[CCoE Notice] Seminar today - Adding More Value to an Engineering Education

[Fisher, Esmeralda]

Dr. Leonard Kawecki, PhD, MRED

Kawecki Management Company

Adding More Value to an Engineering Education

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

11:15 a.m. Refreshments

11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Seminar

Room W122, Engineering Building D3, UH



Abstract

The purpose of this overview presentation is to introduce three effort groups that require management, "project", "process" and "entity". The presentation examines the "project", as generally having the most time constraint of the group. It shows skills and competencies necessary to successfully manage a "project". The presentation goes on to show examples of tools and techniques used in that endeavor. Management competencies come from diverse fields that including engineering and business.



Due to the difficulty and temporary nature of a "project", and the uniqueness of each effort, a case is made that "projects" are the steppingstone to study "process" and "entity" management. The study of "project" management, in engineering, adds value to engineers who strive for management positions in their field.



The presentation introduces the concept of Engineering Leadership as a preferred way to approach successful completion of engineering efforts.



About the speaker
Dr. Leonard (Len) Kawecki brings a lifetime of entrepreneurial, construction, real estate, and financial management experience to his corporate and private consulting clients. He was conferred a Ph.D. in Construction Management from the Ira Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University, and a trans disciplinary - terminal Masters of Real Estate Development degree, also from ASU. Dr. Kawecki has also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Rider University with concentration in accounting, finance and economics. Dr. Kawecki worked for national and regional real estate, development and construction companies, international "Big Four" and national CPA and management consulting firms. He has experience with multinational high-tech electronics manufacturing and sales corporations-computer productivity companies, nationally and off shore. In industry, he held positions of Chief Operations Officer, Vice President of Administrations, Vice President of Finance, Controller, Operations Manager, and Senior Consultant. In recent years Dr. Kawecki served the academic community as Faculty Associate, Instructor and Adjunct Professor in management, planning and analysis, real estate, construction management, costing, accounting and entrepreneurial arts at ASU and Mesa College. Dr. Kawecki is a speaker and writer in management, finance, and sustainability, and is a businessman and entrepreneur in the international arena.
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