Some of My Education and Certifications

MSEE:  Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Business/Admin. Option | Youngstown State University
Subjects include:
* Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Operations Management
* Digital Systems, Control Systems, Networks
* Power Systems, Energy Radiation
* Advanced Mathematics

BSEE:  Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (hardware / software), Cum Laude | Youngstown State University
Subjects include:
* Computer Science
* Electronics, Microprocessors, Logic Circuits, Networks
* Power Systems, Energy Conversion, Control Systems
* Electromagnetics, Transmission, Communication Systems
* Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics, Materials, Thermodynamics
* Industrial Engineering
* Physics, Solid State Physics, Chemistry
* Calculus, Differential Equations, Matrix & Linear Algebra, Statistics
* English, Philosophy, Sociology, Geology
* Economics

Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE) in Management, Innovation, and Technology | MIT Sloan School of Management, 2023
Courses follow:
* Digital Strategies for Transforming Your Business
* Implementing Enterprise-Wide Transformation
* Accelerating Digital Transformation with Algorithmic Business Thinking
* Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
* Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
* Mastering Design Thinking
* Managing Product Platforms: Delivering Variety and Realizing Synergies
* Applied Business Analytics
* Business Process Design for Strategic Management
* Visual Management for Competitive Advantage: MIT’s Approach to Efficient and Agile Work
* Interpersonal Communication: Strategies for Executives
* Disciplined Entrepreneurship:  A Systematic Approach for Building Innovative Products and Ventures

Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation | MIT
Courses include 4 of the above 12 MIT courses

Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership | MIT
Courses include 4 of the above 12 MIT courses

Executive Certificate in Technology and Operations | MIT
Courses include 4 of the above 12 MIT courses

Executive Certificate in Digital Business | MIT
Courses include 4 of the above 12 MIT courses

PE:  Professional Engineer license | Ohio

Master’s Certificate in IS/IT Project Management | Villanova University

Master’s Certificate in Applied Project Management | Villanova University

PMP:  Project Management Professional certification and instructor | PMI

PMI-ACP:  PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner certification and instructor | PMI

SPC:  SAFe 6.0 Practice Consultant | Scaled Agile Inc. (SAI)

RTE:  SAFe 6.0 Release Train Engineer | Scaled Agile Inc. (SAI)

SAFe 6.0-enabled instructor for these certifications | Scaled Agile Inc. (SAI)
* LPM – Certified Lean Portfolio Manager (Lean Portfolio Management)
* APM – Certified SAFe Agile Product Manager (Agile Product Management)
* POPM – Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
* ARCH – Certified SAFe Architect (SAFe for Architects)
* RTE – Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer
* SSM – Certified SAFe Scrum Master
* SDP – Certified SAFe DevOps Practitioner (SAFe DevOps)
* SA – Certified SAFe Agilist (Leading SAFe)
* SP – Certified SAFe Practitioner (SAFe for Teams)
* Where the course name differs from the certification name above, the course name is in parentheses.

A-CSM: Advanced-Certified Scrum Master | Scrum Alliance

CSM:  Certified Scrum Master | Scrum Alliance

CSPO:  Certified Scrum Product Owner | Scrum Alliance

SSBB:  Six-Sigma Black Belt certification | Delphi Automotive (Aptiv) Corporation

Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certification | Microsoft, 2023
* Power BI
* Power Apps
* Power Automate
* Power Pages
* Virtual Agents
* Dataverse
* Connectors

I look forward to discussing opportunities to collaborate and make groundbreaking progress towards more strategic goals!

Fred B. Koos

FK@FredKoos.US

Fred Koos, MSEE, MIT-ACE, PE, SPC, PMP