Career Highlights Roderick Mann's career was in high tech and focused on mostly large, global public companies with offshore plants, including: Texas Instruments, Western Digital, Seagate, and Kingston Technology took him to nations all over the world, especially in the Asia-Pac region. Half of his career was in accounting, finance, banking and investing, while the other half was in distribution, logistics, materials and manufacturing operations. He rose up in the ranks to both Vice President, Finance as well as Vice President, Manufacturing Operations. Leveraging his education and experience, Roderick went on to teach Finance at Concordia University in Irvine, CA, write a book on investing for Gen Z and Millennials, consult for high tech companies, and continue coursework in doctoral programs such as EdD and DBA. Education and Certifications

Roderick holds a BBA, MBA and is a Certified Public Accountant. In addtion, on the operations side, he has passed the APICS CPIM exams and consulted for a boutique high-tech consulting firm called Pittiglio-Rabin-Todd-McGrath in their Operations Excellence vertical.

Clients included Alcatel, Quantum Computers and Extreme Networks. Price-WaterhouseCoopers acquired the firm and recently Roderick taught an international cohort Management Consulting in conjunction with PwC and Delta Careers. Social Media and Publications

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/roddyrmann (36,000 followers)

Epoch Times Personal Finance contributor

Book: Navigating the New Normal: How New & Small Companies Can Succeed Despite Economic Uncertainty