Alvin Henry Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Developing the tools and skills necessary to lead innovative change in higher education and career readiness.

San Diego, California, United States

Founding Director of Asian American Studies at San Diego State University-Building the curriculum, major, and minor from the ground up-Launching the inaugural (and long-awaited) Department of Asian American Studies!-Fostering connections with San Diego arts, health, nonprofit, and tech communities-Establishing internship and apprenticeship programs for Asian American Studies studentsFounding Member, Ethnic Studies Digital Humanities Collective-Decolonizing Digital Humanities to allow marginalized voices access to DH tools and methods

Canton, New York

Author of Black Queer Flesh: Rejecting Subjectivity in the African American Novel (University of Minnesota Press, 2021)Task Force for St. Lawrence University and EYP-Task Force to create a competitive advantage for St. Lawrence University -Co-chair Career Focus group (guaranteed internships and mentorships, career prep courses); Career Focus garnered $13M in gifts-Co-designed new finance and business majors-Co-designed new Digital Media and Film major-Co-designed new Post-Bac Premed ProgramFaculty Convener, Faculty Diversity Committee and Anti-racism Action Plan-Co-author of university diversity strategic plan-Created First-generation college student retention plan-Collaborating with Black Laurentian Initiative for Anti-racism Action-Mellon/Council of Independent Colleges Diversity, Inclusion grantCo-Chair, Academic Affairs (Curriculum) Committee-Recommended closure of four graduate and one undergraduate degree programs -Developed policies for low-enrollment courses-Recommended elimination of a university graduation requirementRetention Committee, Students of Color Subcommittee, 17-19-Designed student of color retention strategic planEnglish Department-Foster majors into careers in publishing, advertising, and media

Middlebury, Vermont

Co-organizer with Provost Susan Baldridge and Prof. J Finley for Andrew Mellon Foundation Summit on Diversity Research and Teaching at Liberal Arts CollegesDepartment of English and American Literatures

Dobbs Ferry, New York

Co-lead of inaugural Process Improvement programTeach English, American Studies, and LeadershipCoach: Mountain Biking TeamBoarding Staff

Lean Healthcare Green BeltRedesign of Surgical Services to obtain on-time performance of OR casesHospital Discharge Systems Redesign5S project of Ambulatory Surgical UnitEmergency Room Electronic Records Redesign

Perioperative Care, Anesthesiology Service, And Medical Simulation Center

Responsible for Anesthesiology Service, Anesthesiology Workroom, OR Medical Instrument Techs, OR CRNAs, OR Nurse Practitioners, Pre-Operation Clinic, Respiratory Therapy, Anesthesiology Research, and Medical Simulation Center

• Worked with 8 directors and their staff (over 100) to manage workplans and align goals with the strategic plan.• Assessed and analyzed $65M budget for 8 units. • Authored revisions to the strategic plan to create a Full-Service Community School District.Education Pioneers Fellow at OUSDSummer 2009Selected from thousands of top graduate students and professionals for the Education Pioneers leadership development program. Completed high-impact project for Oakland Unified and participated in leadership, networking, and education industry professional development.

Four years teaching courses in literature, ethics, and Western Civilization.

Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationNuclear Materials Engineer, Yucca Mountain Geologic Nuclear Waste Repository Group

• Supervised 5 engineering projects on the structural and mechanical engineering analyses for a nuclear power plant restart project to assure compliance with federal regulations and industry codes.• Designed and forecasted the project costs (Development, Construction, and Operating & Maintenance) over the economic lifetime of two fossil-fuel power plants: a 500 MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle plant and a 750 MW circulating fluidized bed reactor plant.

Product development driven research for silicon and LAO integration of epitaxial magnetoresistive, piezo, ferroelectric, pyroelectric & field effect devices in collaboration with industrial partners.• Constructed vacuum chamber for Pulsed Laser Ablation Deposition for oxide thin films and electron beam evaporation system for metals.• Performed photolithography, thin film deposition, low temperature electrical measurements, crystallographic and surface morphology metrology, chemical safety best practices and experiment design concepts.• Investigation of composition, defect structure, strain in pyroelectric perovskite thin films,

Micro-Mba, Business

Ph.D., English

Activities and Societies: University of California President's Dissertation Year Fellowship, Ford Foundation Fellowship, The National.

Masters Of Arts, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Materials Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: President and Founder, Maryland Materials Society; Engineering Senator, University Senate; Council Member.