Dean Athanassiades leads a Program Management Office at Philips. He has over 30 years’ experience improving organizational results by applying industrial engineering principles. Dean is also a faculty member at the University of Phoenix. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, an MBA, a Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and a Master’s Certificate in LEAN Six Sigma. Dean is a former President and Diplomate of the Society for Health Systems, a Fellow of the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a Fellow of Healthcare Management and Systems Society. He holds Project Management Professional, Certified Professional Healthcare Information Management Systems, and Certified Scrum Master certifications.