| Department: | Wasatch Campus |
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Office: | WB 218 |
| Email: | adamsly@uvu.edu |
| Phone: | (801) 863-6483 |
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| Mail Code: | 103 |
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Assistant Professor Dr. LYNN L. ADAMS email: adamsly@uvsc.edu
EDUCATION Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership July 2003
Master of Business Administration Aug. 1997
Bachelor of Science, Math-Science Aug. 1980
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Over 26 years of administrative and managerial experience, 8 years as a Mayor, 9 years college Business Management and Mathematics teaching, 18 years of local political leadership, 7 years as an Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and 12 years as a CEO of my own business interests. Developed curriculum for teaching management and mathematics at the Wasatch Campus of UVSC, and supervised business and math adjunct professors. Currently an Assistant Professor of Business at the Orem Campus of UVSC, teaching Operations Management and Statistics. Developed innovative instructional, managerial, and political ideas that have improved instruction, increased productivity, created accountability, reduced manpower, and streamlined organizations. Skilled in:
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Mayor Jan. 1998 to 2006
Chief elected administrative officer for city of about 10,000, experiencing an average growth rate of almost 10% per year. In charge of 50 employees directly and an annual budget of $5 million. President of Heber Power & Light (an $11 million per year electric utility), and serving on 6 other government boards. Appointed City Councilman to fill a vacated seat for 7 months before being elected Mayor. Re-elected in November 2001. Helped write and organize the initiative to change the form of county government in
Rebuilt all the roads in old Heber City (20 miles) in one summer (2003), added two new city parks, rebuilt 2/3 of Main Street, expanded the city cemetery and built a new cemetery maintenance facility, acquired over 60 acres of land at the airport for economic development, and bought an entire city block on Main Street from the school district for a future new city administration complex. Constructed a new public works facility in 2005. Increased revenues at Heber Power & Light from $6 million per year to $11 million per year in 3 years. Brought HP&L back from the brink of bankruptcy following the
Assistant Professor of Business/Instructor Aug. 2000 to Present Tenure track college business instructor. Specializing in Operations Research, and focusing on Operations Management, Business Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics instruction. Research is primarily in emerging operations problems related to electric utilities, including distributed generation, transmission, optimization, load following, decision making, hedging, risk management, etc. Also doing research with online teaching of quantitative subjects and intuition development in students. Developed online Operations Management class (MGMT 3450) and Business Calculus (MGMT 2240). Heavily involved in the development and construction of the new Wasatch Campus of UVSC, including scheduling of classes and instructors, hiring instructors (70 at any given time) and other personnel, building a four year business curriculum, and coordination of new infrastructure needed to build anew campus. Intimately involved in establishing water, sewer, road, data, and electrical infrastructure for new campus. First full time business instructor at the Wasatch Campus, teaching a wide array of business classes.
Army National Guard Aviator Sep. 2005 to Present
1-211th Aviation Battalion, A Co., Airport #2,
Army National Guard Warrant Officer waiting clearance to transition to helicopters and the Apache weapon system. Aviation Life Support Officer (ALSO) qualified (graduated from the
Educator, Adjunct Professor Aug. 1997 to Aug 2000 Principle Business Management instructor at Wasatch Campus, including Organizational Behavior, Production Management, Marketing, Statistical Analysis, Leadership, Economics, Finance, and Business Principles. Mathematics instructor, teaching all UVSC math courses from Math 0950 to Calculus.
Manager Jan. 1997 to Aug. 1997
Manager of mail order operations for the largest preparedness business in the U.S. Redesigned warehouse operations and streamlined shipping, while doubling product inventory items. Quadrupled shipments without hiring any new employees and reduced average shipping time from 4 to 2 days. Company specialist for nuclear, chemical and night vision products.
Masonry Contractor/Superintendent 1987 to 1998
Lynn L. Adams Masonry, Specialized in exceptionally high quality stone construction, including over150 fireplaces. Chosen to market and install precision cut stone fireplaces imported from . Completed many projects in sub-zero temperatures, without compromising structural integrity. Entrusted by Hoyal Construction to complete a$2.5 million building, supervising over 50 subcontractors. Brought building from22months behind to completion, on time, in 10 months - despite several subcontractor failures. Brought project in within budget and standards (1990-1991).
Officer, Air Force 1980 to 1987
Selected to modernize a capital development within a large organization, reworking scheduling functions, eliminating hand written documents, and reducing manpower by 1/3, through computerization. Success rewarded with schooling opportunities. Directed and created a new streamlined flight scheduling system. Set a new standard of excellence for the Tactical Air Force. Three management citations for innovative new concepts. Chief of high stress scheduling department of 15 subordinates. Planned and scheduled over 10,000 flights in one year without incident. Survival, secret war plans, and life support instructor for pilots.
Flew as a combat fighter pilot, 6 years. Prepared two separate organizations for complex bi-annual inspections, both of which received excellent ratings. Safety Officer. Awarded Outstanding Unit Ribbon two times. Top Gun Award 1982.
COMMUNITY/EDUCATIONAL/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Soldier Hollow Board Member Oct.2005 to Present
Mayor of
President of the Board, Heber Light & Power Nov.1997 to 2006
Board Member, Community Relations Council, Feb. 2005 to
Chairman of
Board Member, Wasatch Economic Development Organization Jan. 1998 to 2006
Board Member, Heber Valley Special Services District Nov. 1997 to 2006
Board Member, Soldier Hollow Olympic Organization Team Jan. 1998 to Mar. 2002
Technique Controller/Organizer for Cross Country/Biathlon Jan. 1998 to Present
At Soldier Hollow, including Olympics and World Cup races Board Member,
Board Member, Wasatch County Fire District Apr. 2002 to Oct. 2003
Appointment Powers for the Following Organizations (1998 to 2006):
Heber Light & Power, Heber Valley Special Services District Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce, Wasatch Economic Development Organization(WEDO), Heber City Airport Board, Main Street Beautification Committee, Wasatch County Health Board, Wasatch County Parks & Recreation Board, Wasatch Irrigation Company, Heber City Justice Court Judge, Heber City Attorney, and Heber City Exempt Employees. Founding President, TexSem (now TSL of Math/Science/Civics Instructor, Carden Academy Sep. 1994 to Aug. 1995
Chairman of
State Delegate, Republican Party Present, and May 1988 to Apr. 1996 CEO, Mach 5 Air Charter May 1989 to Aug. 1992
Aircraft Accident Investigator/Safety Officer Jan. 1987 to Aug. 1987
Wing/Squadron Aircraft Scheduler Aug. 1985 to Jan. 1987
Secret War Plans Officer Sep. 1984 to Jan. 1985
Adjunct Professor, Math,
Aircrew Life Support and Survival Instructor/Officer Sep. 1982 to 1984
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS "Affordable Power Comes to
Jun. 2006 "Online Education in the Broader Context: Are Live Applied Mathematics Courses
Presentation: "Go and Intuition educational Model: Teaching and Quantifying Intuition Development in Students” by Nathanael L. Adams, and Lynn L. Adams, ABEAI Conference,
Nov. 20, 2006
Presentation: "Ford: Ratio and Beta Analysis for Investors” by Nathanael L. Adams, and Lynn L. Adams, Mountain Plains Management Conference,
Presentation: "Go and Intuition educational Model: Teaching and Quantifying Intuition Development in Students” by Nathanael L. Adams, and Lynn L. Adams, Mountain Plains Management Conference,
Oct. 2006
Presentation: "Power and Dark Leadership” by Nathanael L. Adams, and Lynn L. Adams, Mountain Plains Management Conference,
Presentation: "Heber Valley Railroad Marketing Survey” by Nathanael L. Adams, and Lynn L. Adams, Mountain Plains Management Conference,
Presentation: "Online Education in the Broader Context: Are Live Applied Mathematics Courses Presentation: “Solutions for Online Quantitative Teaching,” Western Management Conference,
Mar. 2005 “A Future of Reliable, Affordable Power,” by Dr. Lynn L. Adams and Craig Broussard, Transmission & Distribution World Presentation: “Distributed Generation Technologies & Applications,” Craig Broussard, Rob Webster, and Lynn L. Adams, Aladdin Hotel,
Jan. 12, 2005 Presentation to the Department of Energy: “Distributed Generation Development, Bridging the Gap Between Energy Consulting Ideas and Energy Development Ideas,” Rob Webster, Craig Broussard, and Lynn L. Adams,
Wrote graduate student exit exam questions for Business Operations and e Business for the
Dissertation Case Study: “Community Revolution: Testing a Proposed Seven-Stage Revolutionary Model through Case Studies of Voter Initiatives
Jul. 2003 Caterpillar Inc./Heber Power & Light case study: “Gearing up for a Changing Market” Ken Green and Lynn L. Adams, Power Engineering Mar. 2003
Presentation: “How Small Electrical Utilities can Survive in the new Market” The Apr. 24, 2002 Working Papers: The Adams Revolutionary Model (ARM), coauthored with Nathanael Adams Enhanced Go and Intuition Study, coauthored with Nathanael Adams A Revolutionary Model for
Ongoing Study of Online Education: a Comparison of Online and live Calculus Students, coauthored with Lowell Glenn and Nathanael Adams
Other Publications: Rewrite of 3rdAir Force Aircraft Scheduling Regulation 1986 Wing Aircraft Scheduling re-created using Computerized Spreadsheets 1986
Awards:
3 Air Force Achievement Medals for management 1987, 1986, & 1985
2 Outstanding Unit Citations, for management inspections 1986 and 1984 2ndPlace, 81stTactical Fighter Wing Bombing Competition 1984 Top Gun, Dive Bomb Jan. to Jun. 1984
Top Gun, Overall Jul. to Sep. 1984 Expert Marksman, Air Force 1985 and 1982 Reed J. Hall Memorial Award, Outstanding Graduating Pilot, BYU
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