Edward Kashmere is VP of Strategic Consulting and specializes in project management consulting, Six Sigma quality and process improvement, and accounting and financial systems solutions. He is an adjunct professor of accounting and finance in the Graduate School of Management at Penn State Great Valley and is an adjunct professor of management at Temple University's Fox School of Business. Kashmere has developed several courses for Penn State and other institutions in his named fields of specialization and is a contributing author to the book The e-Business Project Manager. He has worked for and consulted with General Electric, Lockheed Martin, Siemens, NASA, The Homeland Security Agency, CSL Behring, Air Products and Chemicals, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, among others.Mr. Kashmere's research activities focus on innovation and emerging methodologies and technologies that can be readily applied in the current business environment. The successful utilization and integration of various project management and process improvement techniques and methodologies are only beneficial if the business can accurately implement, understand, and manage the value added by their application. Companies can greatly improve their performance by better utilizing their current infrastructure in a more coordinated and efficient manner. |