Ahren Crickard, JD, LSSBB

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Strategic Operations | Transformative Leadership | Change Catalyst Bringing innovative, transformative leadership to complex organizations to solve complex problems and deliver results that last. As Director of the Center for Operational Excellence, reporting into the Office of Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UC San Diego, the focus is on diagnosing challenges, designing solutions that work, and driving sustainable improvement through collaboration, communication, and professional development. Managed organizational, technical, and process overhauls of two major units with combined portfolios nearing $250M. Specialized in turning around units, departments, and teams facing persistent deficits or broken processes — often launching new programs, structures, or technologies on time and within budget. Work fosters a culture of continuous improvement, measurable efficiencies, and lasting change adoption. Highlights include: Led the restructuring, technical overhaul, and process redesign for a unit with an $89M portfolio. Currently leading the technical, accounting, and organizational overhaul of a unit managing $152M. Oversees a shared services business office supporti

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