Responsibilities• Strategic operations of Great Falls College, a public, 2-year college in the Montana University System.• Direct supervision of the 8 Leadership Team members representing business services, student services, academic services, career and technical education, marketing, and institutional effectiveness.• Strategic and operational oversight of 25 academic programs in the Trades, Information Technology, Human Services, Business, Education, Healthcare and Public Safety Career Clusters.Initiatives• Launched Forging Futures 2022-2027 strategic plan with metrics• Developed comprehensive academic programming plan• Enhanced Career and Technical Education programming to include short-term trainings, embedded industry credentials, apprenticeship opportunities, and pathways to higher education pursuits.• New professional development, institutional effectiveness, unit goal setting, and budgeting processes developed.

Responsibilities• Strategic operations of the Academic Affairs unit district wide, including campuses in Superior, Rice Lake, New Richmond and Ashland• Direct supervision of 6 administrators and 1 office technician district wide and supervision of the campus facilities staff in Rice Lake• Districtwide strategic and operational oversight of 78 academic programs in the Manufacturing, Architecture and Construction, Trades, Information Technology, Hospitality, Human Services, Business, and Public Safety Career ClustersInitiatives• Fine-tuned organizational restructure• Developed proactive programming plan• Designed institutional assessment process• Created new scheduling process

Dean, Academic Programs Rice Lake CampusNorthwood Technical CollegeAugust 2018-December 2018Position revision due to organizational restructureResponsibilities• Strategic operations of Academic Affairs on the Rice Lake campus• Supervision of 4 administrators and 1 office technician• Districtwide strategic and operational oversight of Business, General Studies, and Public Safety Clusters including Fire Services, Criminal Justice and Law AcademyAccomplishments• Co-facilitated a collaborative and cross-functional team to move the college into a new open admissions entrance philosophy• Coordinated districtwide communication of the 2018-2021 WITC Strategic Plan and Open Admissions Philosophy to the Advisory Committees

Divisional Dean, Business, General Studies and Academic SupportNorthwood Technical CollegeJuly 2017-August 2018Position revision due to organizational restructureResponsibilities• Districtwide strategic operations of Business, General Studies and Academic Support programs• Supervision of 3 administrators and 11 full-time faculty members across four campuses and two outreach centers• Daily operations and oversight of the General Studies Communication programAccomplishments• With the communication and math faculty, redesigned developmental studies to corequisite models of learning• Supported the Associate Dean to pilot the “Your Choice” initiative and assisting with assessment of the study• Developed four new programs: Nonprofit Leadership, Hospitality Specialist, Hospitality Essentials, and Entrepreneurship• Provided strategic oversight to the creation of a new program, Hospitality Foundations, geared toward intellectually and/or developed delayed individuals • Delivered strategic direction in writing for a WTCS Student Success Leadership grant to support the new writing and math labs on all four WITC campuses• In a cross-functional and targeted effort, increased overall enrollments in the business program areas• Oversaw the progress of five new articulation agreements in the business areas; 2 with Northland College and 3 with University of Minnesota Crookston

Divisional Dean, BusinessNorthwood Technical CollegeJuly 2015-August 2017• Supervision of 22 full-time faculty members across four campuses and two outreach centers• Districtwide operations of Business programsAccomplishments• Co-facilitated the “Start Now” cross-functional team charged with creating multiple start dates within a semester that are financial aid eligible• Implemented 7 new Career Pathways (embedded diplomas within programs of study)• Worked with faculty and advisory committees to revamp 6 business program Associate degree offerings to meet the Department of Education suggestion of 60 credits for an Associate degree offering

Certified by the Wisconsin Technical College System to teach specific courses in Marketing and Communications and any of the classes offered within the Leadership Development Associate's degree program. Credentialed to teach adult basic education courses.

In this part-time position as a contracted employee I was responsible to:Taught four sections of high school English per semester.Created curriculum based on the Common Core standards for high school English.Assessed student learning.Engaged at-risk students in the learning process.Attended weekly team meetings to discuss strategies to use to help students to succeed in obtaining their high school diploma.

In this position my primary responsibility was to ensure course scheduling and programs offered exceeded the accreditation standards to ensure academic excellence. Specific tasks included the following:Schedule, staff, and assess learning within 17 academic programs.Hire, supervise, train, and advise 25 full-time faculty.Hire, mentor, and train 30-50 adjunct faculty.Hire, supervise, and train five support staff positions.Maintain six different budgets comprising of almost two million dollars.Maintain accreditation status for all 17 program offerings.Develop new associate level and baccalaureate degree offerings.Identify and write for new grant funds.Improve teaching in the classroom.Coordinate meaningful faculty in-services.

In this position my primary responsibility was to teach 30 credits a year within the Business Administration and Public Administration Associate degree programs. I did, however, have many other responsibilities on top of the teaching including:Chair of the Business and Public Administration department.Chair of the Assessment of Student Learning Committee. Chair of the Northeast Wisconsin Faculty Dialogue Group.Project Manager for the development of a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.Project Manager for the development of a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration.Project Manager for the development of Program Outcomes for all 17 Associate degree programs.Curriculum designer for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.Curriculum designer for the Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration.Designed program assessment for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.Designed program assessment for the Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration.Wrote the report to the Higher Learning Commission-North Central Association requesting approval for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.Wrote the report to the Higher Learning Commission-North Central Association requesting approval for the Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration.Participated in grants management and development.Advisor for the American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL) organization on campus.Advisor for the Campus Grind Coffee Shop that is owned and operated by the AIBL students.Teacher of the Year recipient sponsored by the American Indian College Fund (2009-2010).See more about my teaching experience at www.proferdmann.com

Developed an academic review process for all academic programs; administered academic testing; maintained records documenting student learning, and coordinated the student portfolio process.

Created alliances with the three community colleges and the seven tribal colleges in Montana and one community college in Wyoming; evaluated transcripts; recruited American Indian students, and coordinated the Elementary Education teacher-training program with Fort Peck Community College on the Fort Peck Reservation.

Taught courses; recruited new students into the Learn and Earn program, and mentored existing students.

In this position I developed all guidelines, policies and procedures to start a volunteer program within the hospital. I was responsible to recruit and retain volunteers, market the program, plan events, and coordinate public relations within the community.

Promoted from Advertising Sales to Advertising Manager within six months of hire. In this position I supervised sales staff; designed advertisements; developed new accounts, and collected on past-due accounts.