Project Manager Management
Resume:
RESUME
Don Austin, PhD
http://Cobblestonecoaching.com
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I bring a powerful triumvirate of core abilities:
Management and Organizational Change (PhD from
Case Western Reserve University)
Individual Coaching and Counseling
(Certificate from Gestalt Institute of Cleveland)
Moment by moment effective process intervention (Dissertation:
Affirmative Inter-action in Groups)
CONSULTANCY
Cobblestone Coaching, Elizabethtown, NY, 2004 - present
Organization and management consulting, counseling/coaching, facilitation
MANAGEMENT CAREER
General Composites, Inc., Westport, NY (2000-2002)
Manager of Production and Organizational Development
Developed empowerment culture, high morale and effective organizational
structure.
Gilbarco, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina
Department Manager, Project Manager
Developed first credit card system in gas pump, and special computerized
systems. Liaison for Electronic Funds Transfer Point-Of-Sale Council; ANSI
Security.
Monroe Systems for Business, Morristown, N.J.
Manager, Group Leader, Project Leader, Sr. Engineer; $100,000,000 product
lines.
EDUCATION
Post-Grad, Clinical, Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH - 1999
Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve Univ., OH - 1997
B.E.E., Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE SUMMARY (details at end of resume)
SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, 2007-2010 (3 years, Professional Fellow
program)
Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT, 2002-2004 (2 years, visiting
professor)
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1992-1997 (5 years, during
PhD program)
ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN STRICTLY BUSINESS MAGAZINE, Plattsburgh, NY
? Promoting Creativity through Organizational Structure
? Using Emotional Intelligence at Work
? Putting Teams to Work in Business Today
? Organizational Culture - Source of Strength and Weakness, Continuity
and Change
? Performance Reviews, Employee Appraisals, Annual Evaluations-Making
Them Work
? Awareness Generates Change
? Learning Styles and The Learning Organization
? No-Nonsense Management Paradigm: Practicality, Knowledge and
Relationship
? When Meek Is Strong
? Befriend Local Culture to Solve Difficult Problems
? Fundamental Investment in Your People and Yourself
? When Growth Is Upon You
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION
Academic Exchange Quarterly, Fall, 2009
Affirmative Inter-Action: DNA of Group Vitality
Abstract: Management students particularly must develop their ability to
manage and create their classroom (business organization) to its fullest
potential. What is referred to here as Affirmative Inter-Action is a
congregation of eight interrelated behaviors and attitudes that form the
underlying deep structure for vibrant and hearty exchange in groups,
learning teams, and classroom as a whole.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Title: Co-Creating Organization through Collaborative Action Research
(Action Research - Academy of Management, Washington, DC)
Title: Creating the Classroom as an Aware High Performing Learning
Organization -- in this case, right here at OBTC"
(Organizational Behavior Teacher Conference, Keene, NH)
Title: Fostering Creative Dialogue in (Global) Learning Situations
(International Conference on Experiential Learning, Washington, DC)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Organizational Behavior Teaching Society
Pleasant Valley Chorale, tennis, platform tennis, bridge, camping, men's
bible study
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (detailed)
SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, 2007-2010
(4 classes per semester: course evaluations average 4 out of 5)
Course: International Organizational Behavior
Examines and encourages the development of useful managerial and behavioral
skills by familiarizing the student with the theories and practices in the
field of management and organizational behavior. (6 semesters)
Course: Business Policy and Strategic Management (Seniors)
Examines how an organization resolves complex problems within the
constraints of the real world. Develops an ability to view the organization
as a whole and understand how and why the various functions are
interdependent. (5 semesters)
Course: Principles of Management (All levels)
Exposes students to the functional areas of marketing, finance, management,
and introduces the role of business in society and the broad range of
economic, governmental, and societal factors encountered in business
organizations. (4 semesters)
Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT, 2002-2004
(3 classes per semester: course evaluations average 4 out of 5)
Course: Management and Organizational Behavior (Juniors) (As above - 6
semesters)
Course: Business Policy and Strategic Management (Seniors) (As above -
4 semesters)
Course: Foundations of Business Administration (All levels)
Exposes students to the various functional areas of marketing, finance,
management, and the role of business in society and introduces them to the
broad range of economic, governmental, and societal factors encountered in
business organizations. (2 semesters)
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1992-1997
(course evaluations average 4 out of 5)
Course: Managerial Self-Assessment and Development (MBA level)
Learn methods for assessing one's knowledge, abilities, and values relevant
to management. To develop and implement plans for acquiring new management
related knowledge and abilities, throughout their career. (15 semesters)
[Certified Coder and Coach of management competencies]
Course: Organizational Behavior and Analysis (graduate and
undergraduate levels)
This course encourages thinking about events that happen in organizations
from a behavioral perspective and to helps one to develop strategies for
managing these events. (2 semesters)
Course: Introduction to Organizational Behavior and Management
(undergrad)
Balance is shifted toward the experiential, since the undergraduates have
less previous work experience to call upon. (5 semesters)
Course: Leadership, in ("unstructured") Learning Groups
(grad/undergrad/staff)
Expand theoretical and experiential understanding of group dynamics. (4
semesters)
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