Dr. Pennotti joined Stevens following thirty-one years of systems engineering leadership at Bell Laboratories, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Avaya. He has broad experience in the design and improvement of both technical and organizational systems. At Bell Labs, he designed, analyzed, and improved the operational performance of three generations of anti-submarine warfare systems for the United States Navy. From 1984 to 1990 he was Director of Advanced ASW Concepts. Over the next ten years, he applied the same principles and methods to the solution of business problems, while serving on the senior leadership teams of three different businesses.
As Quality Director for AT&T Business Communications Systems, he led the unit to a Baldrige site visit.
As Human Resources Vice President for Lucent's Enterprise Networks, he helped develop and execute people strategies to support the doubling of that business in three years.
As VP Quality for Avaya, he established the initial business processes for an $8B Lucent spin-off.
In addition to his position at Stevens, Mike regularly consults with industry, applying system engineering principles to businesses improvement, particularly in early stage, high-tech companies. He is a member of the faculty of the Center for Management Development at Rutgers University. Where he conducts a workshop entitled "Strategeic Dimensions of Supervision and Team Leadership.".
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