Dr. Pietro Savo
Full-time Faculty - College of Health and Human Services
Dr. Pietro (Pete) Savo a United States Navy Veteran, has earned Doctorate in Business Administration from Jones International University, a Masters of Aeronautical Science in Human Factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a BS in Business Administration from Sacred Heart University. In addition to being a member of Trident’s faculty, he holds the position as Program Coordinator (Chair), Criminal Justice and Homeland Security Management at Dean College, Franklin MA.
Dr. Pete has over 30 years’ experience in the areas of aerospace and Department of Defense operations, which include security, safety, emergency planning, aviation security, industrial security, computer security, preventive risk intelligence, critical mishap response, and state/federal regulatory compliance. He has developed and deployed customized education curricula programs in facility security, cyber threat intelligence, cyber and physical security, root cause analysis (RCA) – comprehensive operations assessment, leadership development, lean manufacturing implementation, and workforce development. Dr. Pete has also developed and deployed the Comprehensive Assessment Process (CAP) for the United States Air Force Office of Small Business Programs.
Dr. Pete is a published author who writes about veteran higher education, veteran health, for-profit and non-profit higher education, public verses private education, career planning and job creation, internship and on-the-job training, marketing to the U.S. government, homeland security, cyber security, and the US manufacturing industry. The U.S. manufacturing sector has undergone a massive change in the last several decades. How can we rejuvenate it? How would career colleges education benefit from a manufacturing renaissance? These are just a few of the topics that are important to Dr. Pete!
Trident Teaching Excellence Award
- Dr. Savo was selected from among 55 nominated faculty members for the Fall 2017 session.
- Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security
- Master of Science in Homeland Security
- OVER-DRUGGED: VETERANS AT WAR WITH OPIOIDS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS’ CULPABILITY. Career College Central Magazine. May 2017
- BRINGING THE FIGHT HOME Career College Central Magazine. February 2017
- WHEN THE WORST DAY OF YOUR LIFE HAPPENS When you overcome the worst day of your life, everything amazing is possible. Career College Central Magazine. Special Military Addition
- Warrior Outreach Ranch: a Warrior’s Creation. Career College Central Magazine. July 2016
- Sergeant Lisa Crutch Wounded Warrior Project Alumna. Career College Central Magazine. May 2016
- Bleeding Blue: Colorado Technical University’s Wounded Warrior Scholarship program. Career College Central Magazine. March 2016
- The Melting Pot Means Higher Education, Along with diversity come varying levels of comfort with classroom learning. Career College Central Magazine. July 2015
- Make a Difference to a Veteran, You might believe your school is doing all it can, but it's likely you can do more to understand the sacrifices made by the former service members seated in your classrooms. The biggest repayment you can offer them is providing a quality education that will result in a lifelong career. Career College Central Magazine. May 2015
- Profit or Not? In an era of increased regulation and speculation, some career colleges have made the jump to nonprofit status. So, is it nobler to be profit or not-for-profit? That is the question only you can answer. Career College Central Magazine. March 2015
- Branch: United States Navy
- Accolades: US Navy Veteran “Non Sibi Sed Patriae”
- American Legion
- American Helicopter Society
- CCME - Council of College and Military Educators
- National Defense Industrial Association
- National Veteran-Owned Business Association,
- Senior Executive Networking Group
- Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
- Problem Solving / Six Sigma / 8D
- Encouraging Cultural Change
- Business Planning
- Organization Development
- Leadership Development
- Project Management
- Cyber Security, Emergency Management Best Practices
- Criminal Justice, Homeland Security Best Practices
- Defense Contractor Best Practices
- Government Contracting
- Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR)
- Author, Magazine Contributor, Career College Central LinkedIn Group Manager Career College Central Magazine
- Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives Trustee