JRD Senior Team
Jorge R. Duyos, P.E., PMP
President
As President of JRD, Jorge provides significant experience in Industrial Engineering and Management Consulting for various industries including government, health care, retail, construction, and academia. His areas of expertise include organizational analysis, business process reengineering, user fee analysis, work measurement systems, operational and financial analysis, project management, and activity based costing. He combines his engineering and consulting experience to generate creative and practical solutions across a number of issues.
Prior to starting JRD, Jorge was employed by Miami-Dade County, the largest metropolitan government in the southeast United States. During his tenure at the County, he served in several roles, including Assistant Director of the Building Code Compliance Office and Budget Analyst in the Office of Management and Budget. Prior to his employment at the County, he worked at Mercy Hospital, a 530-bed health care facility in Miami, as a Management Engineer. In this role, he managed the hospital's productivity management system, assisted departments in the budgeting process and conducted numerous studies which resulted in increased quality, productivity and cost savings.
Jorge received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami. He is also a graduate of the Florida International University Executive Development Program. Jorge is certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP). He is also a Six Sigma Black Belt, certified by the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). He served as an Adjunct Faculty member in the University of Miami’s Department of Industrial Engineering and taught a course titled, “Methods Analysis.” Additionally, he is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida and served on the state’s Board of Professional Engineers. He has also served as President of the Greater Miami Chapter, as international Vice President of Continuing Education for IIE, and as President of the University of Miami Engineering Alumni Association. In 1998, he was named the IIE Outstanding Young Industrial Engineer. In 1999, he was selected as one of approximately 85 engineers from all disciplines in the country to participate in an annual symposium entitled, “Frontiers of Engineering,” convened by the National Academy of Engineering.