<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/faculty-research/faculty-profiles/profile/dbattist.php" dsn="faculty"><username>dbattist</username><profile-img><img src="https://business.fau.edu/images/faculty-profiles/Battistella.Dennis.jpg" alt="Dennis  Battistella"/></profile-img><first-name>Dennis</first-name><middle-name/><last-name>Battistella</last-name><rank>Adjunct Faculty</rank><department>Information Technology and Operations Management Department</department><department-url>/departments/information-technology-operations-management/</department-url><cob-media/><expertise/><room-num>Fleming Hall - Room 326 (Boca Raton)</room-num><email>dbattist@fau.edu</email><phone/><fax/><website/><bio/><education>MBA (1993) New York Institute of Technology|BS (1972) Management, Indiana University of Pennsylvania</education><certifications>Nationally Certified by NIMS in three skill areas|Nationally Certified - Production and Inventory Control (CPIM)|Recertified in "Certified Production and Inventory Management" by APICS: The Association for Operations Management to be recognized as a qualified instructor for CPIM.  APICS has a 5-year recertification maintenance process requiring 75 points through Continuing Education, Presentations, Publications, and Educational Development, Service in the Operations Management Profession, and Professional Membership.  I earn most of my points through providing training through the SFMA and Teaching at FAU.|Nationally Certified - Certified Production Technician|Certified Facilitator - SFMA|Nationally Certified - Purchasing Management (CPM)</certifications><contributions/><research-interests/></item>