VAUGHN HARTUNIAN

137 S. Maple Drive No. 304, Beverly Hills, California 90212

310-274-4229 (Res.) 626-246-5400 (Cell) vha03342@westpost.net

OBJECTIVE
A seasoned professional looking for a leadership position with a growing private
for-profit institution of learning with firm commitment to excellence, providin
g vision, strategy, and operational directions in creating an effective learning
environment for student success and experience, as well as planning, developing
and implementing effective strategic and operational goals for organizational g
rowth.

EDUCATION
PhD in Leadership in Higher Education
Expected 2010
Capella University, Minneapolis MN
Dissertation: Strategic Enrollment Management
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
1980
University of California at San Diego, La Jolla CA
Bachelor of Science in Physics 1977
University of Isfahan, Iran

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mt. Sierra College, Monrovia, California 2008-Present
President
Led and developed institution-wide strategic plan and strategic enrollment manag
ement plan, including strategies, goals and objectives, implementation guideline
s and effective practices to achieve institutional recruitment, retention and gr
aduation goals.
Led the P&L with a budget of 6 to 7 million dollar for an average of 500 bachel
or degree student population, with 6 full-time directors, 63 staff and 54 facult
ies.
Created an institutional culture centered on student success and experience in
a collaborative and participatory work environment.
Planned, developed and implemented an effective institutional structure and pro
cesses leading to improved recruitment, retention, and graduation outcomes.
Through successful marketing, recruitment, retention, and financial aid strateg
ies improved enrollment by 20%, retention by 7% and the graduation rates by 5%.
Led the vision and strategies that will take the College to its next level of e
nrollment success both on-campus and online.
Demonstrated excellent qualifications in strategic planning with comprehensive
knowledge of management, organizational development, team building, and project
execution.
Created the environment and the team for regional accreditation process.

Mt. Sierra College, Monrovia, California

1997-2007
Campus President
Led institutional strategies with a clear mission and managing the operation and
 services, as well as promoting the pursuit of excellence in teaching and profes
sional services offered in bachelor degree programs.
Planned, developed and implemented the institutional and departmental policies
and procedures for bachelor degree programs.
Ensured State authorization, Accreditation approval, and Title IV participation
and continuously complied with the related rules and regulations.
Successfully hired, directed, and managed the online course development team fo
r delivering online courses.
Repeatedly achieved single digit cohort default rates and the 90/10 rule.
Led and managed the P&L and all aspects of operation for a degree granting inst
itution.
Led the planning, development, and implementation of eleven bachelor degree pro
grams both for online and on-campus modalities.
Successfully led articulation agreements with four regionally accredited instit
utions, and continuously engaged in building industry and community relationship
s.
Mt. Sierra College, Pasadena, California 1990-1996
Campus Director
Led the operations and services for certificate and diploma programs offered at
the College.
Led the P&L with a budget of 8.5 million dollar for over 1000 certificate and d
iploma student population.
Planned, developed and implemented career oriented certificate, diploma, and as
sociate degree programs.
Ensured State authorization, Accreditation Self Evaluation Report, Novell and M
icrosoft affiliations.
Developed and implemented institutional and departmental policies and procedure
s.
Successfully led the planning, and implementation of a campus-wide integrated i
nformation system.
Created an effective organizational structure from ground zero.
Successfully led the hiring, training, and supervision of the staff and faculty
.
DeVry University, City of Industry, California
1984-1989
Associate Professor
Served as a full-time Associate Professor in the Departments of Electronics and
Computer Engineering Technology.
Successfully taught lower and upper division courses in electrical engineering,
computer engineering, and telecommunications technology.
Actively engaged in curriculum revisions.
Participated in registration activities and processes.
Assisted in faculty and academic policies formulation.
Promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.
West Coast University, Los Angeles, California 1984-198
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Adjunct Faculty
Served as an adjunct faculty at the institution.
Taught courses in statistics, mathematics, business, and computer science.
Bechtel Corporation, Norwalk, California 1980- 1
984
Control System Engineer
Theoretical and hands-on engineer with experience in the design and evaluation o
f control systems for nuclear power plant industry.
Successfully designed and implemented electronic and pneumatic control systems.
Identified and evaluated functional and performance requirements for electronic
 and pneumatic logic systems.
Developed and implemented safety requirements for control room operation.
Successfully completed various corporate training courses in energy related sub
jects.
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