Chris Scherpereel
Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Management

Phone: (928) 523-7831
Office Number: 420
Email: Chris.Scherpereel@nau.edu


At NAU since 2000

Educational Background:
Ph.D. 2001 Northwestern University; McCormick School of Engineering
Defense completed Industrial Engineering and Management Science
November 21, 2000 Dissertation: “Decision Order Theory: The Semantic Dimensions of
Decision-Making.” Dr. Donald Frey (committee chair)

MS.IE 1998 Northwestern University; McCormick School of Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management Science

MBA 1993 New York University; Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Marketing and International Business

MS.ME 1987 Georgia Institute of Technology
Mechanical Engineering - Computer Integrated Manufacturing

BS.ME 1986 University of Notre Dame
Mechanical Engineering

Courses Usually Taught:
Business Block 1 – Integrated Business Core (Designed and Taught)
Operations Management (Designed and Taught)
Engineering Economics / Corporate Finance (Designed and Taught)
Managerial Economics (Designed)

Employment History:
• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT - Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona) 2001 – Present
• PARTNER 1999 – 2001
• INSTRUCTOR - Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) 1998 – 2000
• STRATEGIC/MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT 1994 – 1995
• NEW BUSINESS ANALYST 1993 – 1994
• PROGRAM MANAGER 1992 – 1993
• RESEARCH LIAISON 1991 – 1992
• LEAD MANUFACTURING / EQUIPMENT ENGINEER 1987 – 1991
• CO-OP: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH Summer 1987
• CO-OP: SPACE STATION APPLIANCES Summer 1986
• CO-OP: AIR CONDITIONER PRODUCT ENGINEERING Summer 1985

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
• BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (RESIDENT) 1994 – 1995
Basic knowledge of spoken/written Hungarian
Knowledge of business operation in Hungary (etiquette, protocol, etc.)
Experienced with cross-cultural communication and meeting facilitation
• STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (RESIDENT) 1993
International Management Program at the Stockholm School of Economics (6 months)
• SINDELFINGEN, GERMANY (EXTENSIVE WORK) 1988 – 1992
Coordinating business activities with IBM’s German facility located in Sindelfingen

Area(s) of Emphasis:
• Application
Decision analysis
Manufacturing management
Computer integrated manufacturing
Valuation methodologies (real options)
Operational business strategy
Alignment (business, information, and the internet)
Conceptual mapping and visualization of complex systems.
Supply chain / design chain integration

• Theory
Complexity and complex systems theory
Agent based simulation modeling
Complex systems theory
Internet Economics (enabling technologies)
Economic theories of the firm, innovation, entrepreneurship, and transactions.
Empirical research methodologies
Structural Equation Modeling (statistical modeling)
Taxonomic theory

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