Resume

• 1991

  Ph.D

  Strategic Management

• 1964

  MBA

  Accounting/Finance

• 1961

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  Economics

  Dartmouth College

• Through a unique combination of high-impact student programs and exceptional teacher training and support

  NFTE’s North Texas program office provides schools and partners in the Dallas metropolitan area the opportunity to change young lives through entrepreneurship. NFTE has launched thousands of North Texas students on their entrepreneurial journey through in-school

  after-school

  and summer programming.

  Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

  Business Strategy

  Team Leadership

  Strategic Planning

  Leadership Development

  Financial Modeling

  Operations Management

  Entrepreneurship Education

  Entrepreneurship

  Business Development

  Research

  Leadership

  Mergers & Acquisitions

  Financial Analysis

  Management Consulting

  Strategy

  Marketing

  Public Speaking

  Higher Education

  Venture Capital

  Start-ups

  Picken

  Joseph

  Picken

  SMU Cox School of Business

  The Flight International Group

  Inc.

  Appoint Technologies

  Inc.

  The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas

  Corbett Lighting

  Inc.

  Kentron International

  Cooper Mining and Construction

  Joseph C. Picken & Associates

  The University of Texas at Dallas

  University of Texas at Dallas

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  Management Consulting\nStrategic Management\nInnovation & Creativity\nTurnaround Management\nInterim CEO

  Principal Consultant

  Joseph C. Picken & Associates

  Dallas

  TX

  Chief Financial Officer - led IPO after leveraged buyout spinoff of international technical services contractor.

  Vice President - Finance

  Kentron International

  Dallas

  TX

  Founder of management consulting firm providing strategic management

  market research operations and financial management and turnaround management expertise to mid-sized companies.

  President and Chief Executive Officer

  Joseph C. Picken & Associates

  Atlanta

  GA

  As CFO

  led IPO in January 1984. From November 1984

  led turnaround of diverse $40 million aviation services company (NASDAQ) with interests in government contracting

  charter airline operations

  pilot training

  and fixed base operations. As President of Intercredit Corporation (aircraft leasing subsidiary)

  built $45 million portfolio of transport category aircraft in three years and bought

  sold

  leased B727 and DC-8 aircraft around the globe.

  Executive Vice President & Director; President

  Intercredit Corporation

  The Flight International Group

  Inc.

  Richardson

  Texas

  The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas was established in April 2006 as a collaborative initiative of the schools of Arts and Humanities; Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Economic

  Political and Policy Sciences; Engineering and Computer Science; Management; and Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The Institute’s role is that of a facilitator

  catalyst and program sponsor – leveraging the power of ideas and technology to create new ventures and add economic

  social and cultural value to our community. \nThe Institute plays a major role in promoting cross-disciplinary academic and outreach programs across the university

  including cross-listed courses

  joint degree programs and broad-based community outreach initiatives involving each of the schools of the university.

  Founder & Academic Director

  The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas

  Anaheim

  CA

  Turnaround management assignment as CEO of public (NASDAQ) manufacturer of computer peripherals.

  President

  Chief Executive Officer and Director

  Appoint Technologies

  Inc.

  University of Texas at Dallas

  Senior Lecturer

  Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior

  SMU Cox School of Business

  Cooper Mining and Construction

  Dallas

  TX

  Chief Financial Officer for $240 million multi-national operating group of Cooper Industries involved in the manufacture of tools and heavy equipment for the mining

  construction and petroleum industries. Operations in 14 countries.

  Vice President - Finance and Planning

  Richardson

  TX

  Founder and Director of academic programs in innovation and entrepreneurship at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Progams include undergraduate concentration in Innovation & Entrepreneurship; graduate (MBA and MS) concentrations in Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Master of Science degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Nine faculty; over 1000 students enrolled.

  Director

  Programs in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  The University of Texas at Dallas

  Dallas Texas

  Turnaround management assignment - manufacturer of residential lighting and ceiling fans

  Vice President and General Manager

  Corbett Lighting

  Inc.

  University of Texas at Dallas

  Richardson

  Texas

  The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas was established in April 2006 as a collaborative initiative of the schools of Arts and Humanities; Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Economic

  Political and Policy Sciences; Engineering and Computer Science; Management; and Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The Institute’s role is that of a facilitator

  catalyst and program sponsor – leveraging the power of ideas and technology to create new ventures and add economic

  social and cultural value to our community. \nThe Institute plays a major role in promoting cross-disciplinary academic and outreach programs across the university

  including cross-listed courses

  joint degree programs and broad-based community outreach initiatives involving each of the schools of the university.

  Founder & Executive Director

  The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

  University of Texas at Dallas