Erich Kreidler
Lecturer
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Phone: (949)-278-7001
Email: erich.kreidler@usc.edu

Biography
Erich Kreidler is the managing partner of iProject Partners, a company that focuses on delivering Information Technology as a Service to the government, middle and large markets. Mr. Kreidler is also a values mentor responsible for instilling iProject Partners’ core values and work culture within his teams. In addition to his responsibilities at iProject Partners, Erich is committed to giving back to community by serving as an industry professor at the University of Southern California, where he lectures in engineering project management and business engineering at the graduate level.

Before co-founding iProject Partners, Mr. Kreidler was Sr. Director, Global Relationship Manager (GRM) at UST Global. As GRM, Erich’s primary responsibility is to engage and align UST business model to the strategic business goals of its enterprise clients to enable and enrich client relationships for the long-term success. Prior to joining UST Global, Erich rode the Internet boon as senior leader at Huddle247.com., an Internet Applications Service Provider development company. Huddle247.com specialized in online business services for workgroup collaboration and information sharing.

Erich Kreidler has served as panelist, moderator and keynote speaker for several industry conferences and summits, such as the Center For Hispanic Leadership, Harvard Business Growth Conference and the Innovation and Humanity Summit.

Mr. Kreidler is a founding member and president-emeritus of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Orange County Chapter. In his spare time, enjoys playing tennis and participating in local running races (5Ks and 10Ks). He also loves playing the guitar, particularly late at night to put his one year old son Andreas to sleep.

Education
Erich holds a Masters in Business Administration the University of California, Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he obtained the President’s award for outstanding achievements.