Instructors
Oda Bolden |
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Oda has been in Supply Chain Management for more than thirty years. He is currently the Director of the Sterile Disposables Supply Chain Network for Bayer. In that role, he manages a team supporting the Radiology Sterile Disposables Manufacturing Network, consisting of three plants (Indianola PA, Saxonburg PA and Heredia Costa Rica) The team focuses on supply chain network strategy, program management, logistics optimization, supply chain planning and supply base management. Oda holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Hampton (Virginia) University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds CPIM and CSCP certifications from ASCM. |
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Matt Drake |
Matt Drake is an associate professor of supply chain management in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Duquesne University as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Matt has earned his CPIM-F and CLTD certifications from ASCM as well as his CPF from the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning. He is currently a member of the ASCM board of directors and previously served on CPIM exam certification committees from 2013-2019. Matt has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, eight peer-reviewed book chapters, and the book Global Supply Chain Management published by Business Expert Press. |
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Bill Geisler |
Bill has been in Supply Chain Management for more than twenty years and is currently a Strategic Sourcing Specialist for ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions. Bill has held several diverse roles in SCM, including; Procurement, Sourcing, Planning, Warehousing, Transportation, and IT Systems. He holds an undergraduate degree in Business Management, Marketing from Gannon University, certifications in CPIM, CSCP, and CLTD from ASCM. Bill is currently the President of the ASCM Pittsburgh Forum and was awarded "Mentor of the Year" in 2016 by the Duquesne University APICS Student Chapter for volunteerism with the Chapter and Duquesne Supply Chain Connection. |
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Wendy Serapiglia |
Wendy is an Instructor in the Supply Chain Management Department at Duquesne University. Wendy teaches Supply Chain and Operations Management classes in the undergraduate and graduate level. In the undergraduate program, she is teaching the Introduction to Supply Chain and Operations Management course and the Supply Management Course. In the graduate program, she is teaching the Introduction to Supply Chain and Operations Management Course and the Sustainable Supply Chain course. Wendy is a certified ASCM (Association of Supply Chain Management) instructor and is teaching ASCM classes with Duquesne University and the Supply Chain Mavens. She has her ASCM certifications of CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional), CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) and CLTD (Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution). She volunteers as a Board Member for the ASCM Pittsburgh Forum as the Vice President of Finance. |