management - Minor in Project Management  

Old Dominion University BSBA, Minor in Production Management  

National Contract Management Association, Professional Designation Contract Management

Defense Acquisition University: Certificates in: Earned Value Management, Acquisition, Contracts Administration, Project Management, Total Quality Leadership, Instructor Training

Quoted from my LinkedIn account:

Raymond Day, MBA, Senior Project Manager, EPMO rcday7@sbcglobal.netPhone: (858) 735-4832.

“Roger is very knowledgeable of both Earned Value Mgmt and Procurement, the subjects that he teaches as part of the Project Mgmt certification program at UCSD.  His students come away with a sound basis in both subjects.”

Ken Campen, Software Developer V at General Atomics ken.campen@gmail.com

“Roger knows EVMS forwards and backwards and when you attend his class, you learn it forwards and backwards too.  He is an energetic and fun person to learn from and work with.”

Jeffrey Smithson, MBA, PMPjeffreysmithson@cox.net

“I first met Roger Mandel in 2004 as a student enrolled at the UCSD Extension courses for a Project Management Professional certificate.  As an instructor, Roger took the contents of two potentially challenging and demanding courses, Earned Value Project Mgmt and Project Procurement Mgmt, and turned these courses into entertaining and enjoyable training sessions.  As the Event Chair for the 2011 Project Mgmt Institute (PMI) – San Diego chapter conference, I observed Roger again to be an excellent instructor, volunteering his time and skills to make this event a success and further the values set forth for by the global PMI organization.  Roger Mandel’s selfless acts are noteworthy and I recommend him to any hiring manager that is looking for an intelligent, hardworking individual to fill a critical position in your organization.”

James Waldvogel, Senior Project Manager jtwaldvogel@yahoo.com

“While enrolled in the Project Management Certification Program at UCSD, I took Earned Value Management and Procurement Management, both of which were taught by Roger.  I found Roger to be a great instructor.  He keeps his students engaged and teaches them what is really important.  I also found his sense of humor to enhance the learning process.  Some courses can be really dry, but Roger has a way of making them more enjoyable.”

Paul Morris, Senior Project Mgr, Learning Evolution pssdmorris@sbcglobal.netPhone: (858) 382-8562.

“I have had the pleasure of being a student of Roger's and also working alongside Roger at San Diego State University.  Roger is an exceptional instructor who makes learning enjoyable and is able to make hard concepts easy to understand.  His knowledge of contract management and earned value is extensive and his experience is deep.  He works hard to ensure that his students and clients understand what is being delivered and how to make sense of the data being presented.  I am glad that Roger was able to open new doors for me and I found him to be an excellent instructor and I know him to be a hard worker who has vast knowledge in Project Management, Contract Management, Procurement and Earned Value.”

Letter of thank you from two students from DAU:

Szatkiewicz, Ashley M Miss CIV USA AMC, email: ashley.szatkiewicz@us.army.mil

Armstrong, Pamela J CIV USA AMCemail:pamela.j.armstrong@us.army.mil

“Hi Roger!  Ashley and I just wanted to take the time to thank you so much again for all your help during our two weeks of hell!  We were lost from the get go and if it weren’t for people like yourself taking the time to sit with us and talk to us in “layman terms”, we would have NEVER got through that class.  It’s a shame some instructors don’t see through the fact that not everyone has an interest or need for such a class and may not absorb as well as others.   We apologize for any difficult situation we may have put you in, it was not our intent at all and wanted you to know again how much we appreciated everything, your help was above and beyond.  May you always be blessed with the ability to make a difference in the lives of others.  Thanks again!  Regards, Pam Armstrong and Ashley Szatkiewicz”

Letter to my supervisor: Miriam Cohe, email: Miriam.Cohe@dau.mil

“I would like to take this time to recognize one of your employee's, Mr. Roger Mandel.  My colleague and myself have just returned from a grueling two weeks in BCF 203.  We found the entire two weeks to be way beyond anything we ever imagined.  The class did not pertain to anything we currently use or will be using w/in our current duties so as a result we found it to be extremely challenging and difficult.  There were times we were ready to throw in the towel and head for home we were so overwhelmed.  If it weren't for Roger, we can honestly say we would have.  Roger immediately detected our stress level and sat with us time and time again and explained the content of the class to us in laymen terms.  He reassured us and left us feeling so much less confused each night.  We can both honestly say if it weren't for him, we would most likely be taking that God awful class over again.  But with his assistance and guidance, we were both able to, thankfully, pass the class and be done.  While we are both aware of survey's, we didn't feel a survey would really get the point we wanted to make in the right hands.   So again, our kudos to Roger, we wouldn't have been able to do it without him!  Regards, Pam Armstrong and Ashley Szatkiewicz”