Michael J. Rivera, PH.D.
Personal Data
Address: 2140 Willow Brook Drive, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 Phone: (215) 460-3855
email: michaeljrivera@gmail.com
Profile
Dedicated administrator and professor committed to student learning and academic quality. Experienced in industry and higher education, including teaching traditional, hybrid, and online courses at several colleges and universities in both business and computer disciplines. Focused on supporting student success and academic rigor. Proven success in establishing collaborative partnerships, managing program operations, facilitating program development, and supporting enrollment growth.
Education
May 2010 Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
magna cum laude | Major: Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation December 2009 Master of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
cum laude | Major: Strategic Management
December 2004 Master of Business Administration, Taylor University, Upland, IN Major: Business Administration
May 2003 Bachelor of Science, Taylor University, Upland, IN Major: Computer Science and Systems
Work Experience
Current Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA June 2012 Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs
• Provide leadership and direction for all operations within Academic Affairs including those related to the College’s Virtual Campus
• Lead the collaborative strategic planning and project planning efforts for each academic year for all five academic divisions • Manage and supervise 700 full-time and part-time faculty,
including planning and delivering on-going professional development
• Develop and manage divisional budgets of approximately 50M • Middle States Accreditation Liaison Officer, supporting the
self-study reaffirmation process
• Support the vision, model, and documentation of institutional student learning outcome assessments
• Develop and maintain four-year dual admission articulation linkages with 30 area colleges and universities
• Lead architect of the Drexel@MCCC partnership offering full Engineering and Business degrees on campus
Summer 2014 Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Instructor - MGMT 602 - Managing Technological Innovation
Spring 2012 University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Adjunct Instructor - MNA 76510 - Leadership
June 2012 Black Hawk College, Moline, IL
December 2010 Dean of Instruction and Student Learning
• Provided leadership and direction for half of the academic programs within the college - Arts and Communications, English and Humanities, Computers and Engineering
• Managed and supervised 125 full-time and part-time faculty members, as well as the ESL Transitions, Perkins and Special Projects departments
• Managed operational departmental budgets of approximately 24M
• Responsible for vision, model, and documentation of institutional student learning outcome assessments
• Worked collaboratively with faculty to develop new curricula • Responsible for the development of a 4M Student Technologies
Building and Materials Science degree
• Developed industry linkages with John Deere, Rock Island Arsenal, and Alcoa through collaborations, internships, and advisory boards
• Co-chaired the Black Hawk College United Way Campaign • Developed university linkages with Western Illinois University,
Bradley University, St. Ambrose University, and University of Illinois at Chicago through program articulations and conference collaborations
Spring 2009 Indiana University, South Bend, IN
Adjunct Instructor - A106 - Introduction to Computing
December 2010 Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, IN July 2005 Dean of the School of Business / Assistant Professor
• Oversight of the strategic direction and operations for the School of Business
• Provided managerial oversight for all programs within the School of Business – Accounting, Business, Computers, and Office Administration.
• Managed and supervised 50 full-time and part-time faculty members, scheduled 180 courses sections with oversight of a student body of 1800 students
• Performed key operational tasks such as scheduling classes, hiring adjuncts, evaluating faculty, administering student assessments, developing faculty, grant writing, developing curricula and ACBSP reaccreditation
June 2005 Taylor University, Upland, IN
January 2002 IT Enterprise Applications Manager / Adjunct Instructor
• Managed all university enterprise applications/systems as well as technical staff
• Worked to develop the technical software team responsible for application development, implementation of enterprise systems, and client end-user support and reporting
• Responsible for all operational and administrative tasks within the Enterprise Applications Team
• Served as adjunct professor for the Business department
Research Areas
Leading Change Strategic Management Organizational Leadership Decision Sciences Business Intelligence Innovation/Entrepreneurship
Dissertation
Commercialized University Research: A Study of Antecedents and Outcomes and the Leading Innovation Practices of Entrepreneurs, Purdue University, Dissertation, May 2010
Publications
21st Century Leader: Mind and Heart, Book Forthcoming
The Work of Teams and Implications for Leaders, Leadership Abstracts - League for Innovation,
Journal Article, 2013
Mentoring in the 21st Century, Leadership, Journal Article, Volume 19 Issue 1, 2013
Innovation - Meaning, Management and Organizational Enhancement, Leadership and
Organizational Management, Journal Article, Volume 2010 Issue 3
Developing New Leaders - Four Guiding Concepts for Success, Leadership, Journal Article, Volume
16 Issue 2, 2010
Entrepreneurship and Globalization, the Role of Organizational Leadership in Entrepreneurial Companies, and the Impact of Entrepreneurship on Academic Entrepreneurship, Business Journal
for Entrepreneurs, Journal Article, Volume 2009 Issue 2
Participative Management, Academic Leadership, Journal Article, 2007
Extreme Project Management (EPM): Leading the Development of Information Technology in the 21st Century, Book Chapter, Strategies For Effective Leadership: U.S. And Russian Perspective,
2005
Courses Taught
Speaking Engagements
• Strategic Course Scheduling - American Association of Community Colleges - Spring 2014
• Success Pathways: Leveraging Analytics to Manage the Academic Course Schedule -Innovations 2014 - Spring 2014
• Graduate Seminar - Higher Education Leadership - University of Pennsylvania - Fall 2013 • Future STEM Opportunities - Women In Engineering Conference - Black Hawk College
- December 1, 2011
• Preparing for Successful Change Staff Conference Gateway Technical College -October 12, 2011
• Welcome Address - Latino Youth Summit - Black Hawk College - October 1, 2011 • 21st Century Leader: Transitioning Knowledge, Wisdom, and Experience to the Next
Generation - Connections Conference - ARDN - September 29, 2011
• Change Management - Professional Development Workshop - QCPDN - September 27, 2011
• Vision for Sustainable Technology Building Ground Breaking Black Hawk College -September 6, 2011
• Navigating the Future: Leading Change with Student Learning - Learning Summit Conference - League for Innovation - June 13, 2011
• Outliers: Embracing Your Roots - ESL Graduation - Black Hawk College - May 19, 2011 • Working to Create and Manage Change Successfully - Preconference Session - Chair
Academy International Leadership Conference - March 22, 2011
• Designing Open Source Labs for Distance Education - SIGCSE Conference - ACM - March 10, 2010
• Preparing Students for Tomorrow: STEM Outreach and Career Education - STEMtech Conference Summit - League for Innovation - October 31, 2010
• STEM Symposium - WNIT TV Show - Economic Outlook - October 29, 2010
• Welcome Address - STEM Conference - Ivy Tech Community College - October 12, 2009
Training Workshops Attended
• LaSalle University Online Teaching Certificate • MCCC Online Teaching Certificate
• Chair Academy Higher Education Facilitator Training • AACC Workforce Development Institute Certificate • University of Notre Dame Executive Leadership Certificate • Chair Academy Higher Education Leadership Certificate • MIIIE International Curriculum Development Workshop • ITCC Online Teaching Certificate
Professional and Technical Skills
Networking Social Media SAS/Statistics
Business Intelligence/Analytics International Travel Basic/Intermediate Spanish
Committee Work
• MCCC President’s Leadership Cabinet (Member) 2012 - Current • MCCC Curriculum Committee (Member) 2012 - Current
• MCCC Enrollment Action Response Team (Member) 2012 - Current • BHC Curriculum Committee (Member) 2011 - 2012
• BHC Deans/VP Planning Council (Member) 2011 - 2012 • BHC Instructional Managers Council (Member) 2011 - 2012 • ITCC Intercultural Committee (Co-Chair) 2010
• ITCC STEM Symposium (Chair) 2009 - 2010
• ITCC Regional Instructional Coordinating Council (Member) 2009 - 2010 • ITCC Academic Affairs Committee (Member) 2009 - 2010
• ITCC Elkhart Campus Strategic Planning Committee (Chair) 2005 • Taylor Information Services Steering Committee (Member) 2004 - 2005
Grants
• Gate Foundation Next-Generation Courseware Challenge to Improve U.S. Undergraduate Education Grant - $3.7M (RFI stage)
• MCCC Perkins Grant - $650,000 annually - Administrator - 2012 - Current • BHC Perkins Grant - $350,000 annually - Administrator - 2010 - 2012 • BHC Innovations Grant - $30,000 - Administrator - 2010 - 2012
• ITCC/BHC Alberta Rural Development Network - $10,000 - Co-PI - 2009 - 2012 • ITCC Perkins Grant - $500,000 annually - Administrator - 2009 - 2010
• ITCC Moving Forward Grant - $90,000 - Co-PI and Administrator - 2009 - 2010
Professional Affiliations
Middle States Commission for Higher Education (selected to be site reviewer / institutional accreditation liaison officer), The Chair Academy (board member / facilitator), Distance Education and Training Council (site reviewer), and League for Innovation (member).
Community Service
Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (member), QC United Way (campaign co-chair), QC Boys and Girls Club, and QC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
