Claribel Wendling

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Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

(303) 588- 3864

acwilo@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2014 – Present Denver, CO, USA

CTW GLOBAL CONSULTING, LLC

Quality Consulting Company

Quality Engineer/ President

Main activities:

Evaluate operational processes, create metrics and organization comparison to the best in class while aligning the processes with the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

Use of Six Sigma tools such DMAIC to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data with focus on customers and supporting an agile organization.

Analyze workflows and develop cost/benefit studies to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Inspect materials, equipment and check conditions as third party entity using prints, measurements and specific instructions.

January 2012 – November 2014 Denver, CO, USA

Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx)

State Award Corporation based on the national Baldrige Performance Excellence Award

Examiner

Main activities:

Evaluating large institutions based on their processes and productivity under the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence at RMPEx at the highest level of recognition.

Assessing implemented systems and trends in areas of leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, knowledge management, workforce, and operations.

Evaluating metrics to identify opportunities for improvement, and tracking progress according to Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.

June 2003 – January 2012 Denver, CO, USA

The Wendling Family

Motherhood

June 2001 – January 2002 Greenbelt, MD, USA

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Research Associate

Main activities:

Leadership roles as part of NASA’s Distributed Laser Ranging (DLR) research team at the Goddard Space Flight Center where I simulated and evaluated models for the performance of a DLR satellite constellation.

Study the data from the IDL software simulation to determine the optimal height for the satellite configuration.

June 1996 – October 1998 CARACAS, VENEZUELA

Hidrocapital, CA

Venezuelan Environmental Agency for Water Management

Manager, Operations and Maintenance

Main activities:

Managed material resource planning, procurement, inventory and distribution of about $90mm/year of water treatment chemicals for the (14) municipalities of Caracas, Venezuela (serving 8 million people).

Used graphical, statistical, and quality tools to analyze supply, distribution and use of chemicals employed in the water treatment plants, and therefore reduced waste in the process.

Assisted purchasing and legal departments in process improvement.

Created and accomplished business strategic goals on a timely manner.

Relationship management with key suppliers.

Managed contracts for operation and maintenance of water treatment plants.

Supervised technical services provided by contractors

July 1995 – January 1996 Caracas, Venezuela

Electricidad de Caracas, C.A

Cooperative Work/Study Program

Main activities:

Worked as an industrial engineer for the electrical power company of Caracas.

Assisted in the Purchasing and Maintenance Departments in creating a preventive maintenance model plan using quality assurance tools to determine the most significant components for the normal performance of equipment and the stable supply of electricity.

Studied gas turbine design, failure data, replacement rates, supply chains, internal and external customers, and maintenance of gas turbine systems in order to determine the critical components for the normal performance of a turbine to create an optimized strategic maintenance plan.

EDUCATION, AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

2011 CSSG Certified Six Sigma Green Belt by ASQ

2006 EIT Engineer-in- Training

2016 CQE Certified Quality Engineer candidate by ASQ

2001 – 2003 M.E. Systems Engineering

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Graduated with honors

2001 – 2003 Certificate in Manufacturing Systems

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

1991 – 1996 B.S. Industrial Engineering

Universidad Nacional Experimental

Caracas, Venezuela

90th percentile in the Engineering School graduating class

Graduated with Honors

LANGUAGES

• Spanish: Native

• English: Fluent

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project).

• SQL

• MRP (MPX)

• Visio

• MATLAB,

• @Risk

• SilverScreen (CAD solids modelin

August 22, 2016

Academic Services

Department: B0001

Boulder Campus - 10303

Engin Dn-Space Grant College

Colorado Space Grant Consortium

Dear Madam or Sir,

I was excited to learn about the Colorado Space Grant Consortium Academic Coordinator position at University of Colorado. I consider CU to be one of the finest universities in the country with an astounding engineering and aerospace program, and I would be honored to belong to the family of this fine institution. I have witnessed firsthand CU’s collaboration with industry, and the dedication of the students to develop unique research projects, and it is thrilling to see the achievements of these programs.

I was grateful to receive a Virginia Space Grant while I was a graduate student at University of Virginia to spend a summer at the Goddard Space Flight Center. It was one of the best summers in my life when I got to work for a NASA scientist, learned about cutting edge technology, and shared time space enthusiasts, such as myself. I have loved space and engineering since I was a child of six years, and this love has expanded and carried me through the years. I have been involved with the NASA Academy Alumni Association for many years in a variety of duties including selecting students to attend some of NASA’s summer programs. Also, I have been a member of the evaluation committee for the Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Travel Grants. My passion in giving back extends not just to college students already interested in science and aerospace, but to children in our schools. I volunteer at a local elementary school to help in areas of STEM, and once I organized a science morning with Dr. Starkey from the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences from CU and one of his students, now Dr. Luis Zea to present the Dream Chaser spacecraft to the students. This was a great success, and it is always delightful to see the faces of the students.

Currently, I am working as a consultant to help organizations evaluate their processes and increase their productivity using lean Six Sigma tools and Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence, but leaping to this opportunity that is so close to my heart. I believe that dreams and education are what moves us forward as individuals and society.

I am very interested in the Colorado Space Grant Consortium Academic Coordinator position, and I know that I will excel at all the requirements of the job.

Please feel free to reach me with any questions that you might have.

Claribel Wendling,

B.S. Industrial Engineer

M.E. Systems Engineer

EIT Engineer-In-Training

ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

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