about the author - educator - developer - ceo
Rob Penn, SSCHR, LSSCGOV, PMIAPM, SCMPRO
- An entrepreneur, business grower, writer and educator since college.
- President/CEO/Developer GRO System
- 30+ years of experience as a non-fiction writer of leadership, human resources and business development, plus, industrial and engineering publications, public education as well as consumer marketing and sales materials.
- Member SHRM and other professional associations.
- Certified in Six Sigma Human Resources (SSCHR), Lean Six Sigma Government (LSSCGOV), Project Management Institute Agile Project Management (PMIAPM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM PRO) - qualifications for consulting in all phases of private/public business operation including human resources.
- Consulting and employment experience in staffing, training, organizational and process analysis/development and human resources planning, for: manufacturing, sales and marketing, publishing, value retail, sporting goods and clothing, extreme sports, sports marketing, aviation, chemical, power generation, mechanical and electrical engineering, automotive parts & service, commercial and home construction, legal, environmental and regulatory compliance, and entrepreneurial non-profits, all at a management/executive level.
- Served as a member of the Ohio Department of Education advisory group developing their model for a 21st century public school system, known as the Ohio Classroom of the Future Taskforce, reporting directly to the State Superintendent.
- The author also was the writer/producer of a promotional AV product used in the majority of Vocational Schools in Ohio for student and community relations and enrollment improvement.
- Licensing and certifications in multiple pilot ratings, pilot instruction and practical aerospace engineering.
- Licensed commercial real estate agent experienced in retail, office, and manufacturing build-outs and development in the State of Florida.
- Certified Personal & Business Security Instructor.
- As an education, training and marketing professional, the author is an experienced meeting, conference and tradeshow planner/facilitator/manager.