Anatomy of a Patient: A Patient’s Memoir - Looking Back to Move Forward

Reginald Harvey received an M.S. in Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin, holds a B.S. in Business Management from LeTourneau University, and pursued a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at both the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Iowa. He is a certified Configuration Management Professional (CMIIP) through the Institute of Configuration Management and the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Arizona State University. Leveraging 35] years of experience in Engineering Logistics, Compliance, Asset Management, Process Architecture, Risk Mitigation, Customer Retention, etc., the revenue or project values directly benefiting from his efforts are estimated to be over ＄1.8 billion. His business & engineering acumen has fostered performance improvement across a diverse spectrum of clients, industries, and agencies, including: CVS Health(TM), Wells Fargo, NASDAQ, McGraw-Hill, Starbucks, Verizon, Daimler Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, EDS, DOW Chemical USA, U.S. Customs, and NASA. Harverys philanthropy includes volunteering for the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and his collaboration with the Zelt Musik Festival in Freiberg, Germany. He has served as a board-level adviser to the Old East Dallas Renaissance Coalition, and Mothers Against Teen Violence. Joy Strickland earned a B.S. in Mathematics with double minors in English and German from the University of Texas at Austin. Immediately after college, she joined IBM where she was a computer programmer, systems engineer, and marketing executive. She left IBM seeking opportunities better aligned with her evolving career goals. However, tragedy struck shortly thereafter as her son was abducted and killed with a friend. This crime attracted endless media attention, as Strickland’s son was a graduate of St. Marks School of Texas, and freshman at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. She responded by founding and leading Mothers Against Teen Violence (MATV) for a number of years. Her grant writing garnered over ＄1.7 million during the agency’s first three years. Today, Joy is a Dallas-based freelance writer. Her book, Joy in the Morning (2010), chronicles the first year following her unspeakable tragedy. Her opinion pieces have been published by HuffPost.com, Aljazeera.com, CNN.com, DallasNews.com, and other media. Her collection of fiction is a work-in-process. Visit Joy’s website at 4joyfreelancer.com or friend her on Facebook.