Jose Costa, MBA, P. Eng. Page * of *

Jose E. Costa, P.Eng, MBA

416-***-**** acsi72@r.postjobfree.com

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/SMEdoctor

CAREER PROFILE

Over twenty years progressive business and engineering experience in a variety of roles including fifteen years as Consultant/Technical Advisor providing project management and consulting expertise to clients in several industries and over ten years in training and teaching. A track record of utilizing strong leadership, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills leading unionized employees and interacting with stakeholders in Government and Education organizations. In-depth experience providing support to Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) including needs assessment, strategy setting, promoting government services, developing contacts in various technologies and in business financing and connecting clients with other parties for the purpose of technology development partnering and other ventures.

EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ADVISOR 2015-Present

Providing business advice to new and existing entrepreneurs and SMEs on how to build and manage their blueprint for success.

ONTARIO CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE 2007-Oct. 2015

Position: Business Development Manager

Identified and interfaced with OCE’s industry and academic partners, collaborating with other industry partners, academic institutions and researchers for the purpose of improving their capabilities, obtain grants, link with other partners, and promote other industry engagements

Identified and developed commercialization opportunities in the form of technology and knowledge transfer for further development and spin-off companies

Actively engaged in OCE teams, in a leadership role, i.e., for strategic thrusts, planning, programs, etc. such as the recent successful Call for Proposals for Aerospace projects; the event was sold out (over 250 attended)

Managed several program portfolio engagements and projects including budgets, assessment and review, metrics, outcomes assessment and success stories, and stakeholder interactions. Obtained approval of research collaborative projects for almost $1/2M in the first half of Fiscal Year 2015/16

Provided extensive coaching and mentorship to other OCE Business Development Managers, Program Delivery Team, OCE colleagues, entrepreneurs and students involved in OCE programs

Continuously identified high growth market opportunities, academic technologies with commercial merit, and entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial talent matchmaking and utilizing all available advisory and funding resources to facilitate commercial outcomes for Ontario. This included business coaching and mentorship to OCE start-ups

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, School of Continuing Studies 2007-Present Position: Part-Time Professor (night school), Project Management Certificate Program (Leadership) Jose Costa, MBA, P. Eng. Page 2 of 4

CENTENNIAL COLLEGE, TORONTO

Position: Chair, Mechanical & Automation Engineering Technology (MAET) 2004-2007

Accountable for providing academic and administrative leadership, supervision and direction to 17 full-time and 20 contract faculty, 4 Support staff and students in MAET. Also accountable for planning, development, and delivery and ongoing review of full-time and part-time post-secondary programs in mechanical and automation engineering technology, ensuring that programs were relevant to needs of students and employers

Maintained close contacts with business/industry and Program Advisory Committees (PACs); Restarted and innovatively revamped PACs promoting Faculty participation and established valuable industry partnerships, some of which generated revenues from projects of Continuing Education and Corporate Training departments

Led the development of a new and innovative program in Integrated Energy Systems; this is a successful running program today with healthy enrollment

Successfully secured capital/resources for updating/upgrading/improving the Department laboratories’ operation

Developed, monitored and controlled Department’s budget, and assigned and scheduled staff workloads according to provisions of the Collective Agreements and College practices

Ensured effective use of human, physical and financial resources of the Department, reallocating resources appropriately as necessary

Effectively dealt with labour issues within two Collective Agreements (Faculty & Support Staff), engaging in trusting relationships

Position: Acting Dean, School of Engineering Technology & Applied Science (SETAS) 2006

Responsible for directing staff from three different departments within SETAS on issues ranging from academic to budgeting, labour relations and other

Position: Professor, School of Engineering Technology & Applied Science (SETAS) 2003-2004 BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTRE, DURHAM

Position: Acting Executive Director 2004

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL - IRAP, Toronto

Position: Industrial Technology Advisor (ITA), NRC-IRAP

Provided business and engineering consultation and advice, along with general and strategic technical and business information and advice to IRAP clients

Promoted IRAP to industrial & business communities through activities and presentations

Structured, approved and managed funded projects in research, development and adaptation of technologies, for the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), of NRC; projects ranged from

$15,000 to $500,000, of which IRAP contributed 40-50%; thus, managed an IRAP contribution budget of over $1M /year

Recognized for effectiveness in managing projects based on economic impact to Canada and other factors: managed an average of 20 projects per year with a total average budget of $1M

Recognized within IRAP as the Lotus Notes & other software specialist within the East Metro Group

Participated in Canadian Government Mission to Barcelona, Spain (2002) bringing NRC-IRAP clients to explore opportunities with firms in Spain and Europe

Guest Speaker to The Environmental Conference CONCARIBE 2002, Cartagena, Colombia CENTENNIAL COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS & TECHNOLOGY, Scarborough Position: Business Advisor, Centre of Entrepreneurship

Provided business advice to clients, covering relevant aspects of business development, including financing, business plan preparation, marketing strategies and other Jose Costa, MBA, P. Eng. Page 3 of 4

Delivered training module in general business Accounting which includes cash flow forecast, financial statements and financing

Developed & delivered computer software training workshops applied to small business

Developed and delivered workshop in Office Technologies for Small Business Position: Co-op Coordinator, Coop Department

Successfully started Co-op for all 18 Engineering Technology programs which included planning, organizing and enhancing programs and assessment of technology jobs

Developed marketing strategies and promoted Engineering Technology programs to industrial and business communities (over 3,000 firms) and to college staff

Developed close affiliation with several manufacturing businesses which allowed me to generally assess their operations

Coordinated placement activities with employers & students; delivered job search methods training CAMCO INC. (Division of GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA), Hamilton Position: Manufacturing Systems Engineer, Advanced Technology Division

Received CAMCO President's Team Award for being instrumental in upgrading Enamel Shop process resulting in $1M annual savings; my role involved Cost Analysis, Process Simulation and Scheduling

Recommended alternatives for implementation of manufacturing processes and assembly lines using Just In Time philosophy

Modified production model mix and purchasing parameters to create product model families generating savings in Finished Goods Inventory

Chaired meetings and acted as liaison among Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Control, Production Operations and Industrial Engineering

HUMBER, MOHAWK & CENTENNIAL Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Position: Part-Time Professor (night school), Technology & Computer Science Divisions CHRYSLER CANADA / AMERICAN MOTORS-Bramalea Assembly Plant Position: Senior Industrial Engineer

Responsible for methods improvements, manpower budgets and manpower reduction programs in both BRAMPTON and BRAMALEA assembly plants

Improved productivity through equipment capability and down time analyses

Successfully converted Man Assignments (detailed list of work instructions for operators) from AMERICAN MOTORS system to CHRYSLER computer system

Assisted in launching BRAMALEA ASSEMBLY PLANT with responsibility for management reports on automated lines trials, parts tracking and manpower budgets

Established and maintained manpower budgets for over 200 work stations in Body Shop and for parts suppliers' operations such as Magna, Manutec & Excel; budgets were used for negotiation of unit costs

Chaired weekly meetings for eliminating nonstandard operations in Body Shop coordinating actions with Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling, Quality Control and Receiving Inspection Departments EDUCATION

Master in Business Administration (MBA), Athabasca University, 2001 (Thesis) B. Ed. (BA), Adult Education, Brock University, 1996 Certificate, Small Business Counselling, Northwest Enterprise Centre, 1994 Diploma in Industrial Robotics, Centennial College, 1985 B. Sc. (Honours) Industrial Engineering/Business Admin, University of Lima, 1981 (Thesis) Jose Costa, MBA, P. Eng. Page 4 of 4

Additional Training: Extensive additional training in Management, Manufacturing and Computers Languages: Basic training in FRENCH and full fluency in SPANISH (written and spoken) Jose Costa, MBA, P. Eng. Page 5 of 4

PUBLICATIONS

Thesis: Exploratory Study Of NRC-IRAP ITAs’ Attitudes Towards Technology Innovation and Change, Toronto, Ontario, 2001

Thesis: Feasibility Study of Implementing a Palm Oil Producing Plant in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle, Lima, Peru, 1981

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), P.Eng. Since 1992

Institute of Industrial Engineers, Senior Member

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT, 1986) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Assessing Company Operations, IRAP Software Commercialization Workshop

Finance for the Non-Financial Manager Business Re-Engineering

Project Leadership Course I (GE) Commercialization of Technologies

Just In Time (GE) Presentations That Work II (GE)

Industrial Bar Coding Electronics Technologies

Interaction Management SPC (Statistical Process Control)

Design of Information Systems Lean Manufacturing

IRAP Business Process Improvement Electronic Motion Control

Design of Work Spaces & Ergonomics (U. of T.Grad. Studies)

MOST (Maynard Operations Sequence

Technique)

Management Science WHMIS

Franklin Time Management System Employment Standards Act

Life Insurance Company Operations Principles of Life Insurance

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