CURRENT POSITION
2018 - Present – Assistant Professor & University Teaching Leadership Fellow (UTLF) in Interdisciplinary and Experiential Learning, Department of Management, Gordon S. Lang School of Business & Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph ON Canada
EDUCATION
2017 - Ph.D. Department of Management, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Thesis: A study of the inter-relationship of management control systems in information technology projects.
2007 - M.B.A. Bryant University, Rhode Island, USA
1984 - B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
CREDENTIALS
2016 – Graduate Certificate in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Staff and Educational Development Association UK & University of Guelph
1986 – Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers Ontario, Canada
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2022- Present - Assistant Professor (tenure-track), University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
2018 - 2022 – Assistant Professor (Contractually Limited), University of Guelph, Guelph, ON.
2019 – 2022 – Academic Coach, Athabasca University, Edmonton, AB.
2016 – 2017 – Associate Dean, Pilon School of Business, Sheridan College
2013 – 2016 – Sessional Instructor, University of Guelph, Guelph
2012 – 2016 – Partial Load/Part-time Instructor, Pilon School of Business, Sheridan College, Mississauga, Canada
NON-ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2012 – Present - Vice President, Alta Quality and Regulatory Affairs Inc, Mississauga, ON.
Executive management of business development activities for privately held quality engineering and regulatory affairs consultancy.
2012 – 2020 - Adhesive and Curing Scientific Advisor, Full Spectrum Technologies Inc., San Clemente, California, USA.
Scientific advisor and consultant in the business development of radiation curing applications. Development of focused infrared processing equipment.
2008 – 2012 - Vice President of Sales, IRphotonics Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada
Business Development, marketing, sales, and technical support in high-tech start-up focused on specialty fiber-optic and radiation processing equipment for the electronics, medical device, military, and optoelectronics industry.
2003 – 2006 - Director Asia-Pacific Operations, Nordson/EFD Inc., East Providence, RI, USA.
Development and management of business units and new business in Asia-Pacific countries in the area of precision manufacturing processes - including dispensing/processing of specialty chemistry.
1995 – 2003 - Director of Sales, EXFO/EFOS Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Responsible for global business development and management of all sales, technical service, and business development activities across the world.
1984 – 1995 - Technical Manager, Loctite Corporation, Hartford, CT, USA
Technical management, technical training and business development while posted in Canada (1984-1989), Hong Kong (1990-1994) and Brazil (1994-1995).
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2018-present – Assistant Professor, Department of Management, University of Guelph
2013-2017 – PhD studies, University of Guelph
RESEARCH FUNDING
2023
University Teaching Leadership Fellow research fund, University of Guelph Institutional Fund
Researching and implementing experiential learning as a pedagogical innovation.
2023
MITACS Accelerate Grant, MITACS
Project to develop ESG measures for start-up entrepreneurs.
2022
Social Entrepreneurial Research in students, Enactus Canada
Qualitative interview of student entrepreneurs.
2022
Lang Experiential Fund, University of Guelph
Exploring sustainability mindset in business students.
2021
Lang Experiential Fund, University of Guelph
Implementing experiential teaching via virtual business consulting.
2021
Lang Experiential Fund, University of Guelph
Using gamification to promote entrepreneurship in business students.
2021
Institutional Research Fund, University of Guelph
Research Agile project management methodology and perceptions of agile teams in transition.
2021
Open Educational Resources, University of Guelph
Creating an open access book on sustainability for a core curriculum course in business program.
2021
Wellbeing and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, CSA Group
Research linking well-being standards in health institutions with the UN SDG goals.
2021
Lang Experiential Fund, University of Guelph
Using gamification to promote entrepreneurship in business students.
2020
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, CSA Group
Major research project linking Canadian Standards to UN SDG goals to promote institutional sustainability across Canada.
2020
Social Entrepreneurial Orientation in Enactus, Enactus Canada
Quantitative survey exploring SE orientation in entrepreneurial students.
2020
Experiential learning as community building, SIG Explore Grant – SSHRC + Research & Graduate Studies Office, University of Guelph
Researching the impact of service learning by students in remote Canadian community.
2019
Experiential learning across campus, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fund, University of Guelph
Researching impact of experiential learning on meaningful learning experiences across institutional courses.
2019
Assessment of impact of learning reflections on learning, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fund, University of Guelph
Researching impact of written versus oral reflections on meaningful learning experiences.