Panels
Panel speakers need to register and pay the registration fee: https://www.xcdsystem.com/IEOM/attendee/index.cfm?ID=Ql0Fn1s
Industry 4.0 Panel
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 8:00 – 9:30 am – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Dr. Christopher Harris
Associate Professor of Computer Science
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado, United States
Dr. Christopher Harris is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the School of Mathematical Science at the University of Northern Colorado. Previously, he taught at the State University of New York in Oswego and has nearly 20 years of work experience as a technical strategist at companies including the World Bank, Northrop Grumman, Ratheon, E! Entertainment Television, and AT Kearney. He served as the General Manager at Advisa Group, a technology consultancy based in Beijing, China. Professor Harris received his PhD in Information Science at the University of Iowa, an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, his Masters in Computer Science from Virginia Tech, and his Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from the University of South Florida. Professor Harris’ research areas include applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to business, agriculture, human resources, and manufacturing, ensuring fairness in machine learning algorithms, and applications involving blockchain and smart contracts.
Panel Speakers
Prof. Vitor Mendes Caldana
Federal Institute of Sao Paulo (IFSP) – Sorocaba Campus
Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Began the academic career with a technician course in Electronics from Liceu de Artes e Ofícios (1999) followed by an undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2004. In 2016, finished the Masters course in Industrial Engineering with the Quality of Engineering Education and its Relation to Regional Development as his area of research.
As a technical profession, from 1999 until 2016, started in Caltronic Automação Industrial, a service-based company in Brazil that represents American and European automation equipment for the printing industry, and finished as Service and Projects Manager, serving not only Brazil but the whole of South America with services performed also in USA and China. During the professional career took several courses in USA and Europe to Automation and dedicated equipment maintenance. In 2016 left the company for full-time dedication to IFSP.
In 2014 began his teaching career in FIEB as a substitute teacher for the Technical Course of Electronics. In 2016 moved to IFSP to start the electronics Technical Course in the city of Sorocaba and has been engaged with this project since. In this 4,5 years taught a variety of courses in electronics. In 2018 began his Research Group in Industry 4.0 and is currently working with colleagues in this research area as well as the project for the PhD.
Lean Six Sigma Panel
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 2:00 – 3:45 pm – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Dave Harry
Black Belt Trainer / Kata Coach
President & CEO
Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC
Greeneville, TN, USA
David Harry, a.k.a. “The Process Whisperer®”, has more than 30 years’ experience as a project manager, business process improvement instructor and expert problem solver. Following a successful military career as a Naval Aviator, Dave taught Lean and Six Sigma “Belts” and project management classes for various companies including KPMG Consulting, Northrop Grumman, Rolls-Royce Energy, Arconic, and the University of Tennessee Knoxville. An Expert Trainer at Northrop Grumman, he was Manager of Continuous Improvement at Rolls-Royce Energy and has been involved with manufacturing and logistics Lean Six Sigma programs across several industries.. He has served on leadership boards of the American Society for Quality and the Institute of Industrial Systems Engineers and the OpEx Society. He has been awarded three Masters-level degrees in management, including from the University of Southern California and the University of Chennai (India). His certifications include PMI Project Management Professional, ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Bronze Certification from the SME/Shingo/AME Alliance, Agile Certified Scrum Master and a Certified Baseline Project Management Office (CB-PMO) Consultant. He is a recognized Toyota Kata “Geek” and has attended and presented at several IEOM conferences.
Panel Speakers
Dr. Tony Prensa, PhD, MBA, PMP, CB-PMO, CCP, ITIL, 6σ
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
TP Global Business Consulting, LLC
Orlando, Florida, USA
Dr. Prensa is a highly accomplished executive and leader of project management office (PMO), project/portfolio management, information systems and technologies, combines a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership with a major in Information Systems and Technologies, Certified PMO Professional, Authorized PMO Instructor, Certified Project Management (PMP), and ITILIV certification with extensive experience managing and overseeing large information systems projects/programs, strategic planning, and seamless IT implementations. Adept at reengineering business processes, change management and IT infrastructure with business visions to drive profitability, efficiency, and growth within the organization. Proficient at ensuring all processes comply with regulatory requirements and IT governance practices. Excellent communicator with strong influencing and problem-solving skills. Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to lead team members and external business contacts including stakeholders such as consultants, partners and vendors. Demonstrated track record of delivery of multiple technical and business projects on time and within budget. Experience in full-lifecycle project management methodologies and tools. Dr. Prensa has been involved with the Project Management Institute for more than twenty-five years. He served a vice president of PMI Puerto Rico Chapter from 1998-2000. He also volunteered in many activities to promote project management and participated of writing PMP exam questions workshop in Dallas, Texas in 2002. Dr. Prensa has helped hundreds of project management professionals to get prepared for the PMP exam. Dr. Prensa has taught project management for several universities in the country, including Virginia Technical University, Grand Canyon University, Colorado Technical University, University of Phoenix and currently teaching for Walden University. With more than 25 years of teaching experience in various formats, face-to-face and virtual. Dr. Prensa has developed techniques to connect with learners and students in the most efficient way. Dr. Prensa has extraordinary people skills, he always puts people first.
Women in Industry and Academia (WIIA) Panel
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 4:00 – 5:45 pm – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Karol Muñoz
Docente de Ingeniería Mecatrónica
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ
Avenida Universitaria N° 1801
San Miguel, Lima 32 – Perú
Master in Automation and Systems Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil and Electronic Engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Specialist in Project Management and Quality by the Quality Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Full-time professor for 6 years and partial-time professor for 11 years in the undergraduate Mechatronics Engineering program. Co-author of the book “Mechatronic Design Methodology “. Winner of the program for high performance teaching in 2021 and 2022. Member of ALWE (Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering). Co-founder of the project “This Girl Can: Discover, create and innovate”, it promotes that more girls are motivated to study engineering. Head researcher in projects with industry and government agencies in the area of automation.
Panel Speakers
Cinthia Vargas Figueroa
Senior Manager of Human Resources, Volcan Compañía Minera
Part time Professor Post Grade and Senior Coach, Universidad ESAN Graduate School of Business
Peru
Cinthia Vargas Figueroa has Master in Human Resources from EADA Spain, MBA from ESAN and Industrial Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and Ontological Coach with International Certification. She has held high positions as Manager in Human Resources, Administration and Social Responsibility, developing high performance teams based on the achievement of objectives through the employees in the following fields: mining, services, government and banking. She is a successful implementer in organizational change processes and management indicators (ROI, BSC etc) that allows to measure the impact and improvement of productivity in the management of people and companies. She is author of publications related to the development of personal and professional skills, as well as co-author of the book Indicators and Measurements applied to People Management, where she delves into the application of measurement tools such as ROI in Training people.
Through her consulting company, PD (Personnel Development) established 14 years ago, she provides Coaching sessions to high executives, advises companies focusing in development and execution of their strategic plan. She is a professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Engineering Department) and ESAN University, (Postgraduate School), in Coaching and Leadership Competences, Effective Communication, Negotiations and Conflict Management.
Project Management Panel
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 8:00 – 9:30 am – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Dr. Luis Alberto Flores Garcia
Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Lima Perú Chapter Communications Vice President
Program Chair, Member of the University Assembly
Luis Flores has a PhD in Strategic Management. Possess several credentials related with management (PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master, Agile hybrid project professional, Organizational Transformation Foundation, PMI Citizen Developer Practitioner, PMI Citizen Development Business Architec, HCMBOK 3g Expert Professional, HCMBOK To Agile Practitioner, CQ Certified Change Leader and ICC International Coach). He is currently Director of the Master’s Degree in Project Management and Quality at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and Program Chair of the informatics engineering program, He is Founding Partner of F&M Consulting, Director of Human Change Management Institute for Peru. Additionally, he acts as Technical Secretary of the Standardization Committee in project, program and portfolio management, member of the international Committee TC 258 of the ISO and volunteer of PMI Global for more than 13 years. He has been President of PMI Lima Perú Chapter, member of the review committee of the PMBOK Guide, member of the PMI Academic Community and currently he is in charge of the Research Unit of the PMI Lima Peru Chapter.
Panel Speakers
Catherine Cueva
Vice President of the PMI Lima Peru Chapter
Formerly head of the Professional Development Department of the Chapter
Risk Management Specialist for core projects of the Peruvian Government
Vice President of the PMI Lima Peru Chapter. Formerly head of the Professional Development Department of the Chapter. She has PMP, PMI-RMP, Project Management and Risk Management certifications. She is a speaker at conferences and author of articles for journals on topics related to Project Management. She is currently working as a Risk Management Specialist for core projects of the Peruvian Government.
Vicente Granadino
Advisor to the Congress of the Republic
Past Project Management and IT Consultant for the Ministry of Production, Sierra y Selva Exportadora of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation
Past President of the PMI Lima Peru Chapter
Consultant focused on project portfolio management and digital transformation of large projects with more than 30 years of experience on Banking, Finance, IT and Agribusiness industries. International speaker at PMI conferences in Peru, Santiago de Chile, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Asuncion and Santa Cruz since 2009.
Industrial Engineer with an MBA in Strategic Business Administration at CENTRUM PUCP Certified as PMP by PMI and Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming by the International Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming (IANLP). Currently, advisor to the Congress of the Republic. Previously, he has been Project Management and IT Consultant for the Ministry of Production, Sierra y Selva Exportadora of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation. Deputy Manager of IT Applications at Banco de Crédito BCP and Past President of the PMI Lima Peru Chapter.
Deivhy Torres
Consultant in Government and Digital Transformation at the Secretariat of Government and Digital Transformation, and University Professor at UNI, UPN and PUCP
Technology Project Evaluator in the Pacific Alliance and Inter-American Development Bank
Leader of the PMI Cajamarca Community
Vice President of Education and PMIef Liaison in PMI Norte Peru Chapter
Systems Engineer, specialized in Information Technology, Project Management, Digital Transformation and Innovation + Entrepreneurship. PhD in Economics from the National University of Cajamarca, Master in IT Administration from the Tecnológico de Monterrey and Master in Information Systems Management from the Universidad Privada del Norte. Recognized for his professional career as Doctor Honoris Causa by the International University in Human Development and Leadership, Mexico. He is certified as PMP, PMO-CP, CSM, PRINCE2 Practitioner, ITIL 4, COBIT, Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Leadership Management, Design Thinking Practitioner and Data Science by IBM. He has specializations in the Inter-American Development Bank, Harvard University and Tecnológico de Monterrey.
He has been Technology Project Evaluator in the Pacific Alliance and Inter-American Development Bank, Leader of the PMI Cajamarca Community, Vice President of Education and PMIef Liaison in PMI Norte Peru Chapter, he has also held different management positions in the public sector, as Head of Planning, Deputy Manager of Institutional Development, Head of Systems, Regional Director of Digital Transformation in the Regional Government of Cajamarca, BID Consultant and Certified Instructor in PROAVANCE. He is currently a Consultant in Government and Digital Transformation at the Secretariat of Government and Digital Transformation, and University Professor at UNI, UPN and PUCP.
Dr. Tony Prensa, PhD, MBA, PMP, CB-PMO, CCP, ITIL, 6σ
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
TP Global Business Consulting, LLC
Orlando, Florida, USA
Dr. Prensa is a highly accomplished executive and leader of project management office (PMO), project/portfolio management, information systems and technologies, combines a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership with a major in Information Systems and Technologies, Certified PMO Professional, Authorized PMO Instructor, Certified Project Management (PMP), and ITILIV certification with extensive experience managing and overseeing large information systems projects/programs, strategic planning, and seamless IT implementations. Adept at reengineering business processes, change management and IT infrastructure with business visions to drive profitability, efficiency, and growth within the organization. Proficient at ensuring all processes comply with regulatory requirements and IT governance practices. Excellent communicator with strong influencing and problem-solving skills. Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to lead team members and external business contacts including stakeholders such as consultants, partners and vendors. Demonstrated track record of delivery of multiple technical and business projects on time and within budget. Experience in full-lifecycle project management methodologies and tools. Dr. Prensa has been involved with the Project Management Institute for more than twenty-five years. He served a vice president of PMI Puerto Rico Chapter from 1998-2000. He also volunteered in many activities to promote project management and participated of writing PMP exam questions workshop in Dallas, Texas in 2002. Dr. Prensa has helped hundreds of project management professionals to get prepared for the PMP exam. Dr. Prensa has taught project management for several universities in the country, including Virginia Technical University, Grand Canyon University, Colorado Technical University, University of Phoenix and currently teaching for Walden University. With more than 25 years of teaching experience in various formats, face-to-face and virtual. Dr. Prensa has developed techniques to connect with learners and students in the most efficient way. Dr. Prensa has extraordinary people skills, he always puts people first.
Data Science Panel
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 2:00 – 3:45 pm – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Dr. Yamilet Serrano Llerena
Head of Data Science Department
UTEC – Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología
Lima, Peru
Dealing with uncertainties in the formal verification of probabilistic systems has been my challenge for the last years. I am currently a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate and a research assistant at the National University of Singapore. The motivation of my research work is to understand the effect of uncertain events in the verification of systems that present some probabilistic behavior.
During my Ph.D. studies, I have learned several programming languages, randomized algorithms, and fundaments of software engineering. Mainly, I have focused on the analysis, testing, and verification of software.
Before I joined as a Ph.D. student, I had the grateful experience of teaching as a lecturer in the area of Discrete Mathematics and Programming Languages in San Pablo Catholic University, Peru from 2008 to 2011.
I always challenge myself to learn new techniques and languages; I try to find creative solutions to problems using my computer science background. I enjoy working in a group, collaborating and learning from my peers. On the other hand, I love teaching and sharing my knowledge with others. Maybe one day, my students will cross more doors than I have crossed so far.
Panel Speakers – Data Science
Hans Figueroa Guaylupo
Data Visualization Specialist – Oechsle (Intercorp InRetail)
Master in Business Intelligence & Data Analytics – IEBS Business School
Chemical Engineer – Universidad de Ingeniería & Tecnología (UTEC)
University Innovation Fellow – Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University
Hans is Data Visualization Specialist at Data & Strategy team at Oechsle, one of the most competitive retail companies in the Peruvian market. He has nearly 5 years of business experience, and has worked on data and customer experience projects for the sports (Alianza Lima), healthcare (Hanfra Technology), education (UTEC), telecommunications (Telefónica) and retail (Oechsle) industries.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de Ingeniería & Tecnología (Lima, Peru) and a Master degree in Business Intelligence & Data Analytcs from IEBS Business School (Barcelona, Spain). Hans serves as University Innovation Fellow for Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University (California, USA), and led an educational movement in Perú & Latam to help university students developing their own creative confidence and entrepreneur nontraditional businesses. He is Futures Thinking Specialist from Institute for The Future (California, USA), and Intellectual Property Specialist from Indecopi (Lima, Peru). Hans carried out projects with recognized institutions such as MIT (USA) and VDI (Germany).
He considers himself an inveterate curious and a lifelong learner, with only one purpose: enjoy the process. Wherever he goes, he defends and promotes a horizontal & data driven culture, transparency, empathy, intellectual humility, agility and interdisciplinarity to achieve any short and long term goal.
Dr. Wester Zela
Professor in undergraduate and postgraduate programs
Director of the UNI AI Laboratory
National University of Engineering (UNI)
Lima, Peru
Wester Zela is Professor at the at National University of Engineering (UNI) in undergraduate and postgraduate programs and Director of the UNI AI Laboratory. He graduated from UNI as an Systems Engineering, holds a Master in Financial and Economic Analysis from the Complutence (Spain) and Master in Software Engineering from the University of Oxford (UK), and a PhD in Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain), and He holds a certification in Ignite Full Time program at Stanford University (USA).
Dr. Zela is a Senior Executive with more than 22 years of experience in Digital Transformation, leading various companies in several countries (Peru and Europe) working in various markets and industries, such as Consulting, Banking, Telecommunications, Education and pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Zela was Artificial Intelligence and Data consultant at the PCM (Peru), he led the creation of the National AI strategy. Dr. Zela belongs to AI connect programs a group of AI experts around the world organized by Atlantic Council and US Department. Dr. Zela is a CEO and Founder of Troomes.com.
Global Engineering Education Panel
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 4:00 – 5:45 pm – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Dr. Francisco Rumiche
Dean
School of Science and Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
Lima, Peru
Francisco Rumiche is the Dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). He is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the Department of Engineering and an alumnus of the DIES International Deans´ Course Latin America 2021-2022. He holds a PhD and a MSc degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from PUCP. A senior Analyst in the Materials Laboratory; his professional and research interests include failure analysis, materials characterization, and nanostructured materials. His educational interests are focused on the use of flipped learning, storytelling for teaching, and the use of digital resources to support learning processes.
Panel Speakers
Dr. José A. Santiváñez
Dean of Engineering
UTEC – Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología
Lima, Peru
José A. Santiváñez is Dean of Engineering of UTEC – Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Lima, Peru. He was Department Chair of Industrial Engineering at UTEC. He earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú, MS in Operations Research and PhD in Industrial Engineering both from Northeastern University, Boston, MA. His research interests include critical infrastructure systems, complex networked systems, network reliability and survivability, and locational theory. His areas of expertise include operations research, service systems, stochastic modeling, and quantitative and statistical analysis. He is a member of IISE and INFORMS.
Professor Donald M. Reimer
President, The Small Business Strategy Group
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Adjunct Faculty – A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Donald M. Reimer is an adjunct faculty at the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan. He coordinates the Certificate of Entrepreneurial Engineering Skills. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer is a member of the Lawrence Tech Kern Campus Committee, Coordinator of the Lawrence Tech Innovation Encounter. He is faculty Advisor of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Mr. Reimer serves as a Kern Fellow of The Kern Family Foundation, Co-Direct of the Coleman Fellows Program, member of the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Faculty Advisory Council and is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.
He has operated his own consulting company – The Small Business Strategy Group for 23 years. He published numerous articles on small business, entrepreneurship and strategic thinking. He has received several awards and recognition by local, state and federal agencies for his work in entrepreneurship and minority business development. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. Mr. Reimer is member of the Small Business Advisory Council of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Reimer is a member of Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Junction Small Business Assistance Center. He is also a member of the Applied Innovation Alliance. Mr. Reimer serves as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation and is a member of United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Ahad Ali
Associate Professor
Director of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA
Executive Director, IEOM Society International
Dr. Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Michigan. Dr. Ali is the Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Ali is the Executive Director of IEOM Society and Conference Chair of the Sixth International Conference on Industrial Engineering and operations Management, Kuala Lumpur 2016. He advised six doctorate students in Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems. Dr. Ali has published journal and conference papers. He was past President of IIE Lean Division. Dr Ali has done research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include quality, reliability, six sigma, manufacturing, simulation, optimization, scheduling, maintenance, e-manufacturing, lean, CAE and GD&T and. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IEOM, INFORMS, and SME.
Dr. Mario Chauca
Advisor reviewer vice-rectorate of research and
Researcher Professor at Ricardo Palma University
Santiago de Surco, LI 15039, PERU
Researcher of the RENACYT-CONCYTEC
Executive Committee Member IFEES (2019-2021)
Past Director Kenshu Kiokay del Peru-AOTS
Past Steering Committee Member IEEE MWSCAS
Title: Project Based Learning using successive repetitions in engineering education
Mario Chauca is Executive Committee Member IFEES (2019-2021), was a Director of the AOTS-Kenshu Kiokay-Peru (2010-2014), member of the technical committees since 2010, invited by the University of Washington IEEE, in 2010 joined the Steering Committee of the IEEE-MWSCAS, and has participated in more than 30 committees in the European Union, Asia, Africa, America and Australia. All event proceedings are indexed in Scopus, journals and others database.
Chauca was participant as speaker and Chair Session at WEE2019-Chennai (India), IEM2019-Toronto (Canada), WEEF2018-Albuquerque (USA), ICIMA2018-Penang (Malaysia), WEEF2017-Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), CONeGOV2016-Florianopolis (Brazil), ISIT2014,17-Guanajuato (Mexico), MWSCAS2010-Washington (USA), JAIIO2009-Mar del Plata (Argentina), CONIELECOMP2007,9,10-Puebla (Mexico), SIE2004-Santa Clara (Cuba). He obtained a scholarship from the AOTS Tokyo (Japan), from the NIPA and Ministry of Science, ICT and Planning of the Future of Korea Seoul (Korea). He is a Consultant in Information and Communication Technologies, he was consultant in the project of United Nations-Inter-American Development Bank-Congress of the Republic of Peru and the Ministry of the Interior of Peru. He is a researcher by RENACYT-CONCYTEC in the Peruvian Government, adviser first award paper CONEIMERA2018, adviser of the First General Award Project for more than 5000 projects in the contest from the Romero Group, adviser for first projects in congress INTERCON, CONEIMERA, and was nominated for the Graña y Montero Prize for Research in Peruvian Engineering. Nominated Peruvian Research Southern Prize 2019 and nominated research award 2018 MEXICO. As author and advisor of papers he has more than 50 letters of acceptance, served organizer of international academic events, editor of proceedings, and advisor to the IEEE chapters at the National University of Callao and the Ricardo Palma University. He teaches at the postgraduate and undergraduate level, with 30 years of experience. He graduated as an Electronic Engineer from Ricardo Palma University in Lima Peru, obtained his Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a mention in “Business Management” and his Doctorate in Education from San Luis Gonzaga National University.
Diversity and Inclusion Panel sponsored by Ford Motor Company
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Professor Donald M. Reimer
President, The Small Business Strategy Group
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Adjunct Faculty – A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Donald M. Reimer is an adjunct faculty at the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering in College of Engineering at Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan. He coordinates the Certificate of Entrepreneurial Engineering Skills. Mr. Reimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Detroit/Mercy. He is a Certified Management Consultant with over 35 years of experience in working with closely-held businesses. He has taught courses in entrepreneurship, strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship and innovation for engineers. Mr. Reimer is a member of the Lawrence Tech Kern Campus Committee, Coordinator of the Lawrence Tech Innovation Encounter. He is faculty Advisor of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Mr. Reimer serves as a Kern Fellow of The Kern Family Foundation, Co-Direct of the Coleman Fellows Program, member of the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Faculty Advisory Council and is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.
He has operated his own consulting company – The Small Business Strategy Group for 23 years. He published numerous articles on small business, entrepreneurship and strategic thinking. He has received several awards and recognition by local, state and federal agencies for his work in entrepreneurship and minority business development. Mr. Reimer served as member of the Minority Economic Development Committee of New Detroit. Mr. Reimer is member of the Small Business Advisory Council of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Reimer is a member of Advisory Board of the Milwaukee Junction Small Business Assistance Center. He is also a member of the Applied Innovation Alliance. Mr. Reimer serves as a KEEN Fellow for The Kern Family Foundation and is a member of United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Panel Speakers
Sandro Paz, Ph.D.
Director of the Industrial Engineering Program – PUCP
Former Director of University Accreditation
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
San Miguel, Peru
Sandro Paz is a Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP). He graduated from PUCP as an Industrial Engineer, holds a MS from the University of Puerto Rico, and a PhD in Industrial Engineer from University of South Florida. Dr. Paz was the Director in the Peruvian accreditation board, which has allowed him to learn about the Peruvian university system. He also has worked in several consulting projects related with optimization and quality management. As of today, he is Program Director of Industrial Engineering (undergraduate) and Engineering Management (graduate) programs. He leads the accreditation process for all engineering programs at PUCP that have achieved accreditations from CEAB (Canada), Abet (USA), and Icacit (Peru)
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Panel
Thursday, May 11, 2023, 2:00 – 3:45 pm – Room 2 (Onsite)
Panel Chair
Dr. Jose Larco
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator for Supply Chain & Logistics Coordinator
Industrial Engineering Department
University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC)
Lima, Peru
Dr. Larco is an Associate Professor at the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC), in the Industrial Engineering Department. He is the program coordinator for Supply Chain & Logistics related courses within the department. His current research interests include the following: human decision making and organization in planning tasks, human factors of productive workers and retail operations in emerging countries. He has published in journals of operations and production management and human factors. His work was awarded the 2nd best Student Paper Award in 2009, POMS (Production and Operations Management) Orlando Conference. He received his PhD. from RSM Erasmus University.
Panel Speakers
- Mario Chong, Universidad del Pacifico