// Over 20 years of increasingly increasingly responsibility as a University Registrar and the programs supporting its functions, i.e., Ellucian Banner, Colleague, Degree Works; and PeopleSoft student systems; Evisions Argos, SAP Crystal Reports, and Microsoft Access
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Computer Resource & Information Management Webster University, St. Louis, MO
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL
WORK EXPERIENCE
Independent Higher Education IT Contractor/Consultant
VB Consulting, Atlanta, GA 2012-Present
Independent Higher Education IT Contractor/Consultant
MBO Associates , Herndon, VA 2012-Present
Asst. Dean of Records, Registration & Student Information Systems
whittier College, Whittier, CA & Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA 2008 – 2011
Asst. Dean Enrollment Services
Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA 2005 – 2008
University Registrar
Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA 2003 – 2005
Registrar
Whittier College, Whittier, CA 2000 – 2003
University Registrar
Chapman University, Orange, CA 1998 – 2000
University Registrar
Concordia University, Irvine, CA 1994 – 1998
Assistant Registrar
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL 1991 – 1994
CONSULTING SERVICES
Consulting Areas of knowledge:
Ellucian Banner, Colleague, and PeopleSoft implementations, specializing in records, registration and registration rules, transcript maintenance, curriculum management, schedule maintenance, pre-req/co-req setup, degree audits, wait-listing, National Student Clearinghouse Enrollment, Degree, and Transcript services; and Scrip-Safe transcript services.
Additional Areas of knowledge:
DegreeWork's Code Tables Format and Configuration, Curriculum Planning Assistant
Creation of Effective Power Point Presentations
Text manipulation using regular expressions (regex), and Visual Basic for Applications
Report Writing with MS Access, Crystal Reports, and Arogos
Data extraction using SQL via MS ACCESS, SQL Developer
PAST CLIENTS
Black Hawk College
City University of New York (CUNY) - Project Lead:
• Baruch College
• Borough of Manhattan Community College
• Bronx Community College
• Brooklyn Community College
• City College of New York
• College of Staten Island
• Hostos Community College
• Hunter College
• John Jay Community College
• Kingsborough Community College
• LaGuardia Community College
• Lehman College
• Medgar Evers College
• New York City College of Technology
• Queens College
• Queensborough Community College
• School of Professional Studies
• York College
Coast Community College District (CCCD):
• Orange Coast College
• Coastline Community College
• Golden West College
Dixie State College of Utah
East Tennessee State University
Kern Community College District
• Cerro Coso College
• Porterville College
Marshall University
Northern New Mexico College
University of Portland
University of Southern Indiana
REGISTRAR JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Registrar Office Services:
• Oversee Registration/Services functions:
o Class schedule and registration guide production. Classroom assignments and final exam preparation.
o Veteran's Administration, Transcript and Enrollment Verification processing.
o Class Lists, Add/Drop/Withdrawals. Grades, Grade Processing, and Grade Changes.
• Oversee Academic Evaluation functions:
o Transfer Credit Evaluation.
o Student Advising, Degree Audits and Degree Posting. Commencement activities.
• Train and monitor institution's compliance with FERPA regulations.
• Serve as Admissions Officer for Guest, and Readmission Students.
• Responsible for the update and submission College/University Official Catalog.
Managing Student Information Systems:
• Supervise the input, updating, purging, data integrity and security of information in the student database and physical files.
• Manage all aspects of the Student Information System database:
o PeopleSoft, SCT Banner, and Datatel Colleague
• Responsible of the implementation and continuous update of Student Information System modules relating to Academic Records/Registration, Advising/Degree Audits, Faculty information, Curriculum Management, and Event/Room Scheduling.
• Implement all online services, i.e., online registration, online degree audits, online transcripts, online enrollment verifications, online class rosters, online grading, and student/faculty portal administration.
• Serve as Webmaster for the Registrar Web page.
Management:
• Management, evaluation, and development of staff ranging in numbers from 2-25.
• Managed departmental budgets ranging from $35,000 to $950,000.
• Coordinate the work schedule and workload of all clerical staff and student workers.
Institutional Reporting:
• Responsible for aspects of all Institutional Student Data Reporting, including, but not limited to IPEDS, Census, Synodical, Graduation, California Bar Association, American Bar Association, WASC, Barron's Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Reports, University Fact Book, and other ad hoc statistical reporting.
• Responsible for the submission of files regarding the National Student Clearinghouse.
Committee Service:
• Academic Standing and Review
• Web Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• Graduation Committee
• Enrollment Management Committee
SKILLS
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to handle several tasks concurrently.
• Attentive to meticulous details.
• Knowledgeable in the following Applications, Student Information Systems, Operating Systems and Programming Languages:
o Microsoft Office Suite 2003-2010: Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, Project; Adobe CS5 Suite: Acrobat Professional, Dreamweaver, Captivate 5, InDesign, Photoshop; IQ Reports, Safari Reports, Crystal Reports, SunGard Banner, Datatel Colleague and PeopleSoft.
o Windows: XP, Vista, Windows 7
o HTML, SQL, Regex
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Member; AACRAO (American Association of Registrar and Admission Officers).
• Member; PACRAO (Pacific Association of Registrar and Admission Officers).
• Staff Advisor; Kappa Alpha Psi; Chapman University.
• Member; Academic Task Force; Concordia University.
• Member; Human Resource Council, Concordia University.
• Staff Advisor; Minority Student Alliance, Concordia University.