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CURRICULUM VITAE
of
Thomas W. Sears
3701
Grapevine Mills Pkwy, #2412
Phone: 469-549-0019
Grapevine,
Texas 76051
email: tsears@texashare.net
EDUCATION
| Doctor
of Education
(All but dissertation) |
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Major: Higher
Education Administration |
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Minors: 1)
Industrial Education 2) Technology |
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GPA: 3.9 (4.0
possible) |
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Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana |
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| Master
of Arts in Education
(M.A.E.) - 1973 |
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Major: Industrial
Education |
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Minor: Education |
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GPA: 3.8 (4.0
possible) |
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Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana |
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| Bachelor
of Science
(B.S.) - 1972 |
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Major: Industrial
Technology |
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Concentration: Electronics
Technology |
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GPA: 3.0 (4.0
possible) |
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Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Proprietor
Valueexpress.net,
Grapevine, Texas (1999 to present)
Hosted
and designed websites for the internet including all aspects of
eCommerce. Provided small business consulting, particularly in the
areas of business planning and design and installation of
technology, including networking solutions. Performed all
aspects of owning and operating a business.
Director
– The Partnership for Business and Industry Training
South
Texas Community College, McAllen, Texas (1996 to 1999)
Founded,
directed, and developed an integrated workforce - economic
development partnership with over 60 local and 40 nationwide
employers.
Authored and received over $ 6 million in workforce
development grants.
Created a model welfare-to-work / self sufficiency project
including partnerships with public and private sector employers,
community based organizations, and State and Federal agencies to
serve the two county service area of the college.
Consulted with partner companies and trained on ISO / QS
9000.
The Partnership is credited with creation of over 800 jobs in
the McAllen, Texas, area during its two-year history.
Author
Self
employed, Kailua, Hawaii (1995 to 1996)
Wrote
two novels (unpublished) to fulfill a lifetime dream.
Training
Manager
Johnson Controls World Services, Kwajalein, Republic of Marshall Islands
(1993 to 1995)
Developed
and delivered management development training programs for all JCWS
Kwajelein supervisory and management employees, including extensive
utilization of Zenger-Miller materials. Project Director for
the National Workplace Literacy Grant project for the partnership
between Johnson Controls and the College of the Marshall Islands.
Managed the development of the Marshallese employees in acquiring
vocational and leadership skills.
President
NFR,
Inc., Greencastle, Indiana (1988 to 1993)
Developed
and distributed computer-based therapeutic and training programs for
treatment of the cognitively impaired. Trained psychologists
and psychiatrists on the concepts and application of cognitive and
neural function retraining.
Associate
Instructor
- part time
Indiana
Vocational -Technical College, Columbus, Indiana (1989 to 1992)
Developed and taught courses in electronics, drafting,
manufacturing, and mathematics.
Vice
President - Quality Assurance
Impact Forge, Inc., Columbus, Indiana (1987 to 1989)
Developed
and directed implementation of a total quality program to ISO 9000
standards, including extensive training of all personnel in the
application of SPC to hot forging processes during a period of
exponential sales growth. Directed all inspection and
measurement activities, including gage lab. Controlled all
process documentation and drawings. Received vendor
certification awards from Copeland Corporation, Tecumseh Corporation
and Ford Motor Company.
President
Assurance Management Services, Columbus, Indiana (1983 to 1987)
Consultant
to business and industry on all aspects of Total Quality Management
and quality practices as a Certified Quality Engineer.
Manager
- Worldwide Operations Quality Training
Cummins
Engine Company, Columbus, Indiana (1980 to 1983)
Chairman
of the President's Task Force for Total Quality Management (TQM):
supervised the development of programs and strategies for training
20,000 employees on TQM; developed and implemented a model employee
participation process for selected plants; established an employee
participation measurement system and bases for measuring program
success.
Service
Manager - Marine and Stationary Power
Cummins
Engine Company, Columbus, Indiana (1978 to 1980)
Provided
worldwide technical support to Cummins distributors, OEM's and their
respective customers on the Cummins generator set systems and
applications problem resolution, including policy negotiations between
parties as required. Provided
on-call witness testing for distributors and customers and on-call
service response for urgent problems.
Service
Instructor - Power Generation
Cummins
Engine Company, Columbus, Indiana (1977 to 1978)
Developed
curricula and facilities to train distributor mechanics and corporate
marketing personnel on service and application of Cummins
diesel-generator systems. Coordinated
the training of personnel and installation of equipment in the Singapore
and Daventry, England, diesel generator training centers.
Coordinator
- Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education
Prairie
Heights School Corporation, LaGrange, Indiana (1976 to 1977)
Provided
general and specific related instruction, vocational counseling, and
placement for cooperative, vocational education students.
Product
Testing Supervisor
General
Aviation Electronics, Indianapolis, Indiana (1975 to 1976)
Supervised
testing of radio products for avionics, marine, land mobile and amateur
markets to FCC and FAA standards. Implemented a tester
accountability system; involved quality and production testers in a
joint problem solving effort resulting in a reduction of rework from
over 50% to less than 10% in three months.
Teacher
of Industrial Education and
Technology
Bartholomew
Consolidated School Corporation, Columbus, Indiana (1973 to 1975)
Developed
and implemented curricula for modular, individualized instruction of
electronics. Designed and supervised student fabrication of
welding booths, taught oxy-acetylene, TIG, and MIG welding and metal
fabrication courses. Taught Cummins apprentice classes in
electronics. Taught adult continuing education classes in
electronics.
Graduate
Assistant
– Electronics
Department
of Industrial Education and Technology, Ball State University, Muncie,
Indiana (1972 to 1973)
Taught
undergraduate electronics courses during professor’s sabbatical.
Maintained electronics laboratory.
Produced, directed, and edited video lecture series in
electronics theory and appli
cations.
Avionics
Technician and Master Technical Instructor
U.S.
Air Force, Keesler A.F.B., Mississippi (1967 to 1971)
Avionics
Technician. Honorable discharge. Commendation for voluntary
participation in space program nutrition studies.
GRANTS
AWARDED
Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Self Sufficiency Fund, Texas
Workforce Commission, $1,226,000 for workforce development.
Job
Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Hidalgo County Private Industry
Council, $1,600,000 for workforce development.
Development
Corporation of McAllen, Self Sufficiency Project, $275,000 for workforce
development.
Skills
Development Fund, Texas Workforce Commission,
$975,070 grant for training employees of five hospitals.
Skills
Development Fund, Texas Workforce Commission,
$427,199 grant for consortium of 19 companies for workforce
development.
Skills
Development Fund, Texas Workforce Commission, $134,127 grant for
workforce development for Intellicall, Inc.
Smart
Jobs Fund, Texas Department of Economic Development, various grants
totaling over $1.5 million for nine companies. (1996 -
1998)
Workplace
Literacy Project, U.S. Education Department, Joint English Literacy
Advancement (JELA) Project, Partnership between Johnson Controls World
Services, US Army, and the College of the Marshall Islands, Kwajalein
Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands, $1.5 million grant to develop
skills of Marshallese employees working on the government contract.
CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSES
Certified Instructor - Front Line Leadership Program
(Zenger-Miller)
Certified Quality Engineer
Certified Quality Circle Facilitator
Radio
and Television Broadcast Engineer – FCC
Television
and Radio Technician – State of Indiana
Indiana Professional Teacher - Industrial Education
Endorsements:
Industrial arts; Vocational Trade and Industrial Education;
Industrial Cooperative Education Teacher/ Coordinator; Electronics
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Liquid Penetrant Inspection
ADDITIONAL
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
“Auditor/Lead
Auditor of Quality Systems QS/ISO 9000”, Perry Johnson, Inc.,
Certification, 4.32 CEU, June 6, 1997.
“Instructor
Certification Seminar for the Training System, Frontline Leadership”,
Zenger-Miller/Johnson Controls World Services, Certification, 36 hours,
March 1993.
“Frontline
Leadership – Core Interpersonal Skills”, Zenger-Miller/Johnson
Controls World Services, Certificate, 24 hours, March 1993.
“Frontline
Leadership – Managing Individual Behavior”, Zenger-Miller/Johnson
Controls World Services, Certificate, 16 hours, March 1993.
“Magnetic
Particle Inspection – Level 3 Course”, MQS, Inc., Certificate, 24
hours, October 1988.
“Liquid
Penetrant Inspection – Level 3 Course”, MQS, Inc., Certificate, 8
hours, October 1988.
“Total
Quality Management – In Service Training”, Komatsu Corporation, 240
hours, March 1982.
“Quality
Circle Facilitator”, Quality Circles Institute, Inc., Certification,
36 hours, February 1981.
“K
Engine Build Training”, Cummins Charleston, Inc., Certificate, 40
hours, March 17, 1978.
“Power
Generation”, Cummins Engine Company, Certificate, 40 hours, September
29, 1977.
“Engine
Familiarization”, Cummins Engine Company, Certificate, 24 hours, July
7, 1977.
“Cummins PT Fuel System”, Cummins Engine Company,
Certificate, 40 hours, June 10, 1977.
“Cummins
NT Engine Maintenance and Overhaul”, Cummins Engine Company,
certificate, 40 hours, March 25, 1977.
“Microcomputer/Microprocessor Workshop”, Indiana
University – Purdue University at Indianapolis, Certificate, 18 hours,
March 19, 1977.
“Air Fuel Control System”, Cummins Engine Company,
Certificate, 32 hours, March 14, 1977.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
"Neurofunctional
Rehabilitation", paper presented to the Cognitive Rehabilitation
Conference”, sponsored by the Neuroscience Center of Indianapolis,
1990.
"Treating
Cognitive Impairments Acquired from the use of Alcohol and Drugs",
paper presented to the Cognitive Rehabilitation Conference sponsored by
the Neuroscience Center of Indianapolis, 1989.
"Quality
in Training", paper presented to the 38th Midwest Regional
Conference of the American Society for Quality Control at South Bend,
Indiana on October 12, 1983.
"Education
and Training for Quality", paper presented to the South Bend,
Indiana chapter of The American Society for Training and Development,
October 11, 1983.
"Quality
Training", paper presented to the Indianapolis, Indiana chapter of
the American Society of Quality Control, October 12, 1982.
SELECTED ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS
www.ndds.net,
original design March 2003, active.
www.pjrsports.com,
original design March 2003, active.
www.cbagrapevine.com,
original design March 2003, active.
www.kellergundogs.com,
original design February, 2003, active.
www.uufhc.org,
original design June 2000, last revision February 2003, active.
www.valueexpress.net
original design July 2000, last revision February 2003, active.
www.valueexpressdesigns.com,
original design August, 2000, last revision February 2003, active.
www.ve-nameregister.com,
original design July 2000, last revision January, 2003, active.
www.taso-basketball-rgv.org,
original design June 2001, last revision January 2003, active.
www.cheapcallingcards.net,
original design December, 2002, active.
www.Texashare.net,
original design March 2000,
last revision December, 2002, active.
www.1webhost.net,
original design March 2000,
last revision December 2002, active.
www.latinotheater.com,
last revision December, 2002, original graphic design by Kennedy Media,
active.
www.cheapwebads.net,
original design January 2001, last revision November 2002, active.
www.noveltybingo.com,
original design June 2000, last revision November 2002, active.
www.hotteproducts.com,
original design October 2002, active.
www.sequals.com,
original design June 2000, last revision October 2002, active.
www.pandasclaw.com,
original design January 2002, last revision October 2002, active.
www.ericdickerson29.com,
original design May 2001, last revision July 2002, active.
www.landroverrgv.com,
original design April 2002, active.
www.narrativepress.com,
original design March 2001, active.
www.barrettjaguarvolvo.com,
original design February 2001, active.
PUBLICATIONS – Texts, Periodicals and Journals
QS/ISO
9000 Internal Audit Procedures and Practices,
text with Microsoft Power Point presentation, October, 1997.
Partnering
Times,
South Texas Community College, Vol 1, Issue1, August 1997.
(Editor)
Neurofunctional
Rehabilitation: Therapist
Handbook, NFR, Inc., 1991. Second
edition, 1992.
Neurofunctional Rehabilitation:
Therapist Training Manual, NFR, Inc., 1991.
"Questions
and Answers about Neurofunctional Rehabilitation", Neuroscience
Center of Indianapolis, 1990. (brochure)
"An
Introduction to Neurofunctional Rehabilitation", NFR, Inc., 1990.
(brochure)
Mind
Skills Program Users Guide, Neuroscience
Center of Indianapolis, 1989.
Quality
Assurance Manual, Impact Forge, Inc., 1988.
Problem
Solving Program Coordinator Manual,
Assurance Management Services, 1984.
"A
Word About SPC", Synectek, Inc., 1984.
Problem
Solving Program Member Handbook, Assurance
Management Services, 1983.
Problem
Solving Program Facilitator Manual,
Assurance Management Services, 1983.
"Quality
Equals Survival", Manufacturing Forum, Spring, 1982.
Stationary
Power Service Guide, Cummins Engine Company, 1980.
"The
New Generation", Cummins Clippings, January, 1979.
"Power
Generation - Advanced Training Conference", Cummins Clippings,
January, 1979.
“Metric
Measuring Systems”, South Texas Community College, 16 hours, (1998).
“QSR/GMP
Orientation”, South Texas Community College, 12 hours, (1998)..
“QS
9000 Management Overview”, South Texas Community College, 4hours,
(1997).
ADULT SEMINARS / COURSES DEVELOPED
“ISO
9000 Management Overview”, South Texas Community College, 4 hours,
(1997).
“QS
9000 Orientation”, South Texas Community College, 8 hours, (1997).
“ISO
9000 Orientation”, South Texas Community College, 8 hours, (1997).
“QS/ISO
9000 Internal Auditor Course”, South Texas Community College, 36
hours, (1997).
“Quality
Awareness Orientation”, South Texas Community College, 3 hours,
(1997).
“ISO
9000 Overview”, Johnson Controls World Services, 2 hours, (1994).
“Malcom
Baldridge Award Criteria Seminar”, Johnson Controls World Services, 3
hours, (1994).
“Vocational
/ Workplace Literacy Model”, Johnson Controls World Services, 6 hours,
(1994).
“Jig
and Fixture Design”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit
hours, (1992).
“Schematic
Drafting/CAD”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit hours,
(1991).
“Tool
Operations”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit hours,
(1991).
“Electronic
Drafting”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit hours,
(1991).
“Geometric
Dimensioning and Tolerancing”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3
credit hours, (1991).
“Manufacturing
Processes”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit hours,
(1990).
“Neurofunctional
Rehabilitation: Therapist Certification”, NFR, Inc., 24 hours, (1990).
“Facilities
Design and Layout”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit
hours, (1990).
“Technical
Drafting”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit hours,
(1990).
“Industrial
Materials”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit hours,
(1990).
“Manufacturing
Processes”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3 credit hours,
(1990).
“An
Introduction to Neurofunctional Rehabilitation”, NFR, Inc., 8 hours,
(1989).
“Algebra
and Trigonometry”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 4 credit
hours, (1989).
“Problem
Solving Program – Group Facilitator Course”,
Assurance Management Services, 36 hours, (1983).
“Intermediate
Statistics”, Cummins Engine Company, 16 hours, (1982).
“Advanced
Statistical Methods”, Cummins Engine Company, 16 hours, (1982).
“Certified
Quality Engineer Exam Review”, Cummins Engine Company, 32 hours,
(1982).
“Methods
of Instruction”, Cummins College, 36 hours, (1981).
“Pre
Control” Cummins College, 8 hours, (1981).
“Group
Problem Solving”, Cummins College, 24 hours, (1981).
“Basic
Statistics”, Cummins College, 8 hours, (1981).
“Problem
Solving and Troubleshooting”, Cummins College, 32 hours, (1980).
“Introduction
to Statistical Quality Control”, Cummins College, 16 hours, (1980).
“Process
Control”, Cummins Engine Company, 16 hours, (1980).
“Quality
as a Process”, Cummins Engine Company, 8 hours, (1980).
“Introduction
to Total Quality Control”, Cummins Engine Company, 4 hours, (1980).
“Group
Presentation Methods”, Cummins College, 32 hours, (1980).
“Service
Management”, Cummins Engine Company, 8 hours, (1979).
“Introduction
to Diesel Power Generation for Non-Technical Personnel”, Cummins
Engine Company, 8 hours, (1978).
“Communication
Electronics”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 4 credit hours,
(1978).
“FCC
First Class License Review”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 3
credit hours, (1978).
“Electronic
Test Equipment Applications”, Indiana Vocational-Technical College, 4
credit hours, (1978).“Theory and Troubleshooting of Single Engine
Diesel Generator System Applications”, Cummins Engine Company, 36
hours, (1977).
“Theory
and Troubleshooting of Multi-Engine Diesel Generator Systems
Applications”, Cummins Engine Company, 36 hours, (1977).
PROFESSIONAL
AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
South
Texas Regional Apprentice Training Alliance (STRATA) – founding board
member
Business
Institute of South Texas - founding board member
National
Apprentice Advisory Committee, Republic of the Marshall Islands –
founding board member
American
Society for Quality – member
Electricity
/ Electronics Educators of Indiana – past 1st vice
president
American
Vocational Association – past member
Indiana
Vocational Association – past member
Epsilon
Pi Tau - past Beta Chapter secretary
Phi
Delta Kappa - member
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