Resume – October ****

Professional Highlights

Selected achievements

oExperienced teacher, live and online, undergraduates and graduates in the areas of management, business startup and growth, marketing, value proposition and business model development, as well as other aspects of business growth (23 years).

oExperienced small business entrepreneur in real estate.

oLed service provider (out of a university) efforts toward businesses at the program and delivery levels, creating strong impact for the funding agencies on federally funded economic development grants.

oStrong networking and customer interaction skills. Most of the projects and accomplishments listed above were accomplished with teams via networking and building productive working relationships with mid and high level execs across public and private firms.

Experience and Achievements

Mar 2020 – present

oRetired

oPart time equity trading - 777 Investments, Chelsea, AL

Jan 2017 -Feb 2020 Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Columbia, MO

Manager and CEO

oCompleted an economic impact study of military spending for the State of Missouri in 2018. This was the second EI study I conducted. The first was in 2016 while still at the University of Missouri.

oAdjunct teaching for two smaller colleges (State Fair Community College and Columbia College).

Jan 2010-Jan 2017 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO

Associate Professor Industrial Engineering

oTaught entrepreneurship in the University of Missouri College of Engineering using tools like the “business model canvas” and “lean startup”. For startups, focused on value proposition, business model, market identification and development, and business plan.

oCreated a five-organization statewide coalition that won a three-agency federal challenge grant to build a nuclear supply chain in Missouri. Served as Principal Investigator (PI) on that three year $2.1+ million program. Results were, 400+ new jobs, $12.5+ million in new capitalization for client companies, $22+ million increased revenues for client companies & over 200 new enrollments to the University of Missouri and the Tech College grant partners.

oResearch on “Cheetahs” described above. Created and administered other research and program evaluation projects as well.

August 1998-Dec 2009 Cedarville University Cedarville, OH

Associate Professor of Business

oDesigned, developed, and taught all the behavioral management and entrepreneurship courses in the Cedarville University Business School. That involved teaching traditional-age junior/senior students in subjects such as: Organizational Behavior, HR, and Entrepreneurship.

oCreated the first entrepreneurship center and program at that university. Recruited other faculty to assist. Created the curriculum and taught most of the courses. Our faculty team trained and mentored students that produced several student-led businesses, several of which have gone on to become multi-million dollar businesses.

August 1995-May 2009 Bellevue University, Doane College, and Indiana Wesleyan University

Adjunct Professor

oDesigned and taught many courses in management, entrepreneurship, leadership, and organizational behavior.

oDelivered courses to graduate and undergraduate students, in person and online.

1982-1995 Self employed

oManaged 15 direct reports comprised of both career professionals & administrative staff with 200+ indirect reports in the financial services space.

Education

1995-University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

oMBA, College of Business

oGraduated with High Honors

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