SCOTT M. VAN NESS UCCS 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway Colorado

SCOTT M. VAN NESS

UCCS

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

(719) 255-3709/svanness@uccs.edu

EDUCATION

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

o Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA.

o Emphasis in Management.

• Bachelors of Science Degree, Business Administration

o University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, CO.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

o Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Management and Strategy

Institute)

ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

2012 – Present Instructor of Operations Management. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

(UCCS).

- Teaches College of Business courses for undergraduate students:

• Operations and Supply Chain Management

• Process and Statistics-Based Decisions

• Service Management Operations

• Introduction to Management & Organization

• Introduction to Business

- Teaches undergraduate courses in accordance with university and AACSB

requirements. Develops materials, teaches courses and builds/administers

examinations. Participates in text selection and determination of core College of

Business competencies needed for student success at professional level.

- Maintains currency and credibility in the world of supply chain and operations

management through participation in business community activities and professional

organizations.

- Participates in professional and community service activities that support the mission

and vision of the College of Business.

2012 – Present Owner. Biz Lending Pro, Inc. A national commercial brokerage specializing in all

aspects of commercial lending.

- Identifies business needs and determines financial, marketing and leadership

solutions. Current staff of 8 with annual corporate income of $1.1 million.

- Partners with local businesses and community leadership teams to encourage local

commerce.

2009 – 2012 Supply Chain Manager/Chief of Safety, Target Corporation Distribution Center

0554, Pueblo, CO: Led industrial team of 500+ in ensuring compliance with federal, state

and local directives, to include OSHA, FDA, Homeland Security and various government

entities.

- Led facility operations for 1.5 million square foot industrial complex supporting 54

Target stores.

- Managed $12 million dollar annual budget.

2006 – 2009 Department Chair, Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Program,

Aurora Central High School, Aurora, Colorado and Air Academy High School, Colorado

Springs, Colorado. Lead instructor for leadership and aerospace science program.

- Recruited students for program, developed curriculum, lesson plans, assessments and

cadet/student mentorship and post-high school advising.

1985 – 2006 Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired November 1, 2006). Served in

variety of leadership and education positions throughout Air Force. Key Positions

included:

Chief of Supply Chain and Logistics Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space

Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Led all supply chain and logistics

operations for 12 bases and 15,000 personnel.

- Directed supply, logistics and fuel operations in support of space launch, space

surveillance and space warning activities around the globe.

- Managed world-wide supply chain contract sustaining 12 major weapon systems.

- Ensured Air Force Space Command possessed assets to support any world-wide

operation.

PREVIOUS EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

• School of Business Instructor. Park University, Parkville, MO: Adjunct business administration

instructor. Taught management and marketing courses at satellite campuses at various Air Force bases.

• School of Aerospace Management Instructor. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach,

FL: Adjunct business administration and airfield management instructor at various Air Force bases.

• Air Force Quality Instructor: Taught graduate-level leadership and Quality Management courses for Air

Force personnel.

• Baldridge Award Examiner, Secretary of the Air Force Air Force Quality Management Program:

Baldridge Award Examiner for Air Force bases competing for Malcom Baldridge Award.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Instructor of the Year, 2014 & 2015. UCCS College of Business.

• Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Fellowship. Selected for Fellowship for current academic year for ethics

initiatives at UCCS.

• Nominated for Educator of the Year, 2016. UCCS (entire school). Nominated for award by student

body.

• Top Faculty Course Questionnaire Ratings (student evaluations), 2015 & 2016. UCCS College of

Business, averaged 5.4 out of 6 possible score.

SIGNIFICANT COURSEWORK/ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS

• Business Ethics Education and Organizational Best Practices Course, University of New Mexico.

• University of the Rockies Accreditation Team: Chosen as student lead for college accreditation efforts.

• Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Course, University of Tennessee.

• US Air Force Senior Executive Supply Chain and Logistics Course, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

Ohio.

• US Air Force Technical Training Instructor Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX.

• US Air Force Academic Instructor Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.

MEDIA/SPEAKING EVENTS

• Partnered with Colorado Springs Better Business Bureau in building/delivering four-part interactive

professional development series on “Leading the Multi-Generational Workforce.

http://www.uccs.edu/business/homepage-news/bbb-uccs-partner-for-multi-generational-workforce-

series.html

• Colorado Springs Business Journal. Wrote article on having difficult work conversations.

http://www.uccs.edu/business/business-research-index/difficult-conversations-planning-your-route-to-

success.html

• KRDO Radio Business Hour. Appeared on numerous occasions on program outlining strategies for

retaining/motivating Millennial workforce.

• Colorado Springs Gazette. Commented/quoted on Colorado being a magnet for Millennials.

http://www.uccs.edu/business/homepage-news/colorado-springs-a-low-key-magnet-for-millennials.html

• Colorado Biz Magazine. Commented/quoted on Colorado liquor laws and supply chain efficiency.

http://www.cobizmag.com/Companies/Why-Colorados-messy-liquor-laws-make-businesses-happy/

• UCCS Business Alumni Networking Group. Spoke to organization about millennial workforce adapting

and succeeding in workplace managed by other workplace generations.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Supply Chain Digest Professional Network: Member of organization supported by Supply Chain

Digest to develop professionals and provides academic support to universities teaching supply chain and

operations concepts.

• Pikes Peak American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS): Academic contributor in

local professional activities and mentorship of future leaders in world of supply chain and operations

management.