Cynthia Pierce is a Project Manager and Industrial Engineer. In addition to her role as Project Management Consultant, Cynthia teaches Continuing Education classes in Project Management and Project Planning at Cleveland State University. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina A & T State University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Baldwin-Wallace College. She began her professional career at Nortel Networks in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and continued her profession as Engineer and Project Manager within the telecommunications industry.

Throughout her career, Cynthia has contributed to the development of corporate divisional operations as a consultative resource for industry best practices. Her contribution has been in various roles as Engineer, Consultant, Project Manager, Facilitator and Marketing Manager. Furthermore, she has (15) years of progressive management experience in various functional areas.

Proven areas of accomplishment:

• Project Management

• Outsourcing

• Team Building & Facilitation

• Total Quality Control

• Business Planning

• Operations Process Improvements

Creative problem solver with proven ability to manage resources within operations production

• Process experience in strategic planning, statistical processes, objective alignment and organization change efforts

• Proven ability in managing and developing teams, coaching teams and lead as Project Manager

It is worth mentioning that Cynthia is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and other professional organizations and has served on various committees and exchange groups as consultant.