Dr. Mark Wm Cawman (DBA / MBA) Curriculum Vitae:
Keywords:
Strategic Management, Business Management, Organizational Behavior, Business Education, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Product Development, Engineering Management, Quality Management, Leadership, Administrative Leadership,
Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Development (HRD) including Training and Development, Change Leadership, Business Communications, International Business, Technical Leadership
EDUCATION
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – Management [2017] George Fox University | Newburg, OR
Scoping Job Enlargement with the Cultural Dimension of Individualism: An Industrial Study – Dissertation
Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Management [2012] University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) | Oxford, MS
Bachelor of Science (BSM) – Management [2006] Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, IN
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
CURRENT POSITION(S)
Assistant Professor, Management (2020 – Present)
Azusa Pacific University – School of Business and Management PREVIOUS ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT | TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015 - 2020 – PT Faculty,
Concordia University - Portland - School of Management
MBA Courses
Curriculum Consulting:
MBA 501, MBA Foundations Instructor & Curriculum Consulting:
MBA 503, Leading Organizational Change
Instructor / Supervisor:
MBA 509, Capstone Project
Track A – MBNQA Organizational Assessment Track B – Structured Business/Marketing Plan OTHER / EARLIER EXPERIENCE / EMPLOYMENT
(Total Industry Experience >25 years)
Known in industry as an architect of processes and systems and a mentor and developer of talent. Industry experience includes leadership in technology
development, global supply chain readiness, and productivity / efficiency (operational excellence). Facilitated small teams and served in executive roles, and thus have both breadth and depth of demonstrated experience.
Significant industry experience in technical and senior leadership as a key leader in Strategic Management and P&L leadership. Experience includes strategic and
tactical roles, facilitating change leadership and complex supply chains. Owned/led a business turnaround in an entrepreneurial effort. Led innovation and efficiency improvements for various size organizations and in various industries.
Companies including:
• Pexco Aerospace (publicly traded under TransDigm) • GE Aviation (International Business Centric)
• Eaton Aerospace
• Holly’s Transportation (Entrepreneurial Venture) • Olympic Fabrication
• Protective Coatings • Smith’s Aerospace • TASUS
• Federal Mogul • Small Parts Inc. Positions including:
• Vice President
• Director of Engineering • Director of Quality
• Quality Manager / Quality Leader • Quality, Environmental, Safety Manager
• Divisional Supplier Quality Leader (Leading Technical / Global Teams) • Quality / Engineering Manager
• LEAN Manufacturing Manager | Operational Excellence • Quality Engineer
• President / Owner
Entrepreneurial Experience | Owner / Principle | President Holly’s Transportation (2006 – 2007)
Acquired a distressed company and executed a successful turnaround.
business strategy, and structured cash flow and commercial arrangements with supply base and contract adjustments correcting cash flow. Successfully brought in new business and ceased or renegotiated all non-profitable
contracts. Overall secured $1.3 million in new annualized sales with another $.5 million lined up pending capacity. Successfully divested the improved company.
RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS
Cawman, M.W., Liu, D.M. (2020). External factors and risk considerations: Applying the Institutional-based view of management. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 19(4), 1-16.
Cawman, M.W. (2017) Scoping job enlargement with the cultural dimension of
individualism: An industrial study. [Dissertation] Doctor of Business Administration (DBA). http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/dbadmin/14
Peer Review:
Peer review 3-4 journal articles a year for SIOP (2018 – Present) Research interests include:
• Organizational Behavior and Worker Outcomes • Cross-Cultural (IB) Management Models
• Job Modeling | Job Analysis in Operations Management • Human Resource Development / Training Models • Administrative (e.g., systems/process) Management
• Leadership – Especially as a Change Agent and/or Systems Architect • Strategic Management and Policy Deployment including Supply Chains • Technical Leadership and Innovation
AWARDS AND HONORS
2006 - Academic Honors (Summa Cum Laude) | Indiana Wesleyan University 2005 - Leadership Award Bronze Eagle | Smith’s Aerospace
1991 - Captains Award (Humanitarian) | Minotola Rescue Squad
CONFERENCES
2020 – Presented “Strategies for Business – Post COVID-19” at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences A Deemed University – Private / Christian. Coimbatore, India. Unpublished presentation
2018 – Presented “Incorporating Plastic Components in Aerospace Seating” at the Aerospace Seating Conference. Hamburg, Germany. Unpublished presentation.
2017 – Presented “Human Factors in Manufacturing / Concurrent Engineering” at the TransDigm Corporate Engineering Conference. Jersey City, NJ. Unpublished presentation.
CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES
Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) American Society for Quality (ASQ) | Certification #13201 Certified Mechanical Inspector (CMI – Lifetime)
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Technician (CQT – Lifetime)
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
State of New Jersey, [Expired in 1996] CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING
Center for Competitive Change – University of Dayton LEAN Factory / 5S
Francis College of Engineering -- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Polymeric Materials: Commodity Plastics, Engineering Resins, & Specialty Polymers Multiple Training or Attendance Certificates in Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Engineering, Quality, Leadership, OSHA, Green Belt 6-Sigma, Etc.
OTHER EDUCATION
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic Camden County College | Camden, NJ EMT Certificate – Paramedic in Training Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
Emmanuel Bible Institute | Logansport, IN
62 Credits Earned (Unaccredited) – School Closed PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
(ASQ) American Society for Quality – Senior Member Hold Three Earned Certifications
(SIOP) Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Active in Volunteer and Research Peer Review (SPE) Society of Plastic Engineering – Member
(SAE) Aerospace Part 21 – Member
Certificate of PMA Part 21 Training SERVICE
2019 Institutional Research Committee (IRC). Survey Volunteer, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
2019 Peer Reviewed 4 Journal Articles for Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
2018 Peer Reviewed 4 Journal Articles for Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
2018 Editor / Ghost Writer -- Multiple Academic Documents (APA, etc.) In Assist of: Dr. Jenita Thinakran, PhD / MS (Agri).
Professor & Head Department of Horticulture, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Earlier &/or Ongoing Include: Multiple Rescue Squad Service Assignments and Various Volunteer Activities for Musical Arts, Churches, and Service Clubs
