Faculty

The Faculty

DePaul University's Management Development Center features top business professionals in the Chicago land area, who teach in conjunction with faculty from DePaul's College of Commerce.

Faculty Expertise
 

Al Drewno, CPIM

Al Drewno has over 26 years in the Manufacturing, Systems and Materials Management area primarily for Allegiance Healthcare, a leading manufacturer and distributor of health care products worldwide. He is currently Director of Business Integration for Allegiance, and previously has held the positions of Director of Global Sourcing, Director of Materials Management Systems, Plant Manager and Senior Manufacturing Consultant. Al received his degree in Operations Management from Northern Illinois University and is a CPIM through the American Production and Inventory Control Society, (APICS).

Rajen Parekh, CFPIM

RajenParekh is a Project Manager at 3Com. Prior to joining 3Com, he was a Project Manager with US Robotics. He has over sixteen years of industry and consulting experience in manufacturing and implementing ERP/MRP II Enterprise Resources Planning and Manufacturing Resource Planning systems. Mr. Parekh has held a variety of operations and management positions in the manufacturing industry, marketing and consulting such as Applications Consultant,Management Consultant, Manager of Production and Inventory Control and Inventory Analyst. He is a Certified Fellow CFPIM of American Production and Inventory Control Society.

Lori Cook, Ph.D.

Dr. Cook is an Assistant professor of Operations management in Kellstadt Graduate School Of Business, DePaul University. She received her B.S., M.Eng. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Louisville. She previously taught at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta,Georgia. She also served as the coordinator for the Master of Science in Quality Assurance (MSQA) graduate program.  In addition to teaching she has been involved in consulting and educational activities for various companies.  She has held engineering positions with both Armco eastern Steel Division and Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation.  Her current research interests include quality and process improvement, quantitative research methods and operations strategy. 

Cost

The Cost

Option One - The entire program must be paid for prior to the program start date, at a cost of $2,600.

Option Two - Individual modules may be taken for a fee of $1,000 each. Tuition is due at the start of the module.

Required textbooks and materials are included. Tuition deferment options are no longer available.

Refunds will be granted on a pro-rated basis determined by the date the student withdraws from the program, less an administrative fee of $150.

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