BEN H. WILCOX

435 WILLIAM STREET UNIT #610

RIVER FOREST ILLINOIS 60305

Tel: 469-734-0328 Fax 484-493-3085

Email: BHWilcox@hotmail.com

EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                 

VICE PRESIDENT OF FACULTY TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT                            

MRxI Corporation Kushan LLC, Chicago Illinois    2006-Present

www.mrxicorp.com; www.mymrxi.com

• Provided leadership to 200 faculty and staff  members nation-wide to ensure maximum performance of academic departments and technical career  programs at 15 community colleges

·         Taught paralegal , Business Law, and Legal Environment courses at client colleges

• Implement , assess,  validate and report  curriculum  development and program outcomes
• Established and populated  advisory boards and implemented ongoing  program development
• Create best practices, and change management methods to ensure employee satisfaction and goal realization
• Develop career path training modules for healthcare and technical certification programs
• Deliver faculty trainings via live training conferences and virtual WebEx presentations
• Mentor faculty and staff in preparation for accreditation site visits, internal audits, and self studies
• Coordinate all aspects of faculty training, including professional development
• Organize team building activities to improve collaboration and departmental efficiency

DEAN OF PARALEGAL/LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAMS

Kaplan University, Chicago Illinois    2005-2006                                                                                   

• Serve as Senior Dean and Chief Academic Officer leading the Paralegal and Legal Studies programs
• Taught courses in Paralegal studies, business law, government, administrative law, torts, civil litigation, legal research, will estates & probate, and criminal law
• Provide solid leadership by hiring, and managing the successful performance of the Assistant Dean of Curriculum, Assistant Dean of Faculty, Operations Managers, Academic Department Chairs, and Faculty
• Administer $5M annual budget for over 4000 students, 300 faculty and 20 staff members
• Manage daily operations to remain within budgetary restrictions and improve operating margins by 30%
• Achieved program growth from 2500 to over 4000 students in less than one year
• Drafted and implemented articulation agreements and inverted degree programs with community colleges nationwide, exceeding planned, new, continuing and total enrollment by 125%
• Successfully guided the university to (HLC) approval of new degree programs in prelaw
• Maintain strict criteria for program accreditation by National Association of Legal Assistants governing bodies (NALA) (AAFPE) and (ABA)
• Implemented new text and e-book plan resulting in a savings of over $100K per semester to the university
• Renegotiated Westlaw and other vendor contracts producing a $200K savings to the university
• Updated and revised all 33 course curricula and worked to establish long term degree program objectives
• Recruit, develop, and maintain strong faculty and promote active involvement in professional organizations

DIRECTOR OF MBA PROGRAMS

Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas     2002-2005

·         Developed and administered all aspects of educational curriculum and instruction for the Executive MBA program

·         Taught Ethics, Business Law, and Legal Environment courses in the graduate college

·         Advised over 300 graduate MBA students to best meet personal professional goals

·         Designed, built, and implemented courses and curriculum for both online and ground Executive MBA programs

·         Prepared original curriculum based documents such as syllabi, study guides, schedules and book selections

·         Developed and implemented student retention and recruiting plans to achieve enrollment growth in the MBA Program from 23 to 295 students in two years

·         Utilized distance learning technologies to instruct courses: Ethics, Business Law, Corporate Ethics & Legal Environment and Global

• Oversaw the selection, training, and evaluation of all Executive MBA teaching faculty
• Coordinated major expansion of MBA program to branch campuses in Houston, Plano, and Fort Worth
• Lead NAFTA research and graduate study tours to Mexico and Canada

ACADEMIC CHAIRMAN, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Jones International University, Denver, Colorado     2000-2002

·         Served as academic chairman overseeing seven bachelor of business administration (BBA) degree programs

·         Taught courses such as government, ethics, business law, and legal environment through an online medium

·         Managed the development and administration of all aspects of the educational curriculum and instruction using distance learning technologies

·         Mentored and advised over 250 undergraduate and graduate business students                        

• Oversaw university wide strategic planning process and directed studies on a wide range of marketing, enrollment and financial issues

·         Designed, built, and implemented courses and curriculum for 120 hr BBA program

·         Managed six-figure budget for faculty and staff payroll, program marketing, and technology cost

·         Directed policy research and planning projects, including academic program evaluation, financial aid policy, and comparative analysis of faculty salaries and benefits

·         Monitored and analyzed indicators of institutional quality and competitive strength, national demographic and economic trends, and government policies affecting higher education

• Oversaw the selection, training, and review of 65 teaching faculty, including management of all records

PROGRAM COORDINATOR, LEGAL STUDIES

Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas     1999-2000

·         Guided law and legal studies program to exemplary status ranking by the (THECB) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for 2000

·         Coordinated all departmental affairs including the scheduling of classes, space planning management, budget needs, faculty hires, new class recommendations, purchase approvals, and student advising

·         Administered six-figure budget supporting faculty and student development, curriculum development, program planning

·         Expanded the legal assistant program increasing student enrollment by 280% in three years 

·         Maintained strict criteria for program accreditation by National Association of Legal Assistants governing bodies (NALA) (AAFPE) and (ABA)

·         Drafted and implemented a major four year articulation agreement and inverted degree program for legal studies between Collin County Community College and Texas Woman’s University

·         Taught courses in government, business law, administrative law, torts, property law, civil litigation, legal research, wills, estates, probate, and criminal Law.

·         Taught review courses for the Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) exam, maintaining a 90% student pass rate

DEAN OF BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Western Oklahoma State College, Altus, Oklahoma                                                                     1997-1999

·         Oversaw 15 business and technical departments including business, paralegal, nursing, aviation, RX, therapy.

·         Served as full time faculty member teaching government, business law, and paralegal courses

·         Advised and mentored 200 business and healthcare students on career paths upon graduation

·         Established business and industry training courses as requested by local industry

·         Chaired strategic assessment, marketing, retention, and learning resource center advisory committees           

·         Served as member of the North Central Association (NCA) self study team and Institutional Assessment Review Committee

DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LEGAL STUDIES

Odessa College, Odessa, Texas     1994-1997

·         Pioneered the legal assistant program, growing total enrollments from 0 to 200 students in 24 months

·         Taught courses in business law, administrative law, torts, workers compensation, civil litigation, legal research, wills, estates, probate, criminal law, and government

·         Oversaw strategic planning and assessment programs as prescribed by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), the National Education Plan (NEP), and the Odessa College assessment committee

·         Instructed criminal evidence and procedures course  in Odessa College law enforcement academy               

ATTORNEY

Perry Rife, Walters & Sullivan P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma     1991-1994

·         Defended doctors and nurses in medical malpractice cases in both State and Federal Courts

·         Preformed extensive research on constitutional law, negligence, insurance defense, workers compensation, contracts, and medical malpractice defense cases

·         Reviewed and prepared deposition and medical record summaries

·         Researched and prepared pleadings, discovery materials, motions, briefs, memoranda, wills, codicils, and letters to clients

·         Conducted extensive research and training on Westlaw and Lexis online computer programs

EDUCATION                                                                                                                                    ____

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW

Juris Doctor, Law 1993

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science, Political Science 1990

SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS                                                                         ____

• Corporate Ethics and Legal Environment West Publishing Co.  © (2005), ISBN 0-324-32513-4
• Global Business Essentials West/Thompson  Publishing (2004) ISBN 032441110-3