Robert Ruggieri, BComm, MBA

Robert Ruggieri,
BComm, MBA
Professor

Biography

Robert Ruggieri is an expert in the field of operational excellence. For much of his career, he has focused his efforts on corporate sustainable strategies, with an emphasis on mixed global and domestic marketing and sourcing strategies. Robert’s 17 years of progressive private sector experience provides him with significant knowledge in the high-tech (Celestica), automotive (NRI Industries), aerospace (Noranco, Goodrich Landing Gear), and clean-tech industries (Conventus). Most recently Robert worked as a consultant to small to medium enterprises, with activities focused on corporate finance and capital markets for the purpose of company acquisition, expansion and/or sale. While working full-time in the private sector, Robert also taught part-time at Humber College and Niagara College.

Robert is driven by the success of his clients and this is extended into his classroom. His teaching philosophy is geared to the marketability of his students entering the job force, with the goal of achieving 100% Student employment after graduation. In order to be marketable, students must be skilled to perform activities that go beyond their first jobs. To help achieve this, Robert challenges those in his class to think beyond the course material, using course material as a baseline for expanded learning.

Academic Credentials

Project Management Professional certification, Project Management Institute, 2008

Canadian Securities Course, Canadian Securities Institute, 2006

Master of Business Administration, Wilfrid Laurier University, 2003

Bachelor of Commerce, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto,1998

Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute; Jul/08

Canadian Securities Course (CSC),Canadian Securities Institute (CSI), 2006

Certified in Production and Inventory Management, APICS, 1999

Areas of Specialization

Supply Chain and Logistics

Operations Management

International Trade and Logistics

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Finance

Investments and Investment Management

Small Business Management

Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Management

Procurement

Commercial Negotiations

International Marketing

International Business

Economics

Career Highlights

2013-Present – Full-time Professor, George Brown College

2009-2013 – Managing Partner, Conventus (Management Consultants)

2002-2013 – Part-time Professor, Humber College, Niagara College

2007-2009 – Manager Supplier Development, Goodrich Landing Gear

2004-2007 – Management Consultant, Supply Chain Manager, Noranco Inc.

2001-2004 – Logistics Operations Manager, NRI Industries Inc.

Other Activities

Member – Niagara Region: Smarter Niagara Steering Committee, 2011-2013

Consultant – Niagara Industrial Association, 2009-2010

Chair – Durham College Board: Supply Chain Management Curriculum Development, 2002-2004