Mr. Bauer currently serves as Program Advisor and Consultant for the Illinois CareerPath Institute in Chicago, Illinois. His experience includes: directing a U.S. Department of Education multi-million dollar grant for post-secondary career and technical education program; curriculum development in office administration, office computer applications, accounting, management science, retailing, and hospitality management; developing and implementing continuous improvement programs and measures as part of accreditation cycles for both secondary and post-secondary schools; and developing professional development courses. In addition, Mr. Bauer has served on peer-review teams for secondary and post-secondary schools.

He received his Master of Business Administration from University of Colorado Leeds School of Business. He also received a Career & Technical Education Secondary Certificate from Ferris State University. He completed graduate hours at University of Michigan Ross School of Business and received his Bachelor in Business Administration from Colorado College.

As a result of his experience and education Mr. Thomas Bauer’s areas of expertise include: accreditation management, budgeting and control, business analysis, curriculum design, data analysis, data mining, database design, economic costing, financial modeling, fundraising, grant administration and writing, industrial design, IT administration, market analysis, multimedia production, network administration, political organizing, pricing, public relations, public speaking, screenwriting, service planning, strategic planning, taxation, teaching, and technical writing.