CURRICULUM VITAE
2232 Logan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Alejandro Ramos

Cellular: (616) 648-0445
E-mail: alejandro.ramos@wmich.edu

Academic History:
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Ph.D. Student, Industrial/Organizational Behavior Management

September 2014 - Present
GPA: 4.0

Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
Student of Psychology

May 2013 – April 2014

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
BSE, Industrial & Operations Engineering; Certificate of Entrepreneurship

June 2006 – May 2010

Awards and Honors:
Fall 2016
Fall 2015
August, 2013
April, 2010
April, 2010
April, 2010
December, 2009December, 2009
April, 2009
April, 2009

Stephen P. Brosnan Memorial Scholarship (Western Michigan University)
Stephen P. Brosnan Memorial Scholarship (Western Michigan University)
Academic Honors (Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
Dean’s List (University of Michigan)
University Honors (University of Michigan)
Rosalie Ginsberg Service Award (University of Michigan)
Dean’s List (University of Michigan)
University Honors (University of Michigan)
Dean’s List (University of Michigan)
University Honors (University of Michigan)

Relevant Courses:
Western Michigan University
Psychology 5490: Instructional Design
Psychology 6050: Professional & Research Ethics
Psychology 6440: Personnel Training & DevelopmentPsychology 6450: Psychology of Work
Psychology 6484: Psychological Foundations of Computer-Assisted Instruction
Psychology 6494: Advanced Instructional Design & Training Practicum
Psychology 6510: Behavioral Systems Analysis
Psychology 6520: Systems Analysis Practicum
Psychology 6900: Behavioral Approaches to College Education
Public Administration 6290: Supervisory Skills for Administrators
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegePsychology 150: Introductory Psychology
Psychology 270: Honors Educational Psychology Teaching Assistantship
University of Michigan
Technical Communications 380: Technical Communications in Industrial & Operations Engineering
Industrial & Operations Engineering 436: Human Factors
Skills:Trained as Six Sigma Black Belt
Proficient with Lean, 5S, and Systems Analysis
Proficient with Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
Well-versed in Visual Basic and familiar with object-oriented programming
Fluent in Spanish, conversational in French, and beginner in Japanese
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Professional Experience:
Instructor of Record
Fall 2017 – Spring 2018, Fall 2020 - Present
PSY 3000, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Western Michigan University• Develop study objectives and practice sheets to facilitate student learning• Create, administer, and grade weekly examinations to ensure the effectiveness of course materials andto provide insight regarding needed improvements/modifications to those materials• Lecture twice each week, with an emphasis on active participation with practice problems andapplications of the various tests and analyses• Manage two undergraduate teaching assistants each semester, who in turn hold office hours andreview sessions, and help with attendance, grading, and examinations• Help students one-on-one outside of class with conceptualization and practice• Teach students how to use Minitab statistical software for basic t-tests and descriptive statistics
Production EngineerOctober 2010 - Present
Systex Products Corporation, Battle Creek, MI• Plan for, coordinate, and oversee preparations for new product launches with respect toworkstations, assembly and checking fixtures, layouts, and more
• Conduct hand-time and motion studies on existing products and procedures; optimize wherefeasible, accounting for return-on-investment, time to implement, and overall impact of changes• Facilitate communications between production, quality, engineering, maintenance, sales, andaccounting groups where production, equipment, and personnel are involved• Conduct scrap reduction activities by analyzing scrap data, monitoring processes, and coordinatingwith quality, engineering, production, and maintenance groups• Work with quality group to conduct corrective action investigations and implement solutions wherefeasible
Graduate Assistant
Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
PSY 6340, 6350, and 6360, Experimental Design & Analysis, Correlation, and Regression, Western Michigan University• Held office hours and review sessions bi-weekly with students, both in-person and online via WebEx• Graded bi-weekly in-class and take-home exams• Kept gradebooks throughout the semester for professor to later submit for final grades• Aided with conversion to distance learning during the semester due to CoViD-19 pandemic
Instructor of Record
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
PSY 2444, Organizational Psychology, Western Michigan University• Worked together with faculty supervisor and two graduate students to develop new framework forcourse, which was being offered for the first time
• Developed analytic tools and documents for student use throughout the semester, as well as thePowerPoints, lectures, readings, study objectives, and exams that were given to students• Created and oversaw six organizational scenarios which student groups uncovered to practice andhone their skills in behavioral systems analysis• Trained and guided six pairs of undergraduate teaching assistants with respect to their duties in dayto-day course procedures as well as their fictional roles in the organizational scenarios in which thestudents interviewed and interacted
Graduate Assistant
Fall 2015 – Spring 2017
PSY 4600, Survey of Behavior Analysis Research, Western Michigan University• Proctored and graded nine unit exams for 35 – 50 students per semester• Gave lecture if professor could not attend class, or at least two chosen lectures per semester• Supervised undergraduate teaching assistants• Conducted instructional assistance hours for students prior to exams• Assisted professor with administrative aspects of class

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Psychology 6494: Advanced Instructional Design & Training Practicum
Fall 2015 & Spring 2017
WMU Cooley Law School, Grand Rapids, MI• Redesigned syllabi for clarity of expectations, grading, and timelines• Modified instructional methods and assessments to ensure student learning and retention• Developed flashcards, in collaboration with professors, for student use• Analyzed in-class and homework activities for engagement and learning, and made suggestions for
improvements that would enhance outcome measures for students
Teaching AssistantIntroductory Psychology, Kalamazoo Valley Community College• Tutored and engaged students on relevant coursework• Led review sessions prior to major exams• Aided professor with grading and monitoring student progress

Fall 2013

Academic Chair2009 - 2010
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, University of Michigan• Pioneered Collaborative Study Tables between SHPE, three largest minority engineering societies at
U of M, and U of M Engineering Learning Center staff.
• Worked with Director of Undergraduate Recruitment Initiatives regarding recruitment ofunderrepresented minority high school students in Michigan and Chicago.
Professional Presentations:Ramos, A. & Dickinson, A. M. (February 2020). The effects of tiered goals, fixed pay, and incentive pay. Presentation
at Research Day, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Ramos, A. (July 2017). Safety is everyone’s business. Invited presentation at the Organizational Behavior
Management: Origins, Applications, and Advantages Conference, Kinneret Academic College, Israel.
References:
Dr. Alyce Dickinson, Professor of Psychology
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MIalyce.dickinson@wmich.edu

Stephen Louisell, Professor of Psychology
Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI

slouisell@mail.kvcc.edu

Ken Ludwig, Professor of Entrepreneurship
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

kludwig@umich.edu

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