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Educational Background

Bachelor in Philosophy, Columbia College, Columbia University

Master of International and Public Affairs, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University

Doctor of Business, Nathan M. Bisk College of Business, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Professional Experience

Extensive start-up and senior management experience in a variety of businesses (private and public) and industries.  A founding partner of a manufacturing start-up, Airgonomix, LLC.  Prior to Airgonomix held senior operating management positions at SCP Distributors (POOLCORP) -- running multiple warehouses in multi-million dollar Regions throughout the Eastern U.S. and Florida.

Additional Duties

Co-Director of the Student Business Incubator 

Faculty Advisor, Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL)

Current Courses

BUS 1501 Foundations in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 1

BUS 1502 Foundations in Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2

BUS 3501 Management Principles

BUS 4788 Business Plan Research

BUS 4787 Student Business Incubator Practicum

BUS 5450 Organizational Behavior

BUS 5461 Production & Operations Management

BUS 5488 Corporate Innovation & New Ventures (development & instruction)

MGT 5020 Applied Management Project

MGT 5069 Advanced Techniques in Supply Chain Management

Selected Publications

Dissertation: "Execution: A Catalytic Capability in Firm Performance", July 2018.  Case study of 2 firms identifying the specific actions, principles, and disciplines they employ to successfully execute their business objectives.

Becker, S.A., Keimer, R. F., and Muth, T. (2010).  A Case on University and Community Collaboration:  The Sci-Tech Entrepreneurial Technical Services (ETS) Program.  In S. A. Becker and R. Niebuhr (Eds.), Cases on Technology Innovation:  Entrepreneurial Successes and Pitfalls.  Hershey, PA:  Business Science Reference, pp. 68-90.

Becker, S.A., Keimer, R.F.  A Study on the Implementation of a Novel Entrepreneurial Training Services Program.  Proceeding of the 2010 International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems (IEMS), Cocoa Beach, FL, March 8 - 10, 2010, pp. 35-42.

Recognition & Awards

Business Counselor of the Year 2014, Space Coast Chapter of SCORE

2012 Teacher of the Year, Online Learning, Nathan M. Bisk, College of Business, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Certified Business Facilitator, Ignite 360 Program, weVENTURE (formerly Women's Business Center) at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Certified Business Mentor, Space Coast Chapter of SCORE